Development Research and Data Officer

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Development Research & Data Officer– Fixed Term (12 months) | Full time

Salary: £34,368 to £37,189 plus membership of Civil Service pension scheme
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh

National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.

As an organisation our values are Creative, Inclusive, Collaborative and Forward-thinking.

Are you looking for the opportunity to use your research and data skills in a forward looking and rewarding heritage environment? National Museums Scotland are currently seeking someone with experience in fundraising prospect research and data management to be part of and support our Development team to deliver our fundraising strategy 2024-28.

Benefits of joining us as our Development Research and Data Officer will include:

• Annually alongside your salary, National Museums Scotland contributes 28.97% of this towards you being a member of the Civil Service Pension Scheme
• A generous annual leave of 28.5 days – rising to 33.5 after 5 years, plus an additional 8 paid days public holidays.
• Free access to national (and international) museums and exhibitions
• A range of wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme 24/7
• Access to all the above and morefrom day one of employment.

About the Development Research and Data Officer role

Our Development Research and Data Officer helps to ensure long-term fundraising success for National Museums Scotland by maximising the use of the CRM database and developing the prospect pipeline for campaigns and revenue fundraising. We have lots of exciting fundraising campaigns including acquisitions to develop the collections, research, conservation, community engagement and exhibitions.

As the Development Research and Data Officer at National Museums Scotland you will:

• Update and interrogate the donor database to develop profiles, segment data and produce reports and analysis
• Manage the prospect pipeline through the donor database
• Be the responsible for the due diligence of existing and prospective supporters

Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Development Research and Data Officer

• Expert knowledge, initiative and perseverance to proactively find the best processes to ensure the donor database is meeting the needs of the Development Team in the most efficient way
• Planning and organising skills – evaluating and prioritising different strands of work; managing workload to deliver best overall results
• Analytical and reporting skills - identifying relevant information; assessing and evaluating information from donor database to better understand donors and prospects; presenting clear, succinct and timely data and reports

Please be sure to view relevant attachments for this role (available on our Careers Portal: careers.nms.ac.uk) for full details of the position.

The closing date for this role is 11 March 2026. The Selection Event is likely to take place week commencing 23 March 2026.

Development Research and Data Officer

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

EH1 1JF

£34,368 to £37,189 per year Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme, Holidays and more

Temporary - Full-time

Posted today

Closing date: 12/03/2026

Job reference: NMS146255

Documents

Recruitment Pack - Development Research and Data Officer 2026.pdf

Development Research and Data Officer

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

£34,368 to £37,189 per year Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme, Holidays and more