Stewardship Manager

Help us make every donor relationship count

The Role

London Business School is looking for a creative, organised and collaborative Stewardship Manager to help deliver an engaging, high-quality stewardship programme for our donors. You’ll help supporters understand the impact of their giving and build lasting relationships with the School, with a particular focus on donors giving at the £1,000+ level.

Working across the Philanthropy team, you’ll create thoughtful communications and resources, support donor engagement plans, contribute to bespoke reports, and help deliver events that recognise and connect our supporters. You’ll work closely with colleagues in Donor Relations, Communications and teams across the School to ensure donors receive a joined-up, personal experience.

Main Responsibilities

• Help develop and deliver stewardship plans and engagement activity for Annual, Major and Principal donors.

• Create and coordinate useful, engaging donor materials, including presentations, reports, communications and other collateral for fundraisers to use.

• Support the production of impact reports and specialist content that shows donors the difference their support makes.

• Track donor activity and progress against stewardship plans, using Raiser's Edge, Power BI and other relevant tools to maintain accurate records and inform reporting.

• Plan and manage the School’s annual donor stewardship event, delivering against agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards.

• Support stewardship activity connected with alumni events, including Reunion and Worldwide Alumni Celebration.

• Build strong relationships across the School, share information and contribute to a collaborative, one-team approach.

Who We Are Looking For

• Knowledge of stewardship and fundraising principles, ideally gained in a university or higher-education setting.

• Experience coordinating projects or events and working with a range of stakeholders.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create clear, engaging content and reports.

• Experience using a CRM database to manage relationships and records; familiarity with Raiser's Edge and Power BI is useful.

• Excellent organisation, coordination and prioritisation skills, with close attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.

• A creative, energetic and service-focused approach to donor engagement and relationship development.

• A collaborative working style and the confidence to build effective relationships across teams.

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra days between Christmas and New Year

• USS pension, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)

• Free onsite gym and swimming pool

• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path

• Enhanced cycle to work scheme

• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work

Why London Business School?

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in three of the world’s most dynamic cities, London, Dubai and Riyadh. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying.

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

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Competitive Salary dependent upon experience

Closing date: 26th November 2026