Charitable Funding Partner

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535, with potential progression once in post to £63,606.

Role Summary

Join us in the ambitious ‘Birmingham In Action’ campaign, which commits to raising over £600 million of charitable funding and 1.25 million volunteer hours, positioning the University as one of the world leaders in university development. To help fulfil our exciting campaign ambitions, we are seeking to recruit a ‘Charitable Funding Partner’ (CFP) to maximise philanthropic funding. A key member of the Development and Alumni Relations Office’s (DARO) Charitable Funding team, you will work closely with a range of leading academics and senior leadership to: (i) identify and create new charitable funding opportunities from UK and overseas Trusts, Foundations and Charities; (ii) set up and manage the development of long-term charitable funder relationships; and, (iii) develop compelling charitable funding bids to secure support for our life-changing research, education, and capital programmes. You will be an enthusiastic team player, inquisitive about the combined worlds of research and philanthropy with the skill to spot new funding opportunities, and confident in your ability to initiate and grow complex inter-organisational relationships. You will have an enthusiasm for building relationships and co-creating initiatives with funders and the talent to showcase the amazing work of our academics and scholars.

Main duties

As a Charitable Funding Partner you will excel in the following areas:

• Delivering against set financial targets to secure year-on-year charitable income growth and creating a sustainable pipeline of charitable funding prospects (UK and overseas Charities, Trusts and Foundations).
• Planning and managing a pipeline of funding applications to achieve set targets, both for in-year presence and long-term sustainability ambitions.
• Adopting a relationship-led approach to establish and manage long term, effective and profitable relationships with existing and prospective funders and stakeholders.

• Managing the stewardship of a set portfolio of significant University charitable funder relationships (e.g. £m+ UK and overseas Charities, Trusts and Foundations) in conjunction with the lead academics and DARO’s Donor Experience Manager.
• Developing and delivering strategic and operational plans that will increase the number of charitable funders that are engaged with, and actively supporting, the University of Birmingham.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Relevant degree or relevant equivalent professional qualification or substantial relevant experience evidencing the experience required in this role
• Authoritative knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role, including broader sector/commercial awareness.
• Strong track record of securing 6-figure and, possibly, 7-figure gifts/research funding for charitable causes.
• Evidence of understanding and translating complex information to create compelling funding proposals, and the ability to present information, in both written and verbal form, in an engaging and accessible manner.
• An ability to identify, build, and develop new and existing charitable funder networks in the UK and internationally.

Informal enquiries to Gemma Armstrong, email: g.m.armstrong@bham.ac.uk and Claire Peters, email: c.i.macleodpeters@bham.ac.uk 

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