Philanthropy Manager; FTC

Location Hybrid
· London, City of, UK 2 days a week in our London Office

Team Partnerships

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:55pm, 5th Jan 2026 GMT

Work from home option

Life Insurance

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Free fruit

Free soft drinks

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Please note this is a hybrid role based on the successful candidate working at least two days a week in our London office. Remote contracts would not be considered for this role.

Comic Relief reserves the right to close the role early if a large number of applications are received.

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

This is a new role at an exciting time of development within the philanthropy programme – it presents a great opportunity for you to contribute to our growth as we invest in the programme and work towards new and ambitious targets.

As our Philanthropy Manager, you will build and manage a healthy major donor portfolio to increase five and six figure income from individual donors and family trusts for Comic Relief.

With excellent relationship development skills and experience in securing major donations, you will increase support for our annual major campaigns, thematic funding, and our newly launched major giving product.

In a creative and dynamic organisation, you will devise and deliver a calendar of engaging and unique cultivation events and communications that reflect our brand and showcase the brilliant work of our funded partners.

Working within an ambitious team, you will have the support of our Prospect Research Manager to identify new prospects, and the Individual Giving Manager and Data Team to develop a streamlined donor journey cultivating supporters from the wider fundraising programmes.

Your contribution will be pivotal in transforming lives and helping us achieve our goal of a ‘Just World Free From Poverty’.

Represent the organisation to a high-level and establish excellent, trusting relationships with donors and prospects through 121 relationship development

Deliver high quality, bespoke donor communications and cultivation plans.

Manage the pipeline using best practise moves management.

Deliver monthly pipeline reviews in collaboration with the Prospect Research Manager through accurate reporting and analysis.

Maintain accurate systems and processes to support the recording of donor data, communications, and donation tracking and reporting.

Continually feed the pipeline by prospecting from external and internal sources.

Develop a seamless donor journey across IG channels through to the portfolio.

Delivery high quality cultivation events and activities that attract new support and develop existing donors.

Work with the Philanthropy Lead to secure support for and deliver the new major giving product.

Support the Philanthropy Lead in delivering cultivation activities to secure seven figure donations.

Work with the Philanthropy Lead to further shape and refine the philanthropy strategy, developing the programme together to achieve our inspiring 5-year goals.

Income and targets

Achieve annual income targets.

Set and achieve targets for moves management and pipeline growth with support from Prospect Research Manager.

Cross-team collaboration

Work with Funding Team to identify theme-specific gift opportunities.

Work with the IG, Storytelling, Challenges and Production teams to deliver adapted major donor appeals to support our major annual campaigns (Red Nose Day, Winter Appeal, Celebrity Challenges)

Work with our Finance Associate and data team to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of income

Work with our Web team to create a new philanthropy webpage and oversee the philanthropy sections in the development of our new website.

Work with the Social Media team to increase philanthropic messaging and storytelling across Linked In and sector socials.

Sector Knowledge

Monitor trends and best-practise in philanthropy and family giving vehicles.

Monitor trends in the UK and global funding environment, specifically next generation donors, wealth advisors, intermediaries, and talent.

Network with peers and others in the major giving space including wealth and philanthropy advisors

Data management

Coordinate with the Prospect Research Manager to conduct ethical screening and due diligence.

Ensure consistency, integrity and accuracy of donor data in compliance with GDPR.

Significant experience in securing five figure donations and managing a personal portfolio of major donors.

Excellent verbal and written communicator, with the ability to communicate often complex programme and funding work in an engaging way to lay audiences.

Significant experience in writing compelling cases for support and major donor appeals and proposals.

Experience in creating and delivering high quality donor events.

Ability to represent the…