Head of Fundraising and Development | 12 Month Parental Leave Contract

The Head of Fundraising and Development role is a one-year fixed term contract covering a period of parental leave.

The position is a senior leadership role responsible for delivering NAS’s fundraising strategy and leading engagement with major external stakeholders. They provide strategic leadership across all fundraising and development streams, including major gifts, annual and regular giving, bequests, trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, grants, campaigns and special events.

The role is accountable for building a sustainable fundraising pipeline, achieving income and donor engagement targets, and cultivating long-term relationships with individuals, foundations, corporate partners and other key stakeholders. It also acts as senior advisor to the Director and CEO, the Chair of the NAS Foundation and the Board on philanthropy, fundraising strategy, donor engagement and development opportunities, and maintaining an ethical, donor-centric culture of philanthropy across the School.

What You Bring to The Role

You’re an accomplished fundraising professional with a track record of delivering results and building meaningful relationships that drive impact. Whether you’re currently leading a fundraising team or you’re an experienced senior manager ready to take the next step into a Head of Department role, you’ll bring the confidence, strategic thinking and leadership capability to shape and grow our fundraising future.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience across fundraising, development, advancement, partnerships or philanthropic engagement.
• Demonstrated success securing major gifts, corporate partnerships, trust and foundation funding, annual giving or campaign income.
• The ability to think strategically while remaining hands-on, leading both high-level planning and day-to-day execution.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders, donors, business leaders, board members and community partners.
• A proven track record of identifying opportunities, building pipelines and converting prospects into long-term supporters.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills, with the ability to inspire investment in a compelling vision.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing people, creating a positive, high-performing and values-driven culture.
• Commercial acumen and a data-informed approach to decision making, forecasting and performance management.
• A passion for purpose-driven work and an appreciation of the transformational impact that arts and education can have on individuals and communities

Most importantly, you’ll be excited by the opportunity to lead a well-established function, work alongside an engaged CEO and Board, and help shape the next chapter of philanthropy and fundraising excellence.