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Big Creative Education Foundation is looking for an experienced Fundraiser to help unlock the support needed to create new opportunities for young people entering the creative industries.
You’ll lead trust and foundation applications, develop new funding opportunities, and build relationships with partners who share our ambition to open more doors into industry.
If you’re skilled in fundraising, grant writing or business development and want your expertise to create tangible outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.
- Post Title: Fundraiser for Big Creative Education Foundation (0.5)
- Salary: £60k (pro rata 30k)
- Basis: Part Time (2.5 days a week)
- Weeks: 1yr fixed term contract, freelance role.
- Start Date: October 2026
- Reporting to: Alexis Michaelides MD BCT & Sacha Corcoran Principal BCA, BCEF Board of Trustees
- Location: Creative Works, Blackhorse road, Walthamstow E17 6HL
Purpose of the role:
The Part-Time Fundraiser will lead on developing and delivering early-stage fundraising activity for BCEF, helping to secure income from a range of sources including trusts and foundations, individual donors, corporate partners, and events.
This role suits a proactive, experienced, organised fundraiser who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities, and working closely with a board of trustees in a growing organisation, recognising, understanding and promoting its primary objects.
Big Creative Education Foundation Charitable Objects are:
- Advancement of education and training for the public benefit, particularly (without limitation) in the creative arts and in digital skills; and
- Relief of need arising from disadvantage, particularly (without limitation) by providing and increasing opportunity in relation to education and training. (“Objects”).
Key Responsibilities
Principal Accountabilities:
Fundraising Strategy & Development
- Support the development and delivery of a realistic and sustainable fundraising plan
- Identify and research funding opportunities aligned with the Foundation mission
- Contribute to income targets and pipeline planning
- Identify seed funding opportunities to support operational growth
Trusts, Foundations & Grants
- Research and apply to relevant trusts, foundations, and grant-makers
- Draft high-quality funding applications, proposals, and reports
- Track deadlines, outcomes, and reporting requirements
Individual Giving & Corporate Support
- Support the development of individual giving and corporate fundraising opportunities
- Build and maintain positive relationships with donors and supporters
- Assist with stewardship and donor communications
Events & Campaigns
- Support planning and delivery of small-scale fundraising events or campaigns
- Help develop creative fundraising ideas that reflect the organisation’s values
Monitoring & Administration
- Maintain accurate fundraising records and income tracking
- Support impact reporting and evidence collection for funders
- Ensure fundraising activity meets relevant legal and ethical standards
- Report into the board of trustees and Foundation advisors with regular updates
- Attend board meetings and produce board reports
How to apply
Please refer to the advert on he company website for exact details of how to apply. This must include a supporting statement that evidences your experience matched to the accountabilities and person specification of the job role and how you will embed the case for support in your fundraising strategy.
Case for support attached as an appendices.
Closing date for application is : 28th August
Interviews will be held the week of : 7th September
Safeguarding BCE operates safer recruitment practice in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education regulations. Please expect the highest level of scrutiny and background checks. Appointments are subject to satisfactory references being obtained, and an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. New members of staff cannot start their positions until these documents are in place.
Warner Interviews
As a values led organisation we conduct Warner interviews as part of our recruitment process. These are designed to help us understand your own values and motivation for working with the specific cohort of young people we serve. We recommend that you research this interview technique should you be invited to attend an interview.
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Head of Development | The Line
As The Line enters its next chapter following its tenth anniversary, we're seeking an ambitious and strategic fundraising leader to help secure our long-term financial sustainability. This is a rare opportunity to shape fundraising for one of London's most distinctive cultural organisations.
The Line is East London's public art trail that connects Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2, following the waterways and the line of the Greenwich Meridian. Our mission is to connect communities and inspire individuals through a dynamic outdoor exhibition programme where everyone can explore art, nature and heritage for free.
Locally rooted and internationally significant, The Line enables artists to connect with people and place in new ways. Recent installations include works by pioneering minimalist sculptor Rasheed Araeen, the first public artwork in the UK by artist Zineb Sedira, and a co-commission with the local community by Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Cammock.
The role
This role is suited to an experienced fundraiser with a strong track record of securing significant income, including six-figure gifts, within the charitable sector. Working closely with the Director and Board, the Head of Development will lead fundraising strategy, strengthen supporter relationships, and diversify income streams to support The Line's future growth and impact.
As a member of the Senior Management Team, you'll secure income from trusts and foundations, individual donors, corporate partners and other sources; build and manage relationships with funders and supporters; identify new opportunities for growth; and ensure excellent stewardship across all fundraising activities. You'll also line manage the Development Coordinator and oversee freelance fundraising support.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and implementing The Line's fundraising strategy, delivering against agreed income targets and diversifying revenue streams
- Developing a robust pipeline of trusts, foundations, corporate partners and individual donors
- Translating organisational priorities into compelling funding proposals, cases for support and reports
- Building and stewarding relationships with funders, donors, patrons and corporate partners
- Setting and managing income targets, budgets and forecasts with the Director and Director of Finance
- Ensuring fundraising complies with relevant legislation and best practice
- Acting as an ambassador for The Line and its mission
What we're looking for
We're looking for an experienced fundraiser with proven success in generating significant income within the charitable sector, ideally in arts and culture. You'll have:
- Demonstrable experience securing six-figure funding through trusts and foundations, individual giving, public funding and corporate partnerships
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Strong understanding of the UK cultural funding landscape and fundraising best practice
- Experience using CRM systems and managing supporter data
- Financial literacy, with experience developing budgets and funding bids
- Commercial awareness and experience negotiating partnership agreements
- Knowledge of GDPR, fundraising regulation and compliance requirements
- Ability to motivate colleagues and drive results
Desirable: senior management experience, established fundraising networks and sector relationships, knowledge of tax-efficient giving, and experience managing donor programmes internationally.
What we offer
- Salary of £51,000 per annum
- 25 days' holiday plus statutory Bank Holidays
- Contributory NEST pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing support
- Hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week in our canal-side Olympic Park office)
- Commitment to your professional development through training and development courses
At The Line, we value an open, inclusive and nurturing environment to promote collaboration, creativity and wellbeing. We believe in the transformative impact of art and nature, and are committed to increasing access to the arts and challenging barriers to participation.
Equal opportunities
We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and in all opportunities. Our recruitment process is open to all, but we would particularly like to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTQ+, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those who identify as disabled, as these groups are currently underrepresented in the cultural sector more widely.
How to apply
Please complete the application form, including your CV (no more than 2 sides) and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides) telling us how you meet the essential and desirable experience in the person specification. Please also complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
The closing date for applications is 5pm, Thursday 30th July 2026. Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 10th August 2026.
If you would like any further information, have any specific requirements, or would like to discuss any aspect of the role in confidence, please get in touch to arrange a call.
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