Senior Philanthropy Manager (Major Gifts)

Salary: £38,526 - £45,315 per annum (up to 10% market supplement for an exceptional candidate)

The BFI are seeking a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join the Philanthropy team within the Fundraising & Enterprise department at the BFI.

Fixed Term Contract: Maternity Cover for 9-12 months

The BFI’s Fundraising and Enterprise is responsible for raising charitable income from a number of sources, predominantly through Business Partnerships, Trusts & Foundations, Public Sector, Events, Enterprise and Individuals.

The BFI’s Philanthropy team is a team of seven, responsible for all sources of individual giving, including Major Donors, Giving Schemes (notably the BFI Film Forever Club and Patrons), Legacies, Campaigns & Appeals, Audience Giving and Special Projects, from donors in the UK and the US.

The Senior Philanthropy Manager’s key responsibilities include:

• Lead the major donor strategy for the philanthropy team, delivering a pipeline of approaches to achieve income targets and excavate opportunities for new and increased philanthropy, with a focus at six figures and above
• Oversee management and progressive giving opportunities within the BFI Philanthropy donor pool
• Identify, construct and collaboratively deliver new opportunities for fundraising, fostering innovation and creative thinking, working with colleagues across the F&E team, and the BFI as a whole
• Ensure the identification, cultivation and management of a consistently strong portfolio of major donor prospects and donors

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Demonstrable experience of  working at a senior level in a fundraising team, with evidence of raising charitable gifts of 6 figures and above
• A comprehensive understanding of the pillars of compelling fundraising strategies to generate charitable income
• Demonstrable project management skills, leading networks of teams to achieve objectives together, on time and effectively
• Proven people management skills including experience of successful performance management, coaching and developing staff
• Experience of working with a CRM database

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description on our site.

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Applications

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by visiting http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/job-opportunities.

Please apply online via our jobs portal.

First interviews will be held on w/c 24 April 2023

The closing date for this position is 17/04/2023 at 23:59