Fundraising Assistant

Have you got excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise and flexible attitude?

Do you possess excellent attention to detail with the ability to work on your own initiative?

Are you capable of handling confidential information?

If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for two motivated individuals to join our team. This role is responsible for increasing the breadth and depth of engagement with the University's community of over 310,000 ambassadors, advocates and supporters.

Cambridge University Development and Alumni Relations is the fundraising and alumni engagement arm of the University. It has responsibility for raising major philanthropic gifts from alumni and non-alumni sources, and for encouraging lifelong relationships and building links between the University, its alumni and supporters.

We are looking for two new Fundraising Assistants to support our fundraising team. Each Fundraising Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to an allocated group of Fundraisers. The primary duty is to assist the Fundraisers in managing their portfolios of fundraising relationships and the fundraising campaigns that they direct, requiring extensive use of the Amicus databases (data input, running queries and designing / producing reports) for which appropriate training will be given.

Other key duties include; diary management, making appointments and organising meetings, taking minutes of meetings, making travel arrangements and administering expense claims, support event administration, including occasional design of collateral materials.

Applicants should have strong administration experience and must have extremely good communication and organisational skills, confident telephone manner and the ability to work effectively under pressure. Excellent computer skills especially knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and database experience together with a proven ability to work as member of a team are also essential.

This role is based in central Cambridge. We practise a hybrid working model and the successful candidate will be expected to be in the office for a minimum of one day a week.

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Closing date for applications is Sunday 12th February 2023.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th February 2023.

Please quote reference DH35019 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.