Fundraising Jobs in Greater London
We are looking for a Corporate Memberships Manager to join the National Theatre Development Team.
Purpose of the role:
We are looking for a candidate with a strong grounding in relationship management who also has an interest in and enthusiasm for new business. The ideal candidate will understand membership schemes and stakeholder management with an ambitious approach to bringing in new business, alongside exemplary relationship building and customer service skills.
The successful candidate will have the following:
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Proven success in account management and new business in a target driven environment
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Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of customer service values
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An understanding of marketing/fundraising/business with good networking skills
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An aptitude for working with finance with thorough attention to detail
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Excellent administrative and multi-tasking skills with experience of balancing a high volume of requests and a confident, tenacious outlook and can-do attitude
Working with us will give you...
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Complimentary staff tickets for shows and backstage tours, subject to availability and policy
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25 days annual leave increasing up to 32 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
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Training and Development Programme via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role
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Hybrid and flexible working, subject to agreement and policy
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Access to interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme partnership
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Generous sick pay
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Family-friendly employer – we are a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
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Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
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Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
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On-site staff canteen and social facilities
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On-site Occupational Health support
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In-House Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisors providing workplace counselling and support
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Wellbeing programme of events including mental health awareness, financial wellbeing, skills sharing and opportunities to get active
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Exclusive staff talks to hear more about NT productions, past and present, from some of the world’s leading practitioners
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Discounted access to NT at Home
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Volunteer Leave – paid day a year to volunteer for your chosen charity
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Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafes, restaurants, and bookshop, as well as in local businesses (from Wagamama to gyms, on and around the South Bank)
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Access to retailer discounted gift cards and a cash-back-on-spending card.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Pay: £33,920-£40,280 pro rata, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent. Full time, 0.8 or job-share
Apply by Monday 30 September, 12:00pm BST
We’re a small but ambitious arts charity on an exciting journey. We are transforming a half-acre industrial heritage site - New River Head Clerkenwell - into the national centre for illustration and a home for Quentin Blake’s archive.
We’re seeking a brilliant person - or people - to join the team as Philanthropy Manager at an exciting time for the Centre with construction about to begin on our new home.
The Philanthropy Manager will secure gifts from Individuals, Trusts and Foundations in the range of £1,000-£50,000+, and will work closely with the Head of Development, Centre Director and Board to steward gifts at the £50,000+ level.
You will be a relationship-focused fundraiser with experience of face-to-face fundraising, excited by the opportunity to play a key part in launching a major new cultural institution. You will use your experience and key moments on the way to opening to refine, refresh and grow our established giving circles. You will also identify and develop new ways that individuals can support the Centre and our programming before we open our doors in February 2026.
You will be an inspiring and committed ambassador for the Centre and its mission, in person and in writing. You will also be a great team-player who enjoys collaborating with colleagues across the Centre to deliver a dynamic and creative programme of donor cultivation and stewardship. Your work will reflect our values of compassion, curiosity, equity, relevance and rigour.
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration champions art that is dynamic and diverse; we want our team to reflect that. We’re an inclusive and flexible employer, happy to hear from full-timers, part-timers and job-shares.
In recognition of underrepresentation in our staff team we will be offering guaranteed interviews to D/deaf and disabled applicants and applicants of African, Caribbean, Central Asian, East Asian, Latinx, South Asian, South East Asian and West Asian heritage whose applications meet the essential criteria listed in the Philanthropy Manager Job Pack.
Please download the job pack from our website for more details on the role, what we are looking for and how to apply. If you have any queries, please email us.
We are registered as a Disability Confident employer. Please email us to let us know if you have any access requirements that need to be met to support you to make an application or participate in the interview process.
An online information evening for this role will take place on Tuesday 24th September from 6pm – 7pm.This is an opportunity to meet our team, find out more about our work and ask questions about the role. If you would like to attend, please email us and ask us for joining details.
Apply by Monday 30 September, 12:00pm BST.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Royal Ballet and Opera brings together world-class performers and trailblazing creatives teams to share unforgettable performances with audiences near and far. Equally, the Philanthropy and wider Development teams provide unparalleled donor experiences and opportunities to support a wide range of performances and learning events every year.
The Royal Ballet and Opera Development Office is a busy, in-person office that provides a world-class environment to be close to supporters, development colleagues, and performance staff and performers, and the majority of your time will be on-site as Philanthropy Manager in Covent Garden.
The Philanthropy Manager will manage a portfolio of key philanthropic relationships and increase the value of the relationships with existing supporters. You will maximise income from philanthropists through new initiatives and promotion of a range of activities, including regular events. The Philanthropy Manager will create and develop giving circles too and will work to an agreed plan for each approach and actively solicit gifts personally where appropriate.
The selected candidate will have an established track record in philanthropy or fundraising for major organisations and a demonstrated success in managing a portfolio of high value relationships. You will bring a balance of experience and innovation and will ideally have an understanding of the art forms of opera, ballet, music and dance.
If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.
We are looking for an experienced Marketing Manager to play a crucial role in expanding Art Fund's membership.
