High Value Stewardship Manager

High Value Stewardship Manager
Contract Type: Permanent  
Full time: 34.5 hours, we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Location: Hybrid between home and our London Office (1 day a week in the office)
Salary: £41,500 - £45,500

About us

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

Our new organisational strategy sets out how we’ll fight even harder to make every pound raised count for even more. With your help, we’ll transform cancer care for good.

About the team

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join our ambitious High Value Stewardship & Operations team, part of the newly formed Partnerships Directorate, which is dedicated to building impactful, long-term relationships with philanthropists, corporate partners, and healthcare professionals.

You’ll play a pivotal role in bringing high value supporters into the heart of Macmillan, unlocking significant support to help tackle some of the most complex challenges facing people living with cancer, and the wider cancer care system.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the future of Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy at one of the UK’s most respected charities. You’ll be part of a dynamic, inclusive and ambitious team, working to deliver real impact for people living with cancer.

About the role

Are you a strategic and creative professional committed to delivering exceptional experiences for high value supporters?  

We are seeking an experienced High Value Stewardship Manager to provide an exceptional supporter experience for corporate partners and philanthropic supporters. You will develop and deliver a compelling programme of communications and recognition opportunities for Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy audiences, using stories to bring Macmillan’s work to life and demonstrate the impact high value supporters are having for people living with cancer.

You will collaborate with colleagues across Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy to understand their audience needs and prioritise initiatives that will have the greatest impact on supporter experience and retention, ultimately ensuring we deliver the income required to fund our work for people living with cancer.

Key responsibilities:

• Delivering a programme of compelling communications for Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy audiences, from thought leadership opportunities to stories about our impact for people living with cancer
• Developing compelling content to support our engagement events series, using panel discussions and other formats to bring high value supporters closer to Macmillan
• Developing and implementing a high value donor thanking and recognition framework
• Delivering bespoke pieces that recognise significant milestones in donors’ giving
• Providing coordination across the division around key stewardship moments in the calendar, like the launch of our Annual Report
  
  

About you

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to adapt communications effectively to suit a range of supporters
• Understanding of visual design principles and ability to produce creative content that is professional and engaging
• Strong partnering skills and ability to understand the needs of colleagues and supporters
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to deliver creative solutions
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritise and balance multiple priorities
  
  

In return, we offer a range of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days 
• Pension matched up to 7.5%
• 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
• Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
• Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more
  
  

Recruitment Process

Application deadline: Monday 29th September
Interview dates: Virtual Interviews will be held week commencing 6th October (exact dates TBC)

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

So we can support you to be at your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.