Major Giving and Partnerships Manager - Part time

Major Giving and Partnerships Manager - Part time

Thank you for your interest, the role has now closed.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We offer more than just a career, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development.

Principal duties include: 

• Work with the head of major giving and partnerships to develop and deliver a major donor fundraising strategy.
• Build and steward relationships with new supporters who are capable of making significant gifts to Mary’s Meals.
• Consider a range of research projects, events and opportunities to identify potential donors and develop appropriate strategies to attract new major gifts.
• Plan and organise a calendar of relevant and timely approaches to major trusts and foundations.
• Work with Mary’s Meals International’s funding and partnerships team to deliver effective grant management for current donors and engaging proposals and applications for potential donors.
• Devise and implement a successful giving programme from the corporate sector to include affinity partnerships, cause related marketing partnerships, charity of the year adoptions and corporate charitable trust and foundation giving.
• Form meaningful strategic partnerships with corporates, which generate broad awareness-raising and complement our grassroots focus.
• Work with the head of major giving and partnerships to set income and expenditure budgets for the partnerships fundraising team. 
• Act as an ambassador of Mary’s Meals at public engagements and supporter events and, where necessary, deliver speeches or presentations to a wide range of audiences.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information.