Position : Fundraising Officer Location : South Downs Centre, Midhurst Closing Date : 30 November 2025 Interview Date : 11 December 2025 Salary : £28,540 - £31,127 Hours : 37 hours per week Type of post : Permanent The South Downs National Park Authority is a young, exciting organisation created to care for the landscapes, wildlife and cultural heritage of the National Park and help people to learn about and enjoy the area. We also have an important role to support the local communities that live and work here. We are looking for a motivated candidate to join our fundraising team who is committed to creating a modern, flexible organisation that works through partnership and supports local action. As Fundraising Officer, you will play a key role in helping us achieve our fundraising objectives - writing applications, producing funder reports and supporting the team through a varied workload that includes admin, events and communications. You will have experience of fundraising, working in a team environment and dealing with colleagues, funders and external stakeholders in a professional manner. You will have the ability to effectively organise and prioritise a diverse workload as part of a friendly fundraising team. This is an exciting opportunity for a developing fundraiser to make a meaningful impact, helping the South Downs National Park Authority and our partners achieve our ambitions with the support of external funding. Sound like something that interests you? Think you can really add value to the role? Meet the person specification? Then please apply! To apply: Please apply via the button shown to upload your CV and complete our application, referring to the person specification. SDNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age. We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for disabled applicants. In all circumstances, the SDNPA appoints on merit, based on evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post. Further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion can be found on our website. SDNPA Enhanced Benefits - Flexible working – (this is available for the majority of our roles. However, some positions may require on-site presence and/or specific hours due to business needs) - Local government pension scheme - Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme - Heat Scheme (capped interest-free green home improvement loan, available on a first-come, first-served basis) - Healthcare - includes cash plan, counselling and wellbeing discounts - Access to Health and Wellbeing portal and webinars - 27 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 days, plus bank holidays - Professional development support - Cycle to work scheme - Car sharing - Use of pool cars - Regular staff events/activities, which support the SDNPA’s Purposes and Duty