Philanthropy & Alumnae Assistant or Manager

If you are interested in fundraising and community relations this Philanthropy & Alumnae Assistant or Manager position offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role building an engaged and supportive community around South Hampstead High School.

At South Hampstead we are committed to providing more opportunities for bright young children who cannot afford our fees, so that we can continue to develop the leaders, the thinkers, and the creators of tomorrow. The support we receive from our community of alumnae is crucial to ensuring this continues.

To support the school’s fundraising and alumnae engagement activity, you will play an important role developing and maintaining the school’s relationships with former pupils, past and present parents, and wider supporters.

Working with the Director of Philanthropy, you will drive the school’s community relations programme and be responsible for developing contact and long-term engagement with a wide variety of people who have had an affiliation of some form with South Hampstead High School.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Researching, writing and editing content for the school’s alumnae engagement communications and media
• Planning and delivering a calendar of exciting and engaging events for alumnae
• Working with the Director of Philanthropy to build a strategic fundraising programme
• Researching and identifying potential supporters
• Building relationships with key members of the school’s alumnae community
• Planning and delivering careers events to support current pupils e.g. inviting members from the broader South Hampstead community to speak to and inspire pupils

About you

You will need to be an effective communicator who can build strong working relationships. You will also need strong organisational skills.

Excellent writing skills, and the ability to stay calm under pressure and meet deadlines are equally important.

We are look forward to discussing your experience and the positions with you at the interview.

About the School

Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the School is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities nearby.

The School is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date is Thursday 3rd October 2024 at 9am.

The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.

We recommend that applications are submitted early to avoid disappointment.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.