Associate Director (Philanthropy for Research)

About the role

A member of the Advancement Office leadership team, your primary focus will be to directly manage a high-performing Philanthropy Team. The team works to attract major and transformational gifts from individuals, companies, charitable trusts and other philanthropic sources. You will work closely with the Director of Advancement and Director of Philanthropy in supporting and developing the Philanthropy Team to achieve agreed fundraising strategy priorities and targets. 

Both externally and internally, you will lead by example, with an organised and efficient approach to the philanthropic process, ensuring the Philanthropy Team are entirely focussed on delivering results. On occasion, you may manage a portfolio of strategically important relationships, which will focus on historical support, or be of great non-philanthropic importance to the University. 

This is a part time (29.2 hours), fixed term position with an end date of 2nd June 2025 or the early return of the post holder.

For an informal discussion please contact Laura Palmer, Director of Philanthropy, at lp2116@bath.ac.uk. Please ensure you submit your application via our website.

About you

The ideal candidate will have significant experience of managing and motivating team members to raise major and transformational gifts in a higher education or charity setting. 

We seek someone with:

• Experience in a successful fundraising environment, with a deep understanding of what excellence looks like within fundraising teams
• Experience in managing and motivating high-achieving fundraising teams to realise ambitious income targets
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with brilliant attention to detail and the ability to work at pace
• Experience in relationship management with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to operate at a senior level with ease

About us 

The Advancement Office is responsible for building long-term, impactful relationships with the University’s alumni, friends and supporters. We support a network of over 150,000 University of Bath alumni across 170 countries, as well as our wider community of supporters who generously give their time, expertise and philanthropy to the University.

The Department has a strong culture of collaboration and works closely with colleagues across the University, including Professional Services and the academic community to support the strategic priorities of the University. It aligns its work with core values and encourages all team members to embed these values in their day-to-day work. 

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. 

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