Description
Within the Development Manager (Maternity Cover) role, you will make an essential contribution to the development and sustainability of the organisation. This is an exciting time to join the Stills team, as we continue to develop our work and plan for Stills’ 50th anniversary in 2027.
Within the Development Manager (Maternity Cover) role, you will have the opportunity to bring your own skills to the role, supporting Stills' financial sustainability and in-line with our vision and ethos. Within the Development Manager (Maternity Cover) role, you will work closely with the Director and be responsible for:
- Generating income for Stills from a number of key fundraising sources including Trusts and Foundations, individual giving and corporate sponsorship.
- Identifying strategic opportunities for future fundraising and income generation.
- Ensuring compliance with fundraising codes of ethics and practice.
Essential Requirements:
- 4+ years experience and successful track record of fundraising for an arts organisation or within the charity sector.
- Experience implementing and working within a fundraising strategy.
- Ability to manage fundraising projects, work to timeframes and liaise with colleagues to meet deadlines.
- Successful fundraising experience from Trusts and Foundations, including grant writing.
- Understanding of best practice in fundraising.
- General understanding of the preparation and management of financial budgets against pre-planned fundraising targets.
- Proven success of working as part of a small team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Mac literacy.
Desirable Requirements:
- A general knowledge of the local, UK and international visual arts or photography sector.
- Experience in cultivating brand partnerships to support business development initiatives.
- Experience in corporate or brand sponsorship within the charity or arts sector.
- Experience in
Outline of key duties:
- Fundraising Management: to identify new fundraising opportunities and write funding proposals.
- Relationship Management: to ensure donors, supporters and partners are kept up-to-date and communicated with in a timely manner, while also ensuring they are credited appropriately.
- Fundraising Admin: to manage ongoing fundraising projects and keep track of timelines.
- Trusts & Foundations: to ensure new contracts are filed, relationships are managed, reports are completed in a timely manner and re-applications are submitted.
- Individual Giving: to maintain and manage Stills' Friends Scheme, Gift Aid forms and Patrons Scheme.
- Sponsorship: to arrange in-kind sponsorship activity with current sponsors where required.
- Photobooth: to manage partnership requests and respond to customer enquiries.
- Events: to assist with Stills public programme of events.
- Venue Hire: to respond to enquiries, manage agreements and oversee hires.
Please email a cover letter outlining why you would like to work with us including examples of relevant skills and experience. Include an accompanying CV of no more than 2 pages and send to: [email protected]
For any questions regarding the post or the application process, please contact Vivienne Gamble, Director of Stills, at the above email address.
Please note we are also interested in hearing from freelance fundraisers and grant writers. Please email [email protected] for further details.