Development Coordinator – Student Support

The Student Support fundraising team is recruiting a Development Coordinator. This highly successful team focusses on different areas of the student experience, including access and outreach and supporting the University’s strategic ambition of funding increased post graduate scholarships.

Our work helps to ensure that the brightest and best minds can thrive at Oxford, regardless of their social or economic background.

In this role you will play a key coordination and project role to support this busy and friendly fundraising team. 

About the Role

As Development Coordinator you will combine coordination of team activities with managing your own projects. A typical day could involve coordinating the visit of a prospective donor, supporting the Head of the team with fundraising data, working across teams to assist with the organisation of stewardship events in Oxford and elsewhere, and working with colleagues on a fundraising appeal.

The role would suit someone who is interested in fundraising, and there are excellent career development opportunities.

To be successful you’ll need:

• Strong administrative and systems skills, attention to detail and an ability to multi-task and manage a varied workload are pivotal to the success of this role. 
• You will have proven administrative work experience and be used to working with a number of stakeholders: for this role this will include a wide range of internal colleagues and academic staff, supporters and volunteers of the University, and the general public. 
• With excellent communication skills, a flair for organisation and capability to act on your own initiative you will play a key role in a busy team. 
• Experience of Microsoft Office and CRM systems is vital and prior knowledge of the University’s DARS system (or similar) is highly desirable.  

What We Offer:

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

• Flexible hybrid working
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• Membership to CASE
• Training and development opportunities
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

Application process:

• Click the link to ‘Apply’ and follow the on-screen instructions on our Application portal.
• Applications must include of a CV and a letter of application, in your own words (in PDF format), outlining your motivations to apply for this role, your relevant experience and how you meet the criteria of the person specification.
• For further guidance and support, please visit https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply.

Only applications received before 12.00 noon on 28 November 2024 can be considered.

Interviews are currently scheduled to take place 10 December 2024, in person in Oxford.

Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply.

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

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