Prospect Research Manager

Save the Children

  • Farringdon, City of London
  • £39,000 per year
  • Contract
  • Part-time
  • 2 days ago
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and analytical individual with strong research and prospect development experience to join us as our Prospect Research Manager, where you will help strengthen and maximise the value and impact of our high value partner pipeline and portfolio across philanthropy, trusts & foundations and corporate partnerships.About UsSave the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.About the roleAs Prospect Research Manager, you will play a key role in driving fundraising performance by identifying, researching and qualifying high value partnership opportunities. You will work closely with teams across Partnerships for Impact and beyond to deliver insight-led prospect research, manage and optimise systems such as Salesforce, and embed best practice in prospect management. You will also contribute to the delivery of our high value prospecting strategy, supporting decision-making on where to focus resources for the greatest impact.In this role, you will:
  • Strengthen and maximise our high value partner pipeline by delivering high quality research, analysis, and network mapping across philanthropy, trusts & foundations and corporate partnerships.
  • Support the delivery of the high value prospecting strategy, ensuring resources are focused on the most impactful opportunities.
  • Manage and optimise key systems, including Salesforce and external databases, to enable streamlined, effective prospect research and partnership development.
  • Keep up to date with industry trends, GDPR compliance, and best practice in prospect development, and implement innovative approaches to enhance income generation.
  • Work collaboratively with internal teams and external networks to identify cross-team opportunities and drive a joined-up approach to prospecting.
About youTo be successful, it is important that you have:
  • Strong research experience with the ability to condense complex information from multiple sources into concise, actionable insights for varied audiences.
  • Excellent analytical skills, with experience working with large datasets and presenting findings clearly and persuasively.
  • Proficiency in using and optimising CRM systems (ideally Salesforce) and databases for prospect research and partnership development.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and the confidence to present to senior stakeholders.
  • The ability to build strong, collaborative relationships across teams and influence decision-making.
  • Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
What we offer you:Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is - a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. You can read more about our benefits [here].To learn more about the position, please review the Job Description in the attached Documents.Closing Date: Wednesday 10 September 2025Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.Location & Ways of Working:The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2-4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.This will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.To see our full statement please visit this link:Salary Structure:Save the Children is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff. To see our full offer please visit this link:Interview Expenses:Candidates should note that unfortunately it is not our policy to reimburse expenses accrued when attending interviews at Save the Children UK unless you are requested to attend an interview in an alternative location to where the role is based.Pre-employment Checks:Any Employment with Save the Children UK will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:
  • a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable)
  • receipt of satisfactory references
  • proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role
If you have any questions, we have an FAQ sectionFor anything else you can email us on: careers@savethechildren.org.uk

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