Major Giving Team Assistant

We have a great opportunity for a Major Giving Team Assistant to play a key role within the
team, providing administrative and project support to colleagues. The Major Giving Team manages
relationships with major and high value donors, trusts and statutory funders, and strategic
partners. The Major Giving Team Assistant will be the first port of call for enquiries
internally and externally and will have a good overview of the team’s activities.

We are looking for a database and spreadsheet whizz who can prove that data isn’t scary, and
someone who can confidently and proactively manage projects from start to finish. You’ll be
adept at juggling several tasks simultaneously whilst having the ability to talk confidently
via all communication channels.

This is the perfect role for someone looking to start their career in major donor fundraising
or strategic partnerships – due to the varied nature of the role, no two days will be the same!

Key Skills and Attributes: 

• Previous experience of working with databases and spreadsheets
• Previous experience of making high quality data selection requests and working with the data
  generated
• Previous experience manipulating data, particularly in excel, including filtering and
  segmenting
• Good general administrative skills, including mail and email-merging
• Good organisational skills with a methodical approach to working on a number of tasks
  simultaneously while prioritising and working to deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate confidently, effectively and
  diplomatically with a wide range of people at all levels
• The ability to work proactively, identifying improvements to work practices maintained within
  the team and with other teams
• Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

The team: 

The Head of Major Giving oversees a team split into three, consisting of Major and High Value
(Philanthropy), Trusts and Strategic Partnerships. The Events & Stewardship Officer, who
line manages the Team Assistant, works alongside them to service the entire team.

For more information, please read the attached job description.

Closing date: Wednesday 19th March 2025 (23:59)

Hours: Full time (30 hours over 4 days)

Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, role holder
will be required to attend team meetings in London on a quarterly basis.

(London salary applicable to candidates who are based in the London office a minimum of two
days a week)

Please note we only accept applications via the Friends of the Earth Application
System.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working
week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant
organisational culture.

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and
people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic
barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in,
and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at
multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard
and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the
essential criteria for the role.

Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all
campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there
can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth’s party-political
independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if
they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue,
please do raise this with us as soon as possible.

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world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and
information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.