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Philanthropy Officer
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £31,352 - £32,919 with excellent benefits
Location: London, UK
Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in high value fundraising to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as a Philanthropy Officer to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The WaterAid Philanthropy & Trusts team is a dynamic and ambitious group of 13 people who are committed to building WaterAid's most significant relationships with philanthropists and trusts. The team has been earmarked as an area for growth under our new UK Fundraising Strategy, so now is an exciting time to join, helping to shape our team trajectory and achieve our vision!
About the Role:
As our ambitious and driven Philanthropy Officer you will work with existing philanthropic supporters of WaterAid's work, and also drive efforts to recruit new partners. You will collaborate with colleagues in the UK and across the world to develop compelling proposals and reports, provide excellent stewardship and meet with donors to understand their motivations, cultivating mutually beneficial relationships.
- In this role, you will implement the highest standards of donor stewardship as well as proactively developing new philanthropic partnerships.
- Implement the highest standards of donor stewardship to effectively and creatively manage a varied portfolio of philanthropic supporters, with the propensity to give between £10,000 - £50,000 per year.
- Manage and proactively develop partnerships to reach their full potential, demonstrating ambition and innovation in your approach.
- Proactively identify, develop, and deliver appropriate and innovative engagement and stewardship opportunities for existing and potential philanthropy partners.
- Work with team members to write high quality engagement plans, donor briefs, communications, proposals and reports for submission to partners and prospects.
About you:
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experience and understanding of successful stewardship and fundraising
- A passion for WaterAid's work
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Experience working for an international organisation or in the charity sector.
- Experience raising 5-6 figure gifts from a philanthropic audience.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 25th February 2024. Availability for an interview is required on Wednesday 28th February 2024.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter in one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Benefits:
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Our Commitment:
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.
