Job Description
Part-Time Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager - Fundraising and Income-Generation
London (with hybrid working - a minimum of one full day per week in the office)
The Organisation
Our client is focused on supporting education to break down barriers between student success and finance.
They support the education sector through research and working within schools to drive initiatives that directly support learners.
They are now looking for a Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager to join them on a part-time, permanent basis, working 24 hours per week, spread across at least three days.
The Benefits
- Salary of £27,600 per annum (FTE £46,000)
- Flexible working opportunities
- 27 days' holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays, including 3 which can be taken flexibly)
- 2 festive season closure days
- 6% employer pension contributions, minimum 3% employee contribution
- Life insurance cover
- Interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay (conditions apply)
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with any personal and professional problems
This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced partnerships professional with fundraising and relationship development experience to join an influential charity.
In this deeply rewarding role, you will have the rare satisfaction of knowing your contributions directly support children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, giving real purpose and impact to your work.
What's more, with hybrid working and a part-time commitment of just 24 hours per week, you will have the flexibility to shape your working pattern around your wider priorities, enabling you to achieve a healthy work-life balance.
The Role
As a Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager, you will drive income growth through vital fundraising initiatives that advance our client's mission to support children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Working closely with the Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships, you will contribute to the delivery of the annual fundraising target, helping to secure investment that enables the development and scale-up of programmes designed to raise attainment.
You will actively identify and progress opportunities, develop compelling funding proposals and manage a portfolio of prospects and supporters to secure and sustain high-value partnerships that advance our client's strategic priorities.
Additionally, you will:
- Write, submit and manage high-quality funding applications
- Represent the organisation externally within the education philanthropy landscape
- Maintain accurate Salesforce records and produce timely impact reports
- Produce engaging reports that demonstrate the difference partners' support makes
About You
To be considered as a Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager, you will need:
- Proven experience developing partnerships or working with, preferably, the education or charity sectors
- Experience securing funding and managing high-value relationships
- The ability to build rapport and develop strong stakeholder relationships
- A proactive mindset, with the ability to identify and progress opportunities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A genuine interest in education
- A strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
All our client's staff are subject to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The level of this check will be "Basic".
All applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as our client is unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Applications close: 12/03/2026 (23:59 GMT or BST)
First stage interviews: 20/03/2026
Second stage interviews (in-person at our client's office) and task (online): 25/03/2026
Other organisations may call this role Partnerships Manager, Philanthropy Manager, Fundraising Manager, or Major Gifts Manager.
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