Fundraising Officer (Elephant Family - Animal Ball)
$28,000–$30,000 year
HybridWhite City, Oregon, United States
Job Summary
Support the delivery of the Animal Ball by leading guest onboarding, stewarding partners and sponsors, and tailoring pitch decks for fashion houses. Manage the guest list, log donor interactions in Salesforce, and raise invoices while reconciling income with the Finance Team. Conduct prospect research and due diligence on potential supporters, then cultivate relationships through meetings, briefings, and proposals. Provide hands-on event support including registration, hosting, and payment processing, alongside reporting on pipeline activity and budgets. This fixed-term role requires evening and weekend working and focuses on securing unrestricted funds for British Asian Trust's conservation programme through this flagship gala.
Required Qualifications
- Knowledge of and interest in wildlife conservation
- Experience of a donor facing or events role within a fundraising team with understanding of the expectations of high-net-worth individuals and senior corporate individuals, or related experience from a different sector
- Experience of fundraising through events and working with key event stakeholders such as table hosts, sponsors and partners, or related experience from a different sector
- Exceptional relationship management and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information at the highest level both verbally and in writing
- Ability to produce high quality, creative and compelling materials, including word documents and powerpoint presentations
- Strong skills in database management and problem solving
- Strong organisational and project management skills, and a proven ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload, take initiative, and meet deadlines
- The ability to work co-operatively and flexibly with others, both within and outside the organisation, demonstrating an understanding of effective team working and partnerships
- Team player, highly motivated, tenacious and results driven with personal gravitas
- Please note some evening and weekend working will be required, particularly in the weeks leading up to and immediately following the event
Desired Qualifications
- Experience of working within an international development or conservation organisation or charity
- Experience working on a major fundraising gala event or similarly complex high-profile public campaign or project
- Experience of working with budgets
- Experience of working with Salesforce or a similar CRM
- Experience of conducting prospect researching and due diligence
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