Job Description

Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering up with the University of Oxford to find them a Senior Development Executive, which will be raising funds for their world-class Humanities department.

Senior Development Executive \xe2\x80\x93 Humanities

Full time, fixed term contract for 12 months covering a maternity leave.

Grade 8: \xc2\xa344,414 \xe2\x80\x93 \xc2\xa353,805 per annum with possible extension to \xc2\xa357,592

Closing date: Monday 25th September

Interviews are: 5th October in person

Why this role and this specific department?

Oxford is the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading university for humanities teaching and research. The University\xe2\x80\x99s scholarship in languages, literature, history, philosophy, religion & the arts \xe2\x80\x93 from the earliest civilisation to the present day \xe2\x80\x93 enriches our understanding of humankind, and informs how we engage with historic issues and contemporary concerns. You will be supporting this important work by fundraising for professorships and key academic posts, cutting-edge research projects, graduate scholarships and opportunities linked to the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

• An ambitious cutting-edge Cultural Programme, powered by Oxford research, will host the world\xe2\x80\x99s greatest artists and performers and empower the next generation of leaders in the Arts. The Director of this programme is John Fulljames \xe2\x80\x93 previously Director of Opera at the Royal Danish Opera and Royal Danish Orchestra Associate and Director of Opera for the Royal Opera.

• In 2025 the Humanities Division and its development office will move into the new Schwarzman Centre. The Centre will co-locate Humanities faculties alongside the Institute for Ethics in AI, the Oxford Internet Institute, a state-of-the-art library, and a suite of performance spaces - including a 500-seat concert hall and the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments. Built to the highest environmental standards, it will be the largest Passivhaus-certified structure in Europe. No other such facility exists anywhere in the world. The successful candidate will fundraise for projects and opportunities associated with the new Centre and will benefit from working in this innovative space.

• The Schwarzman Centre will be a crucible for experimentation and co-creation. Open to the public, the centre will be a talent accelerator, bringing together new audiences with our academic community. Serendipity and spontaneity of artistic and intellectual exchange will be nurtured and sustained through partnerships with schools, museums, government and the creative industries.

To be successful in this role:

• You will be highly motivated and enthusiastic about the impact of research and teaching in the Humanities.

• You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and will be an experienced development professional with a demonstrable track record of securing six-figure major gifts.

• You must have a confident approach to achieving ambitious income targets and the ability to think entrepreneurially. You will contribute to approaches to high level donors (corporate, trust and individual) and will manage your own donor portfolio.

• You will have a passion for the Arts and Humanities and possess diplomacy, creativity and outstanding communication skills, as well as the ability to operate comfortably in a large, complex institution with multiple stakeholders.

• Essential to the role is the ability to develop good working relationships with the academic community, and the creativity, discretion and tenacity to manage multiple projects.

To apply for this role and for further details, including a job description and person specification, please email Hannah at Harris Hill on or call her on 02078207331.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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