About the role

Do you want to make a difference in helping students and researchers fulfil their ambitions? You will be key in raising significant philanthropic income from a portfolio of national and international trusts and foundations to increase our student scholarships and support research opportunities.

We have an exciting position based within the Advancement Office Philanthropy Team. We are seeking a highly ambitious senior fundraiser as Head of Trusts & Foundations. Overseeing the entire portfolio and line managing the Trust and Foundation Manager, you will work as a team to build excellent relationships and raise significant philanthropic support to help us reach our ambitious goals.

The University of Bath is a nationally and internationally leading university that has placed in the top 10 rankings of three major national league tables. The Advancement Office plays a leading role in upholding our reputation for excellence through philanthropic support and partnerships.

As a key member of the Philanthropy Team, you will manage a pool of 100-150 trusts and foundations capable of supporting the University with five-, six-, and seven-figure gifts for areas ranging from student scholarships to philanthropic research.

Your background is likely to be in higher education or the not-for-profit sectors, ideally with experience in income generation. You must work well under pressure in a complex, multi-national, culturally diverse environment.

For an informal chat about this post, please get in touch with Laura Palmer, Director of Philanthropy, at lp2116@bath.ac.uk or 07812340661 however please ensure you submit your application through our website.

As a Head of Trusts and Foundations, you will have demonstrable success in writing successful proposals, managing relationships, and raising significant philanthropic gifts. Confident and credible, you will know and understand how to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward trusts and foundations nationally and internationally. 

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 an inclusive 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 our teams. 

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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