Head of Campaign Management

Job title:

Head of Campaign Management

Company:

King’s College London

Job description

​​Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement (P&A) provides a fundraising and alumni engagement function in support of King’s College London. We are proud to work with colleagues across the university and its health partners to help them serve society through world-leading education, research and healthcare. Our work also includes a partnership with the Maudsley Charity (the King’s Maudsley Partnership) in support of children’s mental health initiatives between the university’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust.​We are a committed team that brings together fundraisers working across different channels, alongside colleagues who promote King’s College London’s engagement with its worldwide alumni community. Our work is underpinned and enhanced by a range of dedicated professionals in supporting areas covering proposition development, supporter engagement, supporter operations and business operations.About the roleKing’s College London is currently in the planning stages of a major new philanthropic and engagement campaign, which will significantly scale the university’s current fundraising activity just as World Questions | King’s Answers did nearly a decade ago. We are looking for someone with the skills, commitment and motivation to take on the role of Head of Campaign Management and play a central role in driving this exciting initiative.The role will be fundamental to the delivery of a successful campaign. It will be responsible for producing and executing a plan for the campaign that covers all aspects of preparation required and is clear on roles and responsibilities, milestones, deliverables and timeframes.The role is responsible to the Director of Philanthropy & Campaign and will work closely with the Executive Director, Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement, the Director of Advancement, Communications & Engagement and the wider unit leadership team to ensure the campaign priorities and targets are aligned to fundraising capabilities, resources and timeframes and are therefore realistically deliverable. The role will involve providing excellent programme management, based on a creative approach and on excellent working relationships. There will be an important focus on engaging and mobilising the whole King’s community behind campaign and its goals.This is considered as a full-time post (35 Hours per week) and the successful candidate will be offered an indefinite contract.P&A has a hybrid working approach, with a minimum of 40% of time in the office. Typically, this equates to two days per week, but we’re very happy for colleagues to be in more frequently if they so wish.About YouTo be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:Essential criteria * Experience of working in large-scale university fundraising and engagement work

• Experience in multiple large-scale project planning and management
• Confident in strategy development and its translation into operational plans and activities
• Able to co-ordinate complex projects including the ability to manage conflicts, control risks, prioritise tasks, sequence activities and identify time-based deliverables
• Able to create clear and unambiguous communications, confident in written and verbal communications
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to influence at all levels through persuasion and negotiation. This includes well-developed stakeholder engagement and management skills with the ability to work with subject matter experts to create a unified vision
• Confident working in a complex matrix environment with multiple stakeholders and potentially conflicting requirements with an ability to present complex information and concepts in a clear and easily digestible manner
• Able to demonstrate an interest in and appreciation of the mission, purpose and values of King’s

Desirable criteria * Experience in health sectors

• Experience in a planning or performance management role

Downloading a copy of our Job DescriptionFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.Further Information​​We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements, including part-time, compressed hours and/or job shares, as appropriate and in the context of the business needs associated with the role.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ ‘ pages.We offer the opportunity of an “Ask Us Anything” Teams call on Friday 21st March, 2-3pm. During this call you will be able to ask any questions you might have about the role, the selection process, our Directorate, our core values and work culture, our current hybrid work policy, or simply listen to others’ questions. To join please email .​First stage skills based interviews are due to be held on 10th and 11th April 2025. Selected candidates will be taken through to a second stage which will involve a stakeholder interview and a values-based interview.Grade and Salary: £64,139-£69,605 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 110206
Close Date: 30-Mar-2025
Contact Person: Matt Gorman
Contact Details:CompanyKing’s College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King’s has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.King’s has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King’s Health Partners. King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: .King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at .Company info Mini-site Telephone +(44)02078365454 Location STRAND
LONDON
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Expected salary

£64139 – 69605 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 08:03:00 GMT

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