Philanthropy Program Manager

Help shape a kinder world for animals

Are you a relationship-builder with a passion for making a difference? We re looking for a Philanthropy Manager to lead our high-net-worth giving strategy, with a special focus on Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). In this role, you ll build meaningful connections with Wealth Advisors and DAF Managers whose clients have the potential to give £100k or more all in support of our mission to end animal cruelty.

You ll work closely with our Senior Manager of Major Gifts and Senior Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Operations to launch and grow our DAF strategy in the UK. Together, you ll help expand our reach and deepen our impact by engaging generous individuals who share our vision for a more humane world for animals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who s proactive, strategic, and confident working with high-net-worth individuals. You ll also collaborate with our program teams to gain a deep understanding of our unique approach to animal welfare and bring donors closer to the heart of our work.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop and implement ongoing strategies for Humane World for Animals growth in private philanthropy amongst wealth advisors, individuals and DAF managers in the UK, ensuring a strong ROI and including setting appropriate KPIs to monitor progress and measure success.
• Align the UK DAF strategy with the broader high net worth engagement strategy , collaborating with colleagues to maximise impact.
• Build Humane World for Animals UK DAF portfolio: identify, cultivate, solicit and deliver significant relationships and partnerships with wealth advisors and DAF managers.
• Conduct outreach to wealth advisors outside the Humane World for Animals network who may not yet be familiar with our work and raising our profile with this specific audience, including via networking and events opportunities.
• Formulate and implement individual strategies for developing key DAF partnerships and initiatives around programmatic priorities, mobilising necessary internal and external resources to ensure all partnerships are effectively executed and partners needs are fully met. Includes proposal development work.
• Act as an internal expert on the DAF landscape within the UK, bringing this to bear when developing proposals and ideas with programmatic staff.
• Contribute to internal collaboration on breakthrough solutions that can deliver social impact at scale for complex philanthropic relationships which span a variety of mechanisms of giving.
• Partner across revenue streams (including corporate partnerships, foundations, and major gifts) to maximise and leverage fundraising opportunities.
• Lead on our high net worth income from individuals; identify, cultivate, solicit and deliver significant relationships.
• Develop working relationships with program staff in order to identify funding opportunities and access program information that can be used to cultivate and steward wealth advisors.
• Stay abreast of key issues and trends in the international aid and wealth advisor community.
• Use our CRM (ROI Solutions) to track all DAF activity and revenue and activity projection in line with our data protection and privacy policies.
• Effectively represent Humane World for Animals to external audiences for both fundraising and profile elevation.
• Identify opportunities to represent Humane World for Animals on panels and events of interest to wealth advisors, including strategising around Humane World for Animals specific-events to engage wealth advisors.
• Strategic engagement with senior stakeholders to support donor engagement.

A successful candidate would have strong communication skills both written and verbal will be key, along with the ability to connect authentically with a wide range of people. You ll be confident working independently, but also enjoy collaborating across teams to make things happen. At Humane World for Animals, we pride ourselves on our warm, supportive team environment, where everyone s ideas are valued and we work together to achieve our shared mission.

If you re an ambitious self-starter who wants to change the lives of animals around the world, we d love to hear from you!

Please note:
Round 1 interviews: 2nd September.
Round 2 interviews: 5th September.
Both online/remote.