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With the honour of 12 Nobel Laureates over its long and distinguished history, our Medical Sciences Division is consistently at the forefront of innovative and life enhancing, and saving, science. _This is an exceptional opportunity to join a sector-leading team and inspire philanthropic activity for some of the most exciting advancements in medicine and health._ Philanthropy has played a key role in enabling the ambitions of our Division and wider University. As the Senior Development Executive – Medical Sciences, you will work in lockstep with the Head of Development – Medical Sciences to secure philanthropy that furthers this cutting-edge medical research. **About you** You will be a collaborative fundraiser with an expertise in major gifts and a strong track record of securing complex philanthropic support. Thriving in a fast-paced, target-driven environment, you will be both a strategic thinker and a skilled operator—communicative, adaptable, and naturally adept at building strong, lasting relationships. Your ability to establish credibility and foster trust across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders will be key to your success. Experience in higher education or the medical sector is desirable, as is a background in global health. Above all, you will share Oxford’s mission and be driven to create meaningful impact through strategic philanthropic partnerships. **What We Offer** Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including: • Flexible hybrid working • An excellent contributory pension scheme • 38 days annual leave • Membership to CASE • Training and development opportunities • A comprehensive range of childcare services • Family leave schemes • Cycle loan scheme • Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs • Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loan You could be helping to deliver philanthropic support that funds breakthroughs in medical science and improve lives around the world. If this sounds like the kind of challenge you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you. Visa sponsorship would be available for international candidates. 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"""Job Description ________________________________________________________________________ Summary Job title Senior Development Executive – Medical Sciences Division University Administration and Services Department Development and Alumni Engagement Location University Offices, Wellington Square Grade and salary Grade 8: £48,235 - £57,255 per annum with possible extension to £62,407, including an Oxford University Weighting of £1,500 per year (pro rata). Hours Full time (37.5 hours) Contract type Permanent Reporting to Head of Development – Medical Sciences Vacancy reference 179970 Additional information Applications are welcome and encouraged from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply. Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to equality, and values diversity. We support a range of flexible working arrangements, including when and where you work. The responsibilities of this post mean that you will need to work onsite regularly. We would be happy to discuss this with you at any point in the application process. Development and Alumni Engagement (DAE) DAE is led by Liesl Elder who, as Chief Development and Alumni Engagement Officer at the University of Oxford, reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor. DAE’s mission is to help secure philanthropic support for the University, and build an engaged, informed and active alumni community. Through working in partnership with academic, development, and alumni colleagues throughout the collegiate University, DAE builds enduring relationships with external constituencies – including alumni, non-alumni, corporate and foundation donors – and increases financial support for agreed academic priorities. The office is one of the central administrative departments of the University, collectively known as University Administration and Services. Due to the nature of its work, DAE collaborates closely with a number of other units and teams, particularly Public Affairs, Finance, Research and Legal. In 2019, the University and the colleges completed the Oxford Thinking Campaign, which raised £3.34bn, and is the most successful higher education fundraising campaign in Europe. The University is currently planning its next major campaign and, as a member of DAE, the post holder will have a key role to play in helping realise its successful delivery. In addition to front-line fundraising and alumni engagement staff, DAE has a number of teams that cover particular support functions. These include: • Donor Relations • Events • Research • International Engagement • Development and Alumni Relations Systems (DARS) (which supports the Development and Alumni Relations database) • Philanthropy Writing • Marketing and Communications It also works closely with Gift Registry, part of the Finance Division, which records and processes donations received by the University and on behalf of colleges. In addition, there are four overseas offices whose remit includes development and alumni engagement; these offices are located in North America, Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe. For further information please visit: Development Office (ox.ac.uk) and HOME | Oxford Alumni DAE is committed to equality and values diversity. The University holds a silver Athena Swan award to recognise advancement of gender equality: representation, progression and success for all. Development and Alumni Engagement values The following points lay down the foundations of DAE’s working ethos, culture and values. Aspirational and celebratory in turn, they provide a central framework for individual members of staff and teams, encouraging personal and professional growth. • We value each other – We respect the professional expertise of our colleagues. An approachable, friendly and kind office, we work in an environment where transparency of action and clarity of intent create openness and trust. • We work collaboratively – Whether within our own teams, across DAE, the collegiate University, or beyond, working collaboratively is second nature to us, and enables us to navigate complicated landscapes successfully. • We go beyond – We prize working with a high degree of autonomy and trust, and deliver a wide range of projects to the very highest standards. We are committed to personal, professional development. • We are part of something bigger – Our work supports the strategic priorities of the University of Oxford. We take pride in the contribution we – individually and collectively – make to the University. The role The University of Oxford is founded on the quality of its teaching, scholarship and service to society. It is working harder and faster than ever to create new knowledge and find answers to global problems, helping to make a more equitable society and educate the next generation of leaders. Philanthropy plays a critical role in enabling Oxford to maintain and build on its status as a world-class centre of learning. The University of Oxford has been successful in raising donations from a broad, international range of donors, including alumni, non-alumni, foundations and trusts, and corporations. Major and principal gifts have played a significant part in our success with the Oxford Thinking Campaign and these gifts have made a number of important projects possible. 