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South Kensington, Greater London (Hybrid)
8.3 miles
£55,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description
Role Summary
This senior leadership role will oversee the strategic planning, management and reporting of the Natural History Museum’s major fundraising campaign NHM150, the campaign to raise £150m to revitalise our South Kensington home ahead of our 150th anniversary. The successful candidate will combine exceptional relationship-building skills with proven campaign management expertise to support the Development team’s fundraising objectives. Reporting to the Director of Development the post-holder will lead a team of development professionals to deliver insightful prospect research, manage systems for donor journeys and lead on excellent donor stewardship for the Development team. They will also manage the continuous improvement of the Development CRM and ensure that excellent income processing and reporting systems are in place. A key member of the Development Group’s Senior Leadership Team, the post-holder will work with colleague across the Museum to ensure that the NHM150 Campaign and major funding bids are aligned with the Museum’s wider strategy and operating plan.
Main tasks and responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Planning
- Support the development of campaign strategies aligned with organisational priorities and timelines
- Work with the Director of Development and the heads of fundraising to establish fundraising goals, metrics, and benchmarks for campaign success
- Create detailed campaign plans including case statements, prospect identification, solicitation strategies, and timeline management
- Collaborate with executive leadership and NHM150 Fellows to continue to refine campaign objectives and messaging
Campaign Execution & Management
- Manage campaign logistics including, communications, materials development, and donor cultivation activities
- Liaise closely with the Head of Special Events to ensure that NHM150 projects and donors are at the heart of NHM hosted events
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including development staff, communications, finance, and external consultants
- Monitor campaign progress against established metrics and adjust strategies as needed
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and organisational policies
Prospect Research and Stewardship
- Lead the prospect research function responsible for identifying major gift and partnerships prospects including individuals, foundations, corporations, and government entities
- Develop and lead prospect tracking and management systems ensuring excellent cultivation and solicitation plans are in place across the Development function
- With the support of the Director of Development’s Executive Assistant coordinate volunteer engagement and peer-to-peer fundraising activities
- Lead the stewardship function, ensuring that Development wide policies are developed and implemented and that these are coordinated with colleagues across the Museum, and that donors are recognised and stewarded to the highest standards.
Development Operations
- Ensure the accurate and timely processing off all Development income, liaising closely with colleagues in Finance to improve and maintain accurate and insightful reporting to improve planning.
- Manage the smooth and effective running of Development Group’s CRM (Raisers Edge) ensuring compliant, accurate and effective systems
- Ensure the Database and Reporting Manager oversees a pipeline of donor data screening, cleaning and segmentation in order to ensure accuracy, consistency and functionality of data, and that clear and accessible training and procedures are in place for and delivered to database users
- Ensure accurate and timely management of the Development Group’s corporate expenditure, including CRM supplier, membership bodies and regulatory costs.
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and mentor a team of development professionals, providing guidance on campaign strategies and donor management
- Recruit, train, and supervise campaign staff and consultants as needed
- Foster a collaborative team environment focused on achieving campaign objectives
- Provide professional development opportunities and performance management for direct reports
What we’re looking for
Essential
- Experience of working strategically and contributing to the development and implementation of organisational strategy and business planning within a not-for-profit/fundraising environment
- Experience of analysing, interpreting and communicating complex management information to senior stakeholders, including developing and monitoring effective KPIs
- Experience of developing and managing fundraising plans and income and expenditure budgets
- Experience of financial processes relating to fundraising, such as Gift Aid, target setting and monitoring
- Experience of delivering excellent stewardship to diverse donor constituencies
- Experience of working with fundraising databases such as Raiser’s Edge and Microsoft Dynamics
- Experience of leading multi-functional and high achieving teams to deliver excellent results, including motivating and coaching staff and dealing effectively with any performance issues
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience working with diverse donor constituencies including individual major donors, foundations, and corporate partners
- Experience of working with international fundraising communities and mechanisms
- Experience of contributing to and implementing corporate governance policies and procedures, including risk management and information and records management
- Experience of managing supplier relationships effectively
- Experience working collaboratively with board members, volunteers, and senior leadership
Skills and abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, persuasion and influencing skills and the ability to build good relations both internally and externally
- Strong project management capabilities with experience managing complex, multi-year initiatives
- Proven ability to develop compelling cases for support and fundraising materials
- Experience with fundraising database management and prospect research tools
- Strategic thinking and analytical skills with ability to interpret data and adjust strategies accordingly
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences
- High level of computer literacy, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams toward ambitious goals
- Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
- Resilience and persistence in pursuit of fundraising objectives
Key information
Salary: £55,000 per annum, grade 3
Hours: Full time, 36 per week
Contract: Permanent
This role operates on a hybrid model, and it requires at least 2 days of working on-site at South Kensington.
