Development Assistant

Posted 19 April by Australasian Recruitment Company
£21.00 per hour
London , South East England
Permanent, full-time
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Posted by Australasian Recruitment Company
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT

This is an exciting opportunity for a Development Assistant to join a globally recognised London university on a temporary basis!
  
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT ROLE:
  • Managing and maintaining excellent relations with prospective donors, client representatives, and external suppliers as well as all key internal and external stakeholders
  • Attending regular meetings to review the status and strategies for prospects assigned to the Heads and following up with actions
  • Drafting agendas and minutes/action points for team meetings and other ad hoc operational meetings
  • Researching, collating, organizing, and editing material for inclusion in letters, proposals, and reports for internal and external audiences
  • Maintaining a tracking and filing system to manage both paper and electronic files and correspondence
  • Completing research tasks independently using desktop media, databases, and other resources and presenting results clearly, concisely, and appropriately for the relevant audience
  • Assisting with team projects as appropriate
  • Communicating effectively with other members of the Division, acting as an escalation point for non-routine queries
  • Maintaining annual leave and sickness records for the team(s)
  • Processing financial requirements such as expense claims, credit card statements, raising purchase orders, and journaling costs across budgets
  • Ensuring budgets are adhered to by reconciling accounts regularly
  • Providing full support for a heavy meetings schedule, including complex diary management, coordination of meetings, briefings, and distribution of papers, alongside ad hoc catering support
  • Managing complex travel arrangements including accommodation and all aspects of itineraries
  • Using the alumni database Raiser’s Edge to add events, extract data, run queries, and update records with event mailings, acceptances/declines, and attendees
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT ESSENTIALS:
  • Database management experience
  • Coordination/diary management experience
  • Higher Education experience
  • Raisers Edge Experience
If you feel that you fit the above criteria then please apply today by submitting your CV to us. Please note due to the high volume of applications that we receive only successful applicants will be contacted. For information on how we process personal information please refer to our website: How We Use Your Personal Information.
 
At Australasian Recruitment Company we are committed to an Equal Opportunities policy and make employment decisions by matching business needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities) gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

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