Arts And Culture Jobs

Colours of Redbridge is a vibrant programme of community-led arts and culture in Redbridge, East London. It is part of the pioneering Creative People and Places (CPP) programme from Arts Council England, empowering local people to decide what culture happens in their area. We are reaching new audiences through high-quality work and making a real difference to people’s lives through our projects which include South Asian truck art, a cultural food festival and a disability-led street carnival.

Job requirements:

• To provide all logistical and operational support in developing and executing three large-scale public arts commissions in 2025, with a view to support further projects.
• Oversee the development of each project, creating feasibility studies, budgets, project plans and risk registers, working alongside a team of Community Producers in line with their ambitions and expectations.
• Lead on the Health and Safety for the events, including the licencing process, Event Management Plans and Risk Assessments, representing the organisation at Safety Advisory Groups and acting as the Responsible Person on the day of events.
• Liaise with venues, artists and suppliers to realise projects, writing contracts and procuring services.

Essential requirements:

• Extensive experience of producing or managing free events in the public realm (ideally within an arts context) with audiences of over 1,000 people.
• Experience of applying for premises licences and Temporary Event Notices for large-scale outdoor events.
• Experiences of producing Event Management Plans and attending Safety Advisory Group meetings
• An ability to work alongside community groups as participants and decision makers.

In return, we can offer the successful candidate a company pension scheme, annual performance rewards, generous annual leave, employee assistance programme and GP referral scheme. In addition, we offer our staff free gym, swim and spa membership at all Vision sites; Corporate Health Cash Plan (which provides free access to essential health care and valuable health and wellbeing services); employee recognition scheme; cycle to work and electric leasing car scheme.

Hay Festival is one of the worlds’ leading art and literature festivals, binging readers and writers together to share stories and ideas in events live and online. 

Based in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, Hay Festival Global runs 65 days of activities a year, bringing artists and audiences together in events and projects around the globe. In a time of division and polarity, we spark shared conversations to create a better world.

With our festivals and special projects, we provide spaces for imaginations to roam and creativity and curiosity to thrive. By sharing different perspectives through creative expression, we find truth and hope, and encourage audiences to imagine a more thoughtful future. A wide programme of education and outreach work runs alongside all of the festival’s events, engaging young people and communities and supporting generations of new writers. 

Our festivals reach a global audience of millions each year and continue to grow and innovate, building partnerships and initiatives alongside some of the leading bodies in the arts and media across the world.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Officer. This is a job for an extremely organised, confident and proactive multi-tasker, it requires an abundance of energy, resourcefulness and a keen eye for detail. The ability to prioritise effectively and communicate efficiently is key. 

As Finance Officer you will be undertaking the following tasks:

• Managing payroll and pension function and ensuring all returns and payments are made accurately and on time.
• Managing purchase ledger invoices, expenses, and credit notes.
• Preparing and posting weekly and monthly supplier payment runs in GBP and other currencies.
• Reconciling supplier statements and bank accounts, resolving any discrepancies.
• Reconciling monthly credit card accounts and post to relevant expenditure codes.
• Reconciling all card sales transactions
• Identifying opportunities to claim Gift Aid and process and manage all gift aid claims
• Assisting with accruals, prepayments, and month-end processing leading to management accounts.
• Participating in the preparation of statutory accounts and compile relevant schedules and analysis. 
• Maintaining a grant management system to ensure reporting requirements are met and to inform cash flow management.
• Managing petty cash, and onsite cash during festivals
• Proactively chasinbg customer payments and manage overdue accounts.
• Creating sales invoices and allocate sales receipts
• Maintaining Fixed Asset Register
• Producing quarterly VAT returns

Contract:                      Full Time Permanent 
Salary:                          £24,000-26,500
Hours of work:             37.5 hours per week - part time hours would be considered 
Pension:                       5% employee and 3% employer.
Holidays:                      25 days per year, plus Christmas shutdown (3 days) and public holidays (8 days)
Location:                      Hay Festival offices, The Drill Hall, Lion Street, Hay on Wye, HR3 5AD

