REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
Our charity raises funds (£5m+) and awareness for a leading charity in Pakistan that provides a holistic formal education for 320,000+ underprivileged children – 50% girls, in 2,261+ school units with 16,500 all-female teaching faculties.
We are seeking a Regional Development Associate to join our London office. This role will work closely with the Regional Development Director to support the delivery of regional fundraising strategy and play a key role in coordinating events, managing donor relationships, and ensuring the smooth running of development operations. This role requires frequent travel within the UK.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional looking to gain hands-on experience in fundraising, events, and stakeholder engagement within the charity sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the planning and delivery of fundraising events across the UK, including logistics (venues, suppliers, guest lists, and materials).
- Lead on-the-day event coordination, including registration, donor engagement, fundraising and volunteer management.
- Maintain accurate donor, stakeholder, and volunteer records within the CRM system.
- Track donations, pledges, invoices, and payments, ensuring accurate financial records
- Support reconciliation of fundraising income in coordination with the finance team.
- Assist in preparing reports on fundraising performance, donor engagement, and event outcomes
- Provide administrative support to the Regional Development Director including scheduling, coordination, budgeting, data management and documentation etc.
- Support communication with donors, volunteers, and community stakeholders.
- Maintain a weekly tracker of tasks and progress and support reporting on activities.
- Coordinate with the marketing team to support donor communications, newsletters, event promotion, and campaign activities.
- Ensure all activities comply with organisational policies and relevant regulations.
Person Specification
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Strong administrative and coordination skills
- Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets, and CRM systems
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proactive, reliable, and eager to learn
- Strong team player with the ability to support multiple stakeholders
- Willingness to travel across the UK and work flexibly around events
- Passion for education and the organisation’s mission
HOW TO APPLY
This is a permanent, full-time position based primarily in London within a salary range of £28,000-£30,000.
We are looking for an individual who can start immediately. If you have the passion and drive to make a positive change in the lives of young children, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please send your CV and cover letter to .
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