Description
Theatre503 is seeking a proactive and innovative Fundraising and Commercial Manager to join the team as we embark on our next chapter.
Theatre503 is seeking a proactive and innovative Fundraising and Commercial Manager to join the team as we embark on our next chapter. The successful candidate will work closely with the Executive Director/Co-CEO to curate the story of Theatre503 for funders and stakeholders, whilst also identifying new and dynamic ways to diversify our income streams, with particular focus on commercial relationships. This role would be well suited to someone who thinks creatively about fundraising and wants to make their mark in growing the development arm of an organisation at a point of exciting growth and change.
ESSENTIAL
- Experience fundraising against their own budget line(s)
- Experience managing high level donor relationships
- Demonstrable track record of successfully landing 5-6 figure donations or grants
- Strong experience writing and securing grants from Trusts and Foundations
- Excellent customer service skills and client relationship management experience
- Experience working as a proactive team member
- Strong administration, planning and prioritising skills
- Experience building and maintaining databases for client management
- High level of professionalism with experience working with sensitive data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with team members and external stakeholders
DESIRABLE
- Experience of writing fundraising applications to the Arts Council
- Experience within an established Development team
- Interest in supporting the growth of Theatre503's development department
FUNDRAISING
- Work with the Executive Director to shape Theatre503's fundraising strategy and case for support
- Proactively identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities, prospecting through various networks
- Lead and administer Theare503's individual giving programme, including 503Friends and Patrons schemes through to major individual giving
- Lead on Trust & Foundation applications for individual and multi-year projects
- Be the first point of contact for Development, responding and redirecting enquiries as necessary, including proactively and expertly upselling memberships and donations
- Support the Executive Director and Producer with major statutory applications, and production project grants
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- Identify and realise new commercial prospects across space hire and partnerships, with administrative support from our General Manager
- Cultivate new relationships in relation to commercial hires at the 503Studio, working against target annual incomes
Please send an outline (no more than 2 A4 pages) of how your experience reflects the specification of the role and why you are interested in working at Theatre503 along with a copy of your CV.
We’d like you to apply for this role in a way that feels most comfortable for you. Your application can be in the form of a PDF letter/email or video (.mov, .mp4) or audio submission (.wav, mp3) (5 mins max). Please also include your CV along with our Equality Monitoring Form and send to [email protected], with the title FUNDRAISING AND COMMERCIAL MANAGER.