Get Grants Ltd
Nov 21, 2025
Full time
Details Sector(s) Advocacy, Charity Support, Children & Youth, Diversity & Inclusion, Health Details Location: Hybrid working - ideally 1 day p/w in London Bridge office About the role This position is half of a job share, and your core responsibilities will be to lead on the Philanthropy element of the role which includes managing a team of up to four people with direct line responsibility for two managers. Your focus will be to lead your team to maximise income from existing and new Trusts & Foundations and Major Donors. You will work closely with the other individual responsible for the other half of the job share to ensure that the whole Philanthropy and Partnerships team work seamlessly across joint areas of need, including proposition development, high-value prospects and events to ensure we are maximising any opportunities to cross-sell and steward across the high-value portfolio. You will also function as a whole team for the purposes of team development, internal communications and planning. As Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships, you will be part of the YoungMinds Senior Leadership Team and work collaboratively with peers and senior leadership colleagues across YoungMinds. Who we are looking for This role will suit an experienced philanthropy leader with knowledge and demonstrable experience of leading a team and managing a portfolio of trusts & foundations and major donors. Someone with plenty of management experience, who is also happy to be hands-on with fundraising. Experience in strategic planning to generate long-term, sustainable income from trusts, foundations and high-net-worth individuals Experience of developing compelling proposals built around restricted and unrestricted propositions that have generated 6-figure+ multi-year gifts Experience in leading and developing a high-performing team, including directly supporting staff in their personal development and performance improvement Experience of developing and growing a major donor programme, with demonstrable experience of personally securing and managing 6-figure gifts YoungMinds is committed to anti-discriminatory policies and practices, and it is essential that the post holder is willing and able to make a positive contribution to the promotion and implementation of YoungMinds' Equality & Diversity Policy. YoungMinds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please click the link to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the job description and register your interest to apply. Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 1st December 2025.