Community Development Officer, Winchester

Job Introduction

The Henry Beaufort School is dedicated to fostering strong relationships with alumni, parents, and the wider community to support the school’s values and growth. Our purpose is to secure income streams through: 

• fundraising initiatives, sponsorship and advertising opportunities 
• developing our community lettings programme to ensure the continued enhancement of educational and leisure programmes for the wider community.
• developing Alumni relations and relationships with local businesses.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, approachable professional to join our team. You will need to be able to think strategically to develop opportunities; building strong relationships which benefit the school, its students and our community.  

Essential skills: 

• Good GCSE grades (including English and Mathematics at grade C/4 or above)
• The ability to be flexible with the hours worked. 
• To have excellent administrative and organisational skills
• To have excellent ICT skills 
• An ability to use initiative, be self-motivated and work under pressure
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• A good sense of humour and the ability to work as part of a team
• The ability to see opportunity and to think outside the box.

Desirable skills:  

• Experience of working in a fast-paced education setting
• Experience of relationship management and/or experience of sales or marketing
• Experience of line management and managing other people’s workload 
• Advanced Microsoft Word skills and knowledge of management information systems and databases

This is an excellent opportunity to join a very successful secondary school where students thrive academically and culturally.

Benefits  

• On site nursery available
• Free on-site parking
• Local Government pension scheme 
• Become part of a supportive and sociable team
• We provide staff with a range of free access to Education Mutual benefits to support well being

Roles and responsibilities  

Develop and sustain funding generation through sponsorship, advertising and philanthropic giving to secure a sustainable income stream to support educational experiences for our students.  

• Review the schools’ current lettings, alumni and business offer with a view to improving the customer experience.
• Develop and maintain a database of key stakeholders and partners wishing to engage with the school
• Promote the school, its ethos and reputation to inspire community links to engage with the school
• Develop a suite of opportunities for investment in the school and engagement in education and development opportunities.
• Prepare and draft key fundraising communications and related literature, both in print and online, in collaboration with colleagues.
• Liaise with current community users to understand customer satisfaction and potential for further investment to the school 
• In conjunction with the Social Media coordinator write articles and contribute to PR and social media posts that demonstrate the impact of donations that encourages further sponsorship for student activities at The Henry Beaufort School
• Organise engagement events as required, occasionally on evenings, weekends and the school holidays
• Establish positive and professional working relationships with other departments within school to ensure that the work of the Community Development Officer is well-received and understood
• Generating financial and engagement reports, as required, for the Senior Leadership Team and the Governing Body.

 Please visit our website www.beaufort.hants.sch.uk for further details and an application form. 
If you wish to make an informal enquiry or arrange a visit, please contact the school on 01962 880073. 

To apply: Applications should be made to the Headteacher. To apply please complete an application form, available from our website https://www.beaufort.hants.sch.uk/join-us/job-vacancies/ and return to recruitment@staff.beaufort.hants.sch.uk  or please complete an application via TES quick apply here  

Safer Recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.