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Major Gifts Fundraising Executive - Part-time

Major Gifts Fundraising Executive - Part-time

The Maine Group

Posted 7 days ago, valid for 16 days

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

Full Time

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The Major Gifts Fundraising Executive position is a part-time contract role lasting 6 to 9 months, requiring 2 to 3 days of work per week, with the possibility of hybrid working from home and the London office.
The salary for this role ranges from £40k to £45k on a full-time equivalent basis, which will be pro-rated for part-time work.
Candidates should have mid-level fundraising experience, particularly in major gifts and direct engagement with high-net-worth individuals (HNWI).
Key responsibilities include supporting campaign preparation, engaging with a portfolio of prospects, and collaborating with the Development Office to enhance fundraising initiatives.
Ideal applicants should possess strong organizational skills, be target-driven, and have experience working with fundraising CRM systems like Raiser’s Edge.

Major Gifts Fundraising Executive - Part-time

Contract 6 - 9 months

Part-time; 2 - 3 days a week can be considered

Hybrid working, home and London office

Salary £40k - £45k full time equivalent, will be pro rata

This is an exciting opportunity to join an independent school’s development office during a period of working on a large eight figure fundraising campaign. It will be a great opportunity for someone who wants to build their experience working with HNWI. You will be an experienced mid-level fundraiser, ideally with experience of major gifts work and direct engagement with fundraising prospects.

Key duties:

Support campaign preparation—supporting director with prospect outreach and engagement, working through prospects over an agreed period to help ascertain their propensity towards and interest in supporting the organisation and fundraising campaign
Undertake work with the agreed portfolio of prospects across to engage them with initiatives and fundraising opportunities
Work with the Database & Operations Manager to build prospect profiles and engagement/solicitation plans
Work with colleagues in the Development Office and across the school to help develop prospect engagement
Work alongside the Senior Development Manager (who is broadly responsible for regular giving) to get initial donations to agreed fundraising appeals and grow constituent participation in giving
Work with the Director of Development where there is potential more immediately to engage prospects with major giving opportunities
Support other, associated activities including fundraising engagement events
Support the Director of Development with other campaign/major gifts work as it arises

Skills/experience required:

Experience of working as a major gifts fundraiser/building 1-1 relationships
Able to use own initiative to prioritise work with an agreed portfolio of prospects
Highly organised
Target driven
Willingness to travel within the UK
Credible with a wide range of people and able to undertake work with individual supporters with tact, diplomacy and discretion
Strong knowledge of fundraising practice and associated regulations e.g. GDPR
Experience of working with a fundraising CRM system e.g. the Raiser’s Edge

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