Development Officer

The Development Officer will work with the Director of Development to generate a steady growth of substantial gifts to the Trinity Bursary Fund from new and existing donors, developing relations between the alumni community and the school and ensuring an exceptional culture of donor care that recognises, celebrates and inspires existing and potential supporters. 

The Development Officer will work with other members of the Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) to maintain and improve the existing regular giving programme which fosters widespread participation throughout the Trinity School community. We are seeking an enthusiastic person with a flexible and positive attitude to join our friendly and busy DARO which is the first point of call for alumni and donors to Trinity School. Preference will be given to those candidates demonstrating prior experience of new business generation gained in a fundraising or commercial sales environment and evidence of an ability to generate and manage and close new opportunities. 

Reports to Director of Development 

Core Duties 

Individual Philanthropy 

– Take direct responsibility for developing individual relationships with a portfolio of high value prospects and soliciting gifts from them. 

– Compile research and develop briefing and proposal documents for the Director of Development. 

– Maintain and improve the regular giving and legacy programmes for the Trinity Bursary Fund.

 – Support the Campaign Board and its members by providing any information and services necessary to encourage peer-to-peer giving. 

Donor Care 

– Work with the Director of Development to design and implement a development strategy with particular emphasis on donor stewardship, ensuring all those who give are thanked and recognised appropriately. 

– Represent the interests of donors within the School community and ensure that giving is a positive experience for donors, ensuring departmental and other colleagues are aware of their role in delivering excellent donor care.

– Take responsibility for donor reporting – generally through an annual donor report publication; and 

– individually through the production of bespoke reports for management and major donors. 

– Work with the Alumni Engagement Manager and Alumni Services Manager to continually improve the engagement strategy, specifically with a programme of donor-centred events.

General 

– Be fully informed about and engaged with the work of the School, and specifically its charitable vision and community partnerships and outreach activities. 

– Assist colleagues in maintaining the integrity of donor data within the Raiser’s Edge/NXT database and Graduway alumni engagement system. 

– Any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as directed by the Director of Development. 

Terms and Conditions 

Hours 8 am to 5 pm 

A generous budget is allocated to Professional Development and a variety of internal training courses are provided.

Further benefits can be found on the Whitgift Foundation website.

Trinity School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to comply with all safeguarding procedures including an Enhanced DBS check Timescales.

Please apply online at www.trinity-school.org/ vacancies as soon as possible and no later than midday on 9th May 2022. 

Interviews are likely to be held on 16th/17th May. 

Trinity School reserves the right to interview and appoint before the published closing date. 

Application Process Please contact Mrs Karen Walsh PA to Headmaster hmsec@trinity.croydon.sch.uk  Trinity School, Shirley Park, Croydon CR9 7AT 020 8656 9541 

Further details about Trinity may be found on our website www.trinity-school.org . 

Apply online at www.trinity-school.org/vacancies  

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