Head of Fundraising

The Alumni and Development Office (ADO) at St Catharine’s is expanding with four new exciting posts on offer. Come and join this great College and help us complete the Campaign – Our College, Our Future.

We are now looking to appoint a talent fundraiser to the newly created position of Head of Fundraising.  This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading College alumni and development office to work on the “Our College, Our Future” campaign which aims to raise £65 million to fund student support, College life and a major programme of building and renovation.

St Catharine’s (affectionately known as ‘Catz’) is a welcoming, thriving and vibrant academic community of approximately 1,000 students, Fellows and staff located in the heart of Cambridge.   We are known as a friendly College and one with a real sense of community – and we would love you to join us.

This is an exciting opportunity for a major gifts fundraiser who wants to be out in the field building and developing relationships to secure philanthropic gifts in support of College priorities. If you are entrepreneurial, have outstanding relationship skills and a track record in major gifts fundraising or equivalent experience, we would love to hear from you.

Working with the Development Director, the post holder will identify, cultivate and personally solicit potential benefactors for major gifts, building relationships with known and new prospects. Building on the momentum and success of the Campaign, they will play a key role in ensuring that St Catharine's continues to attract philanthropic funding.

For full details on this exciting opportunity including information on the work of the ADO office, the job description and benefits package, please download the Candidate Information Pack.

How to apply:

If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the position or discuss the role in any way, please email:  joanna.logan@admin.cam.ac.uk

Please apply by submitting a copy of your CV and a covering letter highlighting your suitability for the position, along with a completed Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form to Mrs Maxine Flynn, HR Manager at hr.manager@caths.cam.ac.uk.   

The closing date for this position is 9am on Friday 17 December 2021. First round interviews will be held during w/c 3 January 2022 at St Catharine’s College.