Development Executive - Fundraising & Stewardship

The School:

Merchant Taylors School is a large Independent Boys School, situated in 280 acres of parkland in Northwood, Middlesex. The School was founded in 1561, is owned by the Merchant Taylors Educational Trust and moved to its present site in 1933. There are four distinct boys day schools on campus. The Nursery, the Pre-Prep & the Prep cater for 370 boys, while the Senior School has over 960 pupils. The Senior School employs over 110 teachers and 160 Support staff across Merchant Taylors School.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Fundraising

Developing and innovating the school s regular giving programme, the Merchant Taylors Fund, to ensure a consistent income stream and increased participation from alumni, parents and friends.

In conjunction with external consultants, running our (currently) biennial telephone fundraising campaigns and Giving Days.

Liaising with school departments, clubs and societies to identify exciting projects to motivate supporters.

Segmenting and targeting recipients for appeals to ensure the greatest impact and returns.

Devising the strategy for promoting legacy giving as a means of supporting Merchant Taylors , and to implement this strategy to increase the number of known legacy pledges to the school.

Stewardship

Establishing and running a comprehensive benefactor stewardship programme that thanks and stewards donors at all levels, including legacy pledges, through regular communication and events.

Reporting

Reporting on progress against all objectives to the Development and Alumni Relations Sub-Committee of Governors.

Where appropriate, working with the Development Executive (Events and Communications), to produce benefactor report publications and contribute to other Development publications.

Ensuring that all contact with OMTs and parents is recorded on the Development Office s database, the Raiser s Edge.

Safeguarding responsibilities:

It is the post holder s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact and to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School s Safeguarding Policy Statement at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the School s/he must report any concerns to the Head Master.

Merchant Taylors School is an equal opportunities employer committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As this role will bring you into contact with children you are expected to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Further information on how the School uses personal data is set out in the School s Staff Transparency Notice, which can be found n the Vacancy page of the School Website.