Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager (Maternity Cover)

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We are looking for a Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager to join us on a full-time, fixed term basis, to cover maternity leave and manage a small, tenacious, and collaborative team. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone with exceptional experience in cultivating, managing, and fostering relationships, in addition to delivering engagement plans, developing strategic workplans.

You will have empathy in the work of the DEC and its members, be interested in humanitarian appeals and will have mastered your skills in negotiating innovative partnerships in similar organisations. You will play an integral part in managing, developing engagement, and retaining relationships with corporate partners, major donors, and trusts, in line with the DEC’s vision, mission, and strategy. This post is a key part of the DEC’s fundraising strategy to enable the DEC to increase support and income over the coming years from these relationships.

You will:

• Line Manage 2 Account Managers and 1 Officer, providing guidance on cultivation, engagement, and stewardship.
• Ensure the team are fully prepared to launch a DEC appeal with precision and at short notice.
• Expedite partnership plans and activate wider reach to maximise support and to raise funds during each appeal. 
• Develop and deliver the corporate, trust and major donor strategies.
• Retain and develop corporate partnerships; cultivate new business opportunities. 
• Cultivate, retain, and develop trust & foundation relationships, implementing recommendations from current philanthropy review.
• Cultivate, retain, and develop major donor relationships.
• Contribute to cross-organisational projects (i.e., supporting improvements to our database, feeding in to reporting, managing legacy income, the successful delivery of communication campaigns and events). The Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager, will have empathy in the work of the DEC and its members, be interested in humanitarian appeals and has a flair for negotiating innovative partnerships.

You will lead by example and join an organisation, with opportunities to learn and grow in a supportive, collaborative environment.

How to apply
If this role is of interest and meets your skills, experience, and knowledge, then please apply with your CV and a cover letter [no more than 2 pages], to HR@dec.org.uk by 5:30pm, Monday 10 February 2023.

Interviews [Face to Face/Virtual]

First interviews: Thursday 16 February & Friday 17 February [am only]
Second interviews: Thursday 23 February

The DEC is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from anyone who can meet the criteria, regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexuality, or religion.

The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

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