Development Manager
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 – Jobs – Royal Court. If you are interested in this role, please complete an application form and return to recruitment@royalcourttheatre.com by no later than 1st December, 2024. Please address how you meet the criteria set out above within your application.
To note, your application can also be sent through in the form of a voice note, or PowerPoint presentation (no more than five slides). Should there be a more accessible format for your application to be received, please contact the recruitment inbox.
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the role early.
The Royal Court Theatre operates the Disability Confident scheme, which means that you are guaranteed to be shortlisted to the next stage if you meet the minimum criteria. Please clearly outline in your email if you would like to be considered under this scheme.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact the recruitment inbox ahead of the closing date.