Description
The Development Officer is responsible for identifying, cultivating, and securing funding for Hay Festival from trusts, foundations, and public sources. The role plays a vital part in managing relationships with funders and developing new income opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Cultivate, build and manage successful relationships with potential new funders, identifying potential trust and foundation and public funding sources.
- Develop, write and submit funding applications to trusts and foundations and public funding bodies to a high standard drawing Information and data from across the organisation
- Establish timelines for the successful development of specific funding proposals or other materials to present to specific funders.
- Monitor and report on funding awards, tracking compliance with funder requirements.
- Help create and devise new sponsorship opportunities for Hay Festival, Wales, working across the team
- Manage and develop sponsors and patrons and benefactors' engagement including invites, complimentary tickets, and reception spaces at Hay Festival, Wales
- Ensure sponsors requirements are met at all festivals, and manage complimentary ticket requests
- Contribute to evaluation methodology and implementation to ensure sponsor and funders criteria are met
- Carry out extensive research into potential new sources of funding and keep abreast of current fundraising policy and practice
- Help organise and deliver fundraising and sponsorship events (e.g., receptions, dinners).
- Act as an ambassador for Hay Festival at public, media, and sector events.
- Maintain accurate records, online sponsor profiles, and internal management systems.
The Development Officer will have a strong understanding of the funding landscape across the UK and have successfully fund-raised from trusts and foundations and public bodies. The role requires excellent verbal and written communication skills articulating the case for support, setting targets and leading fundraising efforts for festivals, special projects and capital campaigns.
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge of trusts and foundations and public funding application processes and the ability to write strong, precise and persuasive proposals.
- Experience of writing evaluation and impact reports for funded projects or programmes
- Financially literate with an understanding of tax and legal issues affecting fundraising activity.
- Ability to network,, confident in meeting new people and establishing lasting professional relationships with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
- An understanding, and up-to-date knowledge of, the cultural sector.
To apply please send a letter explaining how your experience fits the role and a copy of your CV to [email protected] by Friday 14 November – 12.00pm
For an informal conversation about the role, please email [email protected]Â