Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
Philanthropy Executive
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Philanthropy Executive
Application Deadline: 21 January 2026
Department: Fundraising
Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
Compensation: £31,439 / year
Description
Are you organised, people-focused and interested in building a career in philanthropy? Join Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity as a Philanthropy Executive and play a hands-on role in supporting life-changing work for seriously ill children. You’ll be part of our friendly, high-performing Philanthropy team, helping deliver exceptional supporter experiences and some of the charity’s most exciting fundraising activity.
In this varied role, you’ll support the Build It. Beat It. campaign, raising funds for a world-leading new Children’s Cancer Centre, while gaining experience across a wide range of UK and international philanthropic work. You’ll help coordinate events and donor visits, support relationships with generous supporters, and work closely with colleagues to create engaging communications and materials that bring the impact of our work for children and families to life.
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This position is a 6 month fixed term contract.
Salary
The salary for this position is £31,439 pro rata and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, salaries are set using sector benchmarking. To ensure fairness for all, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate fundraising activities and support donor visits, events.
- Manage a small portfolio of mid-level donors, driving income generation and delivering exceptional supporter experiences.
- Support creative stewardship and fundraising strategies, sourcing compelling content and materials.
- Build strong relationships with donors and senior volunteers and work alongside fundraisers to identify and engage new prospects.
- Maintain accurate donor records on Salesforce and contribute to insight-driven, high-performing team processes.
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience in relationship management within a donor or customer-focused environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with keen attention to detail.
- Strong organisational and project coordination abilities, including managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
Apply now to join an ambitious team to drive impact for seriously ill children and develop your career in philanthropy.
Please refer to the full job description below for more information.
How to apply
Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.
Closing Date: 21st January 2026
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- A flexible approach to working arrangements.
- Access to our enhanced pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.
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