Development manager/ director

Job description

Reporting to:
Development Manager

Responsible for:
Patrons and individual giving, development events, development administration

Duties to the theatre:

to work in support of the artistic policy of the theatre
to attend read-throughs, rehearsals (as required), previews and press nights
to attend a weekly company meeting and act always in the best interest of the theatre

Patrons:

stewardship of and building relationships with Patrons at all levels (£100-£10,000)
administrate patron membership renewals and payments
research potential patrons and devise strategy for recruiting them
review patron membership scheme to identify areas for improvement and implement improvements

Other areas of individual giving:

in conjunction with the Development Manager, develop a strategy for seeking further support from individuals and implement that strategy

Development events:

run and attend events for patrons on a regular basis
manage other development events (with assistance from a freelance Events Co-ordinator on the income generating events)

Development administration

recording development income & expenditure, filing, mailings, newsletters, updating donor lists for programmes and the website, benefit fulfilment, answering general emails and telephone inquiries, development box office requests

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

at least two years’ experience in a fundraising department of an arts organisation
actively enthusiastic about theatre and new writing in particular
experience of managing an individual giving scheme
experience of writing to and dealing directly with supporters
experience of managing events
excellent knowledge of word processing and spreadsheets
excellent computing skills and numerate
experience of a fundraising database

Desirable

experience of a Box Office system and Microsoft Outlook email system, or similar
experience of prospect research

Personal Qualities

excellent written and verbal communication skills
well organised, presentable and confident
a creative problem solver who enjoys using their own initiative
hardworking, enthusiastic and motivated. Able to manage alone and be a team player