Murray Edwards College at the University of Cambridge is an outstanding, friendly community, with a pioneering history of promoting women's leadership and achievement. Founded in 1954 as New Hall, the College has carved out a distinctive reputation for attracting women from a broad spread of backgrounds and, in this 70th year since its foundation, the College is actively redefining the extraordinary value and purpose of a college for women.
Comprising 67 Fellows, around 550 undergraduate and postgraduate students, and a dedicated team of 120 professional services staff, Murray Edwards is a College for women with ambition, committed to furthering academic excellence and gender equality. We are an open and inclusive community where we champion women's status in society and the workplace as well as sharing women's views on major societal issues. The pursuit of intellectual excellence is coupled with a broad range of activities that develop the whole individual. We are also proud to be the home of the Women's Art Collection, the largest collection of art by women in Europe.
We now seek to appoint a new Head of Philanthropy as a key member of the Development Team. Working closely with the Director of Development, President and wider Fellowship, the Head of Philanthropy will manage major gift prospect activity and raise funds to support the strategic objectives of the College. The Head of Philanthropy will manage and develop a portfolio of relationships and undertake prospect and donor visits, to ask alumnae and others for philanthropic support the College. Reporting directly to the Director of Development, the Head of Philanthropy will be responsible for managing the Philanthropy Officer.
It is an exciting time to join Murray Edwards: now in our 70th year we need to push frontiers in all aspects of our work. We'll invest in attracting students from all backgrounds, seeking out those who might not traditionally consider a Cambridge education. We'll transform support for students, notably for post-graduate study - which is now mandatory for success across many professions. We'll invest in this extraordinary site, enhancing buildings and facilities that have started to show their age. And we'll support our brilliant Fellowship and academic community by endowing core posts and investing in the pastoral and academic support we provide. The Head of Philanthropy will make a major contribution to this vision by securing long-term philanthropic support.
