The Fundraising & Development Manager will work as part of the management team at Nonsuch Studios and will be responsible to the Executive Director, Artistic Director & CEO, and the Board of Trustees. The role will play a critical role in supporting and delivering Nonsuch Studio's ambitious fundraising strategies as we expand our producing activities and deliver our largest community programmes to date: Ashfield Creates & Stage the City. Key Information: Job Title: Development Manager Full job information, job description and person specification can be found in the Job Information Pack. Our ideal candidate would definitely be... Inspired by Nonsuch Studios' mission, vision and values and excited to lead on our fundraising and development. Key Responsibilities Working alongside the Executive Director and Artistic Director & CEO on the development of the company's fundraising strategy. To apply for this role, you’ll need to click the APPLY NOW link in the job information pack which can be downloaded via our website. This will take you to an online form for you to fill in your answers. So you don’t have to do everything online, all the questions are noted below with the character limits as well. The online form will automatically close at the deadline of 10am so it is important to hit Submit before the deadline as even applications in progress won’t be able to be submitted once the deadline passes. We equally will not be able to accept applications that arrive via email after the deadline has passed either. If, for accessibility reasons, you are not able to apply via our online form, please send your responses to the questions along with a copy of your CV via the link below with APPLICATION FOR *JOB TITLE* in the subject line. If you would like to apply via any other format please contact us to discuss your needs.Job Summary
Job Description
Responsible to: Senior Leadership Team
Working Hours: 15 hours per week (0.4 FTE)
Salary: ÂŁ34,657.50 (ÂŁ13,863 Pro Rata)
Contract: This is an employed role on a fixed term contract until the 31st March 2027, with the potential to extend or become permanent subject to funding. Job Requirements
Experienced in development management, delivering a range of successful funding applications across a range of funders and stakeholders.
Have submitted a number of funding applications in the past 12 months at a range of scales, including to grant agencies and trusts & foundations.
On the pulse of new funding opportunities across trust and foundations, potential partnerships and commercial opportunities.
Great at being able to understand organisational need to strategise and deliver a fundraising plan that balances immediate needs and longer term development.
Revel in being able to tell the story of a company and translating this across funding bodies.
Be proactive at seeking out-of-the box opportunities for engaging with potential new funders
An excellent communicator with great grant writing skillsJob Responsibilities
Identifying potential new income streams for the company including trust and foundations and commercial opportunities.
Writing funding applications to relevant trust and foundations, funders and other funding opportunities as required.How to Apply