Development Operations Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to join University of the Arts London’s Development Operations Team as a Development Operations Officer. The Development Operations Team (comprised of the Head of Development Operations and Senior Development Researcher) plays a pivotal role by supporting fundraising, events, and alumni relations in four key areas: donor and alumni database (Raiser’s Edge NXT) management prospect research and portfolio management reporting and insight data governance and compliance In this role you would have the opportunity to support the department’s activities through prospect research and alumni data management. More specifically, you would undertake research into donors, prospective donors, and strategic partners, while utilising your database and Excel skills to manage alumni data updates. This is a hybrid role, with a minimum of two days per week required on-site at the High Holborn office (Tuesdays and Thursdays). If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Bojan Fligler, Head of Development Operations, at b.fligler@arts.ac.uk , for an informal conversation. About you Our ideal candidate will have experience of desktop research within a fundraising environment, including identifying corporate, trust and individual prospects, and producing written reports for varied audiences. You will have experience in using relational databases or CRMs and be an experienced user of Microsoft Excel, with good skills in data formatting and manipulation. You will be an excellent communicator, with a proven track record of successful task management, teamwork and problem-solving skills. We are UAL University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity. We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world. For further details and to apply please click the apply button. Closing date: 4 March 2024 at 10am. Interviews will be held in person, at UAL's High Holborn office, on Friday 22 March 2024. If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.