Application Deadline: 23 April 2026

Department: Fundraising

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity

Reporting To: James Kerr

Compensation: £42,455 / year

Description

Are you an experienced fundraising or prospect researcher looking for your next career opportunity? GOSH are hiring for two Senior Fundraising Researchers to join the team. One position is permanent and the other is a 12 month FTC. As Senior Fundraising Researcher, you’ll deliver strategically aligned research to identify new high-value prospects, senior volunteer opportunities and work on due diligence. The salary for this position is £42,455 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office. In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.

Key Responsibilities

• Producing high-quality research profiles, insights and tailored briefings for our Philanthropy, Corporate Partnerships and Special Events fundraising teams.
• Leading and delivering robust due diligence casework on high-value supporters and senior volunteers, communicating findings clearly and professionally to inform decision making around risk, reputation and compliance.
• Conducting market insight, sector analysis and horizon scanning to help shape strategy for high-value and global fundraising activity.
• Ensuring high standards of data management, governance and regulatory compliance, and supporting fundraising colleagues to maintain best practice in data handling and prospect management.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Exceptional analytical, critical thinking and research skills.
• Significant experience in a prospect or fundraising research role within the not-for-profit sector or a directly comparable environment.
• Demonstrable experience delivering structured due diligence casework, ideally within a complex or international context.
• Experience operating or supporting fundraising or stakeholder engagement within a global environment, including researching international individuals, corporates and philanthropic markets.
• Proficiency with a wide range of research, risk, compliance and business intelligence tools.
• The ability to build strong internal relationships and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.