Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships - London, United Kingdom - The Guide Dogs for The Blind

The Guide Dogs for The Blind

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reference :002376

Publication end date :03/01/2023

Employment Details:

Contractual hours:

35.00

Salary:

£54,503 - £61,769 per annum + £4,200 London Weighting + benefits

Vacancy location:

Location:

England, South East, London

Vacancy details:

Directorate:

Fundraising - Philanthropy & Partnerships

Job Title:

Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships

Job Level:

Senior Leader

Contract type:

Permanent

External job advert:

The Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships contributes to Guide Dogs' charitable mission to help people with sight loss to live the life they choose by developing and delivering a strategic plan for the Philanthropy and Partnerships team.

Working with the Fundraising Director and managing the Corporate, Trusts and Major Giving teams, the Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships will secure new and grow existing strategic partnerships to drive income, raise awareness and meet objectives to fulfil mutually beneficial aims.

There is a particular focus on growth within the Corporate and Commercial partnerships arena, which forms a key part of this role.

With responsibility for a prospect pipeline, underpinned by a marketing acquisition and engagement strategy, the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships will identify and create opportunities for income growth among national Corporates, Trusts, and Individuals.

The role collaborates with Trustees, Directors, and Heads of departments to maximise impact for Guide Dogs.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic.

Therefore, we're committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team, and the organisation.

For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. National travel will be required for this role.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave.

In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work.

We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Essential

Demonstrable, proven track record of developing and implementing effective and successful fundraising within the charity sector.
Demonstrable, proven experience with fundraising at senior management level.
Demonstrable, proven experience in management and influencing at senior management level.
A successful track record in the winning and account management of significant corporate and highnet worth donors.
A successful track record of managing a major appeal or campaign.
Experience of managing and motivating a busy departmental team.
Up to date knowledge of legislation and protocols relevant to Commercial and Donor Fundraising Governance.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you'll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Application Closing Date:

03/01/2023