Major Gifts Manager

Overview

Location: Hybrid working with some travel to Hearing Dogs offices in either Buckinghamshire or East Yorkshire.

Salary: £45,000 per annum.

Contract: Permanent, full-time hours.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, whose mission is to build confidence, companionship and connection for people with hearing loss, is seeking a Major Gifts Manager to drive growth in income from high-net-worth individuals.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has been creating life-changing partnerships between hearing dogs and deaf recipients since 1982. As well as acting as an ear to their partners and alerting them to sounds, the charity’s clever and expertly trained dogs help deaf people to live life with confidence and independence, whilst providing love and emotional support.

Following on from a strategic review, the charity is now building a new Income Generation Directorate, to enable them to transform many more lives across the UK. This role will be critical to help Hearing Dogs reach their goals to significantly grow and diversify income.

The Major Gifts Manager will be part of the charity’s high-performing Philanthropy team, personally managing a portfolio of high-value donors and projects, and cultivating long-term relationships that lead to increased giving. Reporting to the Major Gifts Team Manager, the postholder will oversee major donor stewardship journeys and the strategic delivery of the charity’s successful VIP Name a Puppy scheme, as well as developing compelling cases for support.

• Personally manage a portfolio of high-value donors and projects, and cultivate long-term relationships that lead to increased giving.
• Oversee major donor stewardship journeys and the strategic delivery of the VIP Name a Puppy scheme.
• Develop compelling cases for support.
• Collaborate with the Philanthropy team and report to the Major Gifts Team Manager.

• Substantial experience securing major gifts and managing high‑value relationships in a similar field, including five‑ and six‑figure contributions.
• Strong track record in cultivating and stewarding donors and confidence engaging high‑net‑worth individuals and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strategic project‑management ability and strong writing skills for producing compelling proposals and reports.
• Data‑informed approach using CRM systems to guide activity.
• Professional, proactive and collaborative working style.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the direction of major giving at an organisation which is changing people’s lives every day, and where you have the flexibility of working remotely or spending time at Hearing Dogs’ bases in Buckinghamshire or Yorkshire, with friendly and passionate staff and their four-legged friends.

If you want to lead the pack and help deaf people live well with hearing loss
, please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.