Development Director
Cheltenham College
Gloucestershire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- To be agreed - as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 12 June 2019
Job overview
Development Director
College seeks to appoint a proactive, skilled and energetic fund-raising professional who is able to communicate the pride and vision of a thriving organisation and relish the challenge of developing and growing our fundraising programmes.
College’s advancement programme is integral to its future development with the primary objective being to engage stakeholders more fully in the school and to maximise fundraising revenue for our strategic priorities.
The successful candidate will have extensive and proven experience ideally within Major Gifts and Capital Campaigns. They will shape and drive a comprehensive development programme that includes regular giving, legacies and major gifts and which builds on existing solid foundations.
As well as possessing the ability to create and implement effective strategic plans and deliver them operationally, significant experience of leading and motivating people is required. The ability to form strong and lasting working partnerships both within the organisation, with our alumni and donors and with key strategic partners internationally is essential.
Please read on for a full and comprehensive job description.
How to apply
To apply, please forward a completed application form with covering letter, electronically, to: recruitment@cheltenhamcollege.org
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 13 June.
First-round interviews scheduled to take place on Monday 17 and/or Tuesday 18 June.
Second-round interviews will be held on Friday 21 June.
Cheltenham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its recruitment and selection of job applicants and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from suitably qualified individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We encourage all candidates to ensure that College is aware of your particular requirements should you be invited to interview.
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About Cheltenham College
One of the country’s leading coeducational independent schools for both day and boarding pupils, Cheltenham College offers outstanding all round education for pupils from 3 to 18.
While the Senior School (13 – 18) enjoys its beautiful setting and impressive grounds on Cheltenham’s Bath Road, the adjacent Preparatory School ( 3-13) occupies over 15 acres of woodland splendour, with its own lake and numerous sports fields. The youngest children (3-7) enter the wonderfully vibrant pre-prep department called Kingfishers, which has its own cottage and classrooms within the school.
From the age of 3 right through to 18, pupils are immersed into a community that is not only full to the brim of opportunities but importantly, one that is warm, friendly and utterly inclusive. Pastoral care across both schools is consistently highlighted by parents as excellent and the College takes great pride in treating each and every child as an individual. Children therefore develop not only as learners but as independent, confident and responsible young people with a great many talents and skills. They have confidence to question, to challenge, to think.
The breadth of Cheltenham College’s amenities is reflected in the diversity of activities and clubs; the Preparatory School alone offers over 40 clubs, societies and sports. In the Senior School, no pupil can fail to be tempted by the numerous outdoor pursuits, expeditions, community service activities or Humanitarian Aid projects. Around 30 clubs operate weekly in the Senior School, including shooting, eco ventures, pottery and film-making.
A vast number of sports teams are nationally reputed and every year a substantial number of pupils are chosen to represent England. Music also plays a vital part in school life, with pupils able to learn just about every orchestral instrument imaginable as well as participating in numerous choirs, bands and ensembles. Both schools stage several plays a year, from whole school productions to year group performances, and the art and design work (often on display in Thirlestaine House, the College’s very own 19th century mansion and gallery) is quite literally breathtaking.
Crucially, this focus on balanced education also ensures that Cheltenham College gets the very best out of its pupils academically. In the Preparatory School, there is a 100% Common Entrance pass rate and many pupils gain Senior School scholarships. In College, the more stretching iGCSE is offered in Maths, English Literature, Science, History and Geography and over 95% of school leavers go on to their first choice university.
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