Prospect Development Officer

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  

To develop a diverse pipeline for our fundraisers, our Prospect Development team is looking for a highly motivated individual to proactively source and create research on potential supporters of the University.  This will include reviewing individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and other relevant organisations.    

Working with the fundraising team, you will support the prospect management process, to ensure relevant researched constituents enjoy positive engagement with the University.  You will also act as a data champion, understanding the impact of good data in developing supporter knowledge that makes a measurable impact on our fundraising activity.  

About you  

We are looking for a proactive individual, who can utilise a range of sources to create accurate, thoughtful, and comprehensive research outputs.  You will be a great communicator who is confident in using both qualitative and quantitative data to inform the work of others.  You will have excellent analytical skills, applying these with tenacity, while handling a busy and varied workload.  We want you to bring fresh ideas to help solve problems and enhance all aspects of our work.  

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 you with your work life balance and offers you the chance to split your time between office and home working.  

About us  

We are planning our first University-wide fundraising and engagement campaign, involving more alumni and supporters with Southampton so that we can change the world. With the full support and investment of University leadership, we are excited to be growing our team considerably.  

 We need people with intellectual curiosity and different ideas. 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.  

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. 

If you’d like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact:

Katy Martin, Prospect Development Manager, on k.l.burnett@soton.ac.uk.

Please do contact us if you feel you don’t meet all the selection criteria and want to discuss the role further. 

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