Prospect Development Assistant

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 proactive individual, with a range of administrative 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 be you. 

What can we offer you?  

We recognise that our staff are at the heart of what we do so we have a generous benefits 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. 

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 on k.l.burnett@soton.ac.uk 

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