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Join MQ, a major charity focusing on mental health research, as a Development Manager, helping to transform lives and drive breakthroughs in mental health.
Overview
Salary £35000 - £40000
Location London, UK - Hybrid
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Organisation Summary
MQ is a pioneering charity that funds mental health research. We connect scientists with supporters to bolster understanding, improve treatments and prevent mental health issues. Our work is crucial in driving major advancements and improving lives affected by mental illness.
Role Summary
- Playing a critical role in identifying, cultivating, securing, managing and retaining donors and soliciting major gifts.
- Managing a pool of individual prospects.
- Developing written materials and proposals.
- Ensuring accuracy of MQ's central database.
Role Requirements
- Significant experience in major donor fundraising.
- Exceptional communication skills with good interpersonal, influencing and relationship-management abilities.
- Positive, can-do attitude.
- Experience of Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge/NXT is a desirable preference.
Application Process Details
- Submit your CV and covering letter.
- Interviews typically commence within two weeks of job advertisement.
- Immediate application is encouraged due to potential early closure based on application volume.
ABOUT US: MQ is the first major charity funding mental health research. We connect scientists with supporters to understand mental health, improve treatments and prevent mental illness. We champion and fund world-class research to transform the lives of everyone affected by mental illness.
THE ROLE: As a Development Manager, you will play an active role in identifying, cultivating, securing, managing and retaining donors, and soliciting major gifts. You will have the full support of the Executive Leadership Team and Chair of Trustees. Your responsibilities include prospecting and cultivating new individual supporters, managing a prospect pool of individuals, developing written materials and proposals, and keeping MQ’s central database up to date with all prospect actions.
ABOUT YOU: This role is for you if you are self-motivated, an experienced relationship fundraiser and driven to ensure that targets are hit and projects are delivered to the highest possible standards. You will have demonstrable experience of managing 4 and 5-figure+ gifts from donors and be a sophisticated communicator.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Previous major donor fundraising experience, exceptional communication skills, a can-do attitude, good interpersonal, influencing and relationship-management skills, willingness to attend networking events. Experience of Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge/NXT is desirable but not essential.
BENEFITS: We offer a great working experience within a friendly team. Hybrid working (in the London office Mondays and Tuesdays, with the remaining days from home). We are located near Barbican Tube. Plus, we offer lots of generous benefits and training opportunities. We're a Sunday Times Top Company to work for.
APPLICATION DETAILS: Please submit your CV and covering letter by the deadline. We typically start interviewing within two weeks of the job advert going live. We reserve the right to close the job before the deadline based on the volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We believe in equality and inclusion and we welcome job applications from everyone, provided you meet the criteria for the job. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.
