Vacancies

Job Number: 2416

Job Title: Senior Philanthropy Manager (Science Engineering & Medicine)
Charity:  University of Warwick
Salary Range: £46,485 – £55,295
Location: Hybrid/University campus

Deadline for applications: 8th January

This is an exciting time to be joining the Development and Alumni Engagement Team (DAE) at the University of Warwick.

We’re entering the early planning stages of a new major philanthropic campaign, which will significantly scale the ambition for the University’s fundraising and engagement activity. As a team, we have a major role to play in helping break down barriers to education and advancing research addressing some of our planet’s biggest challenges.

Help us build a better future

At Warwick, we are pointing the way ahead with STEM with an exciting programme designed to help us bring together, inspire and nurture the next generation of problem solvers, inventors and innovators. The STEM Grand Challenge is a significant investment we’re making to improve the teaching, learning and research capabilities for Science and Engineering. It will enable Warwick to expand on its already excellent research in science, engineering and medicine, and will deliver the University’s strategy for sustainable growth in STEM research. We aim to grow STEM by 30-40% over 10 years.

The Role

Senior Philanthropy Manager (Science, Engineering & Medicine)

In this role, you’ll lead the development of a portfolio of Major Gift (£100,000+) prospects and projects for the aligned Faculty, and hold line management responsibility for a Philanthropy Officers, as required, who will support Development Office led philanthropic priorities.

You’ll be required to work within a hot-desking space with the Development and Alumni Engagement team and in locations across campus and work remotely in accordance with our hybrid working policies.

Principal Accountabilities

Fundraising

• Leadership responsibility for ensuring that their team delivers a minimum annual team income target of £1.5 million against team priorities and donor-led opportunities.
• Responsible for determining income targets and KPIs of Philanthropy Officer.
• Build and manage a portfolio of their own of prospects capable of making gifts of £100,000 +. This means their portfolio should be built around prospects with a minimum net worth of £10 million each.
• Responsible for ensuring that donor-led opportunities are supported by the Head of Department.
• Pursue an ambitious series of personal KPIs that include 12 meetings per month and a minimum annual ask target of £5 million.
• Recruit a network of influencers to facilitate an increase in philanthropic income, made up of senior volunteers, alumni, and members of the Governing Council in consultation with the Deputy Director of Development (Philanthropy).
• Responsible for ensuring that donors receive excellent post-gift stewardship that positions them in the best possible posture for making subsequent gifts.
• Work collaboratively with the Donor Relations team to ensure that each donor is supported by a stewardship plan.
• Travel is a central part of this role. We are seeking someone able to travel internationally anywhere between one and ten times annually. Although we do predict travel we are unable to guarantee these opportunities.

Building a Culture of Philanthropy

• Supervise the work of the Philanthropy Officer, supporting them to achieve their targets.
• Provide leadership support for fundraising, to the Chair and Heads of Departments where their project work is located.
  • Includes supporting them in securing prospect meetings, attending strategic appointments when appropriate, and ensuring prospect proposals are prepared to the highest standards.
• Develop projects in collaboration with academic and professional service colleagues that maximise philanthropic income for their area of responsibility.
  • Providing strategic advice that translates academic priorities into fundraising propositions.
• Provide leadership support for fundraising, to the Chair and Heads of Departments where their project work is located.
  • Attend and participate in prospect and donor meetings with senior academics.
  • Advise senior academics on best practice for prospect meetings and provide coaching support on messaging strategies for prospects.
• Responsible for ensuring that team members undertake their duties in an ethical manner, and in accordance with the principles of the Policy on Gift Solicitation and Acceptance.
  • Ensure that all prospects in cultivation comply with the six criteria for gift acceptance.
• Act at all times as an ambassador for the Development team across all areas of the university.

For a copy of the full job description, including the full person specifications and details on how to apply please contact us via the form on this page.