Current Vacancies
Fitzwilliam is a fantastic place to work and over 200 academic and non-academic staff members live and work around the College site. Fitz is a welcoming, supportive community, situated 10 mins walk from the historic Centre, and easily accessible by public and private transport.
Fitzwilliam is a modern, open-minded, inclusive academic community with a unique history. It is one of 31 colleges in the University of Cambridge. The College’s identity is built upon our founding ethos to offer opportunity to those left outside of the traditional structures of the Collegiate Cambridge system. Access to education is in our DNA. We remain passionately proud and committed to this founding purpose. Coupled with this is the College’s commitment to providing an environment for academic excellence to flourish so that our wider impact is felt in the life-changing higher education and ground-breaking research that happens at ‘Fitz’.
Fitzwilliam has around 1,000 members including 485 Undergraduates, 340 Postgraduates (full time), 121 Postgraduate (part time), 63 Fellows, 57 Bye-Fellows and 105 staff members. The College has a strong representation across all of the major academic disciplines and a good balance between arts and sciences and occupies a seven-acre site between Huntingdon Road and Storey’s Way. The site comprises new buildings built between the 1960s and 2000s, incorporating the regency house ‘The Grove’ and extensive landscaped gardens. The College site is within 10 minutes cycle ride of all the major faculties and departments.
There are currently no academic vacancies.
Director of Development
Fitz is looking to appoint an outstanding individual as Development Director. A senior figure within the College, the post-holder will oversee the delivery of the £40 million FutureFitz campaign in conjunction with the Master, the Bursar, and the Governing Body. They will lead on fundraising for the campaign, developing new and deepening existing donor relationships, and will manage a team of five development staff. Fitz is looking for a strategic fundraiser who is open to thinking creatively about development. They will embody the College’s ambitious, collaborative, and pragmatic ethos, and will be an active and engaged member of the community.
The ideal candidate will be an outstanding major gifts fundraiser, with campaign experience and a significant track record of fundraising at a senior level. They will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience of cultivating long-term relationships with donors, and a proven ability to oversee, shape and motivate a team of engaged staff. They will ideally have experience engaging comparable alumni donors. They should be committed to the College’s values and aims.
The Development Director will be elected a Fellow of the College, reflecting the seniority of the post and the importance of the role.
Further details of the opportunity can be found in the candidate pack or at https://www.minervasearch.com/current-opportunities/fitzwilliamcollege/