Salary Range: £23,144 - £25,138
The University of Strathclyde seeks to appoint a Development Assistant to work within the Alumni & Development team. You will provide operational support to a busy fundraising program, which raises funds through the development of relationships with a wide range of alumni, trusts and foundations and company supporters. Working directly with our fundraising teams and across the wider department, this is an excellent opportunity to progress your administrative skills in a dynamic environment whilst supporting the generation of philanthropic income at Strathclyde.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will be focused on providing administrative support for a wide range of fundraising activity. You will have the opportunity to assist in event planning and delivery, support our Telethon and Giving Day campaigns, facilitate meeting arrangements between fundraisers and donors and organise complex travel itineraries for fundraisers undertaking UK and International travel. From time to time this will include communicating directly with our alumni and supporters. You will further maintain the department’s administrative systems, including some financial processes, and support the effective running of the wider department.
The successful candidate will have strong administrative experience, ideally gained in a customer focused environment. They will be able to prioritise their own tasks within the agreed framework of the role and have an interest in developing their career within a higher education and fundraising setting.
If you are passionate about higher education, and supporting projects that will benefit students, then you could have the opportunity to help deliver an ambitious fundraising strategy at Strathclyde.
Formal interviews for this post will be held on 10/09/2024.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Tom Frost, Stewardship Officer (thomas.frost@strath.ac.uk).