Nottingham High School is delighted to invite applications for three positions within our visionary and philanthropic Development Office to join our dedicated and supportive team. These are exciting opportunities for proactive and enthusiastic professionals to play key roles in advancing the School’s fundraising, alumni relations, events, and stakeholder engagement activities. Working closely with colleagues, alumni, parents, donors, and friends of the School, the successful candidates will contribute to cultivating meaningful relationships, inspiring philanthropic support, delivering high-quality communications and events, and helping to realise the School’s ambitious strategic development objectives. We welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about philanthropy, relationship-building, and educational opportunity, committed to excellence, and eager to make a significant contribution to our vibrant school community.
THE ROLE
The Fundraising Manager is responsible for delivering fundraising activity that supports annual income growth and long term donor engagement. The role will lead annual giving initiatives, donor stewardship programmes, fundraising appeals, and prospect development, helping to build a sustainable pipeline of supporters and maximise philanthropic income.
Fundraising Delivery
- Deliver annual fundraising plans, appeals, and campaigns in line with departmental objectives.
- Manage annual giving and mid-level donor programmes to increase participation and income.
- Develop and implement donor stewardship and recognition activities to strengthen supporter relationships.
- Create and manage donor journeys that enhance engagement, retention, and giving.
- Support fundraising events, campaigns, and donor engagement initiatives.
Pipeline Development
- Conduct prospect research and donor analysis to identify new fundraising opportunities.
- Manage and maintain prospect pipelines, ensuring donor activity is accurately tracked and progressed.
- Support donor cultivation strategies and engagement activities.
- Work closely with the Head of Development to identify and develop future major giving opportunities.
Communications and Reporting
- Draft compelling fundraising materials, donor communications, and campaign content.
- Coordinate donor impact reporting, stewardship updates, and funding reports.
- Monitor fundraising performance against targets and provide regular progress updates.
- Maintain accurate records within the CRM system and contribute to fundraising reporting and analysis.
THE PERSON
Essential
- Experience in fundraising, donor engagement, or relationship management. Strong organisational, project management, and communication skills.
- Experience of donor stewardship, prospect development, and pipeline management.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against targets.
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce engaging fundraising content.
Desirable
- Experience within education, charity, or not-for-profit fundraising.
- Knowledge of CRM and donor database systems.
- Experience delivering fundraising campaigns, appeals, or annual giving programmes.
- Understanding of donor cultivation, stewardship, and philanthropic giving.
Completed application forms should be sent electronically to [email protected] no later than 9am on Friday 03 July 2026.
Please not that early applications will be considered and invited for interview prior to the applications closing date.
Nottingham High School is rich in tradition and has been educating children for more than 500 years. Most important, it is a community and the people who work here believe that they can make a difference to children at the school. If you would like to join a dynamic and inclusive environment, where we enable all of our staff to be the best that they can be, then we would love to hear from you.
Full information and details of the role and responsibilities can be found in the Candidate Information Pack on our website (https://nottinghamhigh.co.uk/contact-us/current-vacancies).
Nottingham High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and any appointment will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as any other pre-employment checks. In addition, Nottingham High School does not hold a sponsor licence and does not have current plans to obtain one. Applicants must be aware of their individual responsibility to provide the necessary documents to confirm the right to work in the UK as a part of our pre-employment checks.
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
