Donor Relations Manager – Maternity Cover
* Job title: Donor Relations Manager - Maternity Cover
* Job Type: Full Time, Maternity Cover (11 Months)
* Department: Development and Alumni Engagement
The need for the work we do – raising funds to provide means-tested fee assistance to bursary families at Highgate, supporting our partnerships with over 60 state Schools across 7 London boroughs and our relationship with the London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham (LAET) – has never been more necessary.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an excellent writer, strong communicator and highly adept administrator to play a key part in our work to advance educational mobility through fundraising. If you are looking to fast-track your career in fundraising, change sector or side-step from a project management, office management or executive assistant role into something new, dynamic and purposeful, then read on!
As Donor Relations Manager – Maternity Cover you will:
* Work closely with the Development Director to help facilitate and drive their donor engagement and strategic work; and
* Ensure our growing community of supporters have a highly rewarding donor experience by managing and creating written, event and multi-media donor stewardship and communications.
You will be well-organised, an instinctive problem solver and proven administrative skill, an excellent writer with creative flair and initiative, and be motivated by making a difference to the educational opportunities of children and young people through your work.
The Director of Development that prioritises creating a positive working environment alongside implementation of a bold and exciting fundraising strategy. You will be an integral part of this, able to bring your ideas and creativity, and become a part of a flourishing, professional and welcoming Development and Alumni Engagement team.
The Department
The Development and Alumni Engagement Department at Highgate School is responsible for delivering on Highgate School’s enduring commitment to public benefit. We do this by fundraising for bursaries for children from the age of seven and for our partnership work, primarily with our sibling school, LAE Tottenham with whom we work closely. By providing opportunities for generations of OC’s (alumni) to re-connect with each other through events and regular communications, we also help to ensure that the Highgate community endures, and that OC’s can play a meaningful role in the school’s future as volunteers and donors.
Our team is small, with both defined roles and opportunities to collaborate on campaigns and special projects, such as Giving Day. The Development Director has a consulting background with experience of coaching, training, and developing fundraisers and leaders, and has a deep commitment to the development of team members. In this role you will benefit from this, whether transferring from a different sector or building on existing fundraising experience.
As Donor Relations Manager – Maternity Cover – you’ll report to the Director of Development, working day-to-day with them, as well as our Development Services Manager, Philanthropy Manager, Head of Alumni Relations and Development and Alumni Coordinator.
“The moment I arrived at Highgate, it felt like home. The people are enthusiastic, dedicated, warm and welcoming. As part of the D&AE team, two months in, I feel I am at the epicentre of Highgate as a charity and our efforts to give back, whether that be through our transformational bursaries, partnerships with local schools and fundraising campaigns. This is an exciting time to be a part of our team!”
Job Description
Person Specification
Location | Highgate Village, adjacent to Hampstead Heath, with quaint shops and easy connections across London.
Pension | AVIVA workplace pension scheme offered with a generous 21% employer contribution.
Leisure facilities | Free access, at stipulated times, to our sports facilities, including a fitness suite and swimming pool (recently refurbished).
Holidays | Generous holiday allowance of 33 days (including bank holidays) for full-time staff. Most holidays will be taken during school holiday periods.
Lunch | A complimentary lunch.
Help with sustainable travel | Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and a Season Ticket Loan scheme for public transport.
Family-friendly policies | Highgate appreciates that employees sometimes have family commitments so we try to be as supportive as possible, for example with enhanced maternity pay (8 weeks’ full pay, then 10 weeks’ half pay) and paid dependant leave.
Working at Highgate
A culture of community, kindness and belonging
Highgate is a caring, open-minded community, where we promote kindness, empathy and friendship. Everyone who works and studies with us deserves to feel they are part of a welcoming environment that enables them to be themselves and to thrive as individuals.
Our community extends beyond the school, through partnerships, charity work and our commitment to equality, inclusion and sustainability. All members of our school community are encouraged to look outwards and play an active role.
In a recent ISI inspection (Dec 2021), it was noted that “Pupils show exceptional respect for, and appreciate diversity within the school and wider community, and their own and other cultures, demonstrating sensitivity and tolerance to those from different backgrounds and traditions.”
Highgate is committed to staff wellbeing, which we promote by encouraging a strong work-life balance; trying our best to support flexible working requests; providing a nutritious complimentary lunch in the dining hall; and offering access to sporting facilities including our recently renovated swimming pool.
The Staff Wellbeing Committee, with representatives across the School, meets regularly to drive forward initiatives, and a selection of staff have been trained as Mental-Health First Aiders.
We encourage an open culture throughout our school, with regular staff surveys, action committees and opportunities to feedback. We strive for continual learning and improvement, and staff training and development is paramount. There are opportunities to participate in the wider life of our school, such as taking part in trips or societies and getting involved in partnership projects.
More details about working at Highgate can be found here:
A fun, collaborative and forward-thinking environment with a real sense of community
Charitable work and sustainability
As an independent school, we want to use our position as a charity effectively: to make high-quality education accessible to as many children as possible – through our bursary programme at Highgate and through our work with local state schools. We have partnerships with over 60 state schools across 7 London boroughs, and we are the principal educational sponsor for London Academy of Excellence, Tottenham – an academically-selective state sixth form in a community where such opportunities are lacking.
Alongside this, our staff and pupils undertake charitable activities throughout the year. These range from staff giving up their time to neighbourhood schools and charitable organisations, focused fundraising campaigns, to pupils undertaking community work in the local area or further afield.
As a school, we have a central role to play in educating our pupils, staff and parents about the importance of environmental sustainability. We are taking positive action to adapt our operational performance to tackle the negative effects of climate change. We encourage all our staff to reflect upon their personal and professional practices, to support our environmental agenda and to make positive changes wherever possible.
Early Application: Applications will be considered ‘as and when’ received and we may close the vacancy if we appoint before the closing date.
We know that more diverse teams are stronger teams,and that the more inclusive we are, the more our staffand pupilswillfeel a sense of belonging and willthrive. To enable us to make reasonable adjustments, please let us know of any disabilities (including neuro-divergence) when you submit your application.
Safeguarding
As this role will have regular unsupervised contact with children you must, if appointed, comply with Highgate’s Safeguarding Policy and Staff Code of Conduct. Ifin the course ofcarrying out the duties of the post the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety and welfare of our pupils, these concerns must be reported immediately in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy. If whilst in the post, Highgate becomes aware of any safeguarding concerns to staff, pupils or the community; these will need to be followed up in line with the safeguarding policy and code of conduct which is underpinned by KCSE and other legislation. These concerns may need to be shared with other agencies. A copy of these policies will accompany all offers of employment.Training will also be provided to all staff to support Safeguarding practice.
Please read before you apply
Highgate is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of childrenand applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if necessary. Candidates from overseas must provide information about their past conduct, for example, by providing documents issued by overseas teaching authorities. DBS Privacy Policies
Please note that this role is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ (i.e.filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not befiltered,prior to the date of the interview. DBS Code of Practice
In accordance with the latest guidance from KCSIE, we shall be conducting online searches on any candidates who are shortlisted.
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