The Alumni & Philanthropy team is seeking an enthusiastic Trust & Foundation Coordinator to support its work in developing relationships and generating income from charitable trusts and foundations.
The role requires attention to detail in researching potential funders, matching charitable supporters to the University’s fundraising priorities, preparing compelling bids, and developing and maintaining relationships with funders.
A collaborative approach is required, both internally within the Alumni & Philanthropy team and wider academic and service colleagues and externally, with donors and partners.
The role-holder will work as part of a dynamic team of colleagues who work across alumni engagement and fundraising.
About You
We are seeking a hard-working, enthusiastic individual with strong attention to detail, and experience of preparing high-quality, compelling written documents.
You will be able to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues across the University, and develop collaborative links with external stakeholders.
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sue Vout, Trust & Foundation Manager at sue.vout@northumbria.ac.uk.
To apply for this vacancy, please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.
With over 37,000 students from 140+ countries, we offer world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and an outstanding student experience. We empower our exceptional staff, promoting a positive work-life balance and offering great benefits, including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, generous holiday entitlement, and more.
Our Northumbria Values, co-created by our team, define who we are: Academic Excellence, Innovation, Inclusivity, Collaboration, and Ambition. Our behaviours shape our work culture: We listen and learn, support one another, respect everyone, trust each other, and are bold.
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne and London, we are an on-campus organisation with flexibility in hours and location. We pride ourselves on diversity and inclusivity, holding numerous awards for gender and race equality, disability confidence, and research excellence. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career development of researchers, and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.
* Job Category: Management, Professional and Administrative
* Posting Date: 05/13/2025, 10:07 AM
* Locations: Sutherland Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 8ST, GB
* Apply Before: 06/16/2025, 10:59 PM
* Job Shift: Office Hours Monday to Friday
* Full Time, Part Time or Part Year: Full Time
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