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Donor Relations Officer

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Title: Donor Relations Officer
Location: London
Remote/Onsite Requirement: 20% minimum onsite - Tuesday must be onsite
Duration of Contract: 6 Months
Days/Hours: 36.5 hours per week
Pay Rate: £18.88 - £21.68 per hour - PAYE
Desired Start Date: ASAP

Main duties and responsibilities

Be an integral part of a team delivering high-quality stewardship for major gift donors that connect them to the impact of their gift, including acknowledgements, reporting, events, tours, visits and meetings
Produce meaningful, donor-centric gift acknowledgments
Work with fundraising and academic colleagues to research, write and design impactful reports for donors both for bespoke gifts and pooled funds
Support on tours and visits for prospects and donors in line with their interests
Manage the team inbox and deal with general queries related to Donor Relations activity from across UCL Advancement, professional services and academic departments
Effectively track Donor Relations activity in the CRM to build understanding of the impact of team activity
Manage the supporter gift giving processes, including procurement, keeping track of gift inventories and creating bespoke gifts
Work closely with the Donor Relations Managers on the scholarship stewardship programme including the thank you letter process, liaising with scholarship recipients, dealing with related queries, organising meetings between scholarship recipients and their donors and identifying areas where processes can be improved
Work closely with the Donor Relations Managers on donor experience strategies for priority projects
Work closely with the Events team on relevant donor facing stewardship events including invitation processes, managing logistics and data recording
Work across the fundraising teams to ensure relevant institutional events and opportunities are capitalised on for donor cultivation and stewardship
Remain up to date with industry best-practice, work with the Donor Relations team to implement the latest donor retention and relations strategies as appropriate, and build effective networks with colleagues at other institutions

CriteriaEssential or DesirableAssessment method
(Application &/or Interview)
Experience and knowledge
Experience of working in a busy customer care environment. Handling customer enquiries both in writing and in personEssentialApplication & Interview
Experience of writing high quality, written impact reports/materialsEssentialApplication & Interview
Experience of using Microsoft Office software, including MS outlook, word and excelEssentialApplication & Interview
Experience of working in fundraising in the charity sector, higher education sector or equivalent.DesirableApplication
An understanding of the importance of stewardship and its role in successful relationship managementDesirableApplication & Interview
Experience of tracking information within a databaseDesirableApplication & Interview
Skills and abilities
Exceptional written and in person communication skills, including ability to write engagingly and persuasively to a range of audiencesEssentialApplication & Interview
The ability to build and foster strong working relationships across diverse groups of stakeholders including high net worth/ influential individualsEssentialApplication & Interview
Motivated with excellent organisational skillsEssentialApplication & Interview
Ability to prioritise own work effectively, including balancing short, medium and long term tasksEssentialApplication & Interview
Excellent interpersonal skills: diplomacy, discretion, tact, persuasiveness, and the ability to handle confidential information in a sensitive wayEssentialApplication & Interview
UCL Ways of Working for professional services
Responding to stakeholder needs with the intention to provide an excellent serviceEssentialInterview
Able to recognise and support important innovation and change in the workplaceEssentialInterview
Demonstrating interest in personal developmentEssentialInterview

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