Assistant Director of Development

Assistant Director of Development

Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire

Salary – competitive

Full Time, All year round.  The School would consider an element of flexible working for this role.

Rugby School seeks an outstanding individual for the position of Assistant Director of Development. This is an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished individual with significant experience in marketing, event management, communications and a demonstrable commitment to fundraising and engagement at one of the country’s leading independent schools.  

The Assistant Director of Development will have a key role in developing and implementing a comprehensive communications strategy to support fundraising activities including the digital strategy through the websites, online platforms and social media.  The postholder will also devise and implement a programme of events to engage parents and former students of the School, promote fundraising for the Arnold Foundation for Rugby School and celebrate the bicentenary of the game of rugby football in 2023.

Founded in 1567 through a legacy from Lawrence Sheriff, grocer and spice merchant to Queen Elizabeth I, Rugby School is one of the oldest public schools in England and is renowned worldwide for being the place where the game of rugby was born and developed. Today, Rugby School is a co-educational boarding school with 840 students aged 13 – 18 years and following a merger at the start of 2020 Bilton Grange Preparatory School and a 300 further students aged 3 – 13 joined the Rugby School Group.

With an outstanding reputation for academic excellence as well as for achievement in co-curricular activity, students are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and the School is committed to broadening intake through bursaries and scholarships.  

Rugby School seeks a talented candidate for this position, with the ability to: act independently and with good judgement; develop and maintain excellent relationships with colleagues, donors and prospects; combine initiative and flair with attention to detail. The successful candidate will also need to be a highly organized events manager and a superior communicator with strong written and verbal skills, credibility, integrity and the ability to motivate others.

For a driven and entrepreneurial individual with a track record of success, this is an opportunity to join a leading independent school and really make your mark.

Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis and candidates may be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.  The final deadline for applicants is 21 March 2021.

Please email hr@rugbyschool.net if you would like to request a copy of the candidate pack.