Philanthropy and Partnerships Officer
Location: Slimbridge. Flexible working
Salary: £24,405 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time role working 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, with flexibility of working a 30-hour week for the right candidate
About The Role
This is an exciting time to join WWT! In this brand new post you will provide an essential support function across all three fundraising sections of the Philanthropy & Partnerships Department; Corporate Partnerships, Major donors and Grants. This post will also support the Prospect Research function of the team, helping to identify and qualify potential new donors for the team to investigate.
We work with a wide range of highly impactful and innovative corporate partners, grant funders, and philanthropists, who share our commitment to the environment. This role is key to the professional delivery of these partnerships, as well as supporting our ambitions to grow income.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience where you will work closely with colleagues across the P&P department and the wider organisation. You will gain a holistic understanding of fundraising that could lead to further exciting opportunities in the fundraising sector.
About You
WWT are seeking a personable individual who is keen to learn about all elements of our Philanthropy work. You will provide support across the entire Philanthropy and Partnerships team, so we are seeking someone with great people skills, as well as drive, initiative and determination. You'll be diligent, displaying a high attention to detail and accuracy, and have a dynamic approach to your work.
As our ideal candidate you'll bring efficient administrative skills with good use of Microsoft Office (particularly word and excel). You'll have the ability to independently prioritise workload with limited supervision as you will be supporting work across all three sections of the Philanthropy and Partnerships team. You'll also bring experience of liaising with a broad range of stakeholders by phone, email and letter.
The Philanthropy and Partnerships Team are based at Head Office, Slimbridge with most of the team in hybrid roles (spending time in the office at Slimbridge and working from home.) However, home working will be considered on the basis of regular attendance at Slimbridge a minimum of once a month with the potential for more frequent visits where required. A driving licence is not a formal requirement of this role but is desirable.
About Us
We're WWT, and we're on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There's never been a more important moment for our work, and we've got some phenomenal people on the case.
Whether they're taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there's nothing we love more than watching them soar.
Whatever you do here, you'll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?
Why you'll love working at WWT
- Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
- Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
- 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) - this includes bank holidays, and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
- Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
- Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
- Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
- Cycle to work scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
- Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first
Closing Date: 30/08/2024
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.
No agencies please.