Director of Development
ESMS - The Junior School
Edinburgh, City of
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary up to £70k depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 October 2022
Job overview
Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS) are a pioneer of rounded education in Scotland. Established over 150 years ago, ESMS is now proud to be one of the leading schools in Scotland, teaching 2700 students, from 3 to 18. From the outdoor learning programme to the technology used in the classroom, ESMS are leading the way in the provision of outstanding education.
Development has been a critical part of ESMS for 15 years. During that time over £5m has been raised for the ‘Access to Excellence’ campaign (for bursaries) and a community of over 14,000 alumni and stakeholders has been built and supported. As the Schools develop their strategy for the next chapter in their history, ESMS now seeks a highly experienced and creative development professional to lead fundraising and stakeholder relations into a new era. The Director of Development will build on the excellent work already undertaken in establishing Development at ESMS to create and deliver a development plan and function to support the strategic vision of the new Principal (previously the Head of Stewart’s Melville College). The successful candidate will report to the Principal and can look forward to working in a collaborative, friendly and highly supportive environment.
The role requires the vision, knowledge and experience to realise the fundraising potential and the leadership skills to manage complex stakeholder relations in a multi-school environment. Ultimately you will build on the strength and scale of our close community to create a long-term culture of philanthropy, which will bring significant benefit to the Schools and local families.
Interested candidates are invited to contact RSAcademics in the first instance to arrange a confidential discussion with Susannah Thompson, Search Consultant: susannahthompson@rsacademics.com
The deadline for receipt of applications is 10.00am, on Thursday 6 October 2022.
ESMS 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 appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks in accordance with the relevant statutory guidance, including a PVG check, satisfactory references, proof of identity and qualifications and a satisfactory medical report.
About RSAcademics
Founded in 2001 by Russell Speirs, RSAcademics has advised and supported over 700 schools and educational organisations in the UK and worldwide. Through our working partnerships with heads, leadership teams, boards, staff and parents, we specialise in supporting schools in five main areas: strategy, marketing and research; equality, diversity and inclusion; operational improvement; leadership and governance and philanthropy. We enable schools worldwide to thrive, by finding and developing senior leaders, guiding decision makers, making connections and shaping debate.
Please visit https://www.rsacademics.com/current-vacancies/director-development-esms/ for more information.
Attached documents
About ESMS - The Junior School
- ESMS - The Junior School
- Queensferry Road, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH4 3EZ
- United Kingdom
The ESMS Junior School is a large, independent, co-educational, non-denominational day school of approximately 1250 children aged 3-12, who become members of either The Mary Erskine School or Stewart's Melville College when they finish Primary 7. It is situated in central Edinburgh. Admission is through assessment.
The Junior School has excellent facilities of its own as well as sharing those of the two senior schools. The ethos of the school is that each child’s individuality is nurtured within a structured and disciplined framework. We firmly believe that happy children will achieve more academically and in extra-curricular activities. The atmosphere is therefore a caring one with great emphasis on encouraging children to take part in the many opportunities open to them. Children are encouraged to take responsibility whilst being challenged both academically and in general as young people. They learn to make choices and develop confidence in a supportive and positive environment in which our nine values, common across all three schools, are central to everything we do.
Specialist teaching is available in Music, Drama, Dance, PE, Games, French, Art and ICT.
A wrap-around care service is also provided before and after school.
The Nursery and Primary 1-3 classrooms in the Junior School are situated within the grounds of The Mary Erskine School and Primary 4-7 children are based within the grounds of Stewart’s Melville College.
ESMS offers excellent facilities, such as a state-of-the-art performing arts centre, large swimming pool, tennis courts, rugby and hockey pitches and floodlit astroturf pitches.
Headteacher
Mike Kane
Principal
Mr Anthony Simpson
Values and vision
The ESMS Junior School has nine core values that are recognised by all members of the school community: kindness, respect, commitment, enthusiasm, responsibility, grace, appreciation, confidence and integrity.
We do not follow the Curriculum for Excellence. We believe that what we offer reflects the values which are an essential element within the CfE but we also believe in the importance of a structured and more formal approach to the development of our children’s skills and confidence in all curricular areas, in particular Language and Mathematics. Regular and relevant assessments are integral to our approach, as is our commitment to ensuring that children and their parents are kept informed of their progress.
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