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Administrator (Principal Giving Team), PROSPECTUS

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Salary: £19.18 per hour (circa £35,000 salaried equivalent)
Contract: Full-time, 3-month temp
Location: Central London 2-days per week, 3-days remote
Hours: 35 hours per week
Start date: ASAP
We are delighted to be supporting a leading London-based University in their search for an Administrator to join their principal giving team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised administrator with excellent stakeholder management skills to support high-value fundraising activity and play a key role in delivering an ambitious philanthropic strategy.
Working within a fast-paced and collaborative environment, you will support senior fundraising professionals, key volunteers and major donors, helping to drive engagement, stewardship and operational excellence across the Principal Giving function.
Key Responsibilities
- Fundraising & Team Support:
- Providing comprehensive administrative support to the Principal Giving team.
- Coordinating complex diaries, international travel arrangements and expense processing.
- Assisting with the preparation of fundraising materials, presentations, donor briefings and strategic documentation.
- Organising team meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes and tracking actions.
- Supporting donor stewardship and engagement activities.
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Data Management & Reporting:
- Maintaining accurate donor and prospect information within CRM systems.
- Working closely with colleagues to ensure gifts, donor interactions and fundraising activity are correctly recorded.
- Supporting income tracking, reporting and performance monitoring activities.
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Stakeholder & Donor Relations:
- Acting as a key point of contact for enquiries, ensuring a professional and responsive service.
- Drafting correspondence including invitations, donor communications and briefing materials.
- Building strong relationships with colleagues, alumni, volunteers and external stakeholders.
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Events & Project Coordination:
- Supporting the delivery of donor cultivation events in the UK and internationally.
- Working with colleagues across the organisation to support key fundraising and engagement events.
- Assisting with projects and initiatives that contribute to fundraising success and operational effectiveness.
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Continuous Improvement:
- Reviewing processes and systems to identify opportunities for increased efficiency and improved ways of working.
- Contributing to the ongoing development of best practice across the team.


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Requirements
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence engaging a range of stakeholders.
- Experience working with databases, CRM systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- High attention to detail and accuracy when managing data and documentation.
- A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in a customer-facing, fundraising, alumni relations or stakeholder-focused environment would be advantageous.
If you're excited by the opportunity to support transformational fundraising activity and work with a wide range of influential stakeholders, we'd love to hear from you.
CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged to avoid missing out. If you're interested, please apply ASAP with your CV in Word format.
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