The Role

London Business School is looking for a new Director, Annual Giving to join our Advancement department

You will work closely with the Associate Dean, Advancement and the Executive Director, Giving and Campaign (the two roles responsible and accountable for setting the strategic direction for Giving over the next 5 years) the Director, Annual Giving is accountable for bringing the execution of the strategy to life through a team of highly engaged annual and leadership annual gift fundraisers.  

Main Responsibilities

• Instrumental in laying the foundations to enable sustainable income growth – both restricted and unrestricted.
• Ensuring the Annual Giving Team understand and champion the Fundraising and Campaign strategy 
• Leading the Annual Giving Team to ensure a smooth and client focused donor journey to support sustainable fundraising 
• Effectively line managing, developing and supporting a team of highly talented annual giving fundraisers; successfully demonstrating all LBS People Manager accountabilities. 
• Provide experience, guidance, and leadership to develop an inspiring and aspirational culture across all giving programmes and an environment that is nurturing to encourage long term service, particularly at the annual gifts level 

Who we are looking for

• Professional qualification or equivalent experience.  
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain donor relationships  
• Highly skilled in negotiation, networking, and influencing.  
• Experience of fundraising and developing solutions with demanding clients.  
• Experience of managing a team (+3 people) 
• Ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders and to operate effectively with senior leaders.  
• Experience of developing and managing donor relationships through mass engagement activities   
• Extensive awareness of the activities of the organisation and competitor schools.  
• Ability to scan the horizon, identify industry best practice and translate this into future planning for own area of specialism.  
• Proven financial management skills.  
• Experience of leading a team in a senior level role. 

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location. 

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 21.4% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles

Closing date 19th January 2024

London Business School