Fundraising Prospect Researcher

Fundraising Prospect Researcher 

A great donor prospect research role working for a charity in the violence against women and girls sector. 

Refuge is the country’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day they support over 3,700 women, children and men in their national network of services. They advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. They run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, managing a busy press office and website, and they are an accredited training provider. They give a voice to the voiceless. 

Position: Prospect Researcher 
Location: Tower Hill, London 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week 
Salary: £31,926 - £35,700 per annum 
Benefits: 28 days holiday, pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers scheme 

Closing date: 23/10/2016 
Interview dates: w/c 30/10/2016 

About the role: 

It’s a really exciting time at Refuge as we look to develop our fundraising and have ambitious targets for future growth across all funding areas. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring fundraising researcher to join a dynamic fundraising team and implement a research strategy across all areas of major donor, trust and corporate fundraising - within a respected national charity. 

This role will be at the centre of the team and will be the lynchpin of future fundraising successes. The post holder will be responsible for building the prospect pipeline and writing the profiles and development plans for the cultivation and engagement of prospects and donors. You will keep abreast of all sector news relating to fundraising and ensure that Refuge complies with all fundraising legislation. 

There has never been a more exciting time to join Refuge. Public consciousness around domestic violence is increasing and, in a climate of squeezed local authority budgets, there is a renewed focus on generating income from new sources. This role is a brilliant opportunity for a passionate and creative high performing individual hoping to make their mark in the women’s sector. 

About you: 

We’re looking for a bright, enthusiastic individual with 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. Exemplary written communication and organisational skills are essential and an exceptional attention to detail and vitally an interest in fundraising and the work of Refuge. You will also be able to prioritise and organise workload effectively in a fast paced fundraising environment. 

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work. 

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down. 

You may have experience of the following: Prospect Researcher, Fundraising, Data Analysis, Fundraising Officer, Donors, Gifts, Marketing, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, Database Management, etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Easy Web Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by Easy Web Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.