Head of Philanthropy (Trusts & Foundations)

# About You To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: **Essential criteria** 1. A proven track record of identifying, cultivating and securing six- and seven-figure gifts and/or grants from major philanthropic funders, including trusts, foundations, or other institutional funders. 2. Strong leadership skills, with experience of managing a high-performing team. 3. The ability to negotiate throughout a large, complex environment with multi-dimensional points of view. 4. Ability to plan strategically and implement those plans. 5. Proven track record in establishing, monitoring, and achieving demanding targets, including income and activity metrics. 6. Confidence and experience of working effectively with, and influencing, senior stakeholders. 7. Excellent communication skills, including an ability to write and speak persuasively and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders of all backgrounds. 8. Willingness to attend or work at, where necessary, commitments outside of normal working hours. **Desirable criteria** 1. Experience of working within, or working knowledge of, higher education sector in the UK. 2. Experience of working in the public or voluntary sectors. 3. Experience of working with a CRM or fundraising database. **Downloading a copy of our Job Description** Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. # Further Information At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application. *We welcome your thoughts on how organisations can create an inclusive environment, including one which supports free speech and the exchange of a wide range of ideas. * To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ [How we Recruit’]( pages. In P&A we want to build a diverse team, which represents the communities served by the organisations we support. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements, including part-time, compressed hours and/or job shares, as appropriate and in the context of the business needs associated with the role. We offer the opportunity of an “Ask Us Anything” Teams call on Monday 28th September at 12:30pm-1:30pm. During this call you will be able to ask any questions you might have about the role, the selection process, our department, our core values and work culture, our current hybrid work policy, or simply listen to others’ questions. To join please email Adin Rasheedi on . This role will have two interview stages, a standard skills-based interview followed (for up to two appointable candidates) by a Core Values interview. First stage interviews are due to be held on w/c 7th October . Core Values interviews are due to be held on week commencing 12 October .