Head of Development

Prospectus is excited to be partnering with a higher education college in the search for a Head of Development to join their collaborative and growing development team.

This Universitiy College is a progressive, international and inclusive community within the University of Oxford. Founded in 2008 ths College brings together researchers, students, teachers and practitioners with parity of esteem. As a graduate college they have approximately 675 students, 250 fellows, and around 6,000 alumni.

As the Head of Development, you will be responsible for growing philanthropic income over the next decade to support enhancing the student experience, transform the college's estate, host new academic centres and more. This role will focus on securing high value gifts and work to build long lasting relationships with individuals.

To be successful as the Head of Development, you will have previous experience in fundraising, particularly with securing major gifts. This person will be an excellent relationship builder and will be confident in working with both internal and external senior stakeholders. You will be able to demonstrate working with a team as well as, independently to achieve income generation success.

This role is a full-time permanent position that will have hybrid working in the Oxford office 3 days per week. The salary for this role is £48,000 to £62,000.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus.

If you are interested in applying to this Head of Development position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.