Job Description

Contract: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week), Permanent


Salary: 54,000 - 60,000 per annum (DOE)


Location: London, Whitechapel


Closing Date: 23rd June 2025


Interviews will be held w/c 30th June 2025


Centrepoint, the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join our Fundraising team based in London.

About us

We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. We want to end youth homelessness by 2037.


Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.


Our new Senior Philanthropy Manager will join Centrepoint off the back of continuous growth over the last 4 years in the major donor program. An area of focus that has investment to grow and to keep that success going.


You will lead the strategy development and implementation for our HNWI team of 4 to work with our existing donors and a large warm portfolio in delivery our organisational strategy to end youth homelessness by 2037.


Centrepoint operates a hybrid working model. The current requirement is a minimum of two days in the office per week, with the remaining days worked remotely. From 1 July 2025, this will increase to a minimum of 50% of your working week. For most full-time colleagues, this means attending the office for five days over a two-week period (e.g., two days one week and three days the next). For colleagues on different contracts (including part-time or compressed contracts) this will be adjusted accordingly.

About you

You will have experience of managing a major gifts team You will be a leader committed to developing their team to achieve their organisational and personal goals Understand the principles of philanthropy and able to explain the impact it can have on making change both internally and externally Be able to create and implement a growth plan to grow the income for your area

Why join Centrepoint?

In return for your efforts you'll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:


25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies). Private Medical insurance Income protection Employer pension contributions of 5% Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme An interest-free travel loan

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Senior Philanthropy Manager click 'Apply' now!