- Posted 16 May 2019
- Salary£75k - 85k per year
- LocationLondon
- Job type Permanent
- SpecialismFundraising, General
- ReferenceHQ00039617
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Director of Philanthropy
Job description
Harris hill are delighted to be working with a fantastic international charity in their search for an Interim Director of Philanthropy.
This is a 6 month interim position.
The Role:
- Lead and manage fundraising activities to achieve maximum income
- Lead and develop a strategy for attracting and working closely with corporate and high net worth individual donors
- Work closely with corporate partners and networks to develop and maintain sustainable opportunities for income generation
- Develop new and innovative ways of raising funds in keeping with the mission and brand
- Maintain an excellent knowledge of prospective sources of income
- Manage the Fundraising directorate staff, budgets and other resources
Person Specification:
- Experience of managing a fundraising team
- Experience of engaging with and maximising income through stakeholders
- Experience of team management, able to provide examples of successful performance management
- Experience of developing and managing budgets and delivering to targets
- Experience of operating in a pressurised environment with high levels of demand and potentially conflicting priorities
- Experience of operating within an environment of growth and change
- Able to give examples of personal success in income generation
- Skilled networker, able to adapt the message to varying audiences
- Knowledge of grant giving programmes and trusts and of the associated processes for bidding