Prospect Development Manager

Join us in the ambitious ‘Birmingham In Action’ campaign, which commits to raising over £600 million of charitable funding and 1,250,000 volunteer hours, positioning the University as one of the world leaders in University development. To fulfil our exciting campaign ambitions, we are recruiting a Prospect Development Manager to join our creative and dynamic Prospect Development Team. Working with the Head of Prospect Development you will help to maximise philanthropic funding for our campaign. You will be responsible for leading on prospect identification for High-Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs), corporates, trusts, and international portfolios, helping to improve prospect management practices, and working with the Head of Prospect Development on The Development and Alumni Relations Office's philanthropic due diligence process. You will be innovative, self-motivated, and take ownership of a range of prospect research and development projects, and help our Fundraising Team to take our campaign ambitions to the next level. 

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support The University of Birmingham's academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities. The Office, which is comprised of five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni, organisations and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research projects, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships, as well as providing a versatile programme of engagement opportunities for our global alumni community.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.