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Development Assistant Internship

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Description

  • Working with the Institutional Donor Manager to develop and implement a comprehensive process to monitor relevant intelligence in the funding community.
  • This will include donor funding trends, organisation intelligence from around the world and global trends from multilateral institutions.
  • An important aspect of this will be to monitor opportunities that arise from the many portals that opportunities are listed, to ensure early visibility of funding opportunities.
  • Weekly reporting on these trends and opportunities for wide visibility throughout the fundraising team.
  • Development of a repository of capability statements that document Climate Group’s programmes around the world, including by geography, themes and donor specific.
  • Contributing to the live bidding process by working closely with the team, including bid management meetings, partner meetings, project design meetings and bid writing.

Responsibilities

  • Positive Problem Solving – understand how to communicate and resolve issues with the team and think creatively to reach potential solutions.
  • Attention to detail – ensure thoroughness and accuracy when carrying out the role.
  • IT competent – sufficient level of understanding and use of the Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and Salesforce (training will be provided).

Hard Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Customer relationship manager (CRM)
  • Word processing
  • Windows operating system
  • Outlook Express
  • Advanced Excel Skills (queries, pivot tables, formulas, macros)
  • Product development
  • Opportunity analysis
  • Competitor research
  • Trend research
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Process improvement
  • Meeting minutes
  • Executive updates

Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Problem-solver
  • Team player
  • Creative
  • Attention to detail

We offer

This is full-time fixed term contract for 6 months.
The salary for this position is London Living Wage per annum.
In addition to the salary, the role holder will benefit from:
  • 25 days’ holiday pro rata, plus public holidays; additional leave following three and six years’ service
  • 10% non-contributory pension scheme following three months’ service.
  • Private healthcare and Cash Plan on completion of probation.
  • Life Assurance
  • Wellbeing allowance
  • Season ticket loan
  • Bike loan
  • Volunteering day on completion of probation.