Philanthropy Manager

Join Us in Making a Difference at Marie Curie
Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity, dedicated to ensuring that everyone facing the end of life has access to the care, support, and dignity they deserve. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK and the only organisation to operate across all four nations. Through our network of community nursing, hospice care, and comprehensive information and support, we are here for people and families when they need us most.

Our Mission: A Better End of Life for Everyone
In the next five years, we're committed to closing the gap for those missing out on the end-of-life care and support they need. We'll achieve this through:
- Expanding and transforming direct care and support
- Delivering practical, accessible information and guidance
- Leading the way in shaping end-of-life experiences
With a primary focus on managing high value relationships for Marie Curie, in your day to day you will identify, cultivate and manage a portfolio of Major Donors collaborating with Senior Volunteers, peers, fellow team members and teams across the charity. You will be empowered to build your own relationships, grow interactions with our supporters and provide exceptional and creative stewardship and have a real opportunity to contribute to this area of fundraising growth for Marie Curie.
You will be responsible for:
- Personally developing and managing a portfolio of both existing and new Major Donor supporters.
- Delivering excellent cultivation and stewardship with a focus on growing long-term relationships that puts both the vision of Marie Curie and that of the supporter at its heart. Including working closely with both the Philanthropy and Special Events teams to support the delivery of high-quality donor events.
- Preparing well written, compelling project proposals on a wide range of funding opportunities.
- Preparing briefings and pitches for donor meetings and make face to face 'asks' including managing the involvement of senior leadership and senior volunteers.
- Effectively using the CRM system to track and estimate future income, to measure actual income and ensuring visibility of the role's contribution to the Philanthropy Team's income target.
Key Criteria:
- Strong track record of successfully securing significant funding with a focus on developing and maintaining effective donor relationships.
- Experience of initiating and developing excellent working relationships with key contacts across the charity and facilitating relationships with trustees and senior volunteers.
- Ability to produce consistently outstanding, high quality, imaginative and compelling proposals.
- Proven ability to analyse and interpret complex project plans, budgets and data and present relevant information in a convincing way.
- Superb written and oral communication skills - confidence in dealing with people at all levels, demonstrating professionalism and diplomacy.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise activities and focus on details.
Please see the full job description here.
Application & Interview Process
As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and covering letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
Close date for applications: Sunday 26th January 2025. We encourage early applications as we will be conducting screenings in advance of the deadline.
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + £3,500 London Weighting Allowance where applicable
Contract:   Permanent
Based:  Hybrid. This is a predominantly home-based role and can be based in or around London with the requirement to work 2-3 days a week from our London office.
Benefits you'll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work.  We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments.  Please email any requests to #####