Prospect Research Officer

Closed: 15 August 2016
Fundraising Policy/Research Individual Giving

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  • Salary 28-29,000
  • Location City of London, London, Greater London (On-site)
  • Job Type Permanent
  • Sectors Human Rights
  • Job Reference : GW124

An exciting role within a globally focused development team, the Prospect Research Officer will identify and profile fundraising prospects working closely with senior fundraisers focused on all income streams.

This is a key role in a thriving team with ambitious fundraising goals. You will support the London and Washington DC based development team in meeting our income targets. You will be responsible for identifying and researching individual major donor, trust, foundation and government prospects.  You will also be responsible for producing detailed research profiles, due diligence documents in line with our ethical fundraising policy and meeting briefings 

You will have proven experience of major donor prospect research leading to the securing of major gifts as well as experience of working with fundraising databases to interrogate and extract data for profiles and reports and to track donor pipelines.  You will also be able to prioritise and organise workload effectively in a fast paced fundraising environment.

To apply for this position, send a CV covering letter and a sample research profile (confidentially), neither of which should exceed two-pages.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the closing date. Please state where you saw this advert in  your covering letter.

Global Witness is committed to creating a diverse workforce.  We value diversity and inclusion and we want to attract the best people regardless of age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability, social status or religious beliefs.

When you apply, please also complete the equal opportunities form below. Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK

For full details about this vacancy, download the application pack.

The client is happy to conduct telephone interviews for overseas candidates.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

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