Head of Trusts and Foundations (Cover for Maternity) Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.
Job Title: Head of Trusts and Foundations (Cover for Maternity) Department: Advancement Office Salary: Starting from £46,485, rising to £55,295 Grade: Grade 8 Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term Placed on: Wednesday 23 October 2024 Do you want to make a difference in helping students and researchers fulfil their ambitions?
You will be key in raising significant philanthropic income from a portfolio of national and international trusts and foundations to increase our student scholarships and support research opportunities.
We have an exciting position based within the Advancement Office Philanthropy Team.
We are seeking a highly ambitious senior fundraiser as Head of Trusts & Foundations.
Overseeing the entire portfolio and line managing the Trust and Foundation Manager, you will work as a team to build excellent relationships and raise significant philanthropic support to help us reach our ambitious goals.
The University of Bath is a nationally and internationally leading university that has placed in the top 10 rankings of three major national league tables.
The Advancement Office plays a leading role in upholding our reputation for excellence through philanthropic support and partnerships.
As a key member of the Philanthropy Team, you will manage a pool of 100-150 trusts and foundations capable of supporting the University with five-, six-, and seven-figure gifts for areas ranging from student scholarships to philanthropic research.
Your background is likely to be in higher education or the not-for-profit sectors, ideally with experience in income generation.
You must work well under pressure in a complex, multi-national, culturally diverse environment.
As a Head of Trusts and Foundations, you will have demonstrable success in writing successful proposals, managing relationships, and raising significant philanthropic gifts.
Confident and credible, you will know and understand how to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward trusts and foundations nationally and internationally.
This is a full-time maternity leave fixed-term position starting Feb 2025 with an end date of July 2026 or the early return of the post holder.
For an informal chat about this post, please get in touch with Laura Palmer, Director of Philanthropy, at ****** or 07812340661; however, please ensure you submit your application through our website.
Interviews will take place week beginning 25 Nov 2024.
What we can offer you: A very generous employer contributory pension scheme.
Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected, and encouraged.
We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award.
We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.
We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process.
To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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