I am delighted to be working with a leading Air Ambulance charity who has a new requirement for a Senior Philanthropy Officer to join them on a permanent basis.

The charity serves the communities of Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and across the East of England. Their HQ is in Huntington, so you will need to live within a commutable distance from there.

Role Purpose

• Identify, develop and manage a portfolio of funders including trusts, foundations, corporates and major donors to meet financial targets.
• Maximise income through the development of co-ordinated stewardship and relationship management.
• Research and produce compelling proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Research and source funding for and in relation to specific projects and work programmes
• Manage pipeline ensuring new funders are identified and approached, report monthly on progress against target.
• Support the Chief Executive, Director of Fundraising and the Capital Campaign Committee to raise 3million from the Future 50 appeal.

To be considered, you will need to have:

• Experience in a senior fundraising role, raising income, through trusts, corporates or major donors
• Experience of working with trusts and foundations with a proven ability to secure four and five figures gifts
• Experience of producing funding proposals, bid writing or producing tender documents
• Ability to cultivate long term relationships with funders
• Experience of developing a strong case for support and compelling propositions and presentations
• IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office, fundraising CRM systems and a familiarity with grant-making IT applications
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial and operational statistics and other complex data sets
• Excellent writing and proof reading skills required
• Ability to communicate confidently and appropriately with people at all levels internally and externally.

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