"Director of Development and Alumni Relations"

St Peter’s College is one of thirty-nine self-governing Colleges in the University of Oxford. Founded in 1929 expressly to widen access to Oxford University, it is an open, tolerant and creative academic community, with harmonious relations between its senior and junior members, and an atmosphere in which academic staff and students from many different backgrounds and countries mix easily and comfortably. The College community is made up of the Master, 65 Fellows and College Lecturers actively engaged in teaching and research in a wide range of subjects, 350 undergraduate students, 240 graduate students, 24 Visiting Students and c95 members of administrative and domestic staff. St Peter’s is proud of being highly international across all sections of its community. Further information may be found at https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk.

Purpose of the role

St Peter’s College is looking to appoint a Director of Development and Alumni Relations to start in January 2026, or earlier if available. The appointed person will be an exceptional colleague with significant experience in fundraising, in running a Development and Alumni Relations team and in campaign planning and delivery. The successful candidate will be both an excellent leader and an excellent manager, highly collegial and with a demonstrable commitment to the value of higher education. They will bring clarity, efficiency, application, expertise, ideas and sensitivity to their work in and for the College and will be well placed to motivate, support and manage a high-quality team with conscientious care. This is a key senior appointment in the College, and the appointed person will work closely with the Master and other senior leaders in delivering crucial aspects of the work of the College.

The Director of Development and Alumni Relations is one of the senior officers of the College and reports directly to the Master. The work of the team is overseen by the Development Committee, chaired by the Master. External consultants are brought in to assist with the set-up and administration of the annual Telethon. The team operates in line with the Charity Commission, Fundraising Regulator and GDPR and guidelines.

Remuneration will be in the range £76,000 - £88,000 FTE per annum, depending on experience.

All applications must be received by the end of the day on 11th September 2025.

St Peter’s is an equal opportunities employer that supports and encourages underrepresented groups and values diversity.