Prospect Development Assistant

Unist; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southampton seeks a Prospect Development Assistant to support administrative and research activities within the Office of Development & Alumni Relations. This role is essential for building a pipeline of fundraising prospects and enhancing engagement with alumni and friends of the university. Candidates should possess strong administrative skills, communication strengths, and a proactive attitude, contributing to significant fundraising campaigns and diverse outreach opportunities.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Hybrid working approach

Qualifications

• Proactive individual with administrative experience.
• Great communicator, organized and attentive to detail.
• Willingness to learn and manage varied workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and research support to the Prospect Development team.
• Collaborate with fundraising team for effective engagement.
• Assist in managing information and customer service support.

Skills

Administrative skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Solution-driven

Organizational skills

Job description

Organisation/Company UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Research Field Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 18 Jul 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

At the University of Southampton, our aim is to change the world for the better, bringing together realms of academic research, creativity and knowledge to have a truly collaborative, immersive and ground-breaking impact. We care about the challenges that humanity is facing, and work to support others on a local and global scale.

In the Office of Development & Alumni Relations (ODAR), our job is to galvanise our community to solve these challenges and to make a difference. Would you like this to be your job too?

About the role

The Prospect Development Assistant will provide a varied range of administrative and research support to the Prospect Development team. This will include being an active part of all aspects of the team’s activity, from management of information through to customer service support for our internal users.

The wider Prospect Development team’s function within ODAR is to create a diverse pipeline of fundraising prospects for our fundraisers. The role will also collaborate closely with the fundraising team, to ensure relevant researched constituents enjoy positive engagement through effective and crucial administration.

About you

• A proactiveindividual,witha range ofadministrative skills.
• A great communicator who is confident whilst being well-organised.
• A good eye for detail and be solution driven.
• A willingness to learn new skills whilst managing a busy and varied workload.
• Offer fresh ideas to help enhance all aspects of our work.

About Us

We are planning our first University-wide fundraising and engagement campaign. Together, we want to raise more money and to engage more alumni and friends with Southampton so that we can change the world. We are so excited.

We need people with direct experience or transferable skills and the interest and drive to take on a new challenge. We are actively determined to welcome a diverse group of colleagues into our inclusive team. Every day will be different, you will meet incredible people, and the rewards will be huge.

Imagine fundraising for medical technologies that could cure cancer or dementia. Or engaging a volunteer who can help a student improve their graduate prospects. Or connecting alumni around the world and reawakening important friendships and partnerships. Or seeing the look on a student’s face when they learn they will be the first person in their family to attend University. That could beyou.

What can we offer you?

We recognise that our staff are at the heart of what we do so we have a generousbenefits package. Our hybrid working approach helps with your work life balance and offers you the chance to split your time between office (at least once or twice a week in Southampton) and home working.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team.

To learn more about ODAR, visitJoin ODAR website . If you feel you don’t meet all the selection criteria and/or want to discuss the role further, contact Katy Martin, Prospect Development Manager [e-mail]