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SalaryHybrid Working + Excellent Benefits including 40 days’ leave + USS pension
For more than a century, the University of Birmingham has been pursuing and sharing knowledge through outstanding teaching and world-leading research. We are the original ‘redbrick’ University, part of the prestigious Russell Group; our thriving student population enjoys a wide range of courses, and exceptional campus and research facilities. These are exciting times at the University as we are at the midpoint in our institutional campaign. ‘Birmingham In Action’ is one of the largest university fundraising campaigns in Europe and brings together many of the University’s charitable projects, providing a framework for us to harness philanthropy to support our strategic goals.
As the Head of Philanthropy, Asia you will play a key role in growing our philanthropic programme in the Asia-Pacific region. The focus will be on increasing six-figure + giving through the University of Birmingham Hong Kong Foundation and from the wider region. Most of our warm donors are based in Malaysia and Hong Kong but there is an active community of alumni in Singapore and scoping to be done across Asia to drive the next phase of our strategy forward beyond alumni donors and to build on a recent seven figure donation as a catalyst for further giving.
As a senior fundraiser in the Development & Alumni Relations Office (DARO), you will be expected to be innovative, self-motivated and to take ownership of fundraising in this region. As part of a dynamic team and led by some of the most respected names in higher education fundraising, you will work across the University to generate gifts to key philanthropic projects and encourage new donors to make significant gifts. You will also have the opportunity to work with the senior leadership across the University to travel, drive income and develop innovative funding proposals for the region.
The University is overtly determined to welcome a diverse group of colleagues into our inclusive team to represent the student body we support, the alumni constituency we engage with and the city in which we thrive. Every day brings opportunity, and if you share our passion for creating lasting change and want to work amongst supportive, dynamic and fun colleagues, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.
