Development Officer
Salary £26,000 - £28,000 per annum (full-time equivalent)
Hours: Part time, 4 days per week
Location: Hybrid - London/Home

About MQ Mental Health Research:
MQ is a multi-award-winning international charity supporting cutting-edge and world-leading mental health research. By connecting scientists with the wider public, together we strive to understand mental health, improve treatments, and - one day - prevent mental illness. At a critical point in our development, delivering our five-year strategy, MQ aims to transform the lives of everyone affected by mental illness.

What you'll be doing:
The Development Officer role is highly varied, providing opportunities to use and develop skills including proposal writing, reporting, and prospect researching to support MQ’s fundraising and donor-relations activities. The role will also play a crucial part in supporting key operational and administrative functions of the wider Development team.

The right person will be passionate about tackling mental health through research, a self-motivator and driven to ensure that projects are delivered to the highest possible standards. The role will report to the Development Manager (Grants & Partnerships), working closely with and alongside an agile staff team of relationship and partnership managers.

This is a part-time role, 4 days per week. We require two days in the office per week.

Your Responsibilities will include:

• Support the Development Team to fundraise for MQ’s work through five-figure applications to trusts and foundations.
• Support on reports and concept notes across our projects and income streams.
• Work with colleagues to identify and scope new high-value partnership prospects and application opportunities.
• Support the team to deliver high-value applications across trusts, major donors, corporates, and institutional funders.
• Working closely with the team to deliver against Development team annual budget and KPIs as well as report against income, expenditure, and other targets.
• Keep MQ’s databases up to date with all prospect actions.

Who we're looking for:

This role is for you, if you have:

• Previous fundraising (or relevant) experience
• Previous grant/bid writing experience
• Exceptional communication particularly in understanding and translating complex information and turning it in to compelling written documents
• Skilled at managing tasks and balancing priorities
• Excellent eye for detail and ability to work accurately, with minimal supervision
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to convey passion for MQ’s cause and the work that we do.

The following experience is highly desirable:

• Previous charity sector experience
• Previous experience in research organisation or international development / institutionally funded organisations
• Experience with databases and CRMs (NXT & Raiser’s Edge preferred)

Benefits

• Wellbeing Allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Strengths Finder Assessment & Coaching
• Training & Development
• Season Ticket Loans
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Closing date: Thursday 7th April 2024.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our careers portal where you can complete your application for this position.

As an employer committed to inclusivity, we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.

No agencies please.