Senior Philanthropy Manager – Mid-Value

## Senior Philanthropy Manager – Mid-Value Solicitar:
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom:
Full time:
Publicado hoy:
Fecha final: 29 de octubre de 2026 (Quedan 6 días para realizar la solicitud):
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With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

** Senior Philanthropy Manager – Mid-Value*
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* Contract:

** Permanent Contract – Full Time 36.5 Hours   
** Based:
** Home-based – Monthly Travel to MK  
** Travel:
** Regular UK travel for donor visits/events  
** Salary:
** Circa £45,000 per annum   #
** The opportunity
** World Vision UK is looking for an accomplished, ambitious relationship fundraiser to grow high-value philanthropic giving. As Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will own a portfolio of major donors and prospects, open new networks and convert carefully cultivated relationships into gifts of £25,000+, multi-year commitments and transformational support.  This is a senior, externally facing role for someone who combines excellent relationship management with commercial judgement, disciplined pipeline management and the confidence to make compelling asks.

You will have the autonomy to shape donor strategies, engage senior leaders, trustees and advocates, and strengthen fundraising practice across the wider team.  #
** Your key outputs and deliverables**
* ** Deliver significant income growth:
** achieve a Year 1 personal income target of £200,000, building towards £750,000 annually by Year 3.
* ** Secure high-value commitments:
** convert qualified prospects into gifts of £25,000+, while confidently progressing six-figure and multi-year opportunities.
* ** Create a strong, active pipeline:
** identify new high-net-worth individuals, qualify their potential and move priority relationships through cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
* ** Maintain purposeful donor activity:
** complete 12 donor or prospect meetings each month, including at least eight with new or qualifying prospects.
* ** Improve conversion and retention:
** develop tailored engagement, ask and stewardship plans that increase proposal conversion, repeat giving, donor upgrades and advocacy.
* ** Strengthen forecasting and accountability:
** keep timely, accurate CRM records and use pipeline data to forecast income, report progress and adapt activity.
* ** Open influential networks:
** generate introductions and opportunities through existing supporters, senior colleagues, trustees, volunteers, events and external networks.
* ** Raise team performance:
** model excellent relationship fundraising, share insight, coach colleagues and contribute senior judgement to philanthropy planning.  #
** What you will bring
*** A strong track record of personally cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major donors, high-net-worth individuals or comparable high-value relationships.
* Evidence of achieving stretching financial and activity targets, including income generation, proposal conversion and pipeline growth.
* The credibility and confidence to build trusted relationships, make significant asks and influence senior stakeholders.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create compelling donor propositions, proposals and impact-led stewardship.
* Strong planning, prioritisation, CRM and forecasting discipline, with the resilience and judgement to manage a complex portfolio.
* A collaborative approach and commitment to World Vision UK’s mission, vision and values.
** Why join us?
** You…