Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters)
About the role
- 01/09/2025
- £23,587.20
- Apprenticeship - Advanced apprenticeship: level 3
- Tower of London, EC3N 4AB
Apply Now Or View Historic Royal Palaces Details
Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters) - Job Ref: Development
Historic Royal Palaces is a team of people who love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world and their magnificent historical gardens.
We are recruiting for a Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters), giving you a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop your skills whilst working at these historical sites.
This role will support fundraising and stewardship programmes at Historic Royal Palaces.
The Development Team plays a crucial role in raising income to support a wide variety of projects across Historic Royal Palaces’ six palaces. We do this by cultivating and stewarding relationships with major donor individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters.
This team is involved in planning and delivering events tailored to high-value supporters, as well as conducting research to identify potential donors
This role provides an exciting and rare opportunity to gain experience in many areas of fundraising as well as getting to know each of our palaces.
Whilst Studying Towards Your Apprenticeship You Will Also Be Stewardship and Communications
- Support the research, creation and delivery of the Development newsletter
- Lead on researching and creating a ‘breaking news’ programme of bespoke updates for supporters and the monthly updates to our Campaign Board.
- Liaise with internal teams to collate information needed for proposals and reports, and condense this into engaging content for donors
- Lead on the design for Development materials, including proposals, event invitations and pitch presentations.
- Support with the tracking of recognition opportunities offered to supporters, keeping an accurate record of all physical recognition across the palaces.
- Support the development of our high-value donor giving circle, the Kings Presence Chamber, reviewing and refreshing the communication plan, materials, and gala event
- Create engaging content on the Development team’s activities and achievements and work with our internal communications team to share this across the charity.
- Manage the communications calendar for the Development team, ensuring that donor comms are regular and well-timed throughout the year. Liaising with others to ensure this aligns with all event invitations.
- Support the development of stewardship plans for all major supporters to HRP
Fundraising
- Support the research, preparation, and delivery of regular proposals to the pipeline of lower-level trusts
- Support the creation of new funding proposals and bespoke reports to both individuals and trusts and foundations.
- Thank donations as required, accurately and in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, consistent with regulatory requirements and internal procedures.
- Support the Development Team in the consistent use of the CRM system for recordkeeping and pipeline management.
- Support the team with the delivery of mass fundraising products and communications.
- Assisting with mail merging and printing of supporter mailings and other mass communications
- Where required, support the Corporate Manager in the administration of corporate member benefits, for example issuing ticket vouchers.
Events
- Be an onsite presence and face of HRP at events as required.
- Support the delivery of donor tours and ad hoc events when required.
- Coordinate and communicate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure procedures are met in a timely manner.
Governance and Administration
- Provide administrative support to the Development team as required.
Requirements More than anything we are looking for a passion for design, a creative mindset and potential, but, as this Apprenticeship starts at level 3 we do have a few eligibility requirements:
- You must be 18 years old or over on 2nd September 2025.
- Live in UK (resident in country role is based).
- You must not have completed a degree or equivalent level qualification in the UK or elsewhere and not already be in full-time education.
- Five GCSEs at grade C (or 4) or above, including English, science/engineering and mathematics (or equivalent)
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The Apprenticeship Guide is the leading resource for apprenticeships and has been since 2005.
We work in partnership with the Education and Skills Funding Agency and the UK government's Apprenticeships service to ensure anybody with an interest in apprenticeships is well informed and has easy access to this information through the content we provide.
If you are looking to engage with learners, employers, training providers, schools and colleges, then our products and routes to market can certainly get you in front of this audience.
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It is the most comprehensive print source available providing information on every apprenticeship; framework available through the government; -
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It is accredited by the government's Apprenticeships service; -
Concise summary of around 680 apprenticeships, across 17 industry sectors; -
We are also supported by the Careers Development Institute, Association of Employment Learning Providers, Prospects and Youth Employment UK.
We have worked with some of the UK's leading organisations including BBC, Babcock, Barclays, ICAEW McDonalds, National Grid, Next, Skills For Care, Rolls Royce, Royal Air Force and Saks.
Please get in touch if you would like some further information: we can be contacted at www.apprenticeshipguide.co.uk, @theapp_guide or 01423 851150.
Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters)
About the role
- 01/09/2025
- £23,587.20
- Apprenticeship - Advanced apprenticeship: level 3
- Tower of London, EC3N 4AB
Apply Now Or View Historic Royal Palaces Details
Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters) - Job Ref: Development
Historic Royal Palaces is a team of people who love and look after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world and their magnificent historical gardens.
We are recruiting for a Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters), giving you a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop your skills whilst working at these historical sites.
This role will support fundraising and stewardship programmes at Historic Royal Palaces.
The Development Team plays a crucial role in raising income to support a wide variety of projects across Historic Royal Palaces’ six palaces. We do this by cultivating and stewarding relationships with major donor individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters.
This team is involved in planning and delivering events tailored to high-value supporters, as well as conducting research to identify potential donors
This role provides an exciting and rare opportunity to gain experience in many areas of fundraising as well as getting to know each of our palaces.
Whilst Studying Towards Your Apprenticeship You Will Also Be Stewardship and Communications
- Support the research, creation and delivery of the Development newsletter
- Lead on researching and creating a ‘breaking news’ programme of bespoke updates for supporters and the monthly updates to our Campaign Board.
- Liaise with internal teams to collate information needed for proposals and reports, and condense this into engaging content for donors
- Lead on the design for Development materials, including proposals, event invitations and pitch presentations.
- Support with the tracking of recognition opportunities offered to supporters, keeping an accurate record of all physical recognition across the palaces.
- Support the development of our high-value donor giving circle, the Kings Presence Chamber, reviewing and refreshing the communication plan, materials, and gala event
- Create engaging content on the Development team’s activities and achievements and work with our internal communications team to share this across the charity.
- Manage the communications calendar for the Development team, ensuring that donor comms are regular and well-timed throughout the year. Liaising with others to ensure this aligns with all event invitations.
- Support the development of stewardship plans for all major supporters to HRP
Fundraising
- Support the research, preparation, and delivery of regular proposals to the pipeline of lower-level trusts
- Support the creation of new funding proposals and bespoke reports to both individuals and trusts and foundations.
- Thank donations as required, accurately and in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, consistent with regulatory requirements and internal procedures.
- Support the Development Team in the consistent use of the CRM system for recordkeeping and pipeline management.
- Support the team with the delivery of mass fundraising products and communications.
- Assisting with mail merging and printing of supporter mailings and other mass communications
- Where required, support the Corporate Manager in the administration of corporate member benefits, for example issuing ticket vouchers.
Events
- Be an onsite presence and face of HRP at events as required.
- Support the delivery of donor tours and ad hoc events when required.
- Coordinate and communicate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure procedures are met in a timely manner.
Governance and Administration
- Provide administrative support to the Development team as required.
Requirements More than anything we are looking for a passion for design, a creative mindset and potential, but, as this Apprenticeship starts at level 3 we do have a few eligibility requirements:
- You must be 18 years old or over on 2nd September 2025.
- Live in UK (resident in country role is based).
- You must not have completed a degree or equivalent level qualification in the UK or elsewhere and not already be in full-time education.
- Five GCSEs at grade C (or 4) or above, including English, science/engineering and mathematics (or equivalent)
Job Ref: Development Apply Now Or View Historic Royal Palaces
Apply Now - Development Apprentice (major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate supporters)
Name(Required)
Surname(Required)
Phone
Email(Required)
CV Upload
Max. file size: 128 MB.
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About The Apprenticeship Guide
The Apprenticeship Guide is the leading resource for apprenticeships and has been since 2005.
We work in partnership with the Education and Skills Funding Agency and the UK government's Apprenticeships service to ensure anybody with an interest in apprenticeships is well informed and has easy access to this information through the content we provide.
If you are looking to engage with learners, employers, training providers, schools and colleges, then our products and routes to market can certainly get you in front of this audience.
-
It is the most comprehensive print source available providing information on every apprenticeship; framework available through the government; -
The guide is produced in collaboration with the Sector Skills Councils; -
It is accredited by the government's Apprenticeships service; -
Concise summary of around 680 apprenticeships, across 17 industry sectors; -
We are also supported by the Careers Development Institute, Association of Employment Learning Providers, Prospects and Youth Employment UK.
We have worked with some of the UK's leading organisations including BBC, Babcock, Barclays, ICAEW McDonalds, National Grid, Next, Skills For Care, Rolls Royce, Royal Air Force and Saks.
Please get in touch if you would like some further information: we can be contacted at www.apprenticeshipguide.co.uk, @theapp_guide or 01423 851150.