Temporary Philanthropy Assistant

We are recruiting for a temporary Philanthropy Assistant for an animal charity . Your main focus will be covering the administrative , gift processing , thanking donors and some diary management,

Hybrid working min 2 days in the office , Thursday is a must .

The Role
Administrative support
Manage thanking processes for donations up to 1k, ensuring all gifts at this level are thanked promptly and personally for their donation.
Lead on the continued development of internal philanthropy processes to ensure efficiency for the team.
Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the database, Salesforce and support with keeping records up to date and reporting.
Maintain accurate records on relevant databases ensuring our compliance with data protection and charity legislation.
Support the Major Gifts Officer with the administration of the scheme where needed.
Provide regular support to the Prospect Researcher developing guest biographies for key philanthropy events.
Take action points and coordinate follow-up actions for internal meetings as required.
Support with the onboarding of new team members.
Assist the team with travels arrangements, stationery orders, organising team meetings and a variety of logistical arrangements.
Coordinate Philanthropy projects to ensure the successful and timely delivery of key department wide initiatives. Acting as project liaison between Philanthropy and other key internal project stakeholders.
Providing administrative and project coordination support to the Campaign Manager as required
.Prospect development
Assist the Special Events team when needed in organising a range of events for major donor prospects, including dinners and events at rehoming centres.
Work with the Prospect Researcher to identify prospects following incoming donations of 1,000 and above.
Design and Print
Support Major Gifts and Principal Gifts teams with the writing and design of funding proposals, cases for support, updates, and reports to pre-discussed deadlines and set timelines.
Coordinate fundraising materials for the team, including updating brochures and producing communication materials in collaboration with creative agencies where necessary.
Support the Philanthropy Team to coordinate regular update mailings to donors and prospects.

The Candidate
Experience in a fundraising role
Experience working in a team focussed on high net worth individuals
Experience working in a team focussed on VIPs/ celebrities
Experience working with creative agencies and suppliers

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