Administrative Officer - United Kingdom - Camfed International

Description

Job Description

Job Title: Administrative Officer

Salary: £28,277 per annum

Location: UK, Cambridge (flexibility for hybrid working in the UK)

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising Operations

Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 until 17: hrs per week)

Start date: ASAP

Why join us?

This is an exciting time to join CAMFED's passionate and dedicated global fundraising team as we launch our 2030 strategic plan with the ambition of reaching millions more of the world's most vulnerable children. Alongside our alumnae network of over 250,000 young women, who are now at the helm of our movement, CAMFED is on track to profoundly impact the lives of generations of girls and young women across sub-Saharan Africa over the next decade. Watch our CEO, Angeline Murimirwa, share CAMFED's vision for 2030 through her recent TED talk .

As the Administrative Officer, you will work alongside colleagues who like to mix laughs and learning with hard work to deliver a world-class supporter experience.

What's the role?

In this role, you will play a critical role in CAMFED's UK-based fundraising team. This role is ideal for a first-class experienced administrator and will suit you if you are highly organised, enjoy making things work for a team, and thrive in detail. Our team has a strong commitment to learning and professional development. You can expect support from colleagues every step of the way as you build upon your knowledge and skills.

In the role you will:

• Handle key administrative functions for the fundraising team, including the procurement process for purchasing materials, organizing and filing collateral, preparing payment requests and receipts, paperwork for legacy donations, answering the phones, assisting with complex mailings, and sharing email boxes.
• Support individuals in the team with travel arrangements, including preparing visa applications and sign-off processes, making flight, hotel, and train bookings, handling logistics for visitors to the office, and calendar entry.
• Facilitate the coordination of events, for example, tracking RSVPs, printing and collating materials (name badges, presentations, etc), registering participants, ordering food, and preparing follow-up activities for the team's execution.
• With the guidance of the Head of Fundraising Operations, help implement special projects involving the centralized database, for example, updating contact information, logging updates, generating and filing reports, coordinating with the IT team to implement changes and generally assisting with data accuracy and housekeeping.
• Support the logical management of digital files on Google Drive and in other shared digital archives.
• Other general Executive Administration duties.

Person specification

● Detail-oriented with strong experience in administration

● Motivated to work quickly and effectively

● Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

● Excellent communication skills

● Experience using CRM or other database to log data accurately

● Eligible to work in the UK

Application Details

To apply for this position please send your CV and cover letter to with reference 'Administrative Officer'. Applications will close after 2 weeks, on Thursday 2nd of May. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.