All positions at the Natural History Museum are conditional subject to
receipt of:
- Proof that you are legally entitled to work in the UK
- A Basic Disclosure Check from the Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS)
- Satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of your employment or education
- Health clearance
The Museum supports flexible working.
Our benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of benefits to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
Wellbeing and work-life balance
- Generous annual leave allowance of 27.5 days holiday plus public holidays
- Enhanced sickness pay to support you through periods of illness
- Wellbeing provision including Mental Health First Aider support and regular learning sessions on wellbeing topics
- Flexible working and hybrid working arrangements where the role allows
- A 24/7 employee assistance programme including face to face counselling sessions
- Occupational health advice and support
- Eye care vouchers for display screen users
- Supportive policies to help you manage life events, for example becoming a carer, menopause, transitioning at work
Financial
- Generous defined contribution pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10% of salary
- Life insurance that will pay 4 times your salary to a beneficiary in the event of your death in service
- Season ticket and cycle loans to help you spread the cost of cycling to work
- Rental deposit loan scheme – to help you spread the cost of a deposit on a rental property
- 20% discount in our NHM shops both online and in store
- Discounts in our on site restaurants and coffee shops, and use of our staff canteen at South Kensington
- Discounts at local shops and restaurants within the South Kensington area
Cultural and lifestyle
- Free entry with your NHM staff pass to a wide range of museums and galleries across London and around the UK
- Every staff member is entitled to 10 complimentary tickets each year to give to friends and family
- Access to the Civil Service Sports and Social Club for a small monthly fee, offering a range of benefits such as discounted tickets to visitor attractions and gym membership discounts
- Access to the NHM Sports and Social Association for a small fee which provides access to our fitness centre at South Kensington and a range of activities and clubs including football and yoga
Family friendly
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Flexible working and hybrid working arrangements where the role allows
- Supportive policies to help you manage fertility treatment
- Paid special leave to help you manage unexpected life events or to make caring arrangements
How to apply
To apply, please complete an online application through our recruitment portal.
The closing date for applications is 29 July 2025.
First stage assessment for this role is likely to take place in week commencing 04 July 2025.
How we hire
We want everyone to be able to perform at their best throughout our hiring process. We’ve put together some information about how we hire as well as tips for completing your application and taking part in our assessment process. You can find this information on our careers site here.
Reasonable adjustments
We welcome applications from disabled candidates, and are committed to adapting our recruitment processes to make sure all candidates can perform at their best. If you require adjustments to our application process or require materials in a different format, contact us.
If you need adjustments to the assessment stage of our hiring process, indicate this on your application form and we’ll contact you before the assessment to put these in place.
We’re part of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to all disabled candidates who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for the role.
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Closing date: 29 July 2025 at 23:30
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Alzheimers Society
Remote
£38,704 - £43,004 Per Annum
Permanent
Job description
About The Role
Are you passionate about turning data into powerful insights that drive meaningful change? Do you have a knack for telling stories with data?
At Alzheimer's Society, we're seeking a Reporting Analyst to join our Data team within the Technology directorate. In this essential role, you'll shape how we gather, interpret and visualise data to support strategic decision-making across all directorates. From developing comprehensive reporting directories to conducting business analysis and building dashboards, your work will be instrumental in strengthening our mission.
This is more than just a reporting role. It's a chance to champion data-led thinking across the Society, prototype and build new solutions, and help ensure we deliver the right support, in the right way, at the right time. You'll work with passionate, values-led colleagues, applying your technical expertise whilst making a real difference to people's lives.
About you
You’re a confident and collaborative data professional who enjoys transforming complex information into clear, accessible insights. With a strong technical foundation and a proactive approach, you're able to work independently while building strong relationships across teams. You take pride in high-quality outputs and thrive in environments where your expertise can drive real-world impact.
You'll have:
- Proven experience developing sophisticated operational and analytical reports using tools like Power BI or Tableau, tailored to varied audiences across multiple directorates.
