Philanthropy Projects Officer - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

UE06:
£29, £34,308.00 Per Annum.**
USG / Development & Alumni Planning Unit.

Open Ended Contract - Permanent; Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.**We are looking for a Philanthropy Projects Officer to join our Philanthropy & Donor Relations Team within Development & Alumni.

The Opportunity:

The post-holder will support the work of the Director of Philanthropy and the Philanthropy & Donor Relations team, to contribute to plans and projects to aid in the delivery of long-term fundraising aspirations.

This role provides a terrific opportunity to learn about all aspects of fundraising and to contribute to cross-team projects that will have a real impact on students and research.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Entry-level project management experience and experience of planning and tracking work, identifying and implementing process improvements
Excellent organisational skills, selfmotivation, and an ability to work unsupervised to get the job done including an ability to manage time, deadlines and multiple tasks
Ability to be an effective team member is essential, understanding when to delegate tasks to other Projects Officers or team members as appropriate
Ability to adapt to different situations and be flexible and resilient amidst evolving priorities with excellent influencing skills and ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
Excellent communication skills including written, oral and numerical with good attention to detail, and ability to conduct basic research. Knowledge and competency with software including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and databases

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Application process:

The Development & Alumni department offers an inclusive and welcoming working environment: we understand that a diverse team is crucial to achieving our mission of "connecting for good".

Our team is ambitious, acts with integrity and demonstrates commitment to progress and impact. We nurture talent and reward success.

You will be empowered to shape and inform aspects of our office culture such as diversity and inclusion, mental health and wellbeing, and sustainability.

You will be supported to bring new ideas, and to take and learn from calculated risks. You will be empowered to develop ways of working that fit team needs and individual circumstances.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An inclusive, exciting, positive, creative and rewarding place to work.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which include a generous holiday entitlement, optional
defined benefits pension scheme
s with generous employer contributions
, family friendly initiatives
, flexible working, extensive staff discounts, and much more.

Go to our staff benefits page
for further information. A reward calculator **helps show the total value of pay and benefits provided.

Staff members are supported to contribute to the University' equality diversity and inclusion agenda through groups such as the Disabled Staff Network, Staff Pride Network and Edinburgh Race Equality Network.

The University of Edinburgh is proud of its Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We anticipate interviews will be held week commencing
17 th
April 2023.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
right to work webpages.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role.

International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.