Team Administrator

**Team Administrator
- Fundraising**

**Circa £22,000- £23,000 per annum, dependent on experience**

**Stevenage, Hertfordshire with hybrid working**

What if you could join a supportive and collaborative team and develop your fundraising skills?

What if you could ensure the smooth operation of the administrative and governance responsibilities of the fundraising team?

What if you were our Team Administrator?

This role is known internally as 'Campaign Development Executive’

At the IET, making our world a better place starts by creating a better place for our people. At the IET you’ll have more than just a job. Our work is exciting and challenging, connecting the people who solve the problems that matter. It means working withus has real meaning and impact, and you’ll grow - professionally and personally - in ways you never thought possible. We’re also making significant investments in our people, including providing a modern, vibrant workplace and embracing hybrid working.

**What you’ll be doing**

As the Team Administrator, you will provide administrative and project support to the wider team and assist with the stewardship of donations. You’ll also have the opportunity to actively participate in prospect research and with research into the impactof donations.

In this role, you’ll support the IET to achieve one of its 2030 goals to significantly increase

the numbers of quality engineers and technicians entering the workforce. Initiatives include, raising funds from corporates, foundations, and high net worth individuals.

The role benefits from Hybrid working, which for us means attending the Stevenage office typically 2 days per week as well as home working.

**What we hope you can bring to the role**

You’ll have a background in administration and/or customer service with the ability to manage a varied workload. As an excellent communicator, you’ll be able to work closely with volunteers, colleagues and donors.

You’ll be a confident IT user and be familiar with the Microsoft office package, as this role includes aspects of data analysis, excel experience is a must.

**We’d love to get to know you**

Is Imposter syndrome creeping in? Don’t worry - we’d rather hear from you this time than not hear from you at all Read on for a little more information about the role; but also, keep in mind that we’re open to discussing flexible ways of working, includingreduced hours and working in an agile way, supported by a hybrid working framework that allows you to find the best place to do your best work.

**A little more about the role**
- Provide administrative and project support to the team
- Undertake prospect research and information gathering on potential donors and create background reports for the Development team and senior volunteers
- Conduct data analysis into the impact of our funded programmes
- Assist with prospect meeting preparation including presentation materials
- Maintain payment schedules and financial spreadsheets to ensure pledges are invoiced, received and recorded in a timely manner
- Ensure donations from individuals are recorded and thanked
- Maintain effective systems to ensure that donors receive adequate recognition
- Support the management of relevant key cultivation events.
- Ensure that all fundraising activities adhere to ethical and legal fundraising frameworks
- Co-ordinate the transfer of records to and operation of the CRM system

**A little more about what we’re looking for**
- Good customer service skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills to build close working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Excellent IT skills, with demonstrable experience of developing and maintaining databases and spread sheets using Microsoft Office programmes.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy and an ability to conduct research.
- Excellent organisational skills with a flexible and proactive approach to work and the ability to work to tight deadlines whilst prioritising a varied workload.
- Strong teamwork skills
- Ability to gather and present statistical information, conduct data analysis, compile reports and make recommendations.
- Willingness to travel in UK where necessary

**What if you could be you?**_The IET is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To find out more, head over to our 'Work for the IET’ site._