Ref Number
C16-00287
Professional Expertise
Fundraising and Philanthropy
Department
Vice-President (Advancement) (C16)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£36,433-£41,833
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
20-Jul-2026
We are UCL: a diverse community with the freedom to challenge and think differently. The world urgently needs solutions to diverse problems. UCL was founded 200 years ago on the generosity of a collective of people who believed in an institution that could drive forward those solutions. The world needed collective support then, and it needs it again now.
In response, UCL has launched Here, it will happen, our biggest philanthropic and engagement campaign yet. Here, it will happen sets out our ambitions to solve global health, societal, climate and education challenges in UCL’s next century. Here, we have the determination to double down on our discoveries, translate our innovations into impact and inspire the citizens of the future.
There has never been a more exciting time to join UCL Advancement. We are a team of exceptionally ambitious, creative and passionate individuals who work together to achieve remarkable things with a global impact, and we would love for you to be part of this exciting journey and our success. Here, it will happen.
You will have experience providing varied administrative support, including but not limited to minute taking, diary management, processing expenses, and experience of tracking information within a CRM database.
You will be confident using Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel and SharePoint, and will have exceptional written and in-person communication skills, including the ability to write engagingly and persuasively to a range of audiences and on behalf of others.
You will be motivated, highly organised and able to prioritise your own work effectively, balancing short, medium and long-term tasks. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomacy, discretion, tact, persuasiveness, and the ability to handle confidential information in a sensitive way.
Experience working in a fundraising or Advancement environment, either in Higher Education or the charity sector, would be desirable.
You will have experience providing varied administrative support, including but not limited to minute taking, diary management, processing expenses, and experience of tracking information within a CRM database.
You will be confident using Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel and SharePoint, and will have exceptional written and in-person communication skills, including the ability to write engagingly and persuasively to a range of audiences and on behalf of others.
You will be motivated, highly organised and able to prioritise your own work effectively, balancing short, medium and long-term tasks. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomacy, discretion, tact, persuasiveness, and the ability to handle confidential information in a sensitive way.
Experience working in a fundraising or Advancement environment, either in Higher Education or the charity sector, would be desirable.
We know that our people are our greatest asset and in return we provide an empowering environment where personal and professional growth is invested in. We offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure days and bank holidays. Visit www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
