Philanthropy Manager

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ROSA UK

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Funds
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: £48,000 GBP / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 28/04/2025
  • Location: United Kingdom
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About Rosa

Rosa is the only UK-wide funder exclusively dedicated to supporting women-led organisations working to transform the lives of women and girls. Through funding and support, we invest in the critical services, campaigning and advocacy that women and girls need. Rosa’s work supports thousands of organisations that make up the women and girls sector - a network of primarily small, specialist charities led by women, and deeply embedded in communities across the UK.

About the role

The Philanthropy Manager will lead the major donor programme at Rosa. You will be taking over a committed portfolio of funders and a promising prospect list that has the potential to grow significantly, under your leadership.

You will be working alongside an engaged board of Trustees, an established fundraising committee and an operational team with a strong fundraising culture. Reporting to the Head of Partnerships, Philanthropy and Communications, you will be responsible for developing the current major donor programme and launching a new giving circle, The Thrive Network.

We are looking for a special relationship fundraiser to drive Rosa’s ambitions to make the UK safer, fairer and more equal place for women and girls This role will help secure income to support grant making, capacity building and research work, giving you the opportunity to play a part in driving real and lasting change for women and girls across the UK.
 
Key responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the Major Donor Strategy, focusing on retaining and uplifting existing donors and cultivating new donors with the ability to give 4, 5 and 6 figure gifts. 
  • Work alongside Rosa’s Fundraising Committee, Chief Executive and Head of Philanthropy, Partnerships and Communications to identify and engage new major donor prospects.
  • Personally manage a portfolio of Major Donors, including leading face to face meetings, creating, updating and implementing individual relationship management plans.
  • Develop and deliver Rosa’s new giving circle, The Thrive Network, including a launch event in Autumn 2025.
  • Craft and present creative funding proposals.
  • Keep supporters up to date with Rosa’s work through newsletters, written reports, events and meetings.
  • Ensure accurate, timely and thorough correspondence, acknowledgement and record-keeping at all stages of the donor journey on the CRM system.
  • Respond to ad-hoc partnership opportunities with corporate organisations.
  • Manage the donor journey for individual donors and events fundraisers.

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