Philanthropy Manager
Employer: Art UK
Location: Work from home with 2-hour travel time to Central London (once monthly travel to London for meetings and events required)
Working hours: Full-time
Salary: £38,000 per annum
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 4th March 2026
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Are you passionate about bringing art to everyone? Do you believe in the power of digital to engage people with the arts? We're looking for an enthusiastic Philanthropy Manager to join our friendly and dedicated team.
Job Description
Are you passionate about bringing art to everyone? Do you believe in the power of digital to engage people with the arts? We're looking for an enthusiastic Philanthropy Manager to join our friendly and dedicated team.
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries, particularly individuals who experience physical, mental or social barriers to accessing the arts.
As the Philanthropy Manager, you will be a confident and persuasive communicator, comfortable engaging with supporters and stakeholders at all levels. You will have a solid knowledge of philanthropic giving and a deep appreciation of the value of high-quality donor stewardship. Highly organised and detail-focused, you will enjoy working with data and be skilled at producing compelling content both on and offline. You will bring initiative, creativity and the ability to work independently, while also being a collaborative team player.
The Philanthropy Manager is a new donor-facing role, which will focus on expanding and strengthening a major donor portfolio to increase five and six figure income from individual donors and family trusts for Art UK. You will lead on managing and growing Art UK's philanthropic giving programme, which includes the Patrons and supporter events programme and our major donor activity. Working within an ambitious team, you will have the support of a freelance Prospect Researcher to identify new prospects, and the Development Manager and CRM Officer to develop donor journeys and relationship management systems. You will report to the Head of Development, work closely with the CEO and Chair of the Philanthropy Board, and collaborate with colleagues across the organisation.
You will actively promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of your work, reflecting your commitment to our organisational values and contributing to a positive workplace culture.
Job Requirements
Essential:
Experience managing a pipeline of philanthropic supporter prospects, including researching and devising bespoke cultivation plans
Proven experience as a major donor fundraiser with a track record of securing five-figure gifts.
Proven experience creating, implementing and evaluating philanthropic fundraising strategies
Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to identify and shape innovative partnership opportunities
Outstanding relationship-building and networking skills, including digital engagement
First-class written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
Experience analysing and using supporter data to inform campaigns
Strong copywriting, proofing and editing skills
Experience using CRM databases with a high level of accuracy
To view the full list of essential and desirable necessary skills for this role, please see the full job spec on our website.
Job Responsibilities
Build and maintain a robust prospect pipeline through identification, research, cultivation and relationship-building to secure five-figure gifts and long-term support
Manage and grow Art UK's mid-level regular giving programme, strengthening donor relationships and converting one-off supporters into deeper donor relationships
Develop donor development strategies, using CRM (Beacon) to analyse and identify higher gift prospects from existing donor pool
Lead on major gifts for annual Big Give campaigns
Create and implement development plans for each donor to retain and upgrade donors and document all activities
Prepare and personalise correspondence and fundraising materials, working closely with our Marketing team
Organise and deliver events for major donors and prospects
Support senior leadership and board members in the preparation and delivery of high-quality donor pitches
To view the full list of key responsibilities for this role, please see the full job spec on our website
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