Prospect Researcher
Employer: The National Deaf Children’s Society
Location: Home-based
Working hours: 35 Hours per week
Salary: £32,513 - £37,000 per annum
Closing date: 21 Jul 2026
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We are looking for a Prospect Researcher to play a pivotal role in developing our fundraising portfolio and in driving income growth across high-value fundraising. This role will be central to building robust pipelines and unlocking new opportunities across philanthropy and partnerships.
What you'll do
Undertaking detailed desk-based research into individuals and corporate foundations to identify prospective major donors and philanthropic partners for NDCS and DCW.
Analysing financial capacity, philanthropic interests, networks, affiliations and giving history to assess suitability and potential
Developing and maintain accurate prospect profiles, wealth indicators and ratings to support prioritisation and portfolio management
Producing high-quality written briefings, profiles and talking points for meetings, events and solicitations
Support the strategy by providing insight into supporter motivations, interests and links to NDCS’s or DCW’s work
Tracking news, trends and updates relating to high-value prospects and current donors.
What you'll need
Proactive with proven experience in undertaking desk-based research to identify prospective individual and organisational donors.
Strong analysis skills to assess donor potential and to ensure partners are aligned with NDCS values.
Proven written communication skills and in developing written briefings for solicitations.
Demonstrable ability to develop and maintain accurate and unbiased prospect profiles to enable prioritisation and decision making
Proven experience in maintaining accurate records in line with current regulations on a CRM system to ensure data quality and consistency.
Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position).
What you'll get
Home-based working with flexible hours.
25 days holiday - plus an additional 3 days at Christmas (& bank holidays).
Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
Healthcare Cashplan.
Annual performance-based salary increase.
Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.
What we do
The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Pre-employment checks
As part of our commitment to creating a safe and trusted environment for the children, young people and families we support, all offers of employment are subject to background checks. These include Right to Work verification, Criminal Record Disclosure, and ID and address verification.
To complete an online Right to Work check, you will need a valid UK or Irish passport, or a government share code if you are not a British citizen. If an online check is not possible, we’ll need to verify your documents in person at our London office. Please be aware that travel time and expenses for this appointment cannot be reimbursed.Disability Confidence
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
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