Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser

About The Role
Closing date: 28th June
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
We have a fantastic new opportunity available for a passionate and dedicated Officer to join our us as our new Prospect Development Officer.
Sitting as part of our Philanthropy directorate, you will work together to become an expert on the work of Alzheimer’s Society, ensuring we are consistently spotting the most current & exciting opportunities to further our fundraising ambitions. You will have the opportunity to learn from a diverse array of fundraisers – including corporate, philanthropy, trusts, foundations, and communications experts. 
Your main responsibility will be working with our High Value Fundraising teams to complete high quality research, plans and network maps to deliver outstanding prospect acquisition and intuitive supporter journeys. You will utilize your excellent research skills to support the High Value Fundraisers to achieve their strategic goals.
Working as part of a close knit but geographically dispersed team, there will be regular opportunities to discuss professional strengths and development needs, learning from peers and leadership teams alike. You will also work on strategic projects including developing and delivering prospecting strategies.
The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue project work playing to their strengths, as well as benefit from robust development plans to support areas for further upskilling. If you feel professionally fulfilled by becoming a subject matter expert and deploying this alongside your technical skills to achieve ambitious income and supporter experience targets- this is the role for you!
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
 
About you
- Experienced researcher looking to broaden your skillset, who regularly asks – “how can we do this better?” 
- You may be a fundraiser with a passion for horizon scanning and research looking to hone your technical skillset.
- You will share your knowledge, experience, and expertise through your excellent network of internal relationships.
- You will be innovative, but detail orientated, and be able to present complicated information to a range of audiences.
- You will be motivated by delivering truly transformational positive impacts for those affected by dementia, and you will learn how to weave this pivotal impact into every piece of work.
- Ability to use and enhance your technical skillset, using news aggregations tools, CRM databases and other software to build high quality research outputs. 
The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue project work playing to their strengths, as well as benefit from robust development plans to support areas for further upskilling. If you feel professionally fulfilled by becoming a subject matter expert and deploying this alongside your technical skills to achieve ambitious income and supporter experience targets- this is the role for you!
Person Specification
- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation