Assistant Philanthropy & Partnerships Officer
Full Time – 35 Hours per Week
Salary: Up to £26,000 gross per annum depending on skills and experience
Permanent Contract
Location: Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2DP (hybrid working available)
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is shaping a wilder future for our counties – protecting special places, restoring habitats and inspiring people to act for nature. As part of the UK’s fastest‑growing movement for nature’s recovery, we lead with passion, integrity and bold thinking. Join a team where your work has purpose, your ideas matter, and you can help create lasting change for wildlife and people.
What you’ll be doing:
- Support the team in all fundraising areas, focusing on major donors, legacies, in‑memory giving, corporate and community fundraising.
- Develop and grow income from legacies, major donors and corporates, and coordinate in‑memory giving.
- Ensure community fundraising supporters have the tools and information required to raise funds for the Trust.
- Organise events, provide administrative and data support, steward existing supporters, and conduct prospect research.
About you:
- Confident communicator and enthusiastic team player with excellent people skills.
- Capable of producing high‑quality work in a busy team and helping to grow income.
- Experience in administration or a keen interest in developing a fundraising career.
Wild About Inclusion!
We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector, including people from black, Asian, minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a workplace that recognises and values individual differences and identities.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We will offer interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this position. Adjustments, including accessible formats of this vacancy, can be requested by email.
We value hybrid working arrangements. The role is based at our office in Curdridge, with a flexible pattern of work that suits the candidate and the Trust. Traditional office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm with an hour lunch break. Full home working is not offered for this role.
Benefits include a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, access to an employee assistance programme, discounted staff travel with Wightlink (subject to terms and conditions), free parking at our sites and more.
EEO Statement
All employment and hiring decisions are made on the basis of merit, competence and business needs. No discrimination will be based on age, race, religion, gender, disability, or sexual orientation.
