Senior Philanthropy Manager (Science Engineering and Medicine)

For informal enquiries, please contact Polly Symondson at Responsible to the Head of Philanthropy. Responsible for a Philanthropy Officer. In this role, you'll lead the development of a portfolio of Major Gift prospects and projects for the aligned Faculty (Science, Engineering, and Medicine), and hold line management responsibility for Philanthropy Officer(s), as required, who will support Development Office led philanthropic priorities. In this role you'll be hybrid working within a hot-desking space within the Development and Alumni Engagement team on campus. We support the team to work remotely in accordance with our hybrid working policies. Our impact stretches far beyond the boundaries of Warwick's campus. The Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine at the University of Warwick aims to shape the world's future through cutting-edge research and world-class teaching, pushing the boundaries of innovative thinking, and informing the debate on the introduction of new technologies to benefit humanity. Philanthropic funding increases our ability to support cutting edge research to solve the world's greatest problems. Thanks to an educational experience driven by challenge, curiosity and ambition, we produce graduates with the skills, drive and business-ready outlook to succeed in the global workplace. The University of Warwick was nominated for University of the Year by the UK Social Mobility Awards, 2023. Warwick's commitment to widening participation has been recognised for making strides and creating initiatives to advance social mobility within our own workforce or beyond it. A magnet for our region. Our researchers are world leaders in identifying solutions for climate change, pandemic research, conflict resolution, designing sustainable materials and environments. For instance, The University of Warwick is leading the research in sustainability and climate policy. With our researchers investigating individual attitudes to climate change and combining interdisciplinary approaches to tackle one of the world's most urgent crisis. The Covid-19 research that Warwick has initiated was aimed at helping us prepare for future crisis, understand how to forestall future pandemics, and organize human behaviour for our collective health and common good. Philanthropy and alumni support are vital to empowering our researchers to solve global challenges and making education more accessible. We're planning an ambitious new fundraising campaign that will support this. If you can inspire and engage others with this vision, please get in touch for a chat. We're seeking talented applicants who bring a range of skills and come from a variety of different backgrounds. We welcome experienced professionals and support and train those who want to transition from other careers. We welcome and embrace diversity and offer work flexibility. If you're looking for a role where you will directly make a difference to people's lives, and the world we live in we look forward to meeting you. We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so., Please send a copy of your CV and a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what attracts you to this role. We recognise that some of your experience may be from unpaid roles as well as paid employment - please include any voluntary work if it helps to show why you are the right candidate for the job. Please email your supporting statement and CV to: inserting "Application - Senior Philanthropy Manager (Social Sciences), University of Warwick" into the subject field. We encourage applicants to have an informal chat with either the team at Polly Symondson Recruitment or with a member of staff here at The University of Warwick. This gives you the opportunity to gain a further understanding of the role. To arrange this email: quoting 2416. We're proud of our diverse community and are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all, fostered in an environment of mutual respect and dignity. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply for this role. We know that attracting the highest quality staff is fundamental to achieving our aims. We're committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection practice is professional, fair and effective. Find out more at Interview Date: 22 or 24 January 2025

We're looking for a motivated individual who will be responsible for raising funds in a team of Major and Leadership Gift fundraisers. They'll need to provide leadership and mentoring for individual team members, as well as managing a portfolio of prospects of their own. We're looking for an excellent communicator to join our growing Philanthropy team with the support of the Development and Alumni Engagement Team you'll be responsible for delivering a minimum income target of £500,000 and maximising use of this resource. Travel is a central part of this role. We are seeking someone able to travel internationally anywhere between one to ten times annually. Although we do predict travel, we are unable to guarantee these opportunities. Previous Experience

• Be able to demonstrate experience of building and maintaining constructive professional relationships with a wide range of people over an extended period of time.
• Demonstrate where you have worked collaboratively to achieve a goal, project or contract success.
• Experience of working in a target driven environment.
• Experience of managing a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals/trusts/ or corporate accounts.
• Experience of leading, mentoring and coaching a team.
• Comfortable working within a metrics-driven culture.
• Experience working across a complex stakeholder environment.
• Background in working with senior volunteer leaders and recruiting influencers.
Knowledge and Skills
• Knowledge and experience of team management and developing a team culture.
• Knowledge of the functions and best practices of Development teams.
• Knowledge of the principles of Major and Leadership Gifts fundraising, and Donor Relations.
• Experience of working within a high performing fundraising team.
• A good problem solver with the ability to work laterally to resolve fundraising challenges across departments. Demonstrates self-awareness and understands how to bring others with them in order to overcome a collective challenge.
• Demonstrates professionalism and has experience in helping others to develop it.
• Working knowledge of GDPR, and Fundraising Regulator code of practice.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work constructively and effectively with senior staff.
• A high level of written and oral communication skills and confident in presenting.
  
  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 stages of a large-scale 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. Our donor community creates lasting value in society and the economy through supporting students, research and facilities at Warwick. If you are not sure if you meet all the role criteria but you are excited by this opportunity, then please get in touch. About the University Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK
• , with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
• QS World University Rankings 2024
• Research Excellence Framework 2021, We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages .
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We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click . We are proud to say that we are a . If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process. Our Commitment to Inclusion Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.