Project Officer - Foundations and Corporations

Do you thrive in a role where organisation and efficiency make a real impact? Are you passionate about supporting the University of Oxford to raise philanthropic funding to deliver ground-breaking research and exceptional teaching? 

Join our dynamic Foundations & Corporations team in Development and Alumni Engagement (DAE) at the University of Oxford. In this new role of Project Officer, you will use your communication and organisation skills to help build and steward high-quality relationships with trust, foundation and corporation donors. This will help enable world-class research, education, and operations in a globally respected institution with worldwide impact. 

Location: University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD

Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 per annum with a possible extension to £45,212.  Inclusive of an Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata)

Contract: Full Time (37.5 hours), Permanent contract 

About Us

The University of Oxford has been ranked the world’s leading university for ten consecutive years. A place where centuries of tradition meet world-changing innovation, we offer you the chance to contribute to our success while working in an inspiring environment that promotes excellence. Here you’ll join a diverse, inclusive community that champions your wellbeing, development, and aspirations. Apply now to become part of our community.

Philanthropy plays a critical role in enabling Oxford to maintain and build on its status as a world-class centre of learning. The Development and Alumni Engagement Office (DAE) at the University of Oxford has been successful in raising donations from a broad, international range of donors, including alumni, non-alumni, foundations and trusts, and corporations. All support enables the University to achieve its key aims of advancing excellence in research and teaching.

About the Role

The DAE Foundations and Corporations Team is a pan-University fundraising team focused on building and maintaining successful philanthropic relationships for University’s priorities. Funding secured supports key research areas such as the environment, health and societal challenges, as well as scholarship support for postgraduate students. We work closely with our colleagues in specialist fundraising teams as well as those in business partnerships and research services.

The Project Officer will play a crucial role in supporting the team in delivering on its fundraising and donor stewardship aims; providing key support in areas such as preparing progress reports for donors, organising donor visits and small-scale events, assisting with the team’s external communications, and helping identify new potential organisation donors. It is an opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate to play an active role in supporting DAE’s mission and contributing to the wider work of the University.

About You

• You will have excellent written and oral communication skills
• You will have a high level of IT proficiency, including Microsoft Office
• Be able to work independently on multiple projects to meet set deadlines
• Be a collaborative team member with good listening skills
• Be able to think strategically about managing University relationships with potential/existing donors

Application Process

To apply, please upload:

• A covering letter/supporting statement
• Your CV
• The details of two referees

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 10 November 2025.

Interviews will take place on 20 November 2025, and will be held face-to-face.

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