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Ethical Screening and Due Diligence Officer

Employer
Imperial College London
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£39,926 – £45,547 p.a.
Closing date
19 Nov 2018

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Ethical Screening and Due Diligence Officer

Department/Division/Faculty: Advancement

Salary: £39,926 – £45,547 p.a.

Location: South Kensington campus, London

Imperial College London is looking to appoint an Ethical Screening and Due Diligence Officer to work within its Advancement Division.

Advancement is responsible for securing philanthropic support for the College, through building and managing strong, mutually beneficial relationships, with alumni and friends. Advancement comprises four fundraising teams, as well as an Advancement Operations team, which includes the Legal function, and Alumni Relations.

Reporting to the Head of Legal Services (Advancement), will undertake comprehensive ethical and reputational risk screening and due diligence on individuals, companies, foundations and other organisations wishing to make philanthropic gifts to the College.

You will also ensure that all philanthropic gifts have been through the appropriate review process as set out in the College’s Gift Acceptance Policy. Ensuring all relevant individuals within Advancement are trained and understand the gift acceptance process is also part of the role.

About us

Imperial College London is a science-based university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Consistently rated amongst the world's best universities, Imperial is committed to developing the next generation of researchers, scientists and academics through collaboration across disciplines.

Duties and responsibilities

Your responsibilities will be wide-ranging, but the key duties are:

  • Conduct gift acceptance reviews on individuals, companies, foundations and other organisations in accordance with data protection laws and the College’s Gift Acceptance Policy, using a range of research methodologies and tools.
  • Provide guidance to fundraisers on when a particular relationship or gift should be subject to approval, for instance where risks are identified in engaging in a relationship it may be considered beneficial to conduct an early review and obtain approvals. 
  • Oversee the approval of gift acceptance documentation (fundraisers will liaise with departments and faculties to obtain signatures), working with the EA to the Director of Advancement Operations to ensure prompt submission to the College Secretary (where appropriate).
  • Develop and deliver training for colleagues, especially fundraisers, to ensure that they are fully trained and conversant with the Gift Acceptance Policy and associated guidelines.
  • Record the results of the gift acceptance reviews on the Raiser’s Edge database (or equivalent), ensuring that a clear audit trail of the research conducted and related approvals is in place for all gifts.

    Essential requirements
     

In order to hit the ground running, you will need to possess the following required skills:

  • Experience in researching and recording sensitive information, collecting information from a number of sources, gathering relevant detail.
  • A sound understanding of data protection legislation, especially around the use of publicly available information and the application of data protection guidance within a fundraising context.
  • Ability to work well under pressure, deal with a concurrent workload of different issues and respond to shifting priorities.
  • Demonstrable experience of evaluating complex situations and drawing well informed conclusions.
  • Proven ability to develop effective working relationships with all levels of staff.
  • Experience using a relational database/CRM, ideally Raiser’s Edge.
     

Further information

This is a permanent, full-time role, not normally less than 35 hours per week.

Should you have any queries please contact: Susie Hilton Knox, Head of Legal Services (Advancement) at s.hiltonknox@imperial.ac.uk or on +44(0)20 7594 1073.

Closing date: 19 November 2018

To apply, please visit: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/PRS00051/ethical-screening-and-due-diligence-officer

 

 

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are also an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and are working in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

Company

Imperial College is one of the UK’s premier universities. It is a world-class research and teaching institution whose staff and students have included 14 Nobel Prize winners. Imperial has 120,000 alumni in 190 countries around the world.

 

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