Development Coordinator

Full time - 35 hours per week

(Occasional evening and weekend work will be required, with time off in lieu being given)

St Antony’s College is seeking a Development Coordinator to work as part of its Development Office, a long-established function with a current team of three, making it one of the smaller Development Offices within the collegiate University. The Development Office is responsible for fundraising and alumni relations. Working alongside the Development Director, Development Manager and Communications Manager, the successful candidate will provide efficient administrative and organisational support to the College’s Development and Communications functions, to include accurately recording fundraising and alumni activity on the database, processing donations, supporting College-wide communications, and carrying out administrative work relating to events and fundraising campaigns.

The first point of contact for the Development team, the Development Coordinator is responsible for maintaining and improving the accuracy of all alumni, member, and supporter data. They will also play a key role in the team’s communications, fundraising, and events activity – updating the College website and social media, organising and promoting events, and responding to a variety of internal and external queries.

To be successful in your application, you will have sound administrative experience with excellent communication and organisation skills. You will be meticulous in your attention to detail and have a high level of accuracy. Initiative, a strong ability to prioritise a varied workload and a flexible approach to the role will be essential.

You will need to have excellent IT and analytical skills, a good awareness of data protection regulations, and be able to collate and assess information and present it in an effective format. Experience of working in a Development role and an awareness of fundraising best practice would be advantageous, as would a commitment to working in an international multicultural environment.

St Antony’s College is one of the seven graduate colleges of the University of Oxford. The College specialises in the interdisciplinary study of international relations, economics, politics and history of particular parts of the world and has around 550 postgraduate students.

We offer excellent employee benefits including 41 days’ annual leave (including bank/public holidays), free meals in College during normal working hours and when the Hall is open, membership of the University of Oxford’s Staff Pension Scheme, and access to a car parking space in the College’s grounds if available.

St Antony’s College is located in North Oxford, the College is just a 10-minute walk from the city centre and is close to the University Parks, Port Meadow, Jericho and Summertown.

Please click the 'Apply' button above for further information, including the job description, person specification and details of how to apply.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Tuesday 17 February and interviews will be held on Tuesday 3 March.

St Antony’s College is an equal opportunities employer.

Advert information