Philanthropy High Value Programme Manager

Closing date: 3rd January 2024 at 11.30 pm

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team
This exciting new opportunity sits within the Philanthropy and High Value Events team, which is part of High Value Partnerships, a team responsible for raising £20 million a year through relationships with high-net worth individuals.
 
The Philanthropy team develop relationships with high level individual donors and are responsible for securing major donations with a focus on five, six and seven figure gifts. We have ambitious plans to significantly grow income to over £3 million a year and we are looking for a proactive Philanthropy High Value Programme Manager to play a pivotal role in our success.

About the role
This is an exciting time to join the Philanthropy team at Shelter, to grow our newly launched and ambitious High Value Programme, which has been established to capitalise on the growth potential of donors at the £3,000 -£20,000 level. We are looking for a passionate fundraiser to join our growing team to manage this new programme creating a sustainable source of income for Shelter’s Fight for Home.
 
You’ll be part of the wider Philanthropy and High Value Events team working to deliver first-class supporter experience and bring our donors closer to our work than ever before, through a dedicated donor programme, focused on excellent stewardship, creative appeals, and dedicated donor communications. You will be supported by an experienced, energetic fundraising team and colleagues in front line services, campaigns and finance.
 
You will also have the opportunity to recruit and manage a philanthropy executive, who will be brought on to help with the running of the programme, and to take the programme to new heights.
 
About you
As part of a warm and motivated team, you will help us take philanthropy fundraising at Shelter to new ambitions by growing the newly established High Value Programme into a successful fundraising programme.
 
To be successful in this role you will be ambitious, organised and determined, and will be happy to take a proactive approach to grow and establish the high value programme. You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with high expectations of work quality and output. You will be able to manage your own workload and work with the Senior Philanthropy Manager to make informed decisions regarding the programme’s direction and growth.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
 
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
 
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
 
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
 
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them