Head of Private Giving

If you have exceptional interpersonal skills and proven success in working with donors then our Head of Private Giving role could be for you.

WWF believes in a future where people and nature thrive. Best known as the world's leading conservation body, we're committed to safeguarding the natural world and tackling the global threat of climate change. By helping to change the way we live, we'll ease pressure on natural resources.

We are now seeking to recruit a Head of Private Giving to drive fundraising sales and secure major gifts from high net-worth individuals, as part of WWF UK’s commitment to the Campaign for a Living Planet, our global fundraising initiative.

You’ll have key responsibility for this income stream .and will be engaged in strategic relationship management with both existing and prospective major individual donors. The core objective is to secure their support for WWF’s global conservation work.

You’ll also have the opportunity to support our fundraising for the Living Planet Centre, our new exemplar eco-headquarters, scheduled to open in 2013.

You will have proven experience of sales and high net-worth individuals. You’ll bring the interpersonal skills necessary to build effective relationships internally and externally across a broad range of stakeholders at all levels of business and society.

For more information about this opportunity please see the job description.

Additional Information
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 per annum
Location: Godalming, Surrey with a move to Woking in Summer 2013
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Reference: 1705
Closing date: 20th April 2012 at 1.00pm
Interview date: w/c 8th May 2012

Applications

To apply send your CV and a covering letter which provides detail and evidence as to how your experience and skillset meets each point within the person specification.

In the covering letter please also state the job code and where you saw this post advertised and send both documents to:

The Recruitment Specialist
WWF-UK
Panda House
Weyside Park
Godalming
Surrey GU7 1XR
t: 01483 426444
f: 01483 426409
or email: recruitment@wwf.org.uk

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