Associate Director, Principal Giving

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Advancement
Location:  Guildford
Salary:  £59,421 to £68,857 per annum depending on experience
Post Type:  Full Time
Closing Date:  Monday 01 July 2024
Reference:  026524

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.  With a beautiful and vibrant campus, we provide exceptional teaching and practical learning to inspire and empower our students for personal and professional success.  At Surrey, discovery and innovation shapes our learning and research. We’re addressing the global challenges facing humanity, and equipping our graduates for future careers in a changing world.  We are driving for a better tomorrow.

About the Advancement team 

The role of the Advancement team is to work with the academic community to engage alumni, friends, companies and trusts in the support of the University. We are responsible for sustaining a lifelong relationship with our worldwide alumni community of over 142,000 graduates and raising funds to support students and the University's research and teaching activities.

In early 2022, we publicly launched ‘The Future Says Surrey’, an ambitious international fundraising campaign to raise £60 million in three years.   Our community has responded to our call to action, and we’ve made significant progress towards our goals.  An opportunity has now opened to join us as our new Associate Director, Principal Giving, and help us to successfully complete this campaign and collaborate on shaping the roadmap for what’s next.  

About the role

As the Associate Director, Principal Giving, you will report to the Director of Advancement and work closely with key senior stakeholders, including our Vice-Chancellor, in engaging philanthropic support of £500,000 and above.  

We are looking for someone to bring their experience of designing and delivering special gift opportunities through sophisticated relationship building and management, and unlocking the potential for more of these at Surrey.  We have highly engaged academic champions who bring great ideas and opportunities to us, and a leadership that is ambitious to achieve more – this will require someone experienced in philanthropy, with the ability to navigate ambiguity with resilience, a positive attitude and a solutions-focussed approach.  Could that be you?

We’ve created a strong culture of collaboration, collegiality, and teamwork, and it’s important that new team members share these values.  

How to apply

If this sounds like the career opportunity and environment you are looking to grow and make your mark in, please get in touch with our recruitment partners Richmond Associates to learn more.  To view the information pack for this exceptional opportunity, please visit https://richmond-associates.com/job/university-of-surrey-associate-director-principal-giving or to arrange a confidential discussion with the consulting team please Richmond Associates on [email protected] or +44 (0)20 3617 9240. 

Closing date for applications is 9am on TUESDAY, 2 JULY 2024

For more information and to apply online, please download the further details and click on the 'apply online' button above.
In return we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate , flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

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The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all.  We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community.  Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.