Philanthropic Gift and Endowment Fund Administrator

Global Advancement, part of the External Engagement and Global Division

Global Advancement is responsible for developing lifelong relationships between the University and its alumni and other supporters. The Operations team is one of three teams within Global Advancement and is responsible for supporting and informing the wider directorate by providing prospect research, data management, philanthropic income management, data systems management, insight, donor relations and planning and strategy development support. The work of the Operations team underpins the success of the wider Global Advancement team and its targets.

The Role

The main purpose of this role is to work with the wider team to ensure that philanthropic donations are accurately and promptly recorded on the Raisers Edge database in accordance with University procedures and Charity Commission audit guidelines. The Philanthropic Gift and Endowment Fund Administrator will also support the Philanthropic Fund Manager with the collection of donations through a range of payment methods, assist with Gift Aid claims and the subsequent managing and disbursement of philanthropic funds within the University.

About You

The candidate should have experience working with financial data and be familiar with the UK finance and payment procedures.  Prior experience of using databases, financial record keeping together with a working understanding of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) would be a benefit for the role.  Demonstrable skills of the Microsoft Office suite, in particularly Excel would be considered essential.  You should be able to work to specific deadlines andreprioritise tasks as required to meet the demands of the role.  

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification on our website for full details of the role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is of international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy

Further information

Please contact Tim Baron, Philanthropic Fund Manager, [email protected] or (01392) 723055.