Development Manager

Job Description

Role: Development Manager

Location: The Royal Court Theatre, London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £38,500 (gross) per annum

The Royal Court Theatre is looking to recruit a Development Manager.

The Development Manager plays a central role in enabling the Development team to reach our ambitious fundraising target. They will work closely with the Director of Development, Development Officers, as well as with the Marketing and Communications team, Finance Team and Artistic and Literary Teams.

The role will be responsible for leading fundraising from trusts & foundations and corporate partnerships. This includes managing key applications, proposals, campaigns and events to secure new income and steward existing relationships. Working closely with the Director of Development, they will lead on the development and implementation of strategy to grow income from a variety of sources as part of the Development team’s overall fundraising work.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience as a development professional with a track record in fundraising in a relevant environment, including demonstrable success in planning and securing income from trusts and foundations and/or corporate and partnership supporters.

• Excellent organisation and management skills to handle a busy workload, tight deadlines and conflicting priorities.

• Experience planning and writing applications and/or pitches for funding across a wide range of contexts and funders/partners.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal).

Further details about the application process can be found on The Royal Court Theatre’s website – https://royalcourttheatre.com/development-manager/.