Philanthropy manager

Location: St James's

Location:

Home based in or within easy reach of London, with the expectation to travel in and around the London area Salary: £36,000 £ 42,000 FTE depending on experience

Hours:

Full time, 37.5 hours per week (minimum 30 hours considered)

Contract:

Fixed term contract 12 months (maternity cover) Benefits:
We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits:
Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2

Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal. Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease. We want to prevent kidney disease from becoming a public health emergency and find better treatments for kidney patients sooner.

This is an exciting opportunity for a philanthropy manager who is based in or within easy reach of London. The role offers the chance to build meaningful relationships with supporters, partners and stakeholders across the capital, so regular travel within London will be an important part of the role.

The Role Manage a portfolio of prospects and donors to build long lasting and highly engaged relationships Work closely with the head of philanthropy and the major appeals manager to play a key role in growing income from major donors over the next 35 years Build a pipeline of new and existing donors and secure five and six-figure gifts Manage mid to high value prospects and donors, building personal relationships through understanding donor motivations Deliver tailored funding proposals and communications, and create a bespoke donor journey with the aim of increasing giving and connection to the cause Working Arrangements Although our office is based in Peterborough, no regular office attendance is required Staff usually come together in Peterborough twice a year for staff conferences Travel within London is considered part of the role's normal working arrangements and will not be reimbursed Travel to other locations outside London and Peterborough will be reimbursed in line with the expenses policy If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community. About Kidney Research UK:
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease.

We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments. Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.

Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity. Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient…