Fundraising Administrator

Confidential; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free entry to venues

Venue discounts

Development opportunities

Job summary

Confidential in Winchester is seeking a Fundraising & Development Executive/Admin to build strong relationships with donors, supporters and corporate partners, while planning donor events and crafting engaging campaigns. You’ll manage invitations, RSVPs and guest lists, support digital fundraising, and help develop content across social media and email.

The role offers hybrid working with travel across Hampshire and opportunities to develop fundraising experience within a friendly team.

Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising, marketing, events, hospitality or customer service, including volunteering, internships, university societies or part-time work.
• Genuine interest in fundraising, events, stewardship, culture and heritage.
• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Confidence using digital tools, social media and spreadsheets.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Proactive, positive approach and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Building warm, lasting relationships with donors, supporters, members and corporate partners.
• Responding to supporter enquiries by telephone, email and in person.
• Helping to plan and deliver donor events, private views, supporter evenings and venue visits.
• Managing invitations, RSVPs, guest lists, briefing notes and post-event follow-up.
• Producing engaging fundraising content across social media, email and appeals, using Canva and similar tools.
• Managing online donation pages and supporting digital fundraising activity.
• Researching potential corporate, legacy and individual-giving prospects.
• Building and maintaining prospect databases and fundraising pipelines.
• Maintaining accurate supporter information on the CRM.
• Processing donations and Gift Aid and assisting with reports and dashboards.

Skills

Donor relations

Event planning

Communication

Digital campaigns

Prospect research

CRM experience

Tools

Canva

Google Analytics

CRM software

Job description

Are you a confident people-person with a creative streak and a passion for events, fundraising and building great relationships?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established charity based in Winchester as a Fundraising & Development Executive/Admin. Perfect for someone looking to build their career in fundraising, events or development, the role combines relationship-building, donor events, digital campaigns, prospect research and creative communications. You'll have the opportunity to bring forward your own ideas, take on responsibility and develop your fundraising experience within a supportive team.

Your new company

You’ll be joining an independent charity that runs and supports museums, galleries, arts centres and visitor attractions across Hampshire. Its work is centred around making a positive difference through culture, with donations and philanthropy supporting exhibitions, learning programmes and cultural venues across the county.
Based in Winchester with hybrid working, the position will also involve travel to venues across Hampshire.

Your new role

As Fundraising & Development Executive, you'll play an important part in creating positive experiences for supporters and developing relationships with donors, members and corporate partners.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building warm, lasting relationships with donors, supporters, members and corporate partners
• Responding to supporter enquiries by telephone, email and in person
• Helping to plan and deliver donor events, private views, supporter evenings and venue visits
• Managing invitations, RSVPs, guest lists, briefing notes and post-event follow-up
• Producing engaging fundraising content across social media, email and appeals, using Canva and similar tools
• Managing online donation pages and supporting digital fundraising activity
• Researching potential corporate, legacy and individual-giving prospects
• Building and maintaining prospect databases and fundraising pipelines
• Maintaining accurate supporter information on the CRM
• Processing donations and Gift Aid and assisting with reports and dashboards.

Previous experience using a CRM or database, email marketing platforms, Google Analytics or prospect research tools would be advantageous. Knowledge of Gift Aid, GDPR or fundraising regulations would also be beneficial, as would a driving licence and knowledge of Hampshire.

What you'll need to succeed

Attitude and personality are particularly important for this opportunity. You'll be someone who is naturally warm, enthusiastic, creative and confident with people, with the ability to build rapport with a wide variety of audiences.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience within fundraising, marketing, events, hospitality or customer service, including relevant volunteering, internships, university societies or part-time work
• A genuine interest in fundraising, events, stewardship, culture and heritage
• Excellent written communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Confidence using digital tools, social media and spreadsheets
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities
• A proactive, positive approach and willingness to learn.

There may be occasional evening and weekend work to support events, with time off in lieu.

What you get in return

• Free entry to the charity's venues
• Discounts within venue caf s and shops
• A friendly, supportive environment with development opportunities.