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Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

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CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT - HUMANITIES

WELCOME LETTER Thank you for your interest in this role. We are looking for an outstanding individual to lead Humanities fundraising at the University of Oxford.

The successful candidate will head a dedicated team to drive forward and develop our major gifts strategy in this area. They will secure significant philanthropic support for world-leading academic posts, graduate scholarships, and capital projects. They will work collaboratively with academic and professional services colleagues across the Humanities Division and wider University.

These Faculties present a huge range of opportunities for fundraising, from endowing the Heather Professor in Music, to securing the future of language studies, to creating graduate scholarships for the next generation of business, academic and civil society leaders.

• Oriental Studies

This is an exciting moment to join the team. The Humanities Division raised £33m in 2017/18, and we have an engaged supporter base, and faculty members who are enthusiastic about philanthropy and work in close partnership with the team. You will be joining a world-leading university and the most successful university fundraising team in Europe. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead an ambitious phase of development for the Humanities at Oxford.

• Philosophy

We look forward to hearing from you.

• Ruskin School of Art

Best wishes,

• Theology and Religion

Kirsten Buckley Associate Director of Development – Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Humanities at Oxford is comprised of ten Faculties: • Classics • English Language and Literature • History • Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics • Medieval and Modern Languages • Music

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Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD The University of Oxford aims to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society, both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts.

The university’s strengths lie in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all its staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is its strength, vital for innovation and creativity, the University of Oxford aspires to build a truly diverse community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution.

While there are long traditions of scholarships, the University of Oxford is also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities. Income from external research contracts in 2016/17 exceeded £565m and the university ranks first in the UK for university spinouts, with more than 130 companies created to date. The University of Oxford is also recognised as a leader in support for social enterprise. The University of Oxford is a unique, democratic and international community with a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford. For more information please visit: www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation

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Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

THE HUMANITIES DIVISION The University of Oxford is a world-leader in Humanities scholarship, recognised internationally for the outstanding quality and depth of its teaching and research. The University is placed first for the Humanities worldwide by the 2018 QS World University Rankings and has one of the highest concentrations of humanities students and scholars anywhere. The Humanities Division is one of four academic divisions in the University of Oxford, bringing together ten faculties. Its faculties are among the largest in the world, enabling Oxford to offer an education in Arts and Humanities unparalleled in its range of subjects, from music and fine art to ancient and modern languages. It offers: •

World-class teaching and research, with an increasing emphasis on interdisciplinary study;

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Superb libraries and museums, including: --

The Bodleian Library with 11 million volumes and priceless early book and manuscript collections;

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology.

The Development programme in the Humanities is under regular review but focusses on three key areas: •

Infrastructure: The division has secured a new site upon which it is planning to develop a range of facilities, including new accommodation for the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, as well as integrated teaching, research, exhibition and performance spaces;

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Faculty endowment: To maintain its international distinction in Humanities scholarship, the University needs to substantially raise its levels of faculty endowment. This will include securing full endowments for new and existing chairs and lecturerships;

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Student support: In order to attract the very best students to Oxford, especially at the graduate level, and to guarantee fair and needs-blind admissions practices, the University needs to increase substantially its ability to offer student support packages. This is particularly critical for the Humanities in light of recent funding cuts.

Further information about the Humanities Division and its senior team can be found HERE.

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Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE The role of the University’s Development Office is to help secure philanthropic support for the University. The Development Office works in partnership with academic and development colleagues throughout the collegiate University to build enduring relationships with external constituencies – including alumni, non-alumni, corporate and foundation donors – and to increase financial support for agreed academic priorities. In 2008, the University launched Oxford Thinking, the Campaign for the University of Oxford, aimed at raising a minimum of £1.25 billion to transform the collegiate University for many generations to come. This goal was increased to £3bn in 2012, and gifts totalling more than £2.9bn have already been received.

