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The role
We’re looking for a Supporter Care Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated Supporter Care team. This is a brilliant opportunity if you’re someone who loves helping people and takes pride in delivering warm, professional support, this is a fantastic way to make a real difference.
In this role you will:
- Be the first point of contact for supporter enquiries, delivering timely responses by phone and email.
- Process donations accurately and promptly – ensuring supporters feel valued and appreciated – while maintaining up‑to‑date supporter records.
- Support excellent supporter journeys that strengthen relationships and help develop the connection between our supporters and the work of the charity.
About You
You’ll bring:
- Experience in customer‑facing or supporter‑focused roles, with the confidence to handle enquiries warmly and professionally.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to adapt your tone to suit different supporters and situations.
- An organised and collaborative approach, comfortable managing multiple tasks while working effectively with colleagues across teams.
- A positive, solutions‑focused team player, committed to delivering great supporter experiences and maintaining accurate, high‑quality data.
If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!
About working for us
This is a fast-paced organisation that is committed to making a difference for people affected by pancreatic cancer.
Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and matters.
About us
We are Pancreatic Cancer UK. We go above and beyond for everyone affected by this disease.
Right now, half of people with pancreatic cancer die within three months of diagnosis. Families are left with only hope to hold onto. They need more. So we do more.
We bring more break throughs through research, more change through campaigning and more support through our expert nurses.
We make more noise because people have gone unheard. We are relentless because the disease is ruthless. We care more because people feel forgotten.
Because people with pancreatic cancer need more than hope.
Underpinning this vision are our three values:
- Courage
- Compassion
- Community
We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values.
At Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported. We want our workforce to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices.
We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their individual circumstances and background. We can think of no better way to do this than by making sure this role fully represents our intent; therefore, we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.
Safeguarding
PCUK is committed to safe and fair recruitment processes that safeguard and protect those we work with, support and serve. We make sure all our staff are selected, vetted (DBS/Criminal record checks where appropriate), trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care. Where we work with volunteers, we extend the same support in order to ensure that they are working within our ethos and standards.
Hybrid-working:
Our London office is a place to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. We are currently working hybrid with a minimum of 2-3 days in the office. This is an office-based role where you may be required to be in the office more frequently to attend activities and meetings depending on the needs of the role.
How to apply
- You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role on our website's advert. If you have any questions about this role that we’ve not answered, please get in touch with Alex Foott (contact details are on our website's advert).
- To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews.
- You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
- Please note that interviews will be held in our office on the 12th and 13th May 2026.
No agencies/sales call please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and therefore will not be engaging agencies to support this recruitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is delighted to be working with our client to help them recruit for an Individual Giving and Supporter Care Assistant. The organisation is the Army's national charity, here for soldiers, past and present, and their families for life.Last year we supported over 75,000 soldiers, veterans and their families through this work including by funding 86 charities.
This is a permanent role paying a salary of £32,929 per annum. The postholder will be working in a hybrid model from their offices in Victoria, London.
The Individual Giving and Supporter Care Assistant will be responsible for processing supporter donations, answering supporter queries on email, in writing, and over the phone. You will also be assisting the Individual Giving Manager with their work, process invoices, and maintain filing systems for supporter correspondence & records.
The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal communication and phone manner and confidence in communicating with a wide range of people at all levels. They are looking for someone with good written communication skills, with a fluent writing style and good knowledge and practical use of the English language.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a fantastic charity to recruit for The Individual Giving & Supporter Care Assistant role in order to play a key part in ensuring supporters receive excellent service while helping to process and manage donations accurately. This is a varied role combining direct communication with donors, finance support and database management.
Key responsibilities:
- Process donations received via post, telephone, online platforms, and standing orders, liaising with the Finance team where needed
- Manage daily income processing, ensuring all donations are correctly recorded or forwarded
- Oversee Gift Aid processing, including checking, scanning, and secure storage
- Respond to supporter enquiries via phone, email, and post in a professional and timely manner
- Maintain and update donor records, including changes to personal details and communication preferences
- Manage filing systems and maintain accurate records of correspondence
- Record Legacy and In Memoriam income and maintain related communications
- Support fundraising campaigns by assisting with data checks, proofing materials, and coordinating with external partners
About you:
- Experience working in an office or administrative environment
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a confident telephone manner
- High attention to detail and ability to work accurately under pressure
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks
- Experience using databases or similar systems
- Professional, discreet, and able to handle sensitive information with tact
- A collaborative and positive approach, with a willingness to support team objectives
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: £32,929
- Contract type: Permanent, full-time
- Location: London, hybrid working, 2 days in the office
- Deadline: Monday 11th May at 8am
- Interview: Monday 18th May
Benefits include
- 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Employer Pension Scheme, with matched employer contributions up to 8%. (after 3 months)
- Flexible and hybrid working (minimum two days per week in the office).
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.