- Strong SQL skills, with the ability to extract, transform and manipulate large datasets for analysis and reporting purposes.
- A good grasp of business analysis techniques to identify new data opportunities and deliver effective, iterative solutions.
- Experience with comprehensive testing approaches, including user acceptance testing and quality assurance processes.
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical colleagues and provide user training.
- Strong time management and attention to detail, with ability to prioritise requests and meet deadlines across multiple projects.
- Collaborative mindset, with confidence to guide, support and advise stakeholders at all levels whilst maintaining high data quality standards.
- Knowledge of GIS tools, such as ArcGIS would be advantageous but not essential.
What you’ll focus on:
- Gathering requirements from across all teams and directorates, developing comprehensive reporting directories and sophisticated reports that maximise benefits for diverse user groups.
- Using SQL and business intelligence software to create accessible dashboards, data structures and report definitions for management teams across the organisation.
- Coordinating comprehensive testing of new data products, ensuring compliance with privacy-by-design principles and data governance policies.
- Assessing user experience of reports and analytics, demonstrating value through KPIs and prototypes whilst continuously improving accessibility and design.
- Providing training, guidance and ongoing support to colleagues on effective data use, quality practices and reporting tools.
- Supporting managers in liaising with suppliers and external agencies, whilst identifying procedural improvements and maintaining documentation.
- Spreading knowledge of data storage and usage, using business analysis techniques to identify better ways to utilise data across the Society.
Deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 27th July.
Interviews begin week commencing 11th August.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.
Giving back to you
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.
You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.
Are you passionate about turning data into powerful insights that drive meaningful change? Do you have a knack for telling stories with data?
At Alzheimer's Society, we're seeking a Reporting Analyst to join our Data team within the Technology directorate. In this essential role, you'll shape how we gather, interpret and visualise data to support strategic decision-making across all directorates. From developing comprehensive reporting directories to conducting business analysis and building dashboards, your work will be instrumental in strengthening our mission.
This is more than just a reporting role. It's a chance to champion data-led thinking across the Society, prototype and build new solutions, and help ensure we deliver the right support, in the right way, at the right time. You'll work with passionate, values-led colleagues, applying your technical expertise whilst making a real difference to people's lives.
About you
You’re a confident and collaborative data professional who enjoys transforming complex information into clear, accessible insights. With a strong technical foundation and a proactive approach, you're able to work independently while building strong relationships across teams. You take pride in high-quality outputs and thrive in environments where your expertise can drive real-world impact.
You'll have:
- Proven experience developing sophisticated operational and analytical reports using tools like Power BI or Tableau, tailored to varied audiences across multiple directorates.
- Strong SQL skills, with the ability to extract, transform and manipulate large datasets for analysis and reporting purposes.
- A good grasp of business analysis techniques to identify new data opportunities and deliver effective, iterative solutions.
- Experience with comprehensive testing approaches, including user acceptance testing and quality assurance processes.
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical colleagues and provide user training.
- Strong time management and attention to detail, with ability to prioritise requests and meet deadlines across multiple projects.
- Collaborative mindset, with confidence to guide, support and advise stakeholders at all levels whilst maintaining high data quality standards.
- Knowledge of GIS tools, such as ArcGIS would be advantageous but not essential.
What you’ll focus on:
- Gathering requirements from across all teams and directorates, developing comprehensive reporting directories and sophisticated reports that maximise benefits for diverse user groups.
- Using SQL and business intelligence software to create accessible dashboards, data structures and report definitions for management teams across the organisation.
- Coordinating comprehensive testing of new data products, ensuring compliance with privacy-by-design principles and data governance policies.
- Assessing user experience of reports and analytics, demonstrating value through KPIs and prototypes whilst continuously improving accessibility and design.
- Providing training, guidance and ongoing support to colleagues on effective data use, quality practices and reporting tools.
- Supporting managers in liaising with suppliers and external agencies, whilst identifying procedural improvements and maintaining documentation.
- Spreading knowledge of data storage and usage, using business analysis techniques to identify better ways to utilise data across the Society.
Deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 27th July.
Interviews begin week commencing 11th August.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.
Giving back to you
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.
You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.
Posted on: 18 July 2025
Closing date: 02 August 2025 at 01:00
Job ref: 2983 (7147)
Tags: Digital
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