Major Donor Manager

Merrifield Consultants are delighted to be working with international welfare charity to find an experienced, passionate, and highly personable Major Donor Manager to join their team. This is a newly created role which will help the charity identify, approach and cultivate relationships with key individuals who have the potential to make major contributions to their work.

Job Title: Major Donor Manager

Organisation: International welfare charity

Reporting to: Senior Fundraising Manager

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 Full-Time Permanent

Location: South East London

Required: CV

Closing date: Please apply at your earliest convenience as applications being accepted on a rolling basis.

Reporting to the Senior Fundraising Manager, the Major Donor Manager role sits within the Communications, Engagement and Fundraising (CEF) Team. The team serves the needs of the organisation by engaging a range of key audiences through various media channels, volunteer engagement, events and fundraising.

You will have responsibility for developing plans that feed into the charity’s fundraising strategy to help increase engagement from high net worth individuals and cultivate new high value donors. You will be managing the major donor income and expenditure budgets, ensuring all activity meets income targets and expenditure remains on budget. You will develop and manage a pipeline of donors to approach and build relationships, securing high value (5 and 6 figure) gifts. You will be working alongside a Global Mission team and Communications team to develop a case for support and produce tailored impact reports. You will also be hosting meetings, presentations and special events to network with high value donors and cultivate new relationships.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience of securing high value (5 and 6 figure) gifts from HNWIs and of meeting and exceeding fundraising goals
• Experience of managing and developing a major donor portfolio/pipeline
• Experience of identifying new major giving opportunities
• Experience of recruiting and retaining supporters
• Experience of designing and delivering high impact stewardship programmes

This is a really exciting opportunity to develop and deliver a new major donor programme as well as working with a Global team on developing a case for support and impact reporting.

Please contact Emma Bell at Merrifield Consultants to ask for more information or to apply.

emma.bell@merrifieldconsultants.co.uk