This job is for you if you have:

• Knowledge of VAT schemes including partial exemption and EU VAT.
• Experience and knowledge of working in the charity sector.
• Highly organised and motivated.Excellent written communication and administrative skills with a strong attention to detail. 
• The ability to be independent and self-motivated - taking initiative and ownership - as well as participate in a team with sensitivity and flexibility.
• A good communicator able to deal with staff / suppliers/ sponsors and statutory funding bodies effectively.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project timelines and a flexible approach to developing and delivering the post.
• Discretion and a proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information. 
• Demonstrate a willingness to undertake training as required for the development of the post and enhancement of the company’s skills base.
• Knowledge of Sage Accounts Payroll and accounting systems
• Excellent IT knowledge, strong excel skills. 
• Full Driving Licence.

If you have experience of working in the not for profit sector particulary in Arts Organisations we would love to hear from you! 

To apply please send your CV and a letter explaining how your experience fits the role by midday February 18th 2025

Open Clasp is seeking a new driven and dynamic Executive Director with a passion for co-creating new theatre. As a small, dedicated team, we are committed to building positive and supportive working cultures. This is an exciting time to join the company with a strong artistic vision and mission to continue delivering an award-winning, place-based programme for its community.

The Executive Director will collaborate closely with the Artistic Director and Executive Producer playing a key role in developing sustainable fundraising strategies, ensuring the financial stability of the organisation, and overseeing accounting processes. You will also manage organisational operations, providing leadership and support to Open Clasp staff and reporting to the Board.

In this senior leadership role, you will be central to ensuring the sustainability of the company through an achievable business plan with diversity and inclusivity at its core.  Open Clasp is committed to supporting women in the industry, offering a flexible/hybrid working model and development support for those stepping into an executive team role.

Key Responsibilities:

· Lead strategic direction, financial planning, and risk management.

· Deliver NPO Investment Principles and Let’s Create Strategy.

· Ensure financial stability and oversee all financial matters.

· Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and partners.

· Lead fundraising efforts through diverse income generation strategies.

· Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and best practices.

· Promote the company’s profile regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Key Requirements:

· Strong leadership and financial management experience.

· Proven ability to manage budgets, fundraising, and strategic growth.

· Passion for fostering diversity, inclusivity, and equity.

· Experience in managing a creative, arts-based organisation is desirable.

Salary: £39,826 - £44,854 pro rata

Closing Date: 12pm on 28th February 2025

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, especially those who are underrepresented in the arts.

Join Open Clasp to create truthful, risk-taking, and award-winning theatre together!

Dancers’ Career Development (DCD) is dedicated to empowering dancers from all genres and backgrounds, supporting them through their professional and personal transitions. By removing barriers to career progression and fostering lifelong learning opportunities, DCD ensures career sustainability for dancers. The charity collaborates with prestigious national Partner Dance Companies and independent dancers, offering workshops and programs in dance schools and conservatoires. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, DCD aims to build on this milestone by enhancing its profile, forming strategic partnerships, and increasing its social impact in 2025. The organisation seeks a motivated, results-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal skills to join their ambitious team and contribute to making a positive difference in dancers' lives.

Join DCD as the Head of Individual Giving and make a transformative impact on dancers' lives and wellbeing. We are seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented self-starter who thrives both independently and within a small, ambitious team. If you are passionate about the performing arts and deeply connect with DCD's values, this role offers a unique opportunity to make life-changing differences. As the Head of Individual Giving, you will play a pivotal role in increasing individual philanthropic income, cultivating new relationships, and stewarding existing donors to support DCD's mission.

The role is being offered on a permanent part-time basis, we are also open to hearing from freelance fundraisers. Some flexibility will be required, with regards to hours, in order to meet with existing and potential donors and attend events. DCD is a remote working organisation, so the post-holder will need to be able to work comfortably from home.

