We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Development Assistant to join our Development and Alumni Relations team on a part-time basis, 14 hours per week with flexibility to agree a working pattern that meets both departmental needs and individual preferences. Reporting to the Development Manager, you will play a vital role in supporting the School’s fundraising, stewardship, and donor engagement activities.

This varied role involves managing financial reconciliation processes, maintaining accurate fundraising and pupil-related records, and providing essential administrative support across the department. You will be at the heart of our efforts to ensure excellent stewardship of donors and effective coordination of bursary and prize programmes.

Key Responsibilities

· Process and record all donations, including those related to the School’s annual Acceptance Appeal.

· Maintain accurate and up-to-date records for bursary recipients, prizes, scholarships, and grant funds.

· Liaise with divisional staff to gather pupil and parent testimonials, ensuring timely and thoughtful stewardship communications.

· Support donor research and cultivation by maintaining the department’s prospect pipeline and preparing detailed research profiles.

· Produce monthly fundraising KPIs, assist with data cleaning, and prepare regular reports and dashboards for leadership and trustees.

· Manage records of prize donors and prepare VIP invitation lists for School events.

· Assist with the production of the annual Giving Report and Roll of Honour.

· Provide flexible administrative support to the wider Development team, including event assistance, mailings, and donor communications.

About You

You will be a meticulous and proactive administrator with strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills. Ideally, you will have experience working in a fundraising, educational, or charitable environment, with confidence handling data and managing multiple priorities. A practical knowledge of databases - preferably relationship databases in a fundraising or alumni relations environment (ideally Raiser’s Edge) - and experience of recording, managing and reporting financial information are desirable, but not essential, as full training will be provided.

You will be diplomatic and discreet, with experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential matters. You will have the ability to complete tasks according to detailed, multi-stage processes, and to work under your own initiative to plan and organise your workload in order to meet deadlines.

Why Join Us?

Bolton School is a thriving independent school with a proud tradition of philanthropy and community engagement. You’ll be part of a collaborative, purpose-driven team, supporting initiatives that directly benefit our pupils and the wider School community.

With some 2,500 pupils, Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective day school. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a stunning 32 acre campus and is within easy reach of some of the nation’s finest cities and countryside.

A large Foundation Services Department supports the School operations and within this there is a trading arm, Bolton School Services Limited (BSSL). This includes BSS Events, BSS Leisure Services, Kidzone and Patterdale Hall, a superb Outdoor Pursuits Centre situated at the Southern end of Lake Ullswater. Those who work within the organisation are able to combine the experience and pleasure of educating and being around young people with some of the challenges of a business environment.

An attractive salary and benefits package is available.

For further details and to apply online for the position, please visit the School website.

Closing date for applications: 28 November 2025 at 12.00 noon

Interviews will be held week commencing 08 December 2025

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace to reflect the diversity of our pupils and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and to join Bolton School. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.

We look forward to receiving your application.