👉Get free email job alerts!

Senior Philanthropy Manager, ENO

  •  North West
  •  Â£50k+
  •  Full time
  •  Closes September 4, 2025
  •  NA
  • #Theatre

Description

Job Summary

We’re looking for a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join the English National Opera and play a leading role in sustaining and growing our philanthropic income.

Job Description

This is a highly visible and rewarding role for someone with emotional intelligence, creativity, and discretion. If you're passionate about the arts and skilled at building relationships that lead to transformative support, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
  • Free/discounted ENO tickets
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • Eyecare vouchers
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Please see our https://www.eno.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Senior-Philanthropy-Manager-Recruitment-Pack-25.pdf - recruitment pack for more details.

To apply, please send along a CV and Cover Letter detailing your interest and suitability for the role as well as your availability on Thursday 11 September to mailto:[email protected] - [email protected] by 9am on Thursday 4 September 2025.

1st Interviews: Thursday 11 September 2025 (online)

2nd Interviews: TBC

Please also submit our anonymous https://forms.office.com/e/N4KJEnHgyZ - Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form.

English National Opera is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we strive to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the diverse communities we serve. As we work to address underrepresentation in our workforce, English National Opera particularly encourages potential candidates from underrepresented groups and communities to apply, including those from global majority backgrounds and/or with protected characteristics, including race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and religion and belief. We will provide appropriate support for candidates with access requirements if they identify as disabled. This includes during the application process and through candidate assessment stages.

Job Requirements

  • Passionate about working for an organisation with accessibility at the heart of everything it does
  • Outstanding fundraising abilities with experience securing five and six figure gifts and managing public facing appeals
  • Passionate and knowledgeable about the arts, music and opera
  • Ability to build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including funders of all kinds, audience members, visiting artists and ENO colleagues across all department
  • Knowledge of Greater Manchester's cultural scene and networks in the region
  • Dynamic individual with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within the Development Department
  • Supportive colleague and experienced people manager, willing to share skills, experience and knowledge with other fundraisers in the Department
  • Ability to work with and build excellent working relationships with a wide range of visiting directors, conductors, designers and musicians as well as internal ENO staff
  • Confident wit

Useful Links

How to Apply

To apply, please send along a CV and Cover Letter detailing your interest and suitability for the role as well as your availability on Thursday 11 September to [email protected] by 9am on Thursday 4 September 2025.

More arts jobs!