Title: Fundraising Support Officer
Hours: 28 hours per week (with flexibility for additional hours during busy periods)
Salary: £18,400 per annum (£23,000 Full time equivalent)
Location: Home-based with occasional travel to meetings in the UK
Closing date: Midnight on 7 September 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 15 September 2025
Action Medical Research is the leading UK-wide charity dedicated to funding vital research to help sick babies and children. We’re on a mission to save and change children’s lives through medical research, developing treatments, vaccinations and cures. We’ve been funding medical breakthroughs for over 70 years, helping to beat polio, fight meningitis, prevent stillbirths and develop ultrasound scanning in pregnancy. Our work is now needed more than ever. To help achieve this, we are seeking to recruit a highly organised, motivated, and digitally savvy Fundraising Support Officer to join our busy Fundraising team.
The Role
This is a varied, hands-on role supporting both Special Events and Community Fundraising. You’ll be the go-to person for administrative and logistical support, keeping projects on track, ensuring communications reach our supporters and volunteers on time, and managing key event platforms. Your work will play a vital part in raising funds that drive life-changing research for children.
What You’ll Do
- Provide day-to-day administrative and logistical support across fundraising projects.
- Manage silent auction platforms for high-profile events, liaising with donors and uploading product details.
- Support communications with donors, bidders, and event supporters.
- Coordinate supporter journeys and promotions using digital mailing platform.
- Handle supporter care enquiries and maintain accurate records on Raiser’s Edge CRM.
- Work collaboratively across the organisation to ensure a great supporter experience.
Why Join Us?
At Action Medical Research, you’ll be part of a passionate and supportive team that’s making a real difference to children’s lives. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career in fundraising while contributing to projects that have a lasting impact.
Applications should be by CV with a supporting statement showing how you meet the skills and experience in the person specification. These should be sent to bsheridan@action.org.uk ahead of midnight on 7 September 2025 but you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and we will close the role before the closing date should a suitable applicant be found. If you have not heard from us by 12 September, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted.
First interviews will be held w/c 15 September 2025.
Benefits include 25 days annual leave pro rata (inclusive of three days closure between 27 and 31 December) and a Group Flexible Retirement Plan.