Development Executive
North London Collegiate School
Edgware
- £39,378 - £44,553 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive based on experience and qualifications
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 10 June 2022
Job overview
DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
Working 40 hours per week, all year round
Salary £39,378 - £44,553 (depending on skills, qualifications and experience)
Required from September 2022
This is an exciting time to join the School as we seek to appoint a new Development Executive. The role is part of the Development Department, headed by the Director of Development.
The Development Executive will be responsible for cultivating and raising mid-level gifts and pledges and developing new relationships with donors to strengthen our fund raising efforts, with personal (agreed) annual fundraising targets. The role provides an important link between our regular giving programme and the principal and major gifts work led by the Director of Development.
We can offer:
• A positive working environment within an extremely well-resourced school where excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a consequence.
• A highly competitive salary structure based on, but substantially above, national scales. This role will be paid according to experience and qualifications.
• The opportunity to develop professionally; improve and extend your knowledge; develop skills and experience; share outstanding and innovative practice; and contribute to the development of a challenging and supportive learning environment.
• A strong supportive leadership team that prioritises student and staff health and well-being.
• For candidates looking to relocate, subsidised accommodation on site may be available.
• Other benefits include free lunches during term time, membership of support staff pension scheme, free use of the swimming pool and fitness suite, Cycle to Work and Eye Care Schemes, and fee remission.
The School is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
How to make an application:
• Please read the Job Description before completing your application.
• To apply, please complete the NLCS Application Form here and s ubmit this with a covering letter summarising your suitability for the role, how your knowledge, experience and training meet the person specification and your motivation for applying to NLCS.
• The vacancy closes on Friday 10th June at 9.00am; however, early application is advised as we reserve the right to close the advert early should a suitable applicant be found.
• Interviews: w/c 20th June 2022.
• If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further, please contact the NLCS Recruitment Team at recruitment@nlcs.org.uk or telephone the School on 0208 952 0912.
Website: www.nlcs.org.uk
School Address: Canons, Canons Drive, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 7RJ
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About North London Collegiate School
We are delighted that you are considering joining North London Collegiate School. We offer exceptional opportunities to contribute to a community that is redefining excellence in girls’ education. The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026 has named NLCS the Independent Secondary School of the Year 2026, and we are proud to be ranked the No. 1 girls’ school in the country. This prestigious accolade reflects our outstanding academic achievement as well as the depth, breadth, and vibrancy of school life.
With additional awards for Independent International Baccalaureate School of the Year 2026 and Independent Secondary School of the Year in London 2026, NLCS offers an inspiring environment where passionate teachers are empowered to innovate, spark curiosity, and help girls achieve remarkable things.
Founded in 1850 by the intrepid Frances Mary Buss, pioneer of women’s education, NLCS has a remarkable history as one of the very first centres of academic excellence for girls in the UK.
Today, we continue to embrace a spirit of scholarly enquiry and creative endeavour, led by a community of staff and pupils who relish learning. Our mission is to provide an inspirational education to enable our pupils to become young women of influence and impact.
From the earliest years, we teach our pupils to think for themselves and to be intellectually courageous. The development of emotional intelligence and character is just as important. Our pupils’ personal development and pastoral care are supported by our relentless investment in individual growth. Pastoral groups in our co-tutor system are small, typically no more than 10-12 pupils, to enable our teachers to get to know girls as individuals. Relationships between staff and pupils are characterised by mutual respect and warmth.
We are inspired by our heritage of academically ambitious teaching but empowered by modernity. Our aim is that, as adults, our pupils will have the intellectual curiosity and personal resilience to adapt to and shape an increasingly fast-paced and dynamic world. This is an exciting time for the school as we recently opened our new IDEAS Hub in Spring 2025, a space designed to facilitate creative thinking, pioneering use of technology and interdisciplinary learning. A space that will place NLCS at the heart of a web of deep connections to the wider world.
Headmistress
Mrs Vicky Bingham
ISI report
In April 2024, North London Collegiate School received its latest routine inspection, which took place within the new Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) framework.
We were delighted that the inspection team gave a strong endorsement for all aspects of the education provided and the wellbeing and engagement of our pupils at every stage of the School. The inspection also identified NLCS as being fully compliant with all regulations and requirements, with best practice in place across the board.
One feature of the new framework is that ISI no longer uses single-word gradings of schools, such as ‘Excellent’ which NLCS received at its previous routine inspection. ISI now seeks to make an evaluative commentary across the various aspects of a school’s provision.
Inspection Report - North London Collegiate School (nlcs.org.uk)
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