Key Responsibilities:

• Grow DCD’s existing donor portfolio.
• Cultivate new relationships and steward existing donors, working closely with DCD Trustees.
• Implement and develop our individual giving strategy to support activities and core costs.
• Achieve/exceed our target to double individual philanthropic income by 2027.
• Maintain and extend excellent relationships with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of DCD’s business model, clearly articulating the impact and importance of our work to supporters.
• Lead on prospect research, introducing new potential donors to DCD.
• Manage our donor portfolio, developing personalized giving journeys.
• Lead tailored fundraising campaigns to raise DCD's profile and diversify our donor portfolio.
• Manage and develop the '73 Circle, a patron scheme for donors.
• Deliver intimate stewardship events to deepen relationships with current donors.
• Engage with DCD’s international alumni network to establish regular giving and living legacy prospects.
• Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations and maintain accurate records.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: DCD is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members feel valued and respected. DCD operates a Positive Action policy (Equality Act 2010) to better represent the dance communities we support and to reflect our wider society. DCD is an inclusive charity that believes diversity leads to better decision making. We positively encourage and welcome applications by people who identify as from the Global Majority and/or people who identify as D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent. Those who do and meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

We are currently looking for an experienced Head of Planning to lead the planning, scheduling and diary management of all events across our iconic venues and 11 acre site, on a full time permanent basis.

The successful candidate will oversee the administration and management of the diary that includes all activity across the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Hayward Gallery, and more.Activity includes everything from artistic and commercial events, to maintenance days and site installations. You will work closely with the Director Arts Planning & Producing and be responsible for ensuring the diary reflects both the artistic vision of the Artistic Director and the financial objectives of the Southbank Centre, working collaboratively with key stakeholders from across departments including Finance, Production, Marketing, and Commercial teams.

This role requires a forward-thinking, data-driven leader who can manage a busy and complex planning process with strong attention to detail, while exploring innovative technological solutions to enhance efficiency. You will be instrumental in managing diary allocations, balancing the needs of the artistic programme with commercial and operational requirements, and ensuring all scheduling is aligned with Southbank Centre’s broader strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the scheduling and planning of all events across multiple venues, ensuring balance between artistic, commercial, and operational needs.
• Managing the long-term diary planning (6 months to 5 years in advance) and ensuring the short-term diary is efficiently organised by line managing the Planning Manager.
• Collaborating with the Director of Arts Planning and Producing, Artistic Director, and other senior leaders to ensure the diary supports the artistic vision and financial targets.
• Utilising new technologies and data management tools to streamline planning processes, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
• Maintaining strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, including the Heads of Art Forms, Commercial and Event Management teams, and external partners.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Significant experience in a senior administrative role within a large-scale artistic or cultural venue.
• Strong understanding of a wide range of art forms, from classical and contemporary music to performance, visual arts, and public programming.
• Expertise in project management, scheduling, and data management and analysis, with an eye for accuracy and detail.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders across departments, and the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
• Keen understanding and knowledge of new technologies and software to support the planning process, including a desire to constantly develop, explore and evolve that knowledge.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role responsibilities. 

We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre. 

By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff. 

If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.

Southbank Centre

The Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames.

Its impact and reach are significant and it is respected internationally as a convener of great artists and diverse audiences and for being entrepreneurial and innovative in response to a volatile and changing financial landscape. The Southbank Centre is a charity that is determined to demonstrate its ambition to remain innovative, disruptive and experimental in what it does and to be highly relevant to the artists it wants to work with and to the audiences it wants to attract.

The Southbank Centre believes that a commitment to diversity and inclusion helps it be a more relevant and effective organisation.