Marketing Manager
Location: King's Cross, London (hybrid)
Contract length: Permanent
Salary: £36,400 per annum
Who are we?
Art Fund is the UK’s national fundraising charity for art. We give grants to help museums, galleries, historic houses and public arts organisations to acquire objects for their collections, to share them with as many people as possible, and to support research and training for museum professionals. We are supported by our growing membership of 135,000 through the National Art Pass, as well as the generosity of many individuals, trusts and foundations.
The role
As a key member of the National Art Pass marketing team, you will help develop and deliver integrated, multi-channel campaigns that drive awareness, consideration, and conversion among the UK's diverse culture-seeking audiences.
The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of experience in executing marketing programs across earned, owned, and paid channels, including fostering effective partnerships with other brands. Your role will involve managing creative and media agencies to ensure that all marketing activities are delivered on-time, on-brand, and within budget. This is a fantastic opportunity to make an impact in support of Art Fund's charitable mission as part of the membership team.
Key Employee Benefits
- Generous annual leave– 25 days annual leave and bank holidays, with additional non-contractual office closure dates at Christmas and an additional day in August.
- Free National Art Pass (NAP) - for yourself and another person of your choice.
- Art time - a half day per month to visit museums and galleries
- Free Entry to Exhibitions
- Life Assurance - cover for up to three times your basic salary.
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cash health plan
- Pensions - Eligible employees are enrolled into the scheme with the exception of those who have contracts of three months or less. Art Fund contributes 8% of the basic annual salary during the first six months of employment or until probation is successfully completed, whichever is the later. At that point the contribution is increased to 10%.
This post is London-based. We have a hybrid working model of minimum 2 days per week at our King’s Cross office (2 Granary Square, London N1C 4BH).
Closing deadline: 23.59pm 3 October 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to building our team and trustees from the broad range of backgrounds and experiences across the UK, valuing difference and diversity, and building a workplace based on shared values of equality and mutual respect.
We have ambitious plans for the future and will be holding ourselves to account and putting our principles into action, as we all work together to help bring about positive change and a fairer future for everyone. We therefore want to encourage applications from all races, ages, religions and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with any kind of disabilities and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our organisation.
No agencies please.
**Flexible working options available, including hybrid (SE London office), or remote working (must be based in the UK)**
We are working with a renowned arts organisation that strives to make music-making more accessible to young people and audiences in the UK. Their alumni include major artists, Grammy award winners and Mercury nominees.
It’s a great time to join as they develop their community around a new location in South East London, embark on ambitious artistic collaborations within and beyond jazz, and work in partnership with music education organisations around the country to address structural inequalities in music education.
The Head of Development will be a key member of SLT and work closely with the Chief Executive to develop and implement the preexisting fundraising strategy and contribute to the organisation’s communications and PR strategy. They will inherit a strategically developed portfolio of relationships and income streams, with particular strengths in trusts and foundations, and a strong network of individual donors and corporates. There is also a growing legacy circle, created in response to a recent bequest of £1M+. The Head of Development will line manage a small team of two in collaboration with the Communications Manager – the Development & Communications Coordinator, and the Marketing & Communications Coordinator.
The team are small and friendly, comprising of passionate and dedicated people who share the organisation’s vision of just and equitable access to music education for all. Flexible working is a priority and the organisation supports employees to balance work with caring or other responsibilities, or those returning to work after a break.
Please note that interviews will take place on a rolling basis. Therefore, please get in touch with Joe ASAP to discuss the role further and make an application.
As Head of Development you will:
- Work alongside the Chief Executive to develop and implement the fundraising strategy and develop marketing and communications efforts, ensuring cohesive and impactful messaging to effectively engage donors and stakeholders
- Lead on optimising income from trusts & foundations, individuals, corporates and legacies
- Personally manage a diverse portfolio of trusts, foundations and statutory sources with focus on securing 5- and 6-figure gifts
- Deliver a high standard of supporter care tailored to the level of giving, including nurturing their successful new Legacy Club
- Manage an annual series of fundraising events, from relaxed open days to formal receptions
- Create a persuasive Case for Support and equip trustees and staff to advocate effectively for our work
Ideal skills and experience include:
- Experience of securing 5- and 6-figure grants from a range of trust, statutory and/or individual sources
- Tailoring applications to appeal to a diverse range of funders/donors, which may include drawing together distinct areas of activity to create bespoke packages
- An outgoing, approachable and professional manner in dealing with donors, prospects and other stakeholders
- Enthusiasm for working with young artists and musicians and broadening access to participatory arts for all young people
The organisation are keen to provide equality of opportunity to a wide range of prospective candidates as they expand the diversity of staff and musicians. Whilst they hope to attract candidates with the experience outlined in the person specification, they encourage applications from those who do not fulfil all stated criteria.
Employee benefits include:
- Flexible working
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with office closure between Christmas and new year being the norm
- TOIL for out of hours work
- Attending gigs for free, including the annual two-night Ronnie Scott’s residency, and other cultural and sector events throughout the year