Part-time Alumnae Engagement Officer

Closing Date: 10 December 2024
Telephone: 01344 629900
Email: recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk
Salary: The FTE annual salary for this role will be in the region of £32,000, which equates to an actual salary of £9,000 - £10,000 per annum subject to experience and hours worked.
Employment Term: Part TimePermanent

St George’s is a thriving independent boarding and day school of 270 girls aged 11-18 around 45% of whom are boarders (full, weekly and flexi) and with a Sixth Form of approximately 80 pupils. St George’s offers an ambitious, connected and future-facing education tailored for pupils to realise their potential both at school and in fulfilling adult lives ahead.

Awarded ‘excellent across the board’ in its November 2022 ISI inspection, the School is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally, a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcome.

We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community. Visitors are impressed by our facilities within a beautiful setting and the ambition of our educational provision.

Our unique extended day and flexible boarding model allows all girls the time and space to foster confidence, independence and academic curiosity providing a future-facing education exclusively for girls in a world not yet designed for girls and introduces them to contemporary subjects and topics, through speakers, workshops, classes and visits.

St George’s offers an education that is grounded, relevant and fosters employability. The school operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is a member of the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA) ISBA, AGBIS and is ISC accredited.

St George’s is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and friendly part-time Alumnae Engagement Officer to join the Philanthropy Department, which is led by the Head of Philanthropy. This is a varied engagement and fundraising role, ideal for a proactive and confident communicator. The successful candidate will play a key role as the day-to-day point of contact with our alumnae, cultivating relationships, preparing and delivering communications, managing data, organising events, and stewarding alumnae contributions. Ideally, the successful candidate will be available to start in January 2025, however, this will be discussed with candidates.

The successful candidate will be required to work an average of 15 hours per week, term time plus 10 weeks (43 weeks in total). During school holiday times it may be possible to work 7.5 hours per week with the remainder to be worked during busier periods during term time. Please note that a flexible approach to hours will be necessary due to the nature of the post with the possibility of some working from home, for example during part of the school holidays, as agreed with the Head of Philanthropy.

The FTE annual salary for this role will be in the region of £32,000, which equates to an actual salary of £9,000 – £10,000 per annum subject to experience and hours worked. The salary will be paid in monthly instalments.

Additional Staff benefits include: 

  • Use of state-of-the-art gym with Technogym equipment at allocated times
  • Staff swimming sessions and family swimming sessions in the recently built 25m, six-lane indoor pool
  • Supportive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme
  • Ample free onsite parking
  • Freshly prepared, nutritious lunches in the Dining Room during term time. Meals and refreshments are free of charge.
  • The post holder’s children may, upon passing the entrance assessments, be eligible at the discretion of the Governors for a reduction on the basic tuition fees.

How to apply:

Letters of application to the Head of Philanthropy, Mrs Rachelle Barnett, should be no more than two sides of A4 and, together with the completed application form and confidential cover sheet should be emailed to recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk

CVs will not be accepted. Please complete the relevant application form and confidential application cover sheet found here: https://www.stgeorges-ascot.org.uk/our-school/job-opportunities 

Deadline: 9am on Tuesday 10 December

Interviews: Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 December 

Any queries about this post may be made in the first instance to Mrs Rachelle Barnett, Head of Philanthropy: rbarnett@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk or 01344 629937.

The School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitment process. 

St George’s School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. A review of open source social media and online content will be conducted after candidates have been shortlisted and you may be asked about this at interview. The appointment will be subject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office. The supplied references will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will be required to be completed by the successful candidate.