Development Assistant Internship

They are currently recruiting for a Development Assistant to join their Development department for a six month Internship. You will work on a varied programme of stewardship, cultivation and fundraising events.

Key Responsibilities

To assist in the busy Glyndebourne Development department, mostly the Events Officer,  during the Glyndebourne Festival including:

• Onsite Development entertaining, sponsor events, off site events
• Door duty (meet & greet, name taking)
• VIP’s dining requirements
• Internal communication re daily events
• Database updates following all events
• Wordfly assistance
• Other development requirements including prospecting and assisting the Development Director if necessary

Learning opportunities:

• Event set up
  Database training
• Fundraising basic skills both individual and corporate
• Mixing with donors of all levels

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• A ‘can do’ attitude
• Enthusiastic, motivated and keen to learn
• Ability to work well within a team
• Attention to detail and accurate data inputting
• Good level working knowledge MS Word, including mail merge and Excel
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to analyse numerical data
• Ability to work with absolute confidentiality

Desirable

• Some experience or training in events preferable but not essential

To find out more, please visit glyndebourne.com/jobs