Role: Senior Fundraising Officer (High Value)

Organisation: Orbis UK

Location: Monument, London

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000

Contract: Full-time, perm

Orbis is an international eye care charity that prevents and treats avoidable blindness and visual impairment. Of the 253 million people in the world who are blind or visually impaired, 75% have conditions that are preventable or treatable. Orbis screen for and treat eye conditions, raise awareness about eye health, and train and mentor local eye care teams in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where most of those people live.

They do this through their long-term programmes as well as on the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a state-of-the-art ophthalmic teaching hospital on board a customised aircraft.

You will be joining Orbis UK at an exciting time as they have rapidly grown over the past few years, with income increasing from under £3M in 2010 to over £7M in 2018.  

We are looking for a highly motivated, personable individual with excellent relationship-building skills to join the successful Major Donor team. In this role you will manage a portfolio of prospects, develop tailored cultivation plans, and be focused on securing philanthropic gifts for Orbis UK’s work.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, you must be able to develop, maintain and leverage relationships with a portfolio of Orbis UK major donors, prospects and senior volunteers (trustees, ambassadors and networkers) through a combination of written and email communication, telephone calls, attendance at events, face to face meetings and field visits. You will also be able to develop and maintain relationships with the community fundraisers, many of whom are connected to the high value givers.

This is a great opportunity to join a well-respected international charity. If you would like to receive an Information pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please send your CV to zach.stuhldreer@harrishill.co.uk or call Zach at Harris Hill 0207 820 7332.

Closing Date:            Wednesday 17th September – midnight

First Interviews:        Wednesday 25th September

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note all applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Successful applicants may be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to reply to all applications, so if you haven’t heard from us by the end of the day Friday 20th September, your application has not been successful.