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Philanthropy Coordinator
Salary: £27,000 – 29,000
Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Location: Central London / Hybrid (1-2 days in office per week)
Annual Leave: 25 days paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year of service (up to 28 days), plus an additional day for your birthday or key LGBTQI event and time off over the Christmas week.
Benefits:
- 5% employer pension contributions,
- £600 per year mental wellbeing support,
- Enhanced parental leave (4 months full pay + 2 months at 50%)
- Annual allowance for professional development and training
About the Role
Fundraising and philanthropic advocacy are at the heart of GiveOut’s work. As Philanthropy Coordinator, you will be a key member of the Philanthropy team, supporting our philanthropy programme and working closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Senior Philanthropy Officers.
You will have responsibilities in three main areas: helping with internal programme coordination, supporting colleagues on key donor relationships and fundraising, and events.
You will be highly organised with a strong work ethic, enjoy organising events, and up for the challenge of raising lower level gifts from our community and allies. You will have the opportunity to develop organisational, project management and fundraising skills, learn about LGBTQI rights activism around the world, and see the impact of your work through the incredible LGBTQI organisations supported through GiveOut.
Key Responsibilities
Internal Programme & Team Coordination
- Manage calendars, schedule internal meetings, help bring together agendas, book meeting rooms, and take minutes where required
- Help maintain internal documents & systems such as fundraising pipeline, internal reporting and project management tools.
- Maintain database to ensure accurate donor information in GiveOut’s CRM
- Coordinate monthly finance reconciliation tasks for Philanthropy Team
- Work with colleagues on shared processes, including finance and reporting
- Contribute to a dynamic, fun and effective organisation
Supporting Donor Relationships
- Triage donor requests, responding where appropriate
- Schedule external meetings and calls
- Create and send invoices to donors
- Create fundraising campaigns across third party platforms such as Benevity, JustGiving and CAF.
- Ensure we have necessary information to claim Gift Aid on eligible donations
- Support on reporting to donors on the impact of their giving, building donation reports from database, liaising with internal teams, and using templates to build reports
- Assist in donor research and prospecting
Events
- Support on GiveOut online and in-person events, creating event plans, and coordinating both internally and externally
- Support travel and manage itineraries for international guests
- Attend GiveOut and networking events, representing GiveOut and the Philanthropy Team as needed
Essential Skills and Experience
- Connection to GiveOut’s vision, mission and values, with a commitment to the LGBTQI community
- Team player, with strong interpersonal skills
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal, confident in engaging with colleagues and external stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Excellent attention to detail and time management
- Good working knowledge of using office software (documents, spreadsheets, presentations) and online calendar tools
- Highly motivated, with a strong work ethic
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Experience in organising and coordinating events
- Fundraising or relationship management experience
- Experience of Google Workspace tools (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets etc.)
- Experience of Asana project management tool
- CRM experience (Donorfy-specific training will be provided)
- Experience using MailChimp, MailMerge or other email marketing tool
- Working knowledge of the GDPR
Please note, if you do not meet all essential skills and experience, but feel you would be a good fit for this role we encourage you to apply anyway.
Application Process
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter to recruitment@giveout.org. The deadline for applications is 23:00 on Thursday 15th January, 2026.