THE VACANCY

The Development Officer is a new role aimed at expanding the fundraising capabilities of the current Development and Alumni Relations Team, enabling the Head of Development to focus more fully on developing strategy, and major donor solicitation and cultivation. The primary focus of the role is to increase participation and philanthropic income from the Bloxham community in support of transformational bursaries and other standalone projects.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fundraising and Stewardship

Working closely with the Head of Development:
Contribute to the overall fundraising strategy with specific responsibility for individual regular giving, creating and delivering a sustainable regular giving programme at the School
Increasing the membership and contribution of The Egerton Society, the School’s legacy society, through a range of approaches and strategies
Preparing and drafting key fundraising communications and related literature, both in print and online, in collaboration with other team members
Developing compelling content, including impact stories, for the purposes of demonstrating impact to donors and securing further support for the bursary programme at Bloxham
Expanding the School’s stewardship programme to ensure that donors remain connected to, and feel valued by, the School and are aware of the impact of their support
Researching prospective donors and other key stakeholders as part of the School’s fundraising and engagement strategy

Finance and Database Management

Working closely with the Finance Team, ensuring the swift and accurate processing and acknowledgement of all philanthropic gifts

Effectively managing the donor / financial functionality of the School’s Development database, ensuring that donor records are maintained and updated in an accurate and timely manner

Generating financial and engagement reports as required for the Head of Development and other key stakeholders

Ensuring that donor and alumni interactions and other key information is captured appropriately on InTouch (Training on the Development database, InTouch, will be provided if required).

Community Engagement

Establishing positive and professional working relationships with other departments within Bloxham School to ensure that the work of the Development Office is well-received and understood
Establishing and building on relationships with the Old Bloxhamist community, particularly alumni, former parents and former staff
Attending engagement and stewardship events as required, occasionally on evenings or at weekends

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

Adherence to the General Data Protection Regulations.
Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom the post holder is responsible, or with whom they come into contact.
Adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection Policy at all times.
Report any concerns to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Comply with all health and safety provisions and systems provided by the school to practically prevent risk to the health, safety and welfare of all.
Undertake such other comparable duties as reasonably required from time to time.

KEY INFORMATION

Start Date: ASAP

Accountable to: Head of Development

Working Hours: 37.5 hours – Monday to Friday

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 dependent on experience

Closing Date: 9am on Thursday 31st October 2024

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Criteria:

Educated to degree level or equivalent
Previous fundraising experience
Experience of working with a relational (CRM) database
Strong IT skills (Office 365)
Experience of working as part of a small team
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent inter-personal and customer care skills together with ability to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders
Ability to design and create digital and print communications
High level of numeracy
Attention to detail
Strong organisational skills
Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
Highly motivated, well organised, proactive and efficient
Tact and discretion particularly where sensitivity or confidentiality is critical
Empathy with Bloxham’s principles, ethos, aims and aspirations

Desirable Criteria:

An understanding of the independent education sector
Knowledge of Bloxham School and its community
An understanding of the Data Protection Act 2018
Basic understanding of the law in relation to charitable donations

BENEFITS

Strong, supportive staff community

Opportunities for continuous professional development

Enrolment in the School's defined contribution pension scheme

Meals and refreshments provided during working hours

Cycle to Work Scheme

Access at no charge to the School's sporting, swimming and fitness facilities, including gym and tennis courts

Free parking on site

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this role please complete the Bloxham School support staff application form. Applications will be assessed upon receipt, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.

For further information please visit the Bloxham School website. If you have any queries, please contact the HR Department on 01295 724379 or at recruitment@bloxhamschool.com.

SAFEGUARDING

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of their application.

The post holder’s responsibility will include promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/ he comes into contact. The post holder will be required to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection Policy at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the School, s/he must report any concerns to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self- declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

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