Foundation Director

The Stonyhurst Foundation exists to ensure that any child from any part of society has the opportunity to live, work and grow at Stonyhurst, the oldest continuously active Jesuit school in the world.

The Foundation is currently seeking a new Foundation Director who believes in this mission and can lead the charity successfully towards its goal of making a Stonyhurst education available to as many young people as possible.

The Stonyhurst Foundation Director is the Chief Executive of The Stonyhurst Foundation, reporting to the Board of Trustees. The person in this role has the ultimate executive responsibility for achieving the Foundation’s agreed strategic plan, as defined by the Trustees, and for the administration of the Foundation, including ensuring compliance with regulatory, reporting and other requirements. Operationally, the Director’s role is to secure philanthropic and other external funding for the school, via the Foundation, especially through major gifts from individual donors.

The Foundation Director manages The Stonyhurst Foundation with the assistance of the Foundation Manager, who is responsible for the day to day running of the charity. The Foundation Manager is a permanent employee of the Foundation and supports the Trustees and Director in their undertakings, including all regulatory, reporting, and other filings.

We are open to receiving applications from those who are based outside of Lancashire. However, regardless of where our new Director is based, it is critical for the person in this role to be someone who is visible at Stonyhurst on a regular basis, and who embraces the idea of being a well-known member of the community. While our initial thinking is that the role will be full-time, we are open to hearing from candidates who would like to explore the possibility of working part-time.

A key part of this role will require building and maintaining relationships with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders while exercising discretion and diplomacy. Therefore, we are seeking someone who enjoys meeting and getting to know people and who also has excellent listening skills and a high level of emotional intelligence. The successful candidate will be both a team player as well as someone who can demonstrate a track record of taking the initiative to develop and implement their own ideas.

For details of how to apply, please see the attached advert.

The closing date for this post is 9.00am UK time on Monday 23rd May. Interviews will be held on Monday 6th June.

Stonyhurst is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Stonyhurst is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.