LocationLocation:
Chelsea
PositionPosition:
Development and Communications Directorate
Contract:Contract:
Permanent
External Advertising End DateAdvertising End Date:
23 Sep 2025

Key Information

Salary: £33,200
Hours per week: 35 hours per week (Full Time)
Location: Chelsea. This role is eligible for hybrid working, with at least 2 days a week in the office. 
Closing Date: 22 September

Job Details

About the Role

We are looking for a highly organised and confident Supporter Care Administrator to provide an excellent supporter care service for the Fundraising Campaigns and Individual Giving team. 

You will be the primary contact point for our supporters, prospective supporters and the public, taking responsibility and ownership for each enquiry, providing answers to questions relating primarily to donations and fundraising activities. You will also support your manager in developing a new stewardship programme to welcome, engage and retain our supporters.

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will be the first point of contact for prospective and existing supporters, helping with enquiries, taking donations, reassuring concerns and ensuring our supporters have a positive experience with every contact and interaction they have with our charity.
 

You will:

  • Take full ownership, responding effectively to all enquiries, interactions and complaints received on our fundraising activities, by email, phone and letter. 
  • Respond to supporters with empathy and compassion, applying our tone and voice and brand values
  • Maintain supporter database records of enquiries received, ensuring that all data entered is administered accurately
  • Work to meet agreed response times (SLAs) to enquires, ensuring supporters are satisfied
  • Work with the Individual Giving Manager (Stewardship) on key stewardship activities and supporter journeys, to thank, welcome, engage and retain our supporters.
  • Represent the team at cross-team meetings to ensure our supporter’s voice is heard, sharing feedback gathered through direct supporter interactions
  • Keep up to date with technology, applying digital approaches, new solutions and identify improvements to become more effective in donation and contact processes.

About You

You will be a highly organised and confident individual, with experience in customer service or supporter care roles, with a passion to make a difference by engaging with and acknowledging supporters who choose to donate to or fundraise for our charity.

 

To be successful, you’ll need:

  • Experience of working in a team environment which directly services and engages with members of the public, supporters or customers
  • Experience working in a team, consulting others and sharing expertise, know-how and ideas with colleagues for best results
  • Experience using of variety of office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) to communicate and retrieve information and knowledge
  • Practical experience of databases or customer relationship management systems
  • Experience at problem solving with a solution focused approach
  • Ability to convey complex ideas using a variety of methods to communicate with the supporter to win understanding and support
  • Ability to respond to the needs of the supporter, adapting content, style, language and use of channel to deliver maximum clarity
  • Ability to develop professional relationships with colleagues at all levels and with external contacts and partners to support the team objectives
  • Ability to contribute ideas, approaches and insights that enable innovation

 

What We Offer

  • A supportive and collaborative working environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
  • Competitive salary and pension
 

Department/Directorate Information

The Development and Communications Directorate is responsible for fundraising and philanthropic income across the ICR, maximising support from major donors, individuals, trusts, corporates, charity partners and events. We have a proud track record of performing at a consistently high-level, raising millions every year. 

This role is part of the Fundraising Campaigns and Individual Giving team, who are focused on raising funds through individual giving, gifts in Wills and sports and challenge events. Join our team to help make the discoveries that are so urgently needed to improve cancer patients’ lives. 

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Catherine Graham ([email protected]), Jenny Seymour ([email protected]), Joint Heads of Fundraising Campaigns and Individual Giving, or Sej Hindocha-Shah ([email protected]), Individual Giving Manager.

 

About The Institute of Cancer Research

Why work for us?

As a member of staff, you'll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits. 

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.

At the Institute of Cancer Research, we champion diversity as we believe it fuels innovation and drives impactful research. We welcome applicants from all walks of life, valuing diverse perspectives that enrich our work.

Don't let a checklist of qualifications hold you back – if you're passionate about the role, we want to hear from you. Your unique experiences and backgrounds contribute to the richness of our team. We are committed to being an equal opportunity for all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other dimension of diversity. Join us in creating an inclusive environment where everyone's voice is heard and valued.

 

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