Development Officer (Trusts and Foundations)

The opportunity

If you want to build on your experience of fundraising in the education, arts, cultural or wider charitable sectors, this position offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role supporting the Trusts and Foundations team at University of the Arts London.

Collaborating closely with the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Trusts and Foundations Manager, you will ensure exceptional stewardship of UAL’s supporters and act as the key contact for Trusts and Foundations supported scholars.
 
In this capacity, you will engage with colleagues across the development, academic, and central departments, as well as students, to produce top-tier reports and foster meaningful connections with Trusts and Foundations funders. 

You will additionally be responsible for securing grant renewals and new grant income towards student support (bursaries and awards) from a personal portfolio of Trusts and Foundations funders and prospects.

About you

This role demands a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual. You will be a vital member of the development team, especially as UAL embarks on its first comprehensive fundraising campaign, with an aim to raise more money than ever before, and to build a culture of philanthropy across the University.   

In addition to your fundraising experience, you will need experience of providing administrative support in a busy fast-paced environment, ideally in Further Education or Higher Education, or similar setting.

You will also need excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience of collating and presenting information in compelling reports, applications or similar.

A high level of competency in Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and a willingness to learn new systems is equally important.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at  SocialPurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

▪ at least 31 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays.
▪ generous defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS).
▪ flexible working and family-friendly policies for improved work-life balance.
▪ 2 days of paid volunteering leave for a UK registered charity.
▪ discounts including TOTUM, gyms, nursery and private healthcare insurance.
▪ continuous learning and development opportunities including free UAL Short Courses.
▪ season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, free counselling via EAP and more! 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world. 

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.