Development Officer, UK (Maternity Cover)

Position Summary

The African Wildlife Foundation is Africa’s largest and oldest international conservation
organisation with its HQ in Nairobi Kenya. African Wildlife Foundation’s goal is to create a
movement across the continent that ensures expanding economic opportunity coexists with
thriving wildlife and healthy ecosystems.

AWF is seeking a confident and highly organised Development Officer to join our ambitious
External Affairs team on a part-time basis for 9 month maternity contract, beginning end
September. The team is committed to cultivating a diverse pipeline of donors – individuals,
corporations and foundations – and stewarding current donors whose contributions support AWF’s
mission to ensure that wildlife and wild lands endure in modern Africa. This role is central to
delivering AWF’s fundraising goals in the UK.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Donor Engagement UK, the Development Officer’s role is to
provide back-end support to the UK fundraisers supporting the moves management process and
smooth running of the virtual office, ensuring compliance with UK laws. The position will
manage all elements of the virtual office, administration and reporting and support the team in
managing portfolios of donors and prospects targeting mid-level and high net worth individuals,
corporates and foundations.

Key Responsibilities

Administration

• Manages virtual offices and membership programme payment processing in collaboration with
  our data services team based in the US.
• Manages post where it relates to membership mailings. Manages orders for stationery and AWF
  materials needed to support mailings, events, and donor management (internal and external
  contracts).
• Support UK Director and Senior Manager, Donor Engagement in organising donor meetings.
• Manage travel and logistics for visiting AWF staff to the UK.

Portfolio growth and stewardship

• Works closely with the global research team to develop prospect lists for UK
  donors/partners – ensuring AWF is using the best possible tools for research and prospecting in
  the UK mindful of GDPR.
• Support fulfilment of UK donor stewardship plans to ensure all donors have appropriate and
  considerate communications from AWF working with AWF’s Communications team, Digital Officer and
  Director of Annual Giving.

Donor Information Management

• Oversees RE records for UK donors and prospects, making sure mailing lists are correct and
  can easily be drawn down for communications, maintaining accurate records of all donor
  interactions, individuals’ programmatic interests, trends in giving, and type of support to
  solicit.
• Works with Data Services and the UK team to review portfolios and make sure amendments are
  made on Raiser Edge ( RE).

Content Development and Communications

• Manages regular mailings to target audiences, as well as invitations to organisational wide
  donor engagement activities.
• Sends donor acknowledgements by email and phone calls (for smaller gifts).

Requirements and Skills

• Knowledge of the UK fundraising market, UK data protection guidelines and best practice and
  experience of working within these guidelines.
• Demonstrable knowledge of all Microsoft office packages, mail merges and mailchimp
  software.
• Experience with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge software.
• Persuasive written communication skills in both creative and technical formats.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to relate to people from a variety of cultural
  and national backgrounds.
• Demonstratable experience working remotely and independently. Global team working
  experience preferred or working across time zones.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated knowledge of conservation in the African context preferred