Job Description Partnership Development Assistant* The Partnership Development Team at Alzheimer’s Research UK prides itself on delivering sector-leading partnerships. We are a friendly, collaborative, and ambitious team driven by our goal to fund vital dementia research and ultimately find a cure for dementia. The successful candidate will support the Partnership Development Officers with partnership delivery with companies such as Dyson, The Perfume Shop, Cadbury, and Slimming World while building excellent relationships with supporters from within those organisations. The Partnership Development Team sits within the Corporate Fundraising function, which is part of the Philanthropy and Partnerships Directorate. This role will be known internally as Partnership Development Executive Manage travel bookings for the team when required using our designated travel booking system. · Ensure accurate recording keeping through the use of our CRM system (Salesforce). · Ensure accurate financial records are kept, by reconciling gifts across multiple donation platforms. · Assisting the team with event planning, including sourcing pricing quotes, raising purchase orders, booking equipment and ordering merchandise. · Update the team intranet and website pages. · Data management: adding new companies and prospects to ensure accurate records of approaches made by the team. · Monitor supporter information on the database to generate new leads for the team. · Provide ad hoc support in the lead-up to high-value pitches and applications e.g. prepare materials, book couriers etc. Manage online giving pages and our CRM system to make sure corporate supporters are identified and recorded correctly, and their income potential is maximised. · Monitor the CRM system to make sure that all information about our corporate fundraisers is recorded correctly. · Filter enquiries from our corporate supporters whilst other members of the Partnership Development Team are on annual leave to ensure a timely and helpful response. · Help support event delivery by sourcing volunteers, merchandise, and gifts in kind for events. · Keep the Partnership Development Officers and Team Managers up to date on feedback from supporters. · Work closely with the team managers to deliver high quality tools and assets, and create processes, which enhance our supporter experience. · Work with our Merchandising Team for the development and production of event materials as required. · Act as the team Data SME and GDPR Champion. · Represent the Corporate Partnerships team on working groups for internal projects to ensure the team’s needs are met. · Work closely with our Supporter Engagement Team, Supporter Operations Team, Data & Analytics Team and High Value & Experience Development Team to make sure that the Corporate Partnership team is following processes correctly and is adopting improved practices where possible. · Work closely with the team’s other Partnership Development Executive to support each other and cover their duties when they are on annual leave or absent. · Provide guidance and training to new starters if required. Confidence working with computers and Microsoft Office; knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook. · Experience using databases. · Working knowledge of using internal platforms and processes, such as booking platforms and finance software. · Experience of building and managing relationships with colleagues. · Excellent planning and organisational skills · As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office. Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events. Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from those in the global majority, those with disabilities, men and those from the LGBTQIA+ community. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website. Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. Please note that this role does not meet the minimum salary requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or New Entrant Skilled Worker visa routes. About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both.
