Interim Development Manager

We are seeking an Interim Development Manager to take on this exciting and highly varied role – we can safely say that no two days will be the same! You’ll be thanking our donors, building and stewarding your own portfolio of supporters, managing event bookings, and providing valuable support to colleagues across our busy and creative team. Most importantly, you will play a key part in driving forward our ambitious fundraising plans and our RGS Gives campaign, helping us to expand:

• RGS Bursaries , which enable the brightest young people from across the North East to attend RGS, regardless of their family’s background, and which have already supported 500 families; and

• RGS Partnerships , which work alongside state school partners and already reach over 14,000 young people across the North East each year.

The External Relations Team at RGS is responsible for supporting the school to communicate with, engage and motivate a broad range of stakeholders. This includes:

• Leading the school’s marketing activities to inspire prospective parents to consider RGS Newcastle;

• Delivering high-quality and engaging communications content through our website and social media channels, PR coverage, and major publications, as well as regular communications and events with current parents and internal staff;

• Maintaining contact with our c.10,000 alumni of Old Novocastrians, former staff and former parents through valued and engaging events and publications and, in particular, the RGS Archive; and

• Galvanising the whole RGS community to support RGS Gives through a wide range of inspiring fundraising activities appropriate to the variety of motivations of different supporters.

Hours: This is a part-time, all-year-round role at 30 hours per week. We will discuss the exact working schedule with applicants at interview.

Salary: The salary for this post will be in the region of £36,000 FTE (IRO £28,000 pro rata for 30 hours per week) on the RGS Support Staff Salary Scale, depending on experience and skills.

Excellent benefits are available – please see the Job Information Pack for more details.

For further information and to apply, please click here .

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday, 20th April 2026.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of neurodivergence, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Whilst all applications are considered on merit, we would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently underrepresented in our staff community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-interview referencing, internet searches and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check with the children’s barred list check and other appropriate checks.