Development Officer (Legacy Giving)

This new full-time post is available from 1^st July 2023 on a permanent basis. The role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

We also welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements. Please state in your application how many hours FTE you would like to work.

Summary of the role

Global Advancement is responsible for developing lifelong relationships between the University and its alumni and other supporters.

The Development Officer (Legacy Giving) will support, and where appropriate lead, the delivery of the University’s Legacy Giving (gifts in Wills) activity. They’ll contribute to increasing legacy income to the University, managing relationships with pledgers, enquirers and prospects and delivering high-quality legacy communications and events.

They will take a lead role in administering new legacy income and stewarding existing legacy gifts, making sure these gifts have the greatest possible impact at Exeter, and ensure that they’re spent in line with donors’ wishes. The work they do will have an impact long into the future – giving new generations of students and researchers the support they need to change the world.

This role will best suit someone with a passion for fundraising who is highly organised and has excellent communication skills. They will work closely with a number of colleagues in the wider Global Advancement office including members of all three sub-divisions: Supporter Engagement, Operations and Philanthropy.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is of international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Rose Cohen, Head of Individual Giving, telephone (01392 723141) or email r.cohen@exeter.ac.uk.

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