Development and Alumni Relations Manager

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The Role
We are seeking an experienced and charismatic individual as our new Development and Alumni Relations Manager. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of success in strategic development and fundraising. Ideally, they should have first-hand experience of the implementation and running of a major ‘Capital Campaign’, preferably in a comparable (charitable or educational) organisation.
The successful candidate will work with all the constituent groups of the School: our Alumni body; the Court of Directors; parents; staff and senior pupils. The Development and Alumni Relations Manager will be required to engage these different constituencies appropriately to ensure the greatest success is achieved in a sustainable way. There is a need to meet short-term expectations as well as manage long-term donor cultivation and engagement.
The Development Office works in close partnership with the Edinburgh Academical Club (EAC). It co-ordinates, facilitates and supports the activities of the EAC and all other friends and contacts of the School. Collaborative working with the Academical Club and members enables the Development Office to strengthen relationships and to expand the role it plays in maintaining a strong and sustained evolution of the School. The Academical Club is managed by an Executive Council with a President, Vice-President and Secretary.
The successful candidate will play a key role in raising support for our Bursary and Scholarship Fund, helping to make an Edinburgh Academy education available to a wider range of students. They will also play a significant role in delivering the objectives of the 5-year strategic plan together with transformational improvements to the school estate as a celebration of the School’s bicentenary, during 2024-25. The successful candidate will be actively involved in supporting the delivery of the new facilities for sport, a new Design and Technology Centre, both of which we hope to start in 2025.
The Development and Alumni Relations Manager is the Secretary to the Board of the Edinburgh Academy Foundation (EAF). The Foundation’s objectives are the promotion and advancement of education of pupils of The Edinburgh Academy, aiming to raise funds for specific projects within the school and to support the Bursary and Scholarship Fund. The post will be line-managed by the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The Edinburgh Academy but will also work closely with the Rector, Headteacher of the Junior School and Senior Deputy Rector.
The core functions of this post are fundraising and supporter engagement, and as such this role will suit an experienced development professional. An understanding of schools and education may be an advantage, but this is an ideal opportunity for an able, diligent and enthusiastic individual to become a key member of staff in a successful, forward-thinking and ambitious organisation.
Main Responsibilities
Reporting to the COO, the key purpose of this role is to foster relationships with the dual aim of obtaining financial support for the School’s development from external sources and enhancing engagement with our community. The following requirements will be central to the role:

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