Our Artistic Mission

The Southbank Centre exists to provide great artistic experiences for everyone. Through art, we invite our visitors to enjoy shared cultural encounters together. To gaze. To listen. To be moved. To discover a new idea or a new perspective. We are proud that for the last 70 years, the performances and exhibitions here have moved millions. We have provided a home for art and for artists. A community centred on art, where everyone, no matter their job, helps make the experience.

At the Southbank Centre we believe in:

Creating welcoming spaces

• Because upholding respect, safety and belonging is at the heart of vibrant teams and communities. 
• This means us all taking responsibility for shaping and protecting a kind, compassionate and inclusive environment for others.

Making wonderful experiences together

• Because we all contribute to amazing artistic moments at the Southbank Centre.
• This means us all understanding and valuing the different parts we play in creating enjoyment and success.

Sparking new thinking

• Because different views and thought-provoking conversations inspire innovation, learning and growth.
• This means everyone having a desire to learn and being open to evaluating how they think and work.

Benefits & Perks:

As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting  sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:

• A min 5%  employer’s pension contribution (rising to 9% depending on your employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home subject to operational need)
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Staff ticket offers for Southbank Centre events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga 
• Free access to emotional support from a confidential specialist Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Hybrid (London)

£50,000 | Full-Time, 3 year FTC

Are you an experienced leader passionate about fundraising and making a difference in education?

Join Art History Link-Up (AHLU) as our Chief Operating Officer (COO), where you’ll take the lead on strategic fundraising and operational excellence to expand our reach and impact.

As COO, you will:

• Drive Fundraising Success: Develop and implement innovative fundraising strategies to support AHLU’s growth, focusing on major donors, partnerships, and sustainable revenue streams.
• Build Donor Relationships: Collaborate with the CEO to engage funders, partners, and stakeholders, cultivating relationships that secure vital funding.
• Strategic Leadership: Oversee the implementation of AHLU’s growth strategy, ensuring alignment with our mission of providing free art history education to state school students.
• Operational Excellence: Streamline systems and processes to ensure the organisation runs efficiently, supporting programme delivery and fundraising efforts.
• Support Governance: Ensure compliance with charity regulations, support effective governance practices, and guide organisational development.

Why Choose Us? 

• Fundraising-Focused Impact: Your work will secure the resources that make free art history education accessible to hundreds of students annually, many from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Collaborative Culture: Partner with a dedicated CEO, a small but passionate team, and inspiring donors to achieve meaningful change.
• Professional Growth: Be part of a growing charity, where you’ll shape strategic initiatives and develop new partnerships in an evolving education landscape.
• Flexibility: Enjoy hybrid working with opportunities to engage with funders and partners in London and beyond.

About You 

We’re looking for a fundraising-focused leader who:

• Brings senior-level experience in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and income generation.
• Has a track record of successfully securing significant funding from major donors, trusts, and other sources.
• Excels at building relationships with funders, stakeholders, and partners.
• Possesses strong financial management skills, including budgeting and forecasting. 
• Can lead strategically while managing operational priorities, ensuring a smooth-running organisation.
• Shares a passion for education and the arts, with a commitment to AHLU’s mission of making art history accessible to all.

About Art History Link-Up 

Art History Link-Up is a charity transforming access to art history education for state school students. Since 2016, we’ve taught over 500 students, with many progressing to top universities like Oxford, Cambridge, and the Courtauld Institute.  Our work makes a difference: over half our students come from minority ethnic or widening participation backgrounds, and they consistently share how AHLU has opened doors to the visual arts and future career opportunities. 

We’re expanding our programmes and piloting new qualifications in collaboration with prestigious institutions, including the Courtauld and Waddesdon Manor. Join us at this exciting stage as we move towards our 10th anniversary and continue to grow our impact.

Ready to Join Us?

If you’re ready to lead with a focus on fundraising and operational excellence, apply today. Together, we’ll create a future where every young person can explore and benefit from art history.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you. 

Network and Supporter Services Assistant
Contract length: 12 month FTC
Salary: £27,040 per annum
Location: King's Cross, London N1C (Hybrid)

Who are we?

