Executive Assistant to the Director of Development and the Director of Alumni, Supporter Engagement
- Employer
- The London School of Economics and Political Science
- Location
- Central London
- Salary
- Salary from £30,000 to £34,400 pa inclusive of London allowance
- Closing date
- 20 Feb 2019
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- Function
- Fundraising, Administration, Operations & Service Delivery, Alumni, Supporter Development
- Sector
- Education
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
LSE is entering an exciting period in its near 125-year history. Strategy 2030 will deliver a new strategic direction that will build on LSE’s status as a world leading social science University. In conjunction with this launch, LSE is in the planning phase of a major fundraising campaign. LSE Advancement are looking for people who are ambitious, creative, and dedicated to securing a step-change in philanthropic income and increasing alumni and friends’ engagement with the institution. We are interested in hearing from candidates who have enjoyed success in the not-for-profit and charity sectors.
The post-holder will manage all aspects of the Director of Development and the Director of Alumni, Supporter Engagement and Operations’ professional agendas, liaising with internal colleagues, donors, alumni and key volunteers of the School and external organisations, balancing competing commitments to maximise the Directors’ impact and effectiveness.
Candidates should have demonstrable secretarial and administrative experience at a senior level, with an ability to make decisions, use their initiative and manage their workload with minimal supervision. A general understanding of higher education and the fundraising sector is desirable.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
To apply for this post, please go to www.lse.ac.uk/LSEJobs. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email o.powell@lse.ac.uk
The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 20 February 2019 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
Company
LSE was the brain child of Sidney Webb (1859-1947) supported by his wife, the social investigator Beatrice Webb (1858-1943), the political scientist Graham Wallas (1858-1932) and the writer G Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). All four were members of the Fabian Society. An economic historian, William Hewins (1865-1931) was appointed the first Director. The first prospectus lists eleven lecturers.
“The special aim of the School will be, from the first, the study and investigation of the concrete facts of industrial life and the actual working of economic and political relations as they exist or have existed, in the United Kingdom and in foreign countries.” LSE Prospectus, 1895
From the start, the School was open to women and men and welcomed students from overseas. The School was committed to providing its students with “scientific training in methods of investigation and research” and resources for research, and in 1896 it founded the Library, known from 1928 as the British Library of Political and Economic Science.
As the School reaches its 125th birthday in 2020-2021 it continues to develop and change with new departments and research centres. These include the Centre for Economic Performance (1990), Gender Institute (1993), the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (2008) and LSE African Initiative (2009) and the South Asia Centre and Women Peace and Security established in 2015.
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