Director of Development and External Relations
Wycombe Abbey
Buckinghamshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Wycombe Abbey has its own salary scale which compares favourably with other independent schools and is well above that of the maintained sector.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2019
Job overview
Wycombe Abbey is a world-class school operating at the cutting edge of educational excellence. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 629 girls aged 11-18.
In recent years, the School has had great success in fund-raising for Bursaries and capital projects. It has the ambition to continue to develop as a leader across multiple spheres from promoting wellbeing to international education.
Wycombe Abbey now seeks a talented leader and manager with the experience, strategic initiative and fundraising expertise to play a pivotal role in delivering Wycombe Abbey’s ambitious strategic plan. As a member of the Wider Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Development and External Relations will be responsible to the Headmistress and to a sub-committee of Governing Council for all issues relating to development, marketing, branding, communications and alumni relations at Wycombe Abbey. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a transformational contribution to these vital areas of the organisation.
The ideal candidate will be an accomplished leader in a comparable organisation, either in education or another service industry, with a successful track record in strategic marketing, fundraising, communications, and people management. We are looking for an individual with proven experience in building on relationships with collaborative leadership skills and the ability to advocate passionately for a world-class education.
Please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs R Wilkinson by emailing the Human Resources Manager, Mrs J Wetenhall: wetenhallj@wycombeabbey.com.
Further details and applications forms can be found on the School website: www.wycombeabbey.com/careers
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on 20th May 2019.
Date of Interview: 6th June 2019.
Wycombe Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No. 310638
Attached documents
About Wycombe Abbey
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Wycombe Abbey is committed to maintaining full boarding for the needs of modern families. Girls who enter the school at 11+ have their own Junior Boarding House. From the age of 11 to 18, pupils live in nine mixed-age Senior Houses, and in the Upper Sixth girls move into Clarence House, a purpose-built study-bedroom complex.
Many co-curricular and enrichment opportunities are on offer for girls across the age range. Our sports teams regularly reach national finals and the sports department offers more than 30 sports on a consistent basis. Our music department teaches more than 600 individual lessons a week and nearly every pupil plays an instrument if not two. The drama provision is equally impressive with numerous productions happening annually.
The School is ideally located to be able to enjoy a wide variety of activities with other independent schools including Eton, Harrow and Radley. The boys join the girls for dinners and dances. We also enjoy close relationships with the two boys’ grammar schools in High Wycombe, with our pupils and theirs co-operating in choirs, an annual Management Conference and other social and academic events.
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