Art Fund is the UK’s national charity for museums and galleries. We fundraise to help public arts organisations to develop and share their collections, to connect with their communities, to invest in professional development for their staff, and to inspire the next generation. We are supported by our growing membership of 135,000 through the National Art Pass, as well as many individuals, trusts and foundations, funding partners and companies.

The role

We are looking for a Network & Supporter Services Assistant to join us for 12 months to support the National Art Pass Network and Supporter Services teams.

This post offers the opportunity to develop experience and understanding of large-scale membership scheme process and communications, and by embedding across two teams the post-holder will have the opportunity to refine and streamline cross-departmental processes.

For the National Art Pass Network team: Support incoming queries from museums, galleries and historic places that are part of the National Art Pass membership scheme (a network of 900+ venues) and manage internal and external enquiries relating to the network.

For the Supporter Services team: Support the delivery of inbound and outbound customer service, multi-channel communications – including email, telephone and post - to members, supporters, and the wider public – which are mainly delivered through our third-party providers.

Responsibilities across both roles include responding to and redirecting enquiries, setting up accounts and maintaining accurate records on the website, CRM system and Professional Dashboard, and troubleshooting issues.

Key Employee Benefits

Our excellent benefits package includes:

• Generous annual leave – 25 days annual leave and bank holidays, with additional non-contractual office closure dates at Christmas and an additional day in August.
• Free National Art Pass (NAP) – for yourself and another person of your choice.
• Art time – a half day per month to visit museums and galleries.
• Life Assurance – cmover for up to three times your basic salary.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Healthcare cash back plan and wellbeing app
• Pensions – Eligible employees are enrolled into the scheme with the exception of those who have contracts of three months or less. Art Fund contributes 8% of the basic annual salary during the first six months of employment or until probation is successfully completed, whichever is the later. At that point the contribution is increased to 10%.

This post is London-based. We have a hybrid working model of minimum 2 days per week at our King’s Cross office (2 Granary Square, London N1C 4BH).

Closing deadline: 23:59 on 7 February 2025.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are committed to building our team and trustees from the broad range of backgrounds and experiences across the UK, valuing difference and diversity, and building a workplace based on shared values of equality and mutual respect.

We have ambitious plans for the future and will be holding ourselves to account and putting our principles into action, as we all work together to help bring about positive change and a fairer future for everyone. We therefore want to encourage applications from all races, ages, religions and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with any kind of disabilities and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our organisation.

Non-UK nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please.

Hay Festival is one of the worlds’ leading art and literature festivals, binging readers and writers together to share stories and ideas in events live and online. 

Based in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, Hay Festival Global runs 65 days of activities a year, bringing artists and audiences together in events and projects around the globe. In a time of division and polarity, we spark shared conversations to create a better world.

With our festivals and special projects, we provide spaces for imaginations to roam and creativity and curiosity to thrive. By sharing different perspectives through creative expression, we find truth and hope, and encourage audiences to imagine a more thoughtful future. A wide programme of education and outreach work runs alongside all of the festival’s events, engaging young people and communities and supporting generations of new writers. 

Our festivals reach a global audience of millions each year and continue to grow and innovate, building partnerships and initiatives alongside some of the leading bodies in the arts and media across the world.

As Sponsorship and Fundraising Assistant you will successfully contribute to the winning of sponsorship from existing and new clients and managing sponsor and Patron and Benefactor relationships for Hay Festival,UK. The post has a particular focus on generating income from event sponsors locally and regionally, as well as successfully managing the selling of exhibition spaces at Hay Festivals in the UK. 

