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About the Role
The National Archives (TNA) is seeking an enthusiastic and creative Philanthropy Officer to join its newly established Philanthropy team. This role will support income generation, strengthen TNA's profile in the philanthropic community, and manage a portfolio of donors and prospects to secure support for priority projects. The officer will collaborate with colleagues to develop proposals and reports for various projects and support cultivation and engagement activities.
Responsibilities
- Cultivate and manage a portfolio of donors, generating philanthropic income for The National Archives’ strategic priorities and meeting KPIs.
- Identify, research and qualify prospects, keep up to date with funding calls and deadlines, and maintain an application calendar.
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop compelling funding proposals.
- Support the Philanthropy team to plan and deliver cultivation events and private tours for prospects and donors.
- Plan and deliver stewardship activities to ensure an excellent donor experience.
- Create compelling communication materials, in print and on the web, that raise The National Archives’ profile with potential donors.
- Develop high-quality progress reports, working closely with project delivery teams.
- Work closely with the Projects and Process team to monitor funded projects, ensure compliance with funding agreements and deliver accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Support the Development Forum of major philanthropic supporters and patrons.
- Work collaboratively and strategically with the Grant Development team to coordinate approaches, share intelligence and achieve shared goals.
- Support collaboration with The National Archives Trust and the Friends of The National Archives.
- Ensure accurate and comprehensive donor records are maintained on The National Archives’ CRM database.
- Undertake any other duties which may be reasonably requested.
Requirements
- Graduate-level education or equivalent experience, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in a fundraising role with trusts and foundations and/or individuals.
- Strong time management skills, with ability to prioritise and maintain momentum across a variety of tasks and meet multiple and simultaneous deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and liaison skills, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and build relationships with a wide range of colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
- Good judgement as to when to progress an issue independently, and when to escalate to line manager or other senior staff.
- Excellent IT skills, including working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the ability to use or learn CRM databases (such as Donorfy, Raiser’s Edge, Microsoft Dynamics).
- Interest in arts, culture and heritage, and ability to advocate for the work of The National Archives.
- Prior experience in an academic or arts, culture and heritage organisation (Desirable).
- Experience using design software (such as InDesign) to prepare high-quality visual materials such as proposals and presentations (Desirable).
- Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Skills
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Fundraising
- Time management
- Prioritisation
- Interpersonal skills
- Liaison skills
- Collaboration
- Relationship building
- Attention to detail
- Record keeping
- Judgement
- IT skills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- CRM databases
- Advocacy
- Design software (InDesign) (Desirable)
Location
- Kew site
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full time
- Part-time working considered
- Flexible working considered
- Job share considered
- Hybrid working (combination of onsite and home working)
- 60% of work time at Kew site
Experience Level
- Higher Executive Officer
Education Level
- Graduate-level education or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- £34,882 per annum
Benefits
- Generous benefits package
- Pension
- Sports and social club facilities
- Onsite gym
- Discounted rates at on-site cafe
- Opportunities for training and development
- Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per calendar year (rising to 25 after the first year, and incrementally to 30 days after six years)
- 10½ days public and privilege holidays per annum
About the Company
- As the living, growing home of our national story, The National Archives is a special place to work.
- We’re an institution nearly 200 years old with a collection spanning 1,000 years of history.
- We’ve set ourselves the challenge of becoming the 21st Century national archive - Inclusive, Entrepreneurial, Disruptive.
- The Philanthropy Officer will sit within The National Archives’ Research, Grants and Academic Engagement department.
- The National Archives has a strong track record of securing external funding and holds a grant portfolio of over £16m.
- Our per-annum grant income has grown by nearly 500% since 2022-23.
- In April 2026, we consolidated our fundraising operations with The National Archives Trust.
- The National Archives has a strategic priority to secure new charitable and philanthropic funding.
- We want to grow our research income, reach a wider breadth of funders both nationally and internationally; and raise our profile, through more creative and targeted public engagement and learning programmes with national reach.
- The post-holder will work closely with The National Archives Trust, a registered charity that supports The National Archives to engage and educate the public, and conserve and preserve the collection.
- The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
- The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities.
- This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Equal Opportunity
- The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities.
- As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
- The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.