Prospect Research Consultant

Position description

Contract Type: Freelance / Consultant 

Duration: 6 months with potential for extension 

Time Commitment: 16 – 20 hours per week

Location: remote, based in US, UK, Canada, Philippines, Kenya or South Africa, you MUST be willing to work UK / US hours, as this role will be predominately supporting those markets. 

Budget: $8,000 – $10,000 AUD Per month, dependant on location 

Reporting line: Prospect Research Manager (Based in Australia) 

Purpose of the Role

The Fred Hollows Foundation is an award-winning International NGO working to end avoidable blindness in 25 countries around the world. The Foundation actively fundraises across five regions: Australia, Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East with in-country teams delivering localised fundraising strategies in support of our global ambitions. 

Today 1.1 billion people around the world are needlessly blind. If we do nothing, the next 30 years will see vision loss nearly double. To address this, The Fred Hollows Foundation is embarking on an ambitious and sector leading global fundraising Campaign, unlocking significant new resources to make a truly catalytic change in the battle against avoidable blindness around the world. 

A central pillar of the Global Comprehensive Campaign is strategic and effective prospect research. The Foundation is therefore seeking an experienced Prospect Research Consultant to provide strategic data-driven insights, analysis and reporting in support of the Campaign in our US and UK markets. The Prospect Research Consultant supports the Global Philanthropy team by conducting high-level research on individuals, corporations, trusts and foundations using a wide variety of biographical, organisational and financial sources to identify prospects.

Key Responsibilites

• Plan and execute strategies to identify potential partners and donors whose interests may align with Foundation’s sight-saving work.
• Conduct research on individuals, corporations and foundation prospects through analysis of their financial capacity, affinity and linkage to The Foundation and prepare in-depth profiles.
• Analyse the donor database to proactively identify prospects to increase the pipeline.
• Build strong relationships with fundraisers and relationship managers to link data and research to prospect approaches. 
• Research and prepare biographies and related briefing materials for senior staff and volunteers to support relationship building, stewardship activities, and prospect identification. 
• Manage prospect research related documentation, and provide data enrichment ensuring that information is maintained, updated and accessible through all Foundation files, and the CRM database

Experience 

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a prospect research role with a non-profit organisation or university, or advanced training in prospect research for philanthropic support.
• Knowledge of development, the donor lifecycle and engagement activities.
• Excellent research and communication skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Commitment to providing a high-quality service.
• Ability to assess information rapidly and rigorously from a variety of sources.
• Demonstrated ability to handle matters of discretion, highly sensitive and confidential material and possess a high degree of integrity.
• Experience using MS Office Suite

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