Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters)
HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES
London (EC3N 4AB)
Closes on Wednesday 14 May 2025
Posted on 28 February 2025
Contents
Summary
We are recruiting for a Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters), giving you a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop your skills whilst working at these historical sites. This role will support fundraising and stewardship programmes at Historic Royal Palaces.
- Wage
- £23,587.20 a year
- Training course
- Fundraiser (level 3)
- Hours
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36-hours per week (2-year fixed term contract), exact working days and hours TBC
36 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
This role provides an exciting and rare opportunity to gain experience in many areas of fundraising as well as getting to know each of our palaces.
Whilst studying towards your apprenticeship you will also be:
Stewardship and communications:
- Support the research, creation and delivery of the Development newsletter
- Lead on researching and creating a ‘breaking news’ programme of bespoke updates for supporters and the monthly updates to our Campaign Board
- Liaise with internal teams to collate information needed for proposals and reports, and condense this into engaging content for donors
- Lead on the design for Development materials, including proposals, event invitations and pitch presentations
- Support with the tracking of recognition opportunities offered to supporters, keeping an accurate record of all physical recognition across the palaces
- Support the development of our high-value donor giving circle, the Kings Presence Chamber, reviewing and refreshing the communication plan, materials, and gala event
- Create engaging content on the Development team’s activities and achievements and work with our internal communications team to share this across the charity
- Manage the communications calendar for the Development team, ensuring that donor comms are regular and well-timed throughout the year. Liaising with others to ensure this aligns with all event invitations
- Support the development of stewardship plans for all major supporters to HRP
Fundraising:
- Support the research, preparation, and delivery of regular proposals to the pipeline of lower-level trusts
- Support the creation of new funding proposals and bespoke reports to both individuals and trusts and foundations
- Thank donations as required, accurately and in a timely manner
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, consistent with regulatory requirements and internal procedures
- Support the Development Team in the consistent use of the CRM system for recordkeeping and pipeline management
- Support the team with the delivery of mass fundraising products and communications
- Assisting with mail merging and printing of supporter mailings and other mass communications
- Where required, support the Corporate Manager in the administration of corporate member benefits, for example issuing ticket vouchers
Events:
- Be an onsite presence and face of HRP at events as required
- Support the delivery of donor tours and ad hoc events when required
- Coordinate and communicate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure procedures are met in a timely manner
Governance and Administration:
- Provide administrative support to the Development team as required
Where you’ll work
The Tower Of London
Tower Hill
London
EC3N 4AB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT
Your training course
Fundraiser (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Uses the most appropriate communication method for the message through the use of good questions and listening techniques
- Identify and apply pragmatic solutions using a range of methods to maximise value to the organisation
- Use data management (compliant with data protection regulation) and analysis to produce and present evidence to support, validate and/or review fundraising activity to different stakeholders, such as analysing the effectiveness of a fundraising event
- Evaluate and make unsupervised decisions quickly based on the current situation or environment
- Control, monitor and analyse expenditure and/or financial fundraising transactions to maximise spend on the organisation's charitable cause, including Gift Aid
- Use a variety of information sources (compliant with data protection regulation) to identify individuals, groups or organisations who can potentially provide effective support for the organisation
- Plan and prioritise time to ensure fundraising activities are managed well and fundraising potential is maximised
- Build relationships and identify, engage, sustain and satisfy the on-going needs of supporters and stakeholders by building rapport and trust, and resolve conflicts constructively
- Identify and apply appropriate technological solutions to improve the effectiveness of processes, procedures and development of fundraising activity
- Demonstrates self-awareness and recognises their own emotions and their impact on self and others.
- Adapt and tailor presentation style and technique to meet the needs of the audience
- Build a diverse network both internally and externally
- Articulate and communicate the mission, goals and activities of your organisation to influence others to engage with your cause, applying appropriate fundraising techniques such as networking, handling objections, negotiating and making an ask
- Adapt working style depending on the situation or needs of the other person
- Identify, evaluate and apply solutions to problems as they arise
- Uses the most appropriate communication method for the message through the use of good questions and listening techniques
- Identify and apply pragmatic solutions using a range of methods to maximise value to the organisation
- Use data management (compliant with data protection regulation) and analysis to produce and present evidence to support, validate and/or review fundraising activity to different stakeholders, such as analysing the effectiveness of a fundraising event
- Evaluate and make unsupervised decisions quickly based on the current situation or environment
- Control, monitor and analyse expenditure and/or financial fundraising transactions to maximise spend on the organisation's charitable cause, including Gift Aid
- Use a variety of information sources (compliant with data protection regulation) to identify individuals, groups or organisations who can potentially provide effective support for the organisation
- Plan and prioritise time to ensure fundraising activities are managed well and fundraising potential is maximised
- Build relationships and identify, engage, sustain and satisfy the on-going needs of supporters and stakeholders by building rapport and trust, and resolve conflicts constructively
- Identify and apply appropriate technological solutions to improve the effectiveness of processes, procedures and development of fundraising activity
- Demonstrates self-awareness and recognises their own emotions and their impact on self and others.
- Adapt and tailor presentation style and technique to meet the needs of the audience
- Build a diverse network both internally and externally
- Articulate and communicate the mission, goals and activities of your organisation to influence others to engage with your cause, applying appropriate fundraising techniques such as networking, handling objections, negotiating and making an ask
- Adapt working style depending on the situation or needs of the other person
- Identify, evaluate and apply solutions to problems as they arise
Your training plan
Fundraiser Level 3.
Requirements
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this company
Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is a team of people who love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. We create space for spirits to stir and be stirred.
After this apprenticeship
Fundraising career.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306651.
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Closes on Wednesday 14 May 2025
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