Reporting to the Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will manage relationships with individuals, charitable trusts and/or corporate supporters, with a focus on securing major gifts of more than £25,000. You will identify and engage prospective donors, plan cultivation and solicitation activity, hold one-to-one donor meetings and develop compelling proposals that connect supporters’ interests with the University’s strategic priorities. Working collaboratively across Advancement and with senior professional and academic colleagues, you will also contribute to the development of the major giving programme and help grow philanthropic support, alumni and supporter engagement across the University.
About you
An engaging and persuasive communicator, you will be confident making the fundraising ask and able to translate complex ideas into accurate and compelling cases for support. You will combine excellent organisational skills with initiative, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities and progress towards agreed targets. Most importantly, you will be a collaborative relationship-builder who can provide an excellent experience for supporters while helping philanthropy make a lasting difference to the University’s research, education and wider impact.
Additional information
Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Clare Green at [email protected]
We anticipate that interviews for this position will be held on 10th/11th December 2026.
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Philanthropy Manager in Leicester employer: University of Leicester
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