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CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK HEAD OF CAMPAIGN
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT There has never been a better time to join the University of Buckingham’s dynamic team. We have a new development board, visionary leadership, the untapped wealth of an influential and international Alumni group, and the starting position of a seven-figure gift. This new role has been created on the back of a £5 million benefaction from Hong Kong philanthropist, Dr Hon Dak Chung. The aim is to raise £10-15 million over the coming 24 months to complete the building and deliver A Law School for the 21st Century. The current school is housed in a Franciscan Monastery that has considerable charm, but it is rambling and crumbling. Sandra Clarke, the Dean of Law, has described the growing challenge of ‘delivering first class teaching experience in a second rate facility’. The principal benefactor’s daughter studied law at Buckingham and he wanted to pay tribute to what he described as the very personal care, attention and support that she had received.
The new law school is designed by the
years and there is a sense of familiarity,
celebrated New York-based architect,
ownership and pride amongst former
Brad Perkins, of Perkins Eastman. It will
students.
nestle in the bow of the River Great
A project board has been formed to
Ouse that runs around the perimeter of
oversee the campaign and the build.
the beautiful campus.
There is great support gathering in
The gift comes at a point of evolution for
the form of the development and
the University. A number of prominent
innovations advisory board.
law alumni are joining the newly-formed
I hope that we will have the pleasure of
Development and Innovation Advisory
reading your application.
Board, tasked with building upon this gift. Many of the 4,500 alumni of this
With best wishes
founding school of the university are wealthy and successful. They have been warmly cultivated by the Alumni
Alistair Lomax
office. A number of the law faculty staff
Director of Development
have been at the university for 20-30
Candidate Information Pack | Head of Campaign, University of Buckingham
BACKGROUND INFORMATION THE ROLE IN CONTEXT - CAMPAIGN FOR LAW The Law School is one of Buckingham’s
The Law School is one of the Universities
founding schools. Of the 19,000 Alumni,
most successful schools. It has been
around 4,000 graduated in law. They hail
here for 43 years, trailblazing the 2-year
from all over the world and include high
LLB + Masters in 3 years.
court judges, successful business people
There is an opportunity, spurred by the
and even Prime Ministers.
confirmation of the £5 million gift, to
The Head of Campaign will be joining
reinvigorate the Law School and to build
a small and dynamic team that
a new vision.
consistently delivers £7 million per
The campaign will succeed not just on
year. The development team works
the basis of bricks and mortar, although
closely with marketing and admissions,
the new building will be of the highest
alumni and graduation and reports to
quality and it will attract new students,
the COO, Emma Potts. The working
but also on the strength of the vision
environment is friendly and there are
that can conceive of A Law School for the 21st Century.
The University of Buckingham has a
With the arrival, in 2015, of the
close collaborations across teams, with
student body of around 3,000. Founded
current Vice-Chancellor, the renowned
Marketing, PR and Alumni all working
in 1976, the University of Buckingham
education reformer Sir Anthony Seldon,
together. Buckingham is perhaps
has pioneered the two-year degree.
the University embarked on a £150m
the only university in the UK able to
It has topped the league tables for
ten-year Campaign to create the facilities
gather all its staff in one space. Every
teaching quality, student experience, and
to expand the student body from 3,000
three weeks, Sir Anthony gathers all
staff-student ratio. The beautiful campus
to 5,000. £30m has been raised in the
staff for a briefing session with an
is located in the heart of Buckingham, a
last three years.
external speaker. The culture is highly
market town 22 miles north of Oxford.
As part of this expansion, the University
entrepreneurial and will be attractive
Transport links with the rest of the
is launching the new £11.8 million
to someone seeking to make a real
country are good.
Vinson Centre for Economics and
difference; someone who is principled
It operates as a registered charity and is
Entrepreneurship.
and who can understand the global
the only independent university in the
impact that such a new law school could
UK with its own Royal Charter.
have.
Candidate Information Pack | Head of Campaign, University of Buckingham
The Law School is international and many of the students come from countries where the rule of law is vulnerable. Working with some of the worlds’ most influential legal minds, the Head of Campaign will have a chance to make a major mark and to make a significant difference.
JOB DESCRIPTION PURPOSE
RESPONSIBILITIES:
To lead a development
• Build and manage a pipeline of significant donor prospects with the ability to
campaign for A Law School for the 21st Century which will raise £10-15 million over the next two years
make gifts of £10K-£100K +
Alistair Lomax, Director of Development
• University degree (at least 2.1)
• Provide written reports to relevant committees and the development board.
• Experience in fundraising, preferably major-
• Work as part of the project board • Liaise with the estates team and architects in details of the build • Liaise with the Head of Alumni on individual prospect engagement
REPORTS
• Input to the stewardship of Dr Chung and other donors
There will be scope to recruit
• Create a case for support and collateral materials
administrative support for the campaign
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
• Have a leading role in the solicitation of major gifts
• Cultivate a close relationship with members of the development board
REPORTING TO
PERSON SPECIFICATION
• Have oversight of administrative processes • Maintain records on the database • Manage the fundraising theme to the annual graduation ceremony • Liaise with the law society, present and past • Work with staff across the University to make effective use of the opportunity afforded by the Campaign for Law for promotion and student recruitment • Manage communications and PR around the campaign
Candidate Information Pack | Head of Campaign, University of Buckingham
gifts • Able to work on own initiative • Advanced social and communication skills and an ability to interact with people at every level across different cultures • Proficiency in a relevant foreign language would be an advantage • Clean driving licence • Willingness to travel internationally
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT SALARY
Competitive
PLACE OF WORK
University of Buckingham, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG
HOURS
Full time with some unsociable and out-of-hours working and considerable overseas travel
ANNUAL LEAVE
26 days per annum
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Three months
HOW TO APPLY For further information and to apply for this role, please visit:
www.execucare.com/jobs/cip/1440
Candidate Information Pack | Head of Campaign, University of Buckingham
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