Title: Senior Fundraising and Research Officer
Reports to: Fundraising Director
Contract Type: Full-time - Permanent
Located: Contractually based from one of our offices with flexibility to work from home, subject to business requirements and line manager approval.
Hours: 5 days per week (37.5 Hours) Worked between Monday- Friday
Salary: Grade 4 £29,680 - £32,099 FTE salary, (5% employer pension contribution, Medicash and group life assurance, 27 days annual leave per annum for FTE plus bank holidays)
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Role Summary
Working as part of a small but ambitious team to support the fundraising for Right to Succeed, a fast-growing national charity, working to deliver place-based and educational change in the most disadvantaged communities.
Key Responsibilities
Undertake in - depth prospect donor research
* Using funder databases, such as Funds Online and GrantNav 360 Giving, along with online search functions including Google, to research potential funders for Right to Succeed.
* Recording the results of the research in our research spreadsheet and/or CRM database.
* Creating research briefings on funders of potential interest to Right to Succeed and storing them in the relevant folders/area of our CRM database.
* Presenting the findings of funder research to the Fundraising team to support decisions on next steps in approaching the funder(s).
Provide high quality administrative support
* Supporting with the creation of Fundraising meeting agendas and leading on recording and sharing minutes from all fundraising meetings.
* Support in the organisation of the Fundraising team's files and folders on RtS's shared drive.
* Creation of funder thank you letters.
* Supporting the Fundraising Team to set up both internal and external meetings including recording the meeting time/date in Google Calendar and setting up/running the meeting via Zoom, Slack, Google meets etc as appropriate.
* Oversight of the development email address and monitoring messages received in that inbox.
* Helping the team to keep our application and reporting tracker up to date
* Contributing to the management of the internal database (CRM) to ensure that all funder activities and engagement are captured.
* Supporting the arranging of funder events, including 'Frontline' visits for funders, roundtable events and other external-facing events in the calendar.
* Keeping up-to-date records of donor reporting requirements
* Maintaining the system that ensures regular communication with all donors and inputting into the management of the internal database to ensure that all donor funder reporting activities and engagement are captured.
Provide support on our individual giving funding stream
* Leading on the administrative support of our Individual Givers unrestricted income funding stream.
Work collaboratively on funding applications and reporting
* Supporting the team in the writing of high quality fundraising applications, bids and monitoring reports for funders (focused on Trusts, Foundations, Institutional and Statutory funders, with some work with our 'institutional' style corporate funders).
Take on other responsibilities where appropriate
* The responsibilities identified above are not exhaustive and the successful candidate is required to be flexible in line with the business needs of a fast-growing charity environment, taking on other responsibilities where appropriate.
Please note the critical responsibilities of this role are described above. They may be subject to reasonable changes from time to time in line with business needs.
Person Specification
Experience required (essential)
* Experience of writing for a range of audiences.
* Experience in maintaining relationships with a range of stakeholders.
* A flexible and hands-on approach to work
* Professional and resourceful self-starter, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Experience of working with CRM databases/funding databases
Experience required (desirable)
* Recent experience of working in the voluntary/charity sector
* Experience of understanding complex information and turning it into concise and compelling written communications
* Fundraising from regional sources
Skills (essential)
* Strong organisational, planning and time management skills
* Effective communication skills, both written and oral, including
* Strong research skills
* Strong IT skills
* Strong interpersonal skills
Knowledge & Qualifications (desirable)
* Understanding of bid writing and/or monitoring for Trusts, Foundations, Statutory and/or Institutional donors
* An understanding of fundraising across different revenue streams
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Background checks
Due to the nature of the role and the work Right to Succeed carries out we will ask the successful candidate to complete an Enhanced DBS check and any offer of employment will be subject to this background check, along with references from previous employers and checks on their right to work in the UK.
As an equal opportunity employer Right to Succeed does not discriminate against those with criminal records and any information disclosed on the background check will only be considered against the risk that could be posed to our staff members or the recipients of our work, and we comply in principle with the DBS Code of Practice.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please submit a CV and a supporting statement including your motivation for applying and how you meet the criteria for the role to by 9:00am on Monday 22nd September 2025.
Unfortunately, we can't consider any candidates who do not submit a supporting statement.
Your supporting statement must not exceed two pages and should cover your motivation for applying for the role and how your skills and experience meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification. This is also your opportunity to evidence the written communication skills that will be necessary for the role.
If you need any advice or guidance on the application process, please contact
Timetable
Applications invited by 9:00am on Monday 22nd September 2025
First Stage Interviews: Thursday 25th September 2025
Second Stage Interviews: Tuesday 30th September 2025
This will be a two-stage interview process with a task to be prepared for stage 2.
These dates may be subject to change.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £29,680.00-£32,099.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Liverpool L3 1BP