Philanthropy Initiatives Manager - Remote

Philanthropy Initiatives Manager

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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.

We are recruiting a talented Philanthropy Initiatives Manager to prospect and develop new global fundraising opportunities for our National Affiliates and International Fundraising Groups. A driver of growth in the Mary’s Meals movement, you will work in close collaboration with colleagues across the global Mary’s Meals family and across multiple philanthropic work streams, with a focus on the development of new corporate partnerships.

Reporting to the Grants Lead, you will identify, prioritise, and pursue opportunities to build new strategic partnerships and opportunities to generate support and new audiences for Mary’s Meals globally.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop strong, collaborative relationships to support the long-term financial sustainability and growth of our movement, including corporate partnerships, grant funders and influential networks in our programme delivery countries and beyond.
• Develop high-quality proposals for major donors, to inspire new and existing supporters.
• Work in close collaboration with other Mary's Meals International departments to ensure new supporter proposals are developed in line with organisational priorities and growth.
• Prospect and develop initial communications with corporates and grant funders, with the intent of transitioning relationships over to key stakeholders in the global Mary's Meals family.
• Ensure good stewardship of major donors.
• Identify and assess funding opportunities in countries where there are no National Affiliates in place and oversee the transition of compelling funding opportunities to the appropriate National Affiliates.
• Coach colleagues in donor engagement and management.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information.