Prospect Research Officer

Closed: Monday, April 12, 2021
Fundraising Policy/Research Major Donor

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  • Salary £27,540 - £30,345 per year
  • Location London (On-site)
  • Job Type Permanent, Full-time
  • Sectors Environment
  • Job Reference : 0426

We're looking for a London-based fundraising professional to join us as a Prospect Research Officer and be part of our growing Development Department. In Development, we are responsible for raising funds to enable the wider organisation to deliver on our mission - using the power of the law to protect our planet.

The Development department is formed of several fundraising strands including grants, business development, digital fundraising, and philanthropy teams. In this newly developed role, you will be supporting our work to find and research individual donors, trusts, foundations, and corporate donors to build an active pipeline of global supporters.

This is an excellent opportunity if you are keen to further develop your desk-based research skills and a career in fundraising - all while supporting positive action towards a sustainable future.

Meet your Manager

In this role, you will be managed by Sonia Duckett, our Database Manager who is based in London. Sonia joined ClientEarth in January 2020 and has over 10 years' experience in the not-for-profit sector, having worked in a number of database management roles over the years. Her most recent roles include working as the Senior Database Coordinator for Y Care International until 2020 and prior to this was Research and Insights Officer at Teach First where she led on data insight and prospect management provision for the Development Department.

Main Duties

  • Identifying prospects by carrying out high quality prospect research using publicly available information
  • Promoting collaboration between teams by identifying cross-departmental prospecting opportunities
  • Supporting our expansion into new markets by conducting discrete research projects
  • Producing prospect profile briefings for colleagues
  • Managing regular prospecting meetings with fundraisers
  • Maintaining accurate prospect records

Role requirements

  • Previous prospect research experience, including drafting clear and concise prospect profiles.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of prospect research systems and processes, including pipeline management and working with colleagues to develop strategies to build prospect pipelines
  • Experience working for a charity, NGO, private or public entity with knowledge of Trusts & Foundations, Statutory & Institutional, Major Donor, Corporate.
  • Core IT skills (Microsoft Office, advanced internet search skills, Google Alerts etc.) including database usage (ideally Raiser's Edge) to record and analyse data
  • Ability to analyse and interpret large amounts of complex information and summarise in a clear and concise way for other stakeholders
  • Excellent verbal communication and writing skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Further Information

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Flexible working: Post-covid, we are giving our staff the choice to decide where they want to work for 80% of their week, with the other 20% of their week being office-based. See our Benefits page for more.

ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK.

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