Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Founded in 1899, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health
universities. We are a network of specialist centres, units and
partners around the world, working together to achieve excellence
in public and global health research, education and the translation
of knowledge into policy and practice. We do this at a local,
national and global scale. Our vision is to help create a more
healthy, sustainable and equitable world for everyone because we
believe our shared future depends on our shared health.

LSHTM received a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize in
recognition of its work on COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness in
2020-21. We were in a unique position to act when COVID-19 hit the
world. Emerging infections and preparing for epidemics is a
strategic priority for research and education, and specialist teams
were set up to support responses to crises as they were unfolding.
Our free online course ‘COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus’
had more than 230,000 learners from 189 countries in early
2020.

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework we were ranked first for
impact and joint 10th overall of all universities in the UK. Our
income comes from a range of sources including philanthropy, which
has grown in significance over the last seven years. Since 2019 our
Development and Alumni Relations Office has raised over £30m in
philanthropic income. We now seek to appoint a new Director of
Development & Alumni Relations to provide strategic leadership
in philanthropy, alumni and corporate engagement to support LSHTM’s
vision, values and strategy and the delivery of its mission to
improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide.

This is an exceptional opportunity to drive and implement a
strategy for philanthropy at the heart of a special community
dedicated to improving health worldwide.?Applicants will be
passionate about LSHTM’s mission and will bring a successful track
record of building effective, long-term, high-value philanthropic
relationships together with evident major gift fundraising and
leadership experience.??Applicants will have experience in
developing and implementing an integrated and diverse fundraising
strategy, including the setting of strategic objectives and
targets. Applicants will have demonstrable experience within key
international fundraising markets. With an inclusive approach to
leadership, the successful candidate will have a proven commitment
to, and experience promoting equity, diversity, and
inclusion.

The Director of Development & Alumni Relations post is
full-time, permanent and will have an opportunity to benefit from
our hybrid working framework.

Salary £110,000 – £130,000

LSHTM will be supported in this appointment by the executive search
firm, Perrett Laver. Perrett Laver will support the selection
committee in the discharge of its duties, both to assist in the
assessment of candidates against the requirements for the role and
to identify the widest possible field of qualified
candidates.

Applications should consist of a full curriculum vitae detailing
professional qualifications and experience, accompanied by a
covering letter describing briefly how candidates meet the
candidate specification outlined in this document, why the
appointment is of interest, and what they believe they can bring to
the role.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Arshya
Dayal at: arshya.dayal@perrettlaver.com.

Applications can be uploaded at: https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/

Please quote reference 7149.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 17th March at
midnight.

LSHTM is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We
embrace and value the diversity of our staff and student population
and seek to promote equity, diversity and inclusion as essential
elements in contribution to improving health worldwide.

We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can
be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have
more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive
workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is
safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full
potential.

All candidates are also requested to complete an online Diversity
Monitoring Form which will be found at the end of the application
process. This will assist the University in monitoring selection
decisions to assess whether equality of opportunity is being
achieved. Any information collated from the Diversity Monitoring
Forms will not be used as part of the selection process and will be
treated as strictly confidential.

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For a conversation in confidence or should you require access to
these documents in alternative formats, please contact Arshya
Dayal. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in
the selection process, please advise us of these so that we can
make appropriate arrangements.

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documentation, or our application processes more generally, please
do not hesitate to contact us via accessibility@perrettlaver.com.