Philanthropy Lead

Job Posted: 21 August 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: East Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £40,000
• Industries: Charity / Voluntary Management & Executive

Do you want a role where you can directly see the difference you’re making in changing the lives of young people living through and beyond cancer? 

Are you a highly skilled relationship manager who wants to use your influence and experience to impact the strategic development and growth of Major Gift fundraising?

Do you have a passion for inspiring and supporting colleagues in their professional development?

Are you a confident writer who is adept at creating impact through language?

Would you be proud to work for one of the country’s leading young person’s cancer support charities?

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is recruiting a Philanthropy Lead to join our passionate, dynamic team, inspiring young people aged 8-24, to believe in a brighter future living through and beyond cancer.

This is an exciting chance to take on a newly created strategic role that will be pivotal to driving Major Gift income and supporting successful Trust and Foundations growth whilst ensuring these high-value income streams have a real focus and synergy with their messaging, stewardship and donor experience.

You will have significant experience in and understanding of philanthropic giving and high-level relationship management and be motivated by propelling the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust towards becoming a £2m/year income organisation.

The role includes line managing and supporting two Trusts and Foundations fundraisers, building on the successes of a growing income stream.

Help us be there for every young person after the devastation of cancer, through this important, exciting role.

Download our Recruitment Pack for full details of the role.

TO APPLY:

Please email [email protected], submitting an updated CV, and a covering letter of no more than two pages to Lindsay Nehorai, Fundraising Manager. 

Applications will not be considered without both these documents.

In your covering letter, please include:

What excites you about working for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and this role in particular?

What experience do you have to carry out the duties listed in the job description? 

What would you do in this role that would really make an impact?

Where did you first hear about this opportunity?