Philanthropy Manager

  • The Talent Set
  • Oct 31, 2025
Full time

Job Description

Role Overview
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with this fantastic charity on a Philanthropy Manager role. This position offers an opportunity to work on developing major donor income based on fully fledged pipeline and developed case for supports. The role is supported by a wider high value team including prospect research.

Key Responsibilities

  • Steward existing donors and develop new donor relationships, working through the pipeline from cultivation to successful asks
  • Identify new opportunities within the major donor portfolios
  • Plan and coordinate fundraising campaigns, events, and engagement activities.
  • Collaborate with teams across high value and wider fundraising teams to ensure donor stewardship and recognition.

Person Specification

  • Proven experience working with major donors, this could be at officer/executive level and a step into a manager role or someone already in a manager role
  • Full understanding and experience to work through the full donor relationship process with known donors and new prospects
  • Having experience of successful 5 figure gifts is desirable, but candidates will be considered with 4 figures, looking for a bigger challenge
  • Experience of working with giving circles is of interest but not essential
  • Ability to work with agility in a collaborative and unique charity environment
  • A proactive and adaptable approach with ambition to grow income from major donors, able to see opportunities for growth.

What s on Offer
Salary: Circa £44,000

How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.