Philanthropy Officer

Full time (36.25 hours per week)

Magdalene is one of the most beautiful colleges in Cambridge. It has the longest river frontage of any Cambridge college and we’re located near the centre of Cambridge without being right in the centre.

Magdalene College is seeking to appoint a confident and knowledgeable Philanthropy Officer with strong interpersonal skills to be able to build effective and long-term relationships with existing and future donors. We would expect applicants to have experience in annual fundraising and an ambition to develop skills in face-to-face fundraising to advance a career in Development in the Higher Education sector.

The Philanthropy Officer will be working closely with the Deputy Director of Development  on expanding the College’s programme of fundraising to generate a wide range of individual and regular gifts at lower levels.  They will also have responsibility for encouraging the growth of a giving culture among the younger alumni cohort and finding innovative ways to increase participation in preparation for the College’s next major campaign. The post-holder will also have the opportunity of working with Communications colleagues to innovate new ways of publicising and growing the College’s legacy programme, likely to become be a very rewarding source of giving in the coming years.

This role offers a real opportunity for the right person to use their knowledge of fundraising and their creativity to grow and shape the already successful regular giving programme at Magdalene, to build on the success of the current legacy programme and to develop face-to-face fundraising expertise by identifying, stewarding and cultivating those Members who make significant regular gifts to the College.

The post holder will report to the Deputy Development Director and work closely with the Gifts Administration and Stewardship Officer as well as the Database Officer. The Alumni & Development team is highly regarded within College. The team of ten is a professional, friendly team which produces excellent results.

Applicants should have experience of regular giving fundraising as well as developing plans to enhance the regular giving program. Applicants should also have excellent interpersonal and organisational and database skills and be educated to degree standard.

The position is full-time, 36.25 hours a week, but applications from those wishing to work part-time at 80% or above would be considered, with the exact work pattern to be agreed, and attracts a highly competitive salary of £33,449 - £34,983 p.a. dependent on qualifications and experience and excellent benefits including:

• contributory pension scheme
• free lunch when in college
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• the use of sports facilities 

To see a full job description and application form please click the 'Apply' button above.

To apply please complete an application form and return it to the HR department.

Closing date 9am Tuesday 17^th March 2026 with interviews taking place on Monday 23^rd March 2026.

Registered Charity No. 1137542

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