In addition to fundraising staff, the Development Office has a number of teams that cover particular support functions. These include the Campaign Relations team, (which ensures that donors are thanked and the University’s relationships with them appropriately stewarded); the Research Team (which gathers information on potential and existing donors); the Development and Alumni Relations System (DARS) Support Centre (which supports the Development and Alumni Relations database); and the Campaign Communications team (which ensures that major and principal donors are made aware of Campaign priorities through tailored communications, including bespoke proposals and project information). It also works closely with the Gift Registry, part of the Finance Division, which records and processes donations received by the University and on behalf of colleges. There are also three overseas offices covering North America and Asia whose remit includes development; these offices are located in New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

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Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

The Chief Development Officer and Director of the Development Office, Liesl Elder, reports to the Pro-ViceChancellor for Development and External Affairs. The Development Office is part of the central administrative departments of the University, collectively known as University Administration and Services (UAS), and works closely with the offices responsible for Alumni Relations, International Strategy, Public Affairs and Finance. For further information please visit: www.campaign.ox.ac.uk

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THE OPPORTUNITY In 2017/18 the Humanities Division raised over £33m in philanthropic support, including gifts to research in the Faculty of Philosophy, scholarships for languages and music students, and the endowment of Professorial Chairs in History, and Linguistics. There are a number of exciting projects on the horizon for the Humanities, and the Division has inspiring faculty members who are engaged with development activities, and a strong track record of support from alumni and global philanthropists. An experienced fundraising professional with tenacity, drive and imagination is required to oversee philanthropic support for the Humanities. The post holder will be responsible for managing a team of 5 staff to secure philanthropic support for agreed initiatives across the Division. Reporting to the Associate Director of Development – Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, the successful candidate will nurture and inspire the team and will generate an ambitious and collaborative culture for fundraising. This role presents an unrivalled opportunity to join a sector-leading Development Office, to build on strong foundations and to deliver against new and truly exciting philanthropic goals on behalf of the Humanities at Oxford.

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Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

The post holder will primarily be focused on: •

(With senior staff) assessing and agreeing development opportunities and priorities for the Humanities Division;

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Devising and implementing effective strategies to support those objectives;

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Managing his/her own portfolio of ~100 major gift prospects, typically with six to seven-figure gift capacity;

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Providing bespoke stewardship programmes for existing donors;

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Management of the Humanities Development team.

Key requirements for this post include: •

The ability to plan strategically;

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The ability to identify and work with professional and academic colleagues in the cultivation of prospective donors and the solicitation of major gifts;

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The ability to manage and support a team;

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A talent for communication, engaging supporters in an ongoing way;

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Excellent social skills and cultural understanding.

The Head of Development, Humanities will be based, with their team, in the offices of the Humanities Division. The team is part of the University’s Development Office, which provides support in the following areas: prospect research, proposal writing, database, gift administration and accounting, and stewardship.

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The Head of Development – Humanities will work closely with the Humanities Division’s senior management team and academics to identify opportunities and devise appropriate strategies that will maximise philanthropic support.

The Head of Development, Humanities will manage a portfolio of more than 75 major gifts prospects, and will be responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of potential donors, typically in the range of £250,000-£2,500,000. The post holder may need to collaborate on approaches with other University development staff, including the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Development and External Affairs, and the Chief Development Officer. The Associate Director of Development – Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences will regularly review progress. There may be opportunities for career development within the University Development structure. The office seeks to support and encourage staff to help them reach their potential, providing access to appropriate courses and training whenever possible. The Development Office culture is professional, collaborative and service-oriented, and values transparency, flexibility, trustworthiness, tenacity, energy, drive and the ability to act as an ambassador for the office and for the collegiate University.

Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

The duties of the post are set out as they are envisaged at present, but it will be important for the person appointed to be flexible and adaptable, and able to contribute to the development of the fundraising function of the collegiate University.

