KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Prospect Research
* Lead on the development and maintenance of healthy prospect pipelines across the team to help maximise and strategically focus the team’s fundraising potential.
* Develop and ensure quality control of prospect research processes and documentation.
* Conduct thematic and project led prospect research to identify quality prospects that align with the Trust’s strategic aims and project offering.
* Conduct network mapping of key internal and external individuals to support the engagement and cultivation of new and existing prospects.
* Qualify and prioritise prospective donors on behalf of the team.
* Develop and maintain prospect pipelines across income streams, assigning canvassers and ensuring healthy moves management for broadening our donor pool.
* Develop our due diligence framework and implement on all qualified prospects, undertaking full ethical checks where required in line with the Trust’s ethical checks policy.
* Produce research profiles and biographical briefings for events.
* Utilise internal and external prospect research databases and resources to aid prospect identification. Utilise a matrix and ratings approach to qualify prospects based on their capacity, affinity and access criteria.
* Help to identify events that members of the team can attend in a networking and/or insight gathering perspective.
* Recommend appropriate and cost-effective research tools and support the Fundraising Operations Manager to manage this as part of the expenditure budget.
* Develop positive and productive working relationships with fundraisers, senior leadership and other relevant internal stakeholders.
* Contribute to CRM management and development within Fundraising Operations and the wider team
* Maintain and enhance your personal knowledge, skills and networks by playing an active role in the appropriate professional bodies and internal organisational groups.
* You'll be flexible, with a willingness to work non-traditional hours and be available to travel in the UK.