Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
21 February 2025
Job overview
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY AND ALUMNAE RELATIONS
FTE Salary £75,000 - £85,000 depending on skills and experience.
Full or Part Time
Required as soon as possible
North London Collegiate School (NLCS) was founded in 1850 by Frances Buss, an early pioneer of girls' education. One of the country's leading academic day schools, NLCS is a forward-thinking, inclusive and vibrant community, where we take pride in maintaining diverse socio-economic backgrounds through our vital bursary programme, which currently supports 10% of our Senior School pupils.
The School provides an ambitious academic education and achieves some of the best results in the country. The focus in the classroom is on fostering a deep love of learning and our teachers are passionate subject experts. The School has a strong intellectual tradition but it is also defined by an ongoing commitment to innovation. The school's new innovation hub will be a centre for creative thinking and pioneering curriculum development.
We are seeking a new Director of Philanthropy & Alumnae Relations who shares our passion for transforming young lives through education. This role will champion our commitment to excellence and accessibility through inspiring fundraising initiatives and nurturing meaningful relationships to help ensure NLCS continues to thrive for generations to come.
We can offer:
* A positive working environment within an extremely well-resourced school where excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm.
* The opportunity to develop professionally; improve and extend your knowledge; develop skills and experience; share outstanding and innovative practice; and contribute to the development of a challenging and supportive learning environment.
* A strong supportive leadership team that prioritises student and staff health and well-being.
* Other benefits include membership of the Support Staff Pension Scheme, generous leave entitlement, free lunches during term time, season ticket loan, Employee Assistant Programme, free use of the swimming pool and fitness suite, Cycle to Work and Eye Care Schemes, and fee remission.
How to make an application:
We are partnering with Alice Speers, Search Consultant at Ashmore Search on this appointment. If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Alice on +44 (0)7799 808 051 or
alice@ashmoresearch.com
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Following this, you will then be asked to complete the My New Term Application form online. The Supporting Statement section of the form should be used to detail your suitability for the role, how your knowledge, experience and training meet the person specification and your motivation for applying to NLCS. The closing date is Friday 21st February 2025, at 9.00am. The interviews will be held at the School on Wednesday 12th March 2025. NLCS reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage of the process.
NLCS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions as the post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from previous employers. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
Website:
www.nlcs.org.uk
School Address: Canons, Canons Drive, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 7RJ
About North London Collegiate School
North London Collegiate School
Canons Drive, Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 7RJ
United Kingdom
+44 20 8952 0912
Founded in 1850 by the intrepid Frances Mary Buss, pioneer of women’s education, NLCS has a remarkable history as one of the very first centres of academic excellence for girls in the UK.
Today, we continue to embrace a spirit of scholarly enquiry and creative endeavour, led by a community of staff and pupils who relish learning. Our mission is to provide an inspirational education to enable our pupils to become young women of influence and impact.
From the earliest years, we teach our pupils to think for themselves and to be intellectually courageous. The development of emotional intelligence and character is just as important. Our pupils’ personal development and pastoral care are supported by our relentless investment in individual growth. Pastoral groups in our co-tutor system are small, typically no more than 10-12 pupils, to enable our teachers to get to know girls as individuals. Relationships between staff and pupils are characterised by mutual respect and warmth.
We are inspired by our heritage of academically ambitious teaching but empowered by modernity. Our aim is that, as adults, our pupils will have the intellectual curiosity and personal resilience to adapt to and shape an increasingly fast-paced and dynamic world. This is an exciting time for the school as we prepare to open our new IDEAS Hub in Spring 2025, a space designed to facilitate creative thinking, pioneering use of technology and interdisciplinary learning. A space that will place NLCS at the heart of a web of deep connections to the wider world.
Headmistress
Mrs Vicky Bingham
ISI report
In April 2024, North London Collegiate School received its latest routine inspection, which took place within the new Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) framework.
We were delighted that the inspection team gave a strong endorsement for all aspects of the education provided and the wellbeing and engagement of our pupils at every stage of the School. The inspection also identified NLCS as being fully compliant with all regulations and requirements, with best practice in place across the board.
One feature of the new framework is that ISI no longer uses single-word gradings of schools, such as ‘Excellent’ which NLCS received at its previous routine inspection. ISI now seeks to make an evaluative commentary across the various aspects of a school’s provision.
Inspection Report - North London Collegiate School (nlcs.org.uk)
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