Development Director
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Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 17 July 2019
Job overview
Shrewsbury School seeks to appoint an outstanding Development Director to succeed the current post holder, who is moving to take up a new role after 12 years of successful development work on behalf of the Foundation. This is a pivotal strategic, senior leadership role. The post holder will build upon the significant fundraising achievements to date and will set the strategy to take the School’s philanthropic endeavours to the next level.
Shrewsbury School is one of the great independent boarding schools. Now fully co-educational with around 800 pupils aged between 13-18, it is a school which celebrates the individual and offers a broad, holistic education that values the learning that happens outside as much as within the classroom. Founded in 1552 by royal charter from King Edward VI, Shrewsbury is situated in 110 acres of beautiful parkland, wrapped within a loop of the River Severn. The wider Shrewsbury School family includes three international schools and a local preparatory school, the merger with which was recently announced.
This role comes at an exciting time in the long history of the School. Over the last decade, Shrewsbury has successfully introduced co-education and implemented an ambitious capital investment programme. These bold initiatives have been extremely successful and Shrewsbury pupil numbers are at an all-time high. With the arrival of a new Headmaster, Leo Winkley, in September 2018, the School is looking to build on the successes of recent years as it moves into its next cycle of development.
Shrewsbury School Foundation is the oldest independent school foundation in the UK. The School believes strongly in its social mission and charitable purposes and the Foundation plays a vital role in generating funds for its sizeable bursary programme which widens access to the School, and capital for major building projects. The Foundation is in excellent health, ably supported and championed by its new Chair and other trustees and is now on the brink of an exciting new phase of progression under new and highly engaged leadership.
Reporting directly to the Headmaster – and with a ‘dotted’ line to the Foundation Chair – the Development Director will lead a dedicated team in all aspects of fundraising. The successful candidate will also have line management responsibility for the Director of the Salopian Club, working closely with the Club to make maximum benefit of the strong loyalties of the Old Salopian alumni community.
The ideal candidate will be an accomplished leader in a comparable organisation, either in education or a transferable field, with a successful track record in fundraising. The successful candidate will be a creative thinker with a strong sense of integrity and a values-driven approach to philanthropic fundraising. The successful candidate will have a proven record in securing gifts from major donors together with experience of developing inspiring campaign messaging, expertise in relationship management, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, and the presence and intellect to operate at the highest levels. Above all, the successful candidate will have a passion for the aims and mission of Shrewsbury School.
This position is a career-defining opportunity for an exceptional individual to play a pivotal role in one of the most established schools’ fundraising teams in the UK, at an exciting new phase in its development work.
An excellent remuneration package is offered, reflecting the seniority and significance of the position and would include relocation support if needed.
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About Shrewsbury School
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A brief history of Shrewsbury:
Shrewsbury School, Independent School of the Year 2020, has a world-class reputation for all-round excellence. Fully co-educational, with a seven-day boarding heartbeat and an integral day community, the school delivers a dynamic education that develops the abilities and enthusiasms of each and every pupil.
Founded by Royal Charter in 1552, Shrewsbury School is one of the ‘great’ nine schools in England identified by the Clarendon Commission of 1861. The School moved to its current location in 1882. Over the centuries it has grown in size and reputation. Girls first joined the Sixth Form in 2008 and it is now ranked amongst the leading co-educational boarding schools in the world, educating around 830 pupils aged 13-18 years.
Shrewsbury delivers a programme of academic learning that is exciting, challenging, responsive and versatile. On the School’s breath-taking 105-acre site on the banks of the River Severn, pupils also have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of sporting, music, drama and co-curricular activities, as well as being encouraged to engage in adventure and charitable endeavour.
Our Ethos:
The celebration of individuals and individual talent is central to education at Shrewsbury – both in and beyond the classroom. In whatever sphere, a pupil will find a member of staff to support and encourage, enthuse and inspire him or her to exceed their expectations and meet the challenges that lie ahead with confidence and good judgement.
Life at Shrewsbury is founded on a close partnership between staff, parents and pupils to promote the strength of family life, foster responsibility, and balance the claims of developing individuality with the needs of a vibrant community. To make this ideal a living and working reality, the School cares for its pupils in 12 Houses for both boarders and day pupils.
Academics at Shrewsbury:
Our aim in the classroom is to inspire and enthuse pupils from across the top of the ability range. In recent years, on average, up to 10% of our leavers have gone on to Oxford and Cambridge and virtually all have won places at the university of their first choice; we expect about 80% of A Levels each year to be passed at A*, A or B grade. But there is as much joy for the less academic pupil who surpasses his or her expectations as there is for the pupil whose progress to top grades always seemed more certain.
Co-Curricular at Shrewsbury:
We want all our pupils, whatever their ability, to enjoy their life beyond the classroom, and Shrewsbury has a well-earned reputation for academic, musical and sporting excellence. We compete internationally in cricket and rowing, and we are one of the strongest schools in the country for football, cross-country running, cricket and fives; facilities and coaching for these and a host of other sports including badminton, basketball, tennis, fencing, hockey, netball and swimming are excellent.
Our school plays and musicals have drawn praise at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in London. As one would expect from one of the strongest music departments in the country, the breadth and quality of music-making are remarkable, and several students win places at some of the top music colleges each year.
We also offer our pupils an extraordinary array of clubs, societies and other co-curricular activities, many of which take place on a dedicated weekly activity afternoon. Members of the school staff lead the majority. Shrewsbury is surrounded by glorious unspoilt countryside and the School makes the most of its easy access to the Shropshire Hills, the Welsh Marches and Snowdonia.
Location:
Shrewsbury School lies on the outskirts of the town of Shrewsbury, approximately 50 miles west of Birmingham, and 75 miles south of Manchester. Shrewsbury is served by Virgin trains from London Euston (by changing at Birmingham New Street or Wolverhampton). There are also regular services from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Oxford, Cardiff and Bristol. The international airports of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and East Midlands are all between 1 hour and 1 hour 30 minutes away (by car or rail).
We are well positioned to enjoy the benefits of the local countryside and the mountains and coastline of North Wales.
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