The College seeks to appoint a Development Director.
The College has a successful track record in fund raising and building relations with its alumni. This has enabled the College to endow a number of Fellowships, provide financial support to students and invest in new buildings. It intends to launch a major new campaign to raise £20 million over the next decade – the ‘20/20 Campaign’. In order to achieve this, the College needs to expand its Development team and to create a new position of Development Director to lead it.
The Development Director will be responsible for managing all of the College’s development & membership activities. S/he will be responsible for assisting the College set its Development strategy and building its case for support. S/he will have overall responsibility for all the development programmes, including the major donor programme, the annual fund and the legacy programme. S/he will take direct responsibility for fund raising from major donors. S/he will work closely with the Master, Bursar and other fellows.
Sidney Sussex (founded in 1596) has 370 undergraduates, 190 graduate students and 75 Fellows. The College enjoys a friendly atmosphere, strong academic performance and excellent relationships between Fellows, Staff and students.
The Development Director will be a senior position in the College; will be a Fellow and a member of the Governing Body. The stipend will be in the range £55,535 to £64,379 (point 63 to point 68 on the University’s salary spine). The position is pensionable under the Universities’ Superannuation Scheme.
An application form and further particulars about this post, may be obtained from the College website (www.sid.cam.ac.uk). Applications should be submitted by 22nd June 2010. Anyone wishing to have an informal conversation about the post is welcome to contact the Bursar, Nick Allen (+44 1223 338827; nga23@cam.ac.uk ) or the Master, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (+44 1223 330868; master@sid.cam.ac.uk).
The College is an equal opportunities employer.
