Job Description

You'll be joining a collaborative and supportive Fundraising team at English Heritage, working across Philanthropy, Grants & Trusts, Regional Partnerships and Prospect Research. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience across a wide range of fundraising streams, helping to deliver ambitious plans to protect and share England's extraordinary heritage.



The team culture is open, supportive and service-oriented, valuing collaboration, flexibility, trust and creativity. You'll be encouraged to share ideas, learn new skills, and play an active role in shaping projects that make a real difference. With opportunities to visit some of the country's most iconic historic sites and to work with colleagues across departments, this role offers both professional growth and the chance to see first-hand the impact of your work.



This role is full time and permanent, working 36 hours per week.



Fundraising plays a crucial role at English Heritage. As the Fundraising Officer, you will work across the Fundraising team, have the chance to make real contribution while using your creativity across exciting projects within dynamic teams, all of which are central to delivering English Heritage's ambitious plans.



Team administration will play a significant element of your daily work, alongside supporting fundraising colleagues to collate documentation to support specific funder cultivation and project stewardship as well as maintaining accurate data and records on the CRM. You will also act as the first point of contact for team enquiries, ensuring they are dealt with promptly and professionally, and take responsibility for coordinating team meetings and away days, including agendas, logistics, and action tracking.



You will bring initiative and self-motivation to achieve goals, demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and feel confident working with internal and external stakeholders including donors while coordinating multiple projects. As well as being highly organised, you will use your strong writing skills to draft and edit compelling proposals and donor communications, and to create visually engaging documents that support fundraising activity.



The role provides opportunities to visit spectacular heritage sites, engage with English Heritage teams across departments, and build valuable knowledge and expertise of fundraising for the heritage sector.



The Fundraising Team culture is collaborative, open, supportive and service-oriented, and values transparency, flexibility, trustworthiness, tenacity, energy, drive and the ability to act as an ambassador for the office and the wider charity.



The Benefits



Salary from 29,891 per annum pro rata 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years Matched pension contributions up to 10% Flexible hours The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector Apprenticeship opportunities Subscriptions to professional bodies Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members 25% discount in our shops and cafes Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave Options to buy additional leave An inclusive working atmosphere where everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history event

As Fundraising Officer, you will support colleagues across the Fundraising team to deliver high-quality proposals, reports, and stewardship while ensuring accurate administration and data management.



You will oversee day-to-day team administration, including coordinating meetings, maintaining accurate records on the CRM, and managing internal and external communications. You will also support fundraisers by drafting and editing proposals, compiling funder reports, and helping deliver stewardship activity.

You will also:

Act as the first point of contact for enquiries, ensuring they are dealt with efficiently. Create clear, visually engaging documents to support fundraising activity.

To be considered as a Fundraising Officer, you'll need:

Demonstrable office and administration experience. Experience of using databases or CRM systems to manage records. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with outstanding attention to detail. Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise multiple deadlines. Confidence in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 17th November 2025 on MS Teams. The second round of interviews will be held on 4th December 2025 in person at 100 Wood Street, London EC2V 7AN.



If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Anmole Sabir, Prospect Research Manager, on anmole.sabir@english-heritage.org.uk. No agencies please.

Find out more about us and what we do:

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/ You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/



Everybody's welcome at English Heritage



Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.



We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.