Description
As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Director of Development will lead the Soane’s Development department & its activities, creating & implementing new and imaginative fundraising strategies, creating cases for support for raising revenue.
As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Director of Development will lead the Soane's Development department and its activities, creating and implementing new and imaginative fundraising strategies, and creating cases for support for raising revenue from individuals, corporate partners, legacy givers and trusts and foundations.
Key Criteria for Success
- Working with the Director to articulate a clear strategy for revenue and project fundraising that derives from, and supports the Soane's strategic plan
- With the team, achieved and sustain income targets for the Development department across all fundraising revenue streams
- Develop, lead and inspire a continuously high performing and well-motivated team
- Establishes rapport with colleagues, and ensured internal buy-in to the fundraising strategy through sound internal communications and well-established relationships
- Become an excellent internal and external advocate for the Museum
For full details please visit www.soane.org/about/work-with-us
Experience and Knowledge
- Significant fundraising experience at a senior level, in both corporate and individual giving
- Proven success in personally securing five & six-figure gifts from corporates, individuals or philanthropic trusts
- Detailed understanding of what motivates people to give, and current thinking in the area of philanthropic giving, as well as a thorough understanding of development and communicating
- Experience of devising sophisticated cultivation and solicitation plans, and successfully managing a portfolio of senior level prospects
- Experience devising appropriate events for both donors and prospects
- Experience & understanding of academic or cultural organisations
- Understanding of, or enthusiasm for, the work and aims of Sir John Soane and the Museum
- Experience of working strategically to plan for the medium and long term, as well as on a day-to-day basis, and the ability to be an effective member of a senior management team
- A sound knowledge of UK/EU tax law
Key Responsibilities include
- Develop a coherent fundraising strategy to meet the Museum's revenue and endowment needs, addressing all relevant donor audiences and forging beneficial relationships to support and promote the Museum's cause
- Maintain and develop close and productive relationships with key supporters, especially via high quality events for the two tiers of our Patrons.
- Identify and cultivate suitable new prospects, whether individuals, grant-making trusts or corporate partners
- Lead the implementation of agreed fundraising strategies effectively, achieving or exceeding budgeted levels of income and ensuring that all income is handled as tax effectively as possible, including maximising Gift Aid income
- Direct and develop the team and any Development volunteers, monitoring and managing the performance of the team as a whole and as individuals
- Make proposals for the annual income and expenditure budgets for all Development department activity
To apply please submit the following documents to [email protected]
• Comprehensive CV
• Covering letter which summarises your interest in this post, providing evidence of ability to match the criteria outlined in the Person Specification
• Details of latest salary, notice period and names of two referees, together with a brief statement of the capacity in which they are known and an indication of when in the process they can be contacted (please note we will not contact referees without express permission) and telephone contact numbers (preferably daytime and evening/mobile) which will be used with discretion.
The closing date is Friday 20 June 2025.
Interviews will be held in the Museum on Thursday 3 July 2025.