Associate Director, Advancement Services

The University of Bath is one of the most innovative and high performing Universities in the UK surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away, creating an excellent environment in which to work. Home to over 19,000 students from 147 different countries, Bath has a reputation for both research and teaching excellence. Consistently ranked in the Top 10 in the UK and with its strong international profile, the University has an ambitious agenda for the future.

The University is seeking to appoint an Associate Director, Advancement Services within the Advancement Office on a fixed term contract providing maternity cover. The team has recently undertaken significant growth and this position will play an important role in contributing to the ambitious plans for supporter engagement and philanthropy at Bath, working within a supportive, friendly and dedicated team.

The role

As a member of the Advancement Office Senior Management Team, the Associate Director, Advancement Services will effectively lead and develop the teams, systems and processes which provide operational support to the department. Leading the data, research, finance and business administration functions, you will motivate and develop the Advancement Services team to provide an excellent service to the department and wider university, building and delivering on short, medium and longer term plans to develop and enhance existing systems, processes and practices.

You will have overall responsibility for the database, working with the Database Manager to ensure its accuracy and effectiveness, and will oversee the provision of data and insights to support data informed decision making across philanthropy, integrated fundraising and supporter engagement activity, in order to maximise engagement, philanthropic income and volunteering from constituents.

You will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on funds raised and income received against targets and will liaise with colleagues in Research & Innovation Services and the Department of Finance and Procurement to develop and improve reporting on philanthropic income to the University. Additionally, you will play a key role in ensuring endowed gifts are managed in line with donor wishes.

You will also lead development and delivery of the Advancement Office business plan, ensuring alignment to University strategy and individual objectives, and monitor progress against goals and KPIs. You ll Chair the department risk management group, raising risks at the appropriate level and recommending mitigation.

The role is a full time, fixed term, Mat leave cover.

About The Advancement Office

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of:

• leading, motivating and developing high performing, multi-disciplinary teams
• developing systems, processes and policies ideally in a fundraising environment
• managing, analysing and reporting on data and information gathered in a fundraising, sales, or marketing environment
• developing and managing financial procedures, including budget development and monitoring and reconciliation of income/expenditure

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 a 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. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.