US & International Philanthropy Development

UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is seeking an experienced international philanthropy and development professional to help develop our US and international fundraising.

This is an exciting opportunity to support a charity setting its sights on growth, with a unique mission spanning heritage, environment, global public engagement and the captivating continent of Antarctica.

The project:
This project comes at an important moment for UKAHT as we work towards a step-change in income development.

Over the past five years, we have increased and diversified revenue across both trade and fundraising, but Antarctica is changing and so is its heritage. We have developed an ambitious conservation masterplan to secure the fragile buildings in our care against a warming climate, and we now need the philanthropic backing to realise it.

UKAHT has a compelling case for support: remote Antarctica, rare and fragile heritage, urgent conservation, extraordinary wildlife, climate science, public engagement, education, policy and, of course, penguins. Each austral summer, thousands of international visitors experience our heritage sites first-hand, and many of our existing members and supporters are based overseas, including in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe.

We are high on ambition, but low on capacity. This project will help us shape and pilot a new international fundraising roadmap, with a particular focus on the US funding landscape, major gifts, individual giving and foundations.