Development Manager

• Lead and grow individual giving and patron programmes, recruiting, retaining and stewarding donors at all levels through engaging supporter journeys.
• Manage relationships with existing patrons and donors while identifying and cultivating new prospects to grow numbers and lifetime value.
• Build compelling cases for support linked to organisational priorities.

Corporate Partnerships & Sponsorship

• Research and develop new sponsorship, partnership and philanthropic prospects, creating tailored proposals with the marketing team.
• Steward corporate supporters to maximise retention and value, working with colleagues and trustees to unlock high-value opportunities.

Trusts & Foundations

• Oversee the trusts and foundations identifying prospects, writing applications and manage the trusts and foundations pipeline.
• Coordinate project information, budgets and evaluation data for applications, and ensure timely funder reporting and strong grant relationships.

Development Strategy

• Contribute to the Development Strategy alongside the CEO, Head of Marketing & Development and trustees, identifying new fundraising opportunities.
• Monitor performance against targets, report regularly to senior management, and maintain accurate records and pipelines.

Donor Engagement

• Lead donor recruitment, stewardship and engagement around performances, campaigns and events, working with the Marketing & Events Officer on cultivation events.
• Develop deeper supporter engagement opportunities and support campaigns to attract new donors and strengthen existing relationships.

Marketing Collaboration

• Work with marketing to ensure strong donor recognition, and collaborate on print materials and impact reporting.

Perhaps you’ve been in a Development Officer role at a medium or large charity and are looking to take on more responsibility. Or perhaps you have strong experience in one area of fundraising and are looking to grow your experience across others - either route could be a great fit for this role., Essential Experience

• Fundraising, business development, account management, sales, sponsorship or relationship management, including working towards income, sales or partnership targets.
• Building and maintaining professional relationships with external stakeholders.
• Managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Knowledge of using CRM systems (Spektrix an advantage).

Essential Skills

• Strong written communication skills, including persuasive proposals and reports.
• Ability to identify opportunities and develop them into income-generating outcomes.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, managing competing deadlines independently and collaboratively.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CRM/database systems.

Desirable Experience

• Fundraising experience within the arts, culture, charity or not-for-profit sector - ideally spanning individual giving, corporate sponsorship, trusts and foundations, or supporter events. You don’t need experience across every area covered by this role - but you should be able to demonstrate significant, hands-on experience in at least one.
• Knowledge of charity fundraising regulation and best practice.

Personal Attributes

• Enthusiastic, proactive, self-motivated and entrepreneurial in spotting opportunities.
• Values-driven, with a commitment to community engagement and inclusion.
• Professional and diplomatic, able to represent the organisation with credibility.