Development Officer

Development Officer 
Salary £26,000 - £28,000 per annum (full-time equivalent) 
Hours: Part time, 4 days per week 
Location: Hybrid - London/Home

About the Employer  
Our client is a multi-award-winning international charity funding mental health research. By connecting scientists with supporters, together they strive to understand strive to understand mental health, improve treatments, and – one day – prevent mental illness. They are at a critical point in their development, delivering their five-year strategy, They aim to transform the lives of everyone affected by mental illness.

What you'll be doing: 
The Development Officer role is highly varied, providing opportunities to use and develop skills including proposal writing, reporting, and prospect researching to support this charity’s fundraising and donor-relations activities. The role will also play a crucial part in supporting key operational and administrative functions of the wider Development team. 

The right person will be passionate about tackling mental health through research, a self-motivator and driven to ensure that projects are delivered to the highest possible standards. The role will report to the Development Manager (Grants & Partnerships), working closely with and alongside an agile staff team of relationship and partnership managers. 

This is a part-time role, 4 days per week. Two days in the office per week is required.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Support the Development Team to fundraise for this organisation’s work through five-figure applications to trusts and foundations.
• Support on reports and concept notes across varied projects and income streams.
• Work with colleagues to identify and scope new high-value partnership prospects and application opportunities.
• Support the team to deliver high-value applications across trusts, major donors, corporates, and institutional funders.
• Working closely with the team to deliver against Development team annual budget and KPIs as well as report against income, expenditure, and other targets.
• Keep the organisation’s databases up to date with all prospect actions.

Who they are looking for:

• This role is for you, if you have:
• Previous fundraising (or relevant) experience 
• Previous grant/bid writing experience 
• Exceptional communication particularly in understanding and translating complex information and turning it in to compelling written documents 
• Skilled at managing tasks and balancing priorities 
• Excellent eye for detail and ability to work accurately, with minimal supervision 
• Strong organisational and time-management skills 
• Ability to convey passion for this charitys cause and the work that they do.  

The following experience is highly desirable:

• Previous charity sector experience 
• Previous experience in research organisation or international development / institutionally funded organisations 
• Experience with databases and CRMs (NXT & Raiser’s Edge preferred) 

Benefits

• Wellbeing Allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Strengths Finder Assessment & Coaching
• Training & Development
• Season Ticket Loans
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Closing date: Thursday 7th April 2024.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

As an employer committed to inclusivity, they welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Safer recruitment is important to this employer and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.

No agencies please.