Partnership and Philanthropy Officer Flexible Hybrid

Role Summary

Every day, babies are born premature or sick and families face frightening uncertainty. Bliss is the UK charity working to ensure they receive the best possible care and support. We’re looking for a motivated Partnerships and Philanthropy Officer to help grow our high value income and build strong, impactful relationships with partners and donors.

• Location: Hybrid (minimum three days per fortnight in London SE1)
• Salary: £33,368 FTE
• Terms:  35 hours per week (part time considered). Permanent

Role Details

You’ll work closely with the Partnerships & Philanthropy Manager to support and grow a portfolio of corporate partners, philanthropists and high value prospects. This varied role is perfect for someone who enjoys building relationships, developing creative proposals, and coordinating meaningful supporter engagement.
You’ll help deliver tailored stewardship, identify new opportunities, and work with colleagues across Bliss to gather compelling stories and impact data that demonstrate the difference our supporters make.

What you will do

•    Support the delivery of Bliss’ high value fundraising strategy
•    Manage and steward relationships with partners, major donors and prospects
•    Prepare tailored proposals, presentations and stewardship updates
•    Research prospects and sectors to help build a strong pipeline
•    Coordinate meetings, events and engagement opportunities
•    Work collaboratively across teams to develop strong cases for support
•    Maintain accurate CRM records and support internal reporting
•    Ensure all activity follows fundraising regulation and GDPR requirements

About you

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

•    Experience managing external relationships (fundraising, partnerships, account management or commercial)
•    Clear, confident and engaging communication skills
•    Ability to develop tailored proposals, pitches or presentations
•    Strong commercial awareness and a collaborative approach
•    Excellent organisation, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
•    Experience using CRMs or databases (Raiser’s Edge a plus)
•    Good IT skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
•    A commitment to the aims and values of Bliss

For more details please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert.  

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Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Bliss we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply to tell us what you can offer our organisation. You could be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How to apply

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents to recruitment@bliss.org.uk

To apply, please submit your CV along with answers to the following three questions (instead of a supporting statement):

1.    Tell us about your experience managing relationships with external stakeholders.
2.    Give an example of a proposal, pitch or presentation you helped create and how you tailored it.
3.    Share an example of managing multiple priorities and collaborating across teams.

We understand applicants may use AI tools to assist in shaping responses, which is absolutely fine — we simply ask that answers reflect your own experience.

This information is used when shortlisting candidates for interview.

Please also submit an Equal Opportunities Form. This will not be used when shortlisting candidates, and is anonymous, but helps us monitor and improve our recruitment practices.

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for an interview so if you have not heard from us three weeks after the closing deadline, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Recruitment Timeline

• The deadline for applications is 9am  on Monday 20 April 2026
• First round interviews will be held virtually on 27 or 29 April
• Second round interviews will be in person at our London Bridge offices in w/b 4 May.