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Join Save the Children UK as a Senior Manager in Transformational Philanthropy and make a significant impact on children's lives worldwide.
Overview
Salary £45100 - £50100
Location London, UK - Remote
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98% Remote- UK
Expires Expires at anytime
Save the Children UK is at the forefront of global efforts to ensure every child has a healthy start, education, and protection from harm. As a leader in responding to crises, Save the Children UK is dedicated to delivering transformative results for children, even in the most challenging environments.
- Lead high-value philanthropic partnerships to drive transformative change for children, families, and communities.
- Manage and nurture key relationships, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
- Coordinate with external stakeholders and internal teams to execute impactful projects.
- Extensive experience in customer-facing or account management roles, preferably in philanthropy or corporate partnerships.
- Strategic, relationship-building mindset with a successful track record in securing and managing partnerships.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for engaging with senior donors.
- Proficient in complex opportunity management and project management skills.
- Application Deadline: April 5, 2024 - apply early to avoid disappointment.
- Remote working available with occasional office visits for collaboration.
- Flexible working options to be discussed during the interview process.
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a driven individual to join us as our Senior Manager, Transformational Philanthropy. This is an opportunity for a motivated individual to make a lasting impact by managing high-value philanthropic partnerships aimed at transforming the lives of children, families, and communities worldwide.
About Us Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
The Role As our Senior Manager, Transformational Philanthropy, you will report directly into our Transformational Philanthropy Lead, and take charge of some of our highest-value philanthropic partnerships: multimillion commitments from philanthropic partners, aimed at delivering impact for children, families, and communities. You will be responsible for nurturing these relationships, managing projects, and liaising with external stakeholders to ensure alignment with our strategic priorities.
Job Requirements Extensive experience in customer-facing or account management roles, ideally within philanthropy, corporate partnerships, or the private sector. Strategic mindset with a focus on building sustainable, high-impact relationships. Proven track record of securing grants or contracts and managing partnerships through their lifecycle. Strong communication skills to engage and inspire stakeholders at all levels. Ability to thrive in complex organisational environments with competing priorities. Exceptional interpersonal skills for influencing senior donors and stakeholders. Proficiency in prioritising and managing complex opportunities aligned with organisational objectives. Demonstrated project management abilities, including reporting, budgeting, and meeting deadlines across multiple teams.
Benefits Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance. We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Applications Details Closing Date: April 5, 2024. Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working: The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
