Senior Development Officer(s) - Educational charity

Senior Development Officer(s) - Educational charity

Permanent

Full or part time

Location: Vauxhall, Central London

Applications accepted on a rolling basis

Job reference: J-6715

Contract type: permanent and 9 12 month FTE

Hours: 35 hours per week full time (4 days part time would be considered). Office hours are 9 am - 5 pm Monday to Friday (with some flexibility including working from home). Core working hours/day are 10 am - 4 pm - Tuesday to Thursday (with some flexibility including working from home). You will be expected in the office a minimum of 3 days per week for the full time role, rising to 4 days per week during the HMD period.

Job Purpose and Role

Drive income generation with a focus on trusts and foundations fundraising and donor management.

Main Responsibilities

• Investigate and research new fundraising opportunities
• Develop and write compelling fundraising applications
• Support grant management and reporting
• Support event management for high level fundraising events
• Work to enhance the donor management strategy
• Supervise the administration of donations
• Carry out donor analysis using Salesforce
• Demonstrate an understanding and respect for the sensitive and confidential nature of the role

All staff are expected to work as part of the wider team to support the organisation's charitable aims and strategic plan and undertake other tasks as may reasonably be required.

General

• Undertake any other duties which may reasonably be requested
• Provide support and cover of duties across the wider team where necessary
• Work as part of the team to realise the organisation's charitable aims and strategic plan

Personal Specification

• Excellent writing skills for a range of audiences
• Ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of securing grants of five and six figures from trusts and foundations
• Strong numerical competency including Excel
• Experience of using a CRM for fundraising (ideally Salesforce)
• Ability to record and demonstrate impact
• Understanding of and commitment to diversity and inclusion

This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the role, not as an exhaustive list of duties and tasks. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the role that are not listed above. Job descriptions are reviewed periodically to ensure they remain relevant.

All staff are required to support key organisational activities, therefore using annual leave during peak periods may be restricted.