Campaign Proposition Development Manager (107473-0725)

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About The Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Rebecca Buckingham (Head of Campaign Planning and Performance) rebecca.buckingham@warwick.ac.uk

The role is responsible for philanthropic proposition development on behalf of the Development and Alumni Engagement at Warwick.

The role is also responsible for equipping colleagues in the Development and Alumni Engagement team, key external volunteers, and relevant internal University departments with the appropriate materials, knowledge and training needed to effectively convey a culture of philanthropy, as well as the University’s philanthropic priorities and budget, to both internal and external audiences.

The role will monitor the external environment for emerging trends that may have potential application for the University of Warwick’s philanthropic priorities or supporter engagement, along with maintaining a view of the wider Higher Education sector to guide and build best practice around project development, proposal writing and communications.

This role will require political self-awareness and the capacity for problem-solving through lateral thinking.

About You

The successful candidate will play an active role in enabling the University of Warwick secure significant philanthropic gifts by developing high-value, large-scale project propositions, to enable the Development and Alumni Engagement team (DAE) to secure long-term transformational donations and diversify the pool of individuals and organisations giving to Warwick. This includes enabling fair and consistent assessment of fundraising priorities from across the Institution, managing and contributing to the production of compelling cases for support, and bespoke fundraising proposals, that accurately represent philanthropic priorities and donor led projects, including their costings. The role will be carried out in collaboration with the Senior Fundraising Writer, Senior Donor Relations Manager and the Philanthropic Finance Manager.

The post holder will be expected to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Where required, support the initiation of project planning for any associated fundraising campaign working with experts across the team.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

About The Department

Meet the team and find further informationaboutDevelopment & Alumni Engagementon ourmicrosite.

Be Part of Our Future

This is an exciting time to be joining the Development and Alumni Engagement Team (DAE) at the University of Warwick. We’re entering the early planning stages of a major new philanthropic campaign, which will significantly scale the ambition for the University’s fundraising and engagement activity.

As a team, we in DAE believe in making a difference, collaborating, being solutions focused, and learning from our best performances. These behaviours are core to how we work together and how we achieve our ambitious strategy and celebrate our success.

We have a major role to play in helping the University break down barriers to education and advance research. Our team, and donor community creates lasting value in society and the economy through supporting students, research, and facilities at Warwick.

If you join us, you can play your part in making a real difference too.

About The University

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You\’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024
• Research Excellence Framework 2021

To find out more about us visit our website.

How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 28th August 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date.

Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).

You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

• Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience.
• Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description PDF document below. Please note that all essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.

Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and explaining below, using examples, how you meet the criterion, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.

To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications submitted via our official careers webpage, warwick-careers.tal.net.

• Interview Date: Friday 12th September 2025
• Start Date: To be confirmed

What we Offer

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpageshere.

The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.Further information on all of the University\’s Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of theEUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all necessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (i.e. children and/or adults).

We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University undertakes not to discriminate against anyone who makes a disclosure relating to a conviction. The information disclosed at application stage is only visible to the central DBS team (i.e. not recruiting managers) to ensure there is no bias during the shortlisting process.

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