Database Officer

at  Anglia Ruskin University

ABOUT ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

GUIDANCE NOTES:

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
Job Category

Administrative
Vacancy Type

Permanent
Employment Type

Full time
Salary From

£29,605
Salary To

£34,980
Location

Chelmsford
Faculty/Prof Service

Corporate Marketing
Ref No
3040
Closing Date
27/08/2024

The Development team is responsible for generating philanthropic income for ARU, working closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
The Database Officer role is responsible for coordinating the management and distribution of gifts, including Gift Aid, stewardship of donors, gift and pledge reminders. They will ensure that the database (Raisers Edge) is kept up to date, gifts are recorded and acknowledged correctly and on time and that the finance reporting is accurate.
They will also support the Head of Development on developing and implementation of a stewardship plan to enable tiered engagement with donors at different levels according to sector best practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Development team as we build foundations to embed philanthropy at ARU. The successful candidate will have a degree or relevant professional qualification at degree level and a strong set of relevant experience. They will also be a positive and proactive team-player, exercise sound judgement and have excellent organisational and communications skills. Experience working in a similar role is preferable.
Informal enquiries can be made to Mark Howlett, Head of Development, at mark.howlett@aru.ac.uk
Find out more about working with us.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
The role being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.