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE STRUCTURE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR OF

OF DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT

(PAN UNIVERSITY)

(ARTS, HUMANITIES &

(SCIENCE, MEDICINE

(OPERATIONS)

SERVICES

(ASIA)

SOCIAL SCIENCES)

& LIBRARIES)

INTERNATIONAL

HUMANITIES

MPLS

FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATIONS

SOCIAL SCIENCES

MEDICAL SCIENCES

DARS SUPPORT CENTRE

PROSPECT RESEARCH

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM

BODLEIAN LIBRARIES

MARKETING & INSIGHTS

COMMUNICATIONS

PITT RIVERS MUSEUM

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

STUDENT SUPPORT & SPORT LIFELONG LEARNING

UODO STRATEGIC PROJECTS

MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE BOTANIC GARDEN & HARCOURT ARBORETUM

CAMPAIGN RELATIONS DEVELOPMENT EVENTS LEGACIES

GIFT REGISTRY

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACCOUNTS OPERATIONS PERSONNEL

Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

HUMANITIES DIVISION FUNDRAISING TEAM

JOB TITLE Head of Development - Humanities

REPORTING TO HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT

Associate Director of Development â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

- HUMANITIES

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

SENIOR

DEVELOPMENT

EXECUTIVE

EXECUTIVE (P/T)

Head of the Humanities Division, Divisional Secretary and other divisional academic and administrative staff; members of the Development, Alumni Relations and Public Affairs Teams; the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the ProVice-Chancellors; senior members of the colleges and University Administration & Services.

PURPOSE DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT

OFFICER

COORDINATOR

Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

The post holder will be responsible for managing a team of staff to secure philanthropic support for agreed initiatives across the Division.

RESPONSIBILITIES STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP • To identify, plan and execute optimal fundraising strategies for the Humanities Division, advising the Head of the Social Sciences Division and senior management, the Associate Director of Development – Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Chief Development Officer, and the international offices accordingly. • To lead, motivate and manage the Humanities development team to deliver the strategic objectives and priority projects of the Division as requested by the Head of the Humanities Division. • To be a member of the Development Office Team Leaders group, providing input to strategic planning and team leadership for the wider office. • To be an ambassador for the Division, UODO and the collegiate University in a variety of contexts within the UK and overseas.

FUNDRAISING • To maximise philanthropic support for the Humanities Division and the wider University. • To secure – personally and in collaboration with other senior staff – major donations. • To create strategy for and deliver fundraising campaigns (often £1m+), working with press, design and marketing staff, the campaign communications team, and other staff as appropriate, to maximise support and interest from the public to grow the donor base. • To identify potential sources of philanthropic support. • To ensure the long-term growth of philanthropic income to the Humanities Division. • To draft proposals to secure philanthropic support. • To support and leverage the expertise of external volunteer groups.

MANAGERIAL • To effectively line-manage the Humanities development team to achieve agreed goals and priorities. This will include recruitment, induction, personal development, training, goalsetting, appraisals etc. • To assess and offer, as appropriate, development training to academics in the Humanities to help them to participate as fully as possible in a successful development programme. • To establish an effective business case for appropriate budget allocation as and when required, and to manage the annual budget allocated to the Humanities development programme.

• To comply with the University’s ethical scrutiny policies and Relationship Management Protocols. • To keep the DARS database fully up to date with regard to fundraising activity for which the post holder is responsible. • To have a University-wide responsibility to develop fundraising relations for the University as a whole.

COMMUNICATION AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS • To understand academically complex projects and explain and promote them to potential, non-specialist donors. This will involve working out how to articulate and publicise priority projects, as agreed by the Humanities Division, by both written and verbal means. • To devise and oversee targeted external engagement activities, such as cultivation and stewardship events for the Humanities Division. • To represent the Humanities Division, UODO and the University at special events, meetings and other occasions as required.

DONOR STEWARDSHIP • To ensure appropriate, tailored stewardship plans are in place for all donors for whom the post holder is the primary relationship manager.

To carry out such other functions as from time to time the Associate Director of Development – Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences might require, commensurate with the level of this position.

