Philanthropy Officer

The Fundraising & Marketing team's purpose is to advocate for and raise flexible and unrestricted funding to enable Womankind to deliver it's 2030 organisational strategy. This post will support the growth of trusts and foundations income by carrying out prospect research, preparing proposals and reports for small and medium-sized donors, and cultivating and stewarding new and existing donor relationships to secure long-term income for Womankind. Areas of responsibilities:

• Prospect research - Co-ordinate the prospect research requirements for trusts and foundations, working closely with the Philanthropy Manager - Foundations, produce clear and relevant donor profiles and where relevant, make recommendations for donor cultivation and development
• Proposal and report development - Produce and send high quality, engaging and relevant applications and reports to trusts and foundations and develop and maintain efficient ways of keeping existing and prospective donors up to date and engaged on the work of Womankind.
• Donor relationship management - Establish and manage long term, effective and values-aligned relationships with existing and prospective trust and foundation donors by providing excellent donor and supporter care. Maintain prompt and personalised thanking to donors.
• Event management support - Work with the Philanthropy Manager - Foundations and Philanthropy Manager - Corporate Partnerships to coordinate a range of cultivation and engagement events for key donors including researching venues, co-ordinating invitation process and guest list management, liaising with relevant staff and post-event follow up.
  
  Essential Experience:
• Minimum of two years experience in a fundraising role, with a focus on relationship-based fundraising, ideally trusts and foundations
• Experience and a proven track record of growing income from trusts and foundations
• Demonstrable experience of prospect research
• Proven ability to write compelling proposals and reports communicating complex project information to donors
• Proven ability to form good working relationships with colleagues across the organisation
• Proven experience using a fundraising database (ideally Beacon) to maintain accurate donor records, manage invitation guest lists for events, and extract data for donor reporting and prospect tracking
• Experience of fundraising for a UK based organisation
Essential Travel requirements: the role requires a willingness for occasional overseas travel. This may involve an overnight stay. Desirable:
• An understanding of fundraising from corporate or major donors
• Experience of growing unrestricted income
• Experience fundraising for an intermediary funder or sub-granting programme
• Experience of organising donor events
Knowledge and Skills:
• Strong presentation and communications skills with the confidence to deal with a range of stakeholders
• Understanding ethical fundraising principles and performing initial due diligence checks
• Highly organised approach with meticulous attention to detail
• A good understanding of relationship-based fundraising
• A good knowledge of the funding environment in the women's rights sector
Values and Behaviours The ideal candidate must be committed to the mission, vision, values and aims of Womankind Worldwide as it works towards a feminist workplace which is fit for the future and o supports our staff equitably across our locations. All posts are expected to contribute towards developing a supportive working environment, to demonstrate a commitment to inclusion, professionalism and respect, transparency and accountability and to uphold quality standards as outlined in policies and procedures, and in compliance with Womankind Worldwide's Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Policy.

Womankind Worldwide is a global women's rights organisation working in partnership with women's rights movements and organisations to transform the lives of women and girls. We strengthen and support women's movements in our focus countries in Africa and Asia, and take collective action at regional and global levels, to ensure women's voices are heard, their rights are realised, and their lives are free from violence. Currently, Womankind has staff based in Kenya and the UK. This position can be co-located in Kenya or the UK. You must have the right to work in either Kenya or the UK to apply for this role, in line with the laws and regulations of these countries.

We offer a generous pension scheme and employer contribution with tax relief in line with local regulation on employee contributions.
• Flexible Working
We understand that modern life is hectic, and not always as easy as the standard 9 - 5. We can offer flexible working patterns and day/s worked from home depending on the needs of the organisation. We also offer 5 days of paid dependency leave per year
• Holidays
25 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), plus public holidays as per your location, in addition you will get 3 days of leave over the December festive and January new year period when the Womankind office is closed.
• Annual Feminist Futures week
Each year we meet as an entire organisation to prioritise collective care, well-being and to build strong working relationships.
• Family Friendly Leave
We offer generous leave for those with family and/or caring responsibilities.
• Transformative Feminist Policies
We believe in creating a workplace that respects and supports the diverse needs of our team. Our policies include leave for menstruation, menopause, gender expression, and gender identity to empower LGBTQIA+ individuals and those undergoing transition. We also offer support for employees facing domestic abuse, recognising that personal challenges impact professional lives. At our core, we're committed to fostering a compassionate, inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.