Prospect Research Officer

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The salary will be paid at Grade 5, from £28,098- £32,548 per annum, plus £2,923 per annum London Allowance.

Are you interested in being part of our dynamic, fast-paced team? A team that is pushing boundaries in order to tackle some of the biggest issues that affect our society? King’s College London and King’s Health Partners are doing all of this and more!

Our Fundraising & Supporter Development team fundraises for both the university and our partner NHS hospitals – a unique partnership and the first of its kind in UK and European philanthropy. Our activities span fundraising from major gift to individuals, corporate and community & challenge events as well as engaging the university’s alumni community.

We are currently mapping out ambitions for a new fundraising campaign following the successful close of World questions| King’s answers, which raised over £610m to help tackle some of the world’s biggest questions. This global, award-winning campaign enabled King’s to achieve ground-breaking milestones in neuroscience and mental health, cancer, child health, society and international relations. It is our ambition that our next campaign will be even more successful than the last, in order to make a real and positive difference to the world we live in.

We have a well-established track record of success. We have won awards across the higher education and charity sectors from CASE (the first UK university to win the Platinum award for Fundraising in 2016), the Direct Marketing Association and the Running Awards for our Guy’s Urban Challenge.

This is your opportunity to join our ambitious team and help make a difference.

In return, our benefits package includes generous leave allowance, pension contributions, annual Recognition Pay Scheme, access to healthcare and staff well-being initiatives, training and development opportunities, flexible working options, Cycle to Work Scheme, plus annual season ticket loans. For a full list of staff benefits, please visit our website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/hr/staffbenefits/index.aspx

King’s are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees – in fact this is at the heart of our institution’s cultures and values, and we welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

As Prospect Research Officer will play a crucial role in the delivery of effective and strategic prospect research, prospect identification and prospect management to enable the fundraising ambitions of King’s College London and King’s Health Partners. This post will make a significant contribution towards the department’s success through the identification and research of a variety of potential major funders internationally across a breadth of fundraising priorities.

The selection process will include competency based questions, an assessment and a panel interview.

Interviews are scheduled to be held the week commencing: 18th September

Fundraising & Supporter Development recruit against a set of core values. These are values that are important to us, help us to be a high performing team and are a key part of our departmental culture. We have a two stage selection process consisting of a skills interview followed by a second round core values interview which focuses on a candidate’s approach to work and their values. Our Core Values are: Brave | Rigorous | Integrity | Commitment |Supportive

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role please contact Joanna Carr: [email protected]

To apply for this role, please go to the King’s College London HireWire Job Board and register to download and submit the specified application form.