The Role

Are you an experienced fundraiser with the ability to build lasting relationships?

As Development Manager, Leadership Annual Giving you will proactively manage a substantive portfolio of prospects and donors to deliver unrestricted gifts at the leadership annual giving level (4 to 5 figure gifts) in support of the School's strategic priorities. With fundraising experience, excellent communication skills and the ability to develop lasting relationships, you'll work hard to develop tactical engagement plans to raise critical funds for the School.

As the successful candidate you’ll proactively seek to secure gifts at the £1,000-£10,000 per annum level. With fundraising experience, excellent communication skills and a quality for developing lasting relationships, you’ll work hard to achieve and exceed targets, developing tactical engagement plans to guarantee success. 

Main Responsibilities

• Develop tactical engagement plans and strategy to maximise income, profile and influence from alumni and friends of the School.
• Proactively manage a portfolio of 175-200 prospects and to regularly and strategically review progress with line manager.
• To meet or exceed outreach, solicit and financial income targets in line with the School’s priorities from annual leadership giving prospects.
• Collaborate closely with other team members and departments across the School to enable cross department working, sharing of intelligence, and the identification and maximisation of current/prospective donor relationships.

Who we are looking for

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Face to face fundraising experience, preferably within the education or cultural sector
• Proven experience soliciting and closing 4/5 figure unrestricted gifts
• Understanding of moves management cycles
• Proficient at developing relationships and influencing and negotiating at a senior level, internally and externally
• Awareness of the activities of the organisation and competitor business schools.

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location. 

In financial year 22/23 London Business School will embark upon the School’s next strategic fundraising campaign. With a goal of £200m to square LBS’s impact on the world, investments in the next Campaign will run across our four key areas – Scholarships, Research, Learning Environment and Innovation. The next Campaign for LBS will unleash the School’s potential allowing the ambition to have profound impact on the world, to translate into reality. 

What you can expect from us

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 21.4% employer contribution!!! (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

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