Head of Individual Giving
- Employer
- University of Exeter
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
- Salary
- The starting salary will be from £48,350 on Grade G, depending on qualifications and experience.
- Closing date
- 20 Oct 2024
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- Job Function
- Fundraising, Alumni, Major Donors, Legacy
- Cause Area
- Education & Training
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Job Level
- Senior Executive & Leadership
External Engagement and Global (EEG)
Global Advancement Office
This permanent, full time post is available immediately.
This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
Summary of the role
We are looking for a talented individual to join the Alumni and Supporter Engagement Team within the Global Advancement office, part of EEG.
The Head of Individual Giving will lead on the development and management of an extensive individual giving programme, responsible for the Regular Giving, Leadership, and Legacy fundraising activities. You will take principal responsibility for the range of solicitation approaches made to alumni and friends via telephone, face to face, direct mail, crowdfunding and digital campaigns. The primary objective will be to build a culture of giving among alumni, staff and students of the University, plus non alumni and corporates, and encourage them to support the University’s philanthropic priorities, and act as a pipeline in the longer term for Major Gifts.
You will ensure that membership of the University is a membership for life and that the University continues to create opportunities to engage with our global alumni community and to encourage their involvement in University life.
We are seeking enthusiastic, hardworking individuals, who enjoys project management, marketing, communications, and working with stakeholders. Ability to work well as part of a team is essential, as is a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification on our website for full details of this role.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
- 41 days leave per year
- options for flexible working
- onsite gyms and a cycle to work scheme
- sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
- stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact David Watson
D.Watson@exeter.ac.uk
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