• To understand and assess standard fundraising models successfully in operation elsewhere and to tailor as appropriate those models to the benefit of specific donor groups including individuals, trusts and foundations and corporates.

Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

PERSON SPECIFICATION EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS & ABILITIES

ATTITUDES

• An excellent general level of education, including a degree or equivalent

• The ability to demonstrate resourcefulness in situations where it may not be possible to get input and advice from more senior colleagues

• A strong understanding and passion for humanities scholarship and its contribution to both academia and the wider world, coupled with a commitment to articulating the value of the humanities

• A proven track record in major gift fundraising; as well as a strong natural drive towards getting out into the field and a demonstrable ability to ask successfully for significant gifts • An interest in higher education and in particular an understanding of Oxford University, its mission and its need for external funding in order to set the work of the Development Office in its proper context • Excellent social skills and cultural understanding, and a very high level of literary and communication skills, both oral and written

• The ability to work effectively in a large and complex organisation • The ability to represent the Humanities Division and the University among a range of external constituencies • The ability to manage a small team as well as to work as part of a wider professional team and to contribute to the development of fundraising for Oxford as a whole

• Tenacity, drive and imagination

• The ability to think strategically

• A desire to be actively engaging with donors and potential donors to the collegiate University

• Evidence of being able to lead and motivate others also involved in fundraising

• The professional skills to solicit significant gifts for the collegiate University

• Experience of an institution which is both international and complex [Desirable]

• The ability to develop and maintain donor interest in the Humanities and the University as a whole

• Knowledge of equal opportunities will be an advantage [Desirable]

• The interpersonal communication skills to work with a wide range of professional and academic colleagues in the cultivation of prospects and the solicitation of major gifts

• Proficiency in one or more foreign languages [Desirable]

• A combination of the personal sensitivity, creativity and tact that is needed when working with senior academics, development colleagues and prospective major donors to the University

• The ability to be highly opportunistic and to take initiatives on his/her own when the situation demands it

Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

• Willingness to work out of regular hours and to travel

• A high level of self-motivation

The work of the Development Office covers a wide range of activities and priorities which will inevitably change from day to day. All staff operate as a team, and, while each has his or her own responsibilities, they are expected to assist each other in peak periods. The post holder will need to become conversant with the University as a whole and especially with the numerous academic staff and volunteers.

TERMS & CONDITIONS LOCATION University Offices, Wellington Square

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING

HOURS OF WORK Full time

Please note that the appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to standard pre-employment screening, as applicable to the post. This will include right-to-work, proof of identity and references. We advise all applicants to read the

SALARY

candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures, found HERE.

Grade 10: £54,765 - £63,463 per annum with possible extension to £69,331

DATA PRIVACY

RELOCATION ALLOWANCE

Please note that any personal data submitted to the University as part of the job application process will be processed in

Subject to HMRC regulations and the availability of funding, a relocation allowance may be available

accordance with the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation. For further information, please see the University’s

FLEXIBLE WORKING

THE UNIVERSITY’S POLICY ON RETIREMENT

A reduced working week, flexible hours and an element of home working may be considered for an experienced candidate.

The University operates an employer justified retirement age for all academic and academic-related posts (grade 6 and above),

PENSION Information about the University pension scheme can be found HERE BENEFITS Benefits of working at the University can be seen HERE

Privacy Notice for Job Applicants HERE. The University’s Policy on Data Protection is available HERE.

for which the retirement date is the 30 September immediately preceding the 68th birthday. The justification for this is explained HERE. For existing employees any employment beyond the retirement age is subject to approval through the procedures HERE. There is no normal or fixed age at which support staff in posts at grades 1–5 have to retire. Support staff may retire once they reach the minimum pension age stipulated in the Rules of the pension scheme to which they belong. EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY Entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases,

FOR FU RT HE R I NFOR M AT IO N A ND TO A P P LY FO R T H IS RO LE, PL EA SE C L ICK H ER E

ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Candidate Information Pack | Head of Development - Humanities, University of Oxford

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