Our Client, a Prestigious Private School is looking for a Development Manager to join their team. This role is based in W1
Monday to Friday
The primary function is to assist Governors & Headteachers to develop the School.
The Development Manager reports to the Chief Operating Officer and provides the governors, trustees & headteachers at each school with regular updates in appropriate formats.
Main Areas of Responsibility
Development and Fundraising.
Facilitation of the Friends of the School.
Income generation strategy lead.
Commercial outreach: Raising the profile of The School through high-quality activities.
Developing the School’s standing in the local community.
Principal Responsibilities
Fundraising.
Bursary fund.
Building and enhancing relationships with parents.
Promotion of the school through social media.
Monitoring & updating social media platforms.
The development office & all its activities.
Maintaining an up-to-date overview of development office operations, systems & documentation.
Production of high-quality materials including, print, digital and broadcast.
To be the primary point of communication for our internal & external stakeholders.
Responding by telephone, email and letter to all department-related enquiries.
Organisation and direction of a wide range of events such as:
Evening presentations.
Development meetings.
Meetings with parents, governors, trustees & stakeholders.
Engagements with UHNW individuals, significant donors and St James alumni.
Administration and care of legacies and related events.
Daily communications & liaison with parents.
Strategic oversight & coordination of Friends of The Schools meetings & events, including production of documentation& communications.
Participation & representation at The Schools’ events including:
Cake sales.
Autumn Fair.
Christmas Market.
Auctions.
Proms, Balls & Dances.
Art sales.
Uniform sales.
Sports Days.
Job Description Development Manager
A pro-active and hands-on approach to maintaining contact and engagement with The School.
Ensuring that the following activities take place:
Management of the Alumni database.
Regular communications and outreach via email, telephone & media.
Organisation of events.
In-person meetings.
Events
To ensure the standards of organisation, presentation, and delivery of all key events promote and reflect the ethos of the Trust a...
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