DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | ST HILDA'S COLLEGE OXFORD

Founded in 1893, St Hilda’s College offers a welcoming academic home to our diverse collegiate community of over 600 students and Fellows, who together with our staff seek to perform to the College’s values of excellence and equality.

From its modest beginnings as a women’s college, St Hilda’s opened its doors to male students in 2008 and was one of the last of the Oxford women’s colleges to ‘go mixed’. We care deeply about social inclusivity and enabling young people with great promise to come together to enhance their intellectual and creative potential.

Just a stone’s throw from Oxford’s High Street, the neighbouring colleges and dreaming spires of our world-class University, St Hilda’s thinks and acts ‘outside the Quad’. Unashamedly progressive, we have recently completed our award-winning 125th Anniversary Building and Pavilion, contemporary buildings that fit beautifully into our riverside heritage site with its charming, biodiverse and sustainably run grounds, on the banks of the meandering river Cherwell.

St Hilda’s has bold and ambitious goals. Our 2024-2029 strategic plan is in creation and the appointment of a new Development Director to lead alumnae engagement and fundraising is critical to achieving our priorities.

The College sees this appointment as an exciting and challenging opportunity for a strategic, energetic and proactive fundraiser. Reporting to the Principal and leading a dedicated team of six, the successful candidate will bring a forward-thinking and innovative approach to developing and enriching long term relationships between the College and its community to deliver philanthropic income. As a Fellow and key member of Governing Body, you will play a crucial part in shaping the strategic direction of the College and in contributing broadly to college life.

The successful candidate will be a confident communicator with well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to build a strong level of rapport with all high potential benefactors.?You will have a strong sense of integrity and a proven track record in securing philanthropic gifts from major donors, together with expertise in relationship management, outstanding organisational and leadership skills, and a passion for the mission of St Hilda’s College.

This is a unique chance to join an Oxford college at a pivotal point as it embarks on the next phase of its 130-year history. With the recent arrival of the new Principal, and endless opportunities for fundraising, this presents as a true career-defining opportunity.

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