Senior Manager Development
The Abbey School Reading
Reading
- Expired
- Salary:
- The salary is dependent on skills and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 29 March 2018
Job overview
SENIOR MANAGER DEVELOPMENT
The Abbey School is embarking on an exciting new phase of Development and Fundraising and seeks an individual to provide continuity of current activities (especially with the Alumnae Relations officer) and help in the planning and implementation of new development initiatives.
The key purpose of the role of the Senior Manager Development is to maintain and develop strong, positive, and value-added relationships between our Alumnae community, our friends, our past and current parents, our recent outgoing pupils and The Abbey.
We are looking for:
● High level of ICT skills.
● Excellent understanding of databases; a knowledge of Raiser’s Edge, Graduway, Blackbaud Merchant Services and iSAMS would be an advantage (or failing this a willingness and ability to master this quickly).
● Understanding of ways in which members of the Community for whom no records are held can be traced.
● Ability to handle sensitive or confidential information.
● Strong interpersonal skills and a good team worker.
● Strong communication skills - written, in person and on the phone.
● Proactive, organised, confident, flexible.
● Ability to work on own initiative.
● Ability to organise and prioritise work, with accuracy and attention to detail, to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure.
● Ability to plan strategically and work on own initiative.
Hours of Work
● Normally 08.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, with a total of one-hour unpaid refreshment breaks per day.
Salary
● The salary is dependent on skills and experience. Staff are paid monthly and in arrears.
For more information on our lively and well-resourced school and for an application form, please visit the Vacancies Page on our website www.theabbey.co.uk.
To apply for this position, please complete an application form in full, including details of suitable referees as instructed, then send this with your full CV and covering letter by email to recruitment@theabbey.co.uk
Interviews will only be arranged following our receipt of a completed application form.
For enquires please contact recruitment@theabbey.co.uk
Attached documents
About The Abbey School Reading
The Abbey School is a dynamic and vibrant community of more than 1,000 girls aged 3-18.
The Abbey is always in the top division nationally in academic terms. This year's A-levels were excellent with 75% at A*- B and at GCSE 88% gained 9-7 grades. Annually the average International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma result is between 38 - 40 points, with more than two thirds of the cohort scoring 38 points or higher, at a level equivalent to or exceeding the Oxford and Cambridge conditional offer range. In the School's 12 year IB history several students have gained the full 45 points possible. Leavers go on to an impressive list of universities and courses.
The school places great emphasis on providing a breadth of sporting and cultural challenges and opportunities for each student. Students are presented with the chance for exploration both within the curriculum and in Music, Drama, Sport, DofE and the wide variety of clubs and trips. The Jane Austen Wing at the Senior School has modern classrooms for Humanities as well as bright Art studios and enhanced ICT facilities. The IB has widened the options for Sixth Formers who can also choose their desired A-level combination from a wide range of subjects.
The Abbey Junior School (ages 3 - 11) offers a broad curriculum and the atmosphere is friendly, lively, purposeful and fun.
There is an extensive Abbey School coach & bus network and the School is within easy walking distance from Reading Station. There is a range of scholarships and financial assistance is offered to able students through means-tested bursaries which may cover up to 100% of fees for exceptional candidates.
The Abbey represents a unique and exciting opportunity for any girl with a desire to learn, where inspirational teaching and an ethos that promotes aspiration and balance provide the platform for a successful and fulfilling future.
Headteacher
Will le Fleming
ISI report
“The qualities of pupils’ personal development is excellent. Pupils grow into self-confident and independent young people, supported by Christian values and an understanding of life in a multi-cultural environment.”
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