Senior Philanthropy Manager in City of London

Merrifield Consultants are delighted to be partnering with the London Transport Museum in their search for a Senior Philanthropy Manager. In this role, you will lead transformational fundraising at a pivotal moment, spearheading major philanthropy as the Museum launches an ambitious capital campaign to reimagine the world's leading urban transport museum.

Managing a team of three, you will play a central role in long-term fundraising success, cultivating and stewarding high-value donors, securing five- and six-figure gifts, and providing strategic leadership across major giving, legacy giving, and senior donor engagement. Working closely with the Chief Executive, Head of Development, senior leaders, and boards, the role combines strategic influence with hands-on fundraising to shape campaign priorities and build lasting relationships that will drive the Museum's future.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow London Transport Museum's philanthropy programme, playing a central and high impact role in delivering the Museum's major new capital fundraising campaign, driving transformational philanthropic growth and securing transformational five and six figure gifts.
• Hold clear accountability for annual and multiyear income targets, budgets and donor pipelines, delivering accurate forecasting, performance reporting and strategic insight to drive sustained income growth against agreed KPIs.
• Develop and deliver integrated fundraising strategies for major giving from UK and US donors, mid-level giving and legacies, ensuring a compelling, coherent donor proposition across all platforms to support long term, transformational fundraising ambitions and sustainable growth in philanthropic income.
• Personally manage a portfolio of high value prospects and donors, leading strategic cultivation, making high value asks and stewarding long term partnerships through the capital campaign and beyond, with a focus on securing transformational support for LTM50.
• Provide leadership within the Development team, managing a Philanthropy team of three direct reports and coordinating.

Skills/Experience Required:

• Proven success in major gifts fundraising, with a track record of personally securing five and six figure gifts.
• Consistent delivery against ambitious income targets, managing multiple priorities, timescales and stakeholders to drive fundraising performance and growth.
• Experience of developing and implementing fundraising strategies that deliver sustainable growth and support long term campaign objectives.
• Confident engagement with major donors, boards and senior stakeholders with significant giving capacity, guiding them through cultivation, stewardship and making the ask.
• Experience of managing staff, leading a team and overseeing the work of consultants and volunteers, with clear responsibility for performance and delivery.
• Planning and delivery of cultivation and stewardship events for high value supporters, maximising opportunities for relationship building and donor engagement.

If you are ready to make a significant impact in the field of fundraising within a dynamic and collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Please apply today or contact Moses Thomas-Johnson at Merrifield Consultants if you have any questions.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.