Head of Philanthropy

Closing date: Thursday 26th June at 11.59pm

Salary: £52,386 - £61,647 per annum

Fixed Term Contract: 9 months

First interviews: Thursday 3rd July

Second interviews: Thursday 10th July

We are looking for a Head of Philanthropy to join the BFI’s Philanthropy Team on a maternity cover for 9 months.

The BFI is a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

The Head of Philanthropy will be responsible for overseeing an established team who manage distinct areas of Individual Giving and Trust and Foundation fundraising. In addition, this role has a personal responsibility for leading and progressing the BFI’s major giving strategy, with a particular focus on individual giving.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development, planning, recruitment and stewardship strategy for U/HNW philanthropy prospects, donors and funders.
• Responsibility for achieving major giving, schematic giving and Trusts & Foundations income targets.
• Oversight of the Patrons and Auteurs Circle schematic giving programmes, supporting the Philanthropy Managers to deliver their strategies.
• Oversight of Trust and Foundation activity, supporting the Philanthropy Manager to deliver their strategy.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• A demonstrable track record of success in fundraising from individuals and/or Trusts with a focus on major giving.
• 5 years’ experience of working in a senior management role within arts fundraising.
• Experience of working to targets and motivating others to achieve them.
• A demonstrable knowledge of charity legislation and its application to the BFI’s fundraising endeavours.
• Knowledge of using a fundraising database, ideally Raiser’s Edge.

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) + bank holidays + the option to buy up to 5 extra days of annual leave
• Additional paid time off between Christmas and New Year
• BFI pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
• BFI Childcare Scheme, where we contribute to childcare costs for children up to the age of 14
• Enhanced pay for Maternity & Paternity leave
• Complimentary tickets to BFI Southbank & IMAX screenings and events
• Free BFI Player subscription + discount on BFI DVDs, books, merchandise, and film tickets

Plus many more, which can be found in our Working at the BFI information pack on our website.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a place at the first stage selection process to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Depending on the volume of applications, you may be asked to complete a small task or attend a pre-interview screening call to further to assist the hiring team in shortlisting for this role. In this instance, interview dates may be subject to change.