2 • The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities will be the new home for humanities at Oxford, providing state-of-the-art facilities for seven faculties, the Institute for Ethics in AI, and the Oxford Internet Institute. It will house a new humanities library, as well as public-facing exhibition and performance spaces • The Ineos Oxford Institute for AMR Research is a new cutting-edge institute to combat the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in both humans and animals • Reuben College is Oxford’s newest college, bringing graduate students and academics from traditionally different disciplines together to work on global challenges including artificial intelligence and machine learning; environmental change; ethics and values; and cellular life • The Poonawalla Vaccines Research Building will house over 300 research scientists providing the focus and scale for the University’s major vaccine development programmes, allowing a rapid expansion of this fastgrowing, translational area • The Moh Family Foundation is supporting the work of Oxford University’s Pandemic Sciences Institute, greatly strengthening its ability to identify and counter future pandemic threats and ensure equitable access to treatments and vaccines around the world • The Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science has been established to pioneer the better use of data, evidence, and digital tools in healthcare and policy, optimising the impact of interventions to achieve improved outcomes • The Dieter Schwarz Foundation is supporting an ambitious programme of research dedicated to investigating the impact of AI and other game-changing technologies. They have also provided a major boost to the study and teaching of German at Oxford, principally through the endowment of the Schwarz-Taylor Chair in the German Language and Literature Key relationships: Head of Development - Medical Sciences; select Heads of Department and Heads of Administration and Finance; external volunteers and members of advisory committees as appropriate; senior academics and administrative staff as appropriate within the Medical Sciences Division; Members of the Medical Sciences fundraising team and other members of the Development and Alumni Relations teams across the collegiate University alongside to select Donors to Medical Sciences. Purpose: To develop relationships and solicit principal and major gift donations from high networth individuals globally. The post holder will be able to use the support services provided (accounting, database, communications, stewardship and research). The post holder will be based in central Oxford, but they may be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with their line manager. The line manager will regularly review progress. There may be opportunities for career development within the office structure. DAE seeks to support and encourage staff to help them reach their potential, providing access to appropriate courses and training whenever possible, as well as a comprehensive induction process. DAE’s work 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 their 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. The Medical Sciences divisional development team is highly effective, working collaboratively with colleagues across the division and with expert colleagues in Development and Alumni Engagement. This is a key role within the team and the post holder will have the opportunity to work with donors and academics at the highest level. Development at Oxford is well established and this role has the scope to work across a number of important and high-profile projects. 3 The post holder will contribute to approaches to high level donors (corporate, trust and individual) and will also manage their own donor portfolio. Priorities for fundraising include securing support for graduate scholarships, key academic posts, research programmes, and infrastructure, as determined by the Head of Medical Sciences Division, Heads of Departments and the Head of Development - Medical Sciences. When working in Oxford, the post holder will be based in Oxford working with the Division and with Development and Alumni Engagement where there will be support services provided (accounting, database, proposal writing and research). The Head of Development – Medical Sciences will work closely with the post holder and there will be regular reviews of progress. There may be opportunities for career development within the University Development structure. Development and Alumni Engagement seeks to support and encourage staff to help them reach their potential, providing access to appropriate courses and training. The post holder will be highly motivated and will possess a strong drive towards getting out in the field and developing purposeful and effective relationships with prospective benefactors. The post holder will be expected to liaise with senior academics to shape fundraising propositions and to spend the greater part of their time identifying and meeting current or prospective donors both in the United Kingdom and internationally. As a core element of their activity, the post holder will be expected to work closely with other development professionals of the Collegiate University. The post holder will manage a portfolio of more than 100 major gifts prospects. The post holder will be responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of potential donors able to support the Medical Sciences Division at Oxford, typically in the range of £500,000-£2,500,000 over time. In common with the rest of the University, the Medical Sciences development programme will make reference to a number of regional strategies. This will allow it to engage and develop strategic relationships with key prospects for Medical Sciences globally. It is expected that the post holder will work closely with the University’s international offices and some overseas travel may be required on rare occasions. The successful candidate will recognise and embrace the value of adopting a collaborative and internally transparent approach to fundraising within the collegiate University structure. They will work closely with colleagues in Development and Alumni Engagement, Medical Sciences Departments, Oxford Colleges, Central Administration, Divisions and international offices to maximise gift potential from prospects who may have multiple connections and enthusiasms. The post holder will be able to use the support services provided (accounting, database, communications, stewardship and research). The post holder will be based in Oxford (at DAE Offices in Wellington Square, and select Medical Sciences sites across Oxford, but they will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with their line manager. The University of Oxford has been successful in raising donations from a broad, international range of donors, including alumni, non-alumni, foundations and trusts, and corporations. Medical Sciences at Oxford Oxford is one of the world’s leading biomedical universities recognised for its outstanding quality and depth across the medical research spectrum - from genes to molecules, to big data and populations. With the honour of 12 Nobel Laureates over its long and distinguished history, the Division is consistently at the forefront of innovative and lifesaving science. Our researchers work across the full range of biomedical and clinical sciences, from the molecule to large population studies. The excellence of our research is recognised by our top placing in international league tables. The extraordinary depth and breadth of medical skills at Oxford is devoted to identifying the causes of disease, improving diagnosis and developing effective treatment and prevention. The Division is particularly interested in the “big” diseases where millions of lives can be saved – cancer, and infectious diseases such as malaria and 4 pandemic preparedness. It also has world-leading research programmes in cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders such as arthritis and osteoporosis and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Medical education and training runs hand in hand with research – not only training students who will go on to be clinicians but, equally importantly, teachers and academics. The Medical School, with its strong emphasis on the sciences that underpin medicine, trains students of the highest academic merit. For the twelfth year running, Oxford’s Medical School has ranked number 1 in the world (Times Higher Education). The Division comprises 16 departments, and their constituent units, institutes and centres, spread across 73 buildings in multiple sites in Oxford and includes numerous clinical research units in 40 different countries. Over 5800 academics, researchers and administrative staff, 2300 graduate and 1800 undergraduate students together contribute to the Division’s extensive and exemplary research, teaching and clinical portfolios. For further information please go to: www.medsci.ox.ac.uk Responsibilities 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 versatile and adaptable, and able to contribute to the development of the fundraising and alumni engagement functions of the collegiate University. Reporting to the Head of Development- Medical Sciences and working closely with select Heads of Departments, the post-holder will build and manage relationships for themselves and others at the University with this group of individuals, acting as liaison between the staff of Development and Alumni Engagement, senior University officers, academics and other members of the collegiate University, and donors. • To develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for a select group of the University’s most generous donors in support of the University’s academic priorities and to enhance the development efforts in the area of mental health, neurological disease, neurosciences and psychiatry within the Medical Sciences Division. • To implement solicitation strategies to secure gift support and the high 6- and low 7-figure level. The post holder will be expected to encourage prospective donors to consider making a gift to the University and, when appropriate, personally to solicit a specific sum of money up to the 5-million-pound level, often working jointly with a senior academic and the Head of Development, Medical Sciences. • To identify prospective donors with whom the University will aim to develop significant philanthropic relationships and build a robust prospect pipeline. These will be drawn from several groups: high networth individuals (both alumni and non-alumni), the corporate sector, trusts and foundations and other bodies from whom funding may be obtained • To achieve personal income targets of at least £1million annually and achieve department-wide performance expectations of 8-10 prospect meetings per month • To be responsible for formulating and implementing stewardship strategies for all donors for whom the post holder is the primary relationship manager • To be able to understand academically complex projects and explain and promote them to potential, nonspecialist donors. This will involve working out how to articulate and publicise priority projects, as agreed by the University and the Medical Sciences Division, in both written and verbal form. This will be undertaken in close collaboration with the Head of Development – Medical Sciences and senior University officials and academics, and with senior fundraising personnel in the collegiate University both in Oxford and overseas (including the offices located in Europe, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo) • To understand donors’ wishes and aspirations and to identify potential links with key priority projects with the aim of securing a major gift 5 • As appropriate, to identify, recruit and work with high-level volunteers who can assist with prospect identification and solicitation • To optimise philanthropic support for the collegiate University and to adhere to best practice in prospect cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. This will involve collaboration with college-based and other development staff in line with agreed principles and protocols • To ensure that a current and accurate record of all development strategy and activity for which the post holder is responsible, be maintained on the Development and Alumni Engagement database • To ensure all gifts comply with the University’s standards on ethics and scrutiny • To foster a positive understanding of the benefits and importance of philanthropy amongst Oxford’s stake-holders • To report regularly, against specified criteria, on development activity such as numbers of potential donors and donor meetings • To carry out such other functions as from time to time the Head of Development – Medical Sciences or other senior colleagues may require, commensurate with the level of this position. Selection criteria Essential selection criteria To be assessed by application/cv Experience and knowledge • Proven fundraising experience in a complex organisation and direct involvement in securing major gifts. • Evidence of leading major relationships to achieve successful fundraising. • Ability to establish credibility, confidence and robust relationships with existing and prospective donors, and key stakeholders. • General knowledge of scientific issues and the ability to speak and write about them with fluency and authority. Skills and abilities • An ability to think both strategically and tactically about the relations between potential donors and fundraising goals. • An ability to provide specialist expertise in the area of major gift giving. • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. • An ability to ask for, or arrange for others to ask for, significant gifts to enable the Medical Sciences Division and the collegiate University to maintain their world-class status. • The ability to promote interest amongst prospective donors in the goals of the Medical Sciences Division and the University as a whole. • The ability to converse effectively and convincingly with a range of people, including major donors, academics and senior officers, and to represent the University at the highest levels; the capability of representing the University at a senior level. • Ability to thrive and work well under pressure whilst remaining aware of detail. 6 Attitudes • A proven interest in medical sciences. • An interest in higher education and in particular an understanding of the University of Oxford, and its goals in teaching and research. • Demonstrable ability to show highly nuanced sensitive and good judgement when working with key internal and external stakeholders. To be assessed by interview/exercise Skills and abilities • Excellent personal presentation and communication skills, both oral and written. • An ability to act independently and decisively when the situation demands it. • The ability to identify and work with professional and academic colleagues in the cultivation of prospects and in the solicitation of major gifts. • Excellent social skills and cultural understanding, and a very high level of literary and communication skills. The ability to converse effectively and convincingly with a range of people, including major donors, academics and senior officers, and to represent the University at the highest levels. Outstanding interpersonal skills. • An understanding of the sources of funding for UK Higher Education in order to set the work of Development and Alumni Engagement in context and to understand the multifaceted relationships the University of Oxford has with its funders. 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Senior Development Executive – Medical Sciences

