AddressOpportunity ID
398
Job Summary
IWM’s Fundraising and Development Department is responsible for building financial sustainability for IWM through securing external funding from individuals, corporates and trust and foundations.
This role is vital to the current Transforming Fundraising Strategy as it will work across all strands of fundraising and providing accurate, targeted research to help shape our campaigns and approaches.
The Development Officer: Prospect Research will produce research profiles, briefing notes and due diligence reports for fundraisers, the Director of Development, IWM leadership team and Trustees. They will conduct proactive research into sector fundraising activity and trends, and support in the creation of fundraising pipelines.
This role is also responsible for overseeing the Raiser’s Edge NXT database, setting departmental policies and protocols, and delivering any relevant training.
Key duties
You will be expected to work independently as well as across different teams in order to contribute to and deliver the priorities of IWM - using your knowledge, skills, talent and potential to the best of your ability.
You will focus at all times on delivering excellent customer service, ensure value for money at all times while being professional, courteous and demonstrating the behaviours and attributes expected of all IWM employees. You will also adhere to all corporate standards, and use corporate systems as directed to ensure consistency of service, brand and operational standards.
You will be expected to work across departments effectively, working with individuals, partners and where appropriate volunteers.
To identify and implement learning and development needs for both yourself and your team, including volunteers, if appropriate.
In addition, your duties will include:
Research
Identify and research new supporters for IWM- Research current supporters and identify new fundraising opportunities
- Analyse wider sector trends and giving patterns
- Prepare detailed research profiles for IWM staff, Trustees and Volunteers
Briefings
Prepare meeting briefing notes for IWM staff, Trustees and Volunteers- Prepare due diligence reports on new and existing supporters
- Where relevant, provide specific briefings and presentations for IWM Boards and Committees
- Prepare concise and relevant guest profiles for IWM events
- Take minutes at all relevant department meetings.
Data Management
Shape Fundraising and Development Raiser’s Edge NXT processes and protocols- Assist the Department in constructing donor pipelines, reports and lists
- Ensure Raiser’s Edge NXT policies remain in line with data protection law
And additional ad hoc duties as required.
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March 26th 2024, 9:00 AM
Interviews for this post are planned for 11th and 16th April 2024.
The benefits listed below are discretionary and IWM reserves the right, with due notice, to vary or withdraw them at any time. All such benefits apply during the course of your employment only.
- Our generous full-time equivalent annual leave allowance is 25 days per annum plus public holidays rising to 30 days after 5 years.
- Access to our Company Group Pension Plan with competitive Employer Contributions.
- Access to select a range of benefits to suit your personal circumstances and lifestyle via our benefits platform, IWM4me. IWM4me offers IWM staff a wide range of health, protection, and lifestyle benefits, many at corporate rates not available on the high street.
- Free sanitary products provided at all sites.
- 20% discount in all IWM’s on-site shops.
- A 25% discount in IWM’s cafes.
- Free entry to all IWM Air shows at IWM Duxford.
- Free entry to a large number of other museums & galleries and their exhibitions which we have reciprocal arrangements with.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits dependent on length of service.
- Access to our in-house training programmes and development
- Access to an interest free season ticket loan scheme after three months service.
- Access to a Cycle 2 Work Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, and Career Development Advice.
- IWM staff also have access to The Charity for Civil Servants services and support.
- IWM staff are entitled to membership of the Benenden Healthcare Society (subject to their terms & conditions.
- Eligibility to join the Civil Service Sports Club, securing additional discounts and benefits.
- Access to social events run by groups with IWM.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. This role is subject to:
A basic check, which shows unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
IWM is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunities.
We miss out when people feel IWM isn't for them, and are committed to removing and reducing barriers to make IWM open to everyone.
Our Access and Inclusion strategy has been developed to promote openness, equal opportunities to access, inclusivity and encourage diversity in everything that we do, from employment practices, the services we provide to our visitors to the facilities we make available to public.
At IWM we seek to address the need for greater diversity within our workforce as well as the wider museum and heritage sector. In all our practices we embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity and we welcome applications from suitable candidates of all backgrounds.
