Philanthropy Manager - Major Donors

Contract Type: Fixed Term until May 2026

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 10/04/2025

Salary: £30,600.00 to £38,200.00 dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience

Location: London only (hybrid 2-3 days in the office)

Interviews: 22/04 or 23/04

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people? As Philanthropy Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in securing new individual relationships directly supporting disadvantaged youth across the UK. With a focus on developing and cultivating relationships with high-value donors, you’ll strive to raise significant 5 to 6-figure gifts, ensuring lasting impact. Joining our dedicated Philanthropy Team on a Maternity Cover basis, you’ll contribute to an ambitious £150 million campaign ahead of our 50th anniversary in 2026.

Your expertise in identifying and building meaningful donor relationships, crafting compelling asks, and collaborating with senior stakeholders will help unlock vital opportunities for young people to thrive. If you have a talent for developing new high-value relationships and a drive to create lasting change, we’d love to hear from you!

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferable skills, and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

Why do we need Philanthropy Managers?

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education, or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues, or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of our Philanthropy Managers!

Perks for working at The Trust!

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role).
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events, etc.
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role.
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops, and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans. The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary).

Here at The King's Trust, we’re committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that’s representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion, and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident.

Our staff, volunteers, and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).

Safeguarding

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.