University of Oxford

Location: Oxford, UK with hybrid working options

Permanent and full-time role

Salary: Grade 8: £48,235 - £57,255 pa with possible extension to £62,407

 

The University of Oxford is one of the world’s leading biomedical universities recognised for our outstanding quality and depth across the medical research spectrum - from genes to molecules, to big data and populations.  With the honour of 12 Nobel Laureates over its long and distinguished history, our Medical Sciences Division is consistently at the forefront of innovative and life enhancing, and saving, science. 

 

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a sector-leading team and inspire philanthropic activity for some of the most exciting advancements in medicine and health.

 

Philanthropy has played a key role in enabling the ambitions of our Division and wider University.  As the Senior Development Executive – Medical Sciences, you will work in lockstep with the Head of Development – Medical Sciences to secure philanthropy that furthers this cutting-edge medical research.   

 

About you

You will be a collaborative fundraiser with an expertise in major gifts and a strong track record of securing complex philanthropic support. Thriving in a fast-paced, target-driven environment, you will be both a strategic thinker and a skilled operator—communicative, adaptable, and naturally adept at building strong, lasting relationships. Your ability to establish credibility and foster trust across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders will be key to your success. Experience in higher education or the medical sector is desirable, as is a background in global health.  Above all, you will share Oxford’s mission and be driven to create meaningful impact through strategic philanthropic partnerships.

 

What We Offer

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

•       Flexible hybrid working

•       An excellent contributory pension scheme

•       38 days annual leave

•       Membership to CASE

•       Training and development opportunities

•       A comprehensive range of childcare services

•       Family leave schemes

•       Cycle loan scheme

•       Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

•       Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loan

 

You could be helping to deliver philanthropic support that funds breakthroughs in medical science and improve lives around the world. If this sounds like the kind of challenge you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Visa sponsorship would be available for international candidates.

 

For a confidential conversation, please contact our recruitment partners at Richmond Associates. For further information, key dates, and how to apply, please visit: https://richmond-associates.com/job/senior-development-executive-medical-sciences 

 

Closing date for applications is Monday 16th June 2025.

 

The University of Oxford Development and Alumni Engagement Office is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences, and reflects the community that we serve. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply.
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