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W5, London (Hybrid)
£450 per day
Part-time
Temporary (3 months between January and March 2026)
Job description

About the Role

2026 marks 100 years since Gunnersbury Park was opened as a public park, and Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust are looking to hire a freelance development manager to help us make the most of our centenary year. 

We are looking for an experienced development professional to join our team on a freelance basis as part of an Arts Council funded project. This role will be a real opportunity to become embedded in an organisation at the beginning of a transformative period, as we focus our energies on raising awareness of the great work of GMPDT.

The successful candidate will lead GMPDT towards increased financial resilience by identifying new funding opportunities and managing the development of a new fundraising campaign.

They will work with staff and volunteers to develop a ‘project bank’ of fundable projects across the Museum and Park and identify appropriate funding streams for each.

They will also identify one key project to launch Gunnersbury’s first fundraising campaign, working with freelancers/subcontractors to create supporting materials for the chosen campaign.

About You

Experience

  • Experience of fundraising and donor engagement in museum/heritage sector and/or environmental sector
  • Proven ability to create and deliver successful fundraising campaigns
  • Experience of writing compelling cause messaging, or managing the delivery of cause messaging
  • Experience of working with small organisations
  • Experienced in CRM databases including Beacon
  • Confident in managing projects to tight deadlines
  • Extensive knowledge of grant writing and reporting
  • Experience in writing and producing impact reports

Skills:

  • Self-starter with the confidence to work alone as well as within a small, busy team
  • Excellent communication skills to reach a wide range of audiences
  • A strong leader and trainer of others
  • Comfortable working with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders
  • Creative thinker with new ideas for donor engagement and fundraising campaigns.
  • Attention to de reporting requirements and compliance for successful grants.

Key Responsibilities

  • Audit the existing fundraising/development functions of the organisation, and identify any gaps or missed opportunities
  • Working with the Project Board hold workshops with staff and volunteers to develop a ‘project bank’ of fundable ideas, which will include detail of the ideas, potential funding sources and timeline for completion
  • Develop new cause messaging, and help to foster a culture of identifying key stories to share with our audiences
  • Work with the project team to identify a single project to anchor a new fundraising campaign
  • Develop a suite of digital and print content to support the fundraising campaign, and train existing team on the best way to deliver messaging around the campaign
  • Report regularly to the project board on the progress of the work stream, and identify any project delivery risks
Application resources
Posted by
Gunnersbury Park & Museum View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 21 - 50
Posted on: 11 December 2025
Closing date: 04 January 2026 at 23:30
Tags: Campaigns, Communications, Fundraising, Project Management, Content Writing / Copywriting, History, Grants