Founded in 1867, Albyn School (‘Albyn’) is one of Scotland’s leading independent schools, offering an exceptional education to pupils from nursery through to sixth form. Located in the heart of Aberdeen, we combine academic excellence with a vibrant co-curricular offering, a strong sense of community, and a forward-thinking approach to learning and development.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced development professional to develop and launch our new fundraising campaign. A fundamental part of this remit is to be actively involved in creating and delivering engagement activities each year as well as helping to create a sustainable culture of philanthropy. Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Development Manager will be responsible for working with the SLT to roll out and enhance our fundraising strategy which will include the development and implementation of regular giving. The Development Manager will identify and cultivate a major donor portfolio.

The post holder will build long term relationships with donors through high quality care, engagement events and personalised communications. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for managing the school’s data platform ensuring accurate data is held on the potential donor pool.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a fundraising strategy including an annual plan for individual giving and major donor portfolio management
• Build long-term relationships with donors through high quality care, engagement events and personalised communication
• Monitor and report on fundraising budget and KPIs
• Co-ordinate an ongoing strategy of digital campaigns, direct mail and promotional materials to donor pool and wider stakeholders
• Maintain, expand and update the development database
• Research new prospects or sponsorship opportunities, interrogating the database of potential donor to identify opportunities and promoting opportunities to boost the number of contactable constitutions
• Provide all data support and reporting required by the Director of Finance.
• Work collaboratively with the finance team to ensure rigorous gift management administration processes, including Gift Aid information records.
• Work with external stakeholders, volunteers, and other supporters to maximise relationships and networks.
• Support donor stewardship and fundraising events with guest lists, invitations, RSVPs, event management and attending events when required.
• Support in arranging alumni visits and tours to the School.
• Carry out other duties as may reasonably be requested by the Director of Finance.
• Support the delivery of the School’s charitable vision, by attending events and presentations and acting as a strong ambassador for Albyn.

Applicants must submit:

• a full CV (including details of all post-16 qualifications).
• a letter of application
• the names, phone numbers and email addresses of two professional referees.

Appointment Terms

• This is an open-ended position available immediately.
• Salary will be circa £40k per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience.
• The pension scheme the School will use to comply with its auto-enrolment obligations is the Royal London. The School may amend or replace the scheme from time to time.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact the Director of Finance, Graeme Park (g.park@albynschool.org) or the Director of People & Culture, Debbie Dyker (d.dyker@albynschool.org). 

Applications should be sent by email to the HR Manager, Susan Allan via the 'Apply' button above.

Albyn School is committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be subject to a PVG check by Disclosure Scotland.