As part of this job you will:

• Cultivate, manage and develop successful relationships with existing and new sponsors, with a focus on relationships up to £5k
• Identify and define on a local, regional and national level new and emerging sponsorship opportunities.
• Develop sponsorship proposals, packages and agreements for sponsors.
• Ensure sponsor requirements are met at our two UK festivals (Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye and Hay Festival, Winter Weekend) manage complimentary ticket requests
• Ensure sponsors are acknowledged correctly, gathering artwork and sponsor logos for print and web. (Pre-show reel, online and print programme) 
• Maintain and update records for correspondence and invoicing
• Generate reports for sponsors
• Help manage and develop Patrons and Benefactors engagement and renewals, including invitations and complimentary tickets. (Book of the Month and Book of the Year mailings)
• Coordinate selection and booking process of exhibitors at Hay Festival Wales (Spring and Winter Weekend
• Identify and approach potential exhibitors to ensure a diverse visitor experience 
• Cultivate, build and manage successful relationships with existing and potential new advertisers for print and web
• Maintain advertiser pages on the Hay Festival website. 

Salary:                            £26,540
Hours of work:              37.5 hours per week
Pension:                         5% employee and 3% employer.
Holidays:                        25 days per year, plus Christmas shutdown (3 days) and public holidays (8 days)
Location:                        Hay Festival offices, The Drill Hall, Lion Street, Hay on Wye, HR3 5AD

We are a small dynamic team located on the edge of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in one of the most beautfiul areas in the UK, but with a reach across the globe and are looking for a talented fundraiser to join us.

You will successfully contribute to the winning of sponsorship from existing and new clients, and manage sponsor relationships for Hay Festival, Wales. This job is for you if you have proven success in a sponsorship or fundraising environment, have excellent communication skills and are able to work collaboratively and positively with a wide range of stakeholders. 

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience of securing sponsorship and successfully managing relationships with sponsors 
• Ability to effectively manage multiple relationships of varying complexities, meet strict deadlines and work well under pressure
• Experience in creating opportunities to drive new commercial/sponsorship ideas or partnerships 
• A proven track record of meeting financial targets and/or securing funding
• Experience of prospect research and ability to research and respond to opportunities.
• Strong customer relationship management skills and care – understanding of and modelling excellent donor management.
• Experience in managing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience of coordinating membership or audience focused events.
• Excellent written communication skills, numeracy, organisational skills and attention to detail
• Enthusiastic team player with excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• A full UK Driving Licence

If you also have knowledge, or love, of the arts, literature and current affairs, some experience of Canva or Adobe CC and are a Welsh speaker we would love to hear from you! 

To apply please send your CV and a letter explaining how your experience fits the role by midday February 18th 2025

About Us

Chatsworth House Trust is an independent charity dedicated to safeguarding the legacy of Chatsworth House, its art collection, breath-taking gardens, and expansive parkland for the benefit of everyone. Our Development Department plays a pivotal role in this by securing vital income from corporate sponsors, trusts and foundations, public bodies, and individual donors.

Over the past two years, the Chatsworth House Trust has gained real momentum with our grant fundraising, securing funding from Arts Council England for our arts and cultural programme and from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore the nationally significant 18th century Cascade in the garden. We have secured Development phase funding for the project and are applying for the Delivery phase in February 2025. The total project costs are c£7.5m of which there is a £2.5m match funding requirement.

The department is aiming high, with ambitious fundraising targets over the next five years to ensure Chatsworth House Trust is able to diversify its income and secure a sustainable future for the Trust. Now is the perfect time to join us – as we build on our achievements, identify and build new relationships with funders, and enhance our impact and commitment to further public benefit.

About the Role

As the Trusts & Foundations Manager, you will manage and deliver our grant funding strategy, to incorporate trusts and foundations and public funding bodies aligned with the key strategic ambitions to present Chatsworth as a place with charity at its heart and for the benefit of everyone.

You will research suitable funders for application; draft applications for funding with the support of the Director of Development; be responsible for oversight of and reporting on successful project funding applications and ensure effective stewardship thereof.

This is a full-time role, based at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.

Who we’re looking for

We’re seeking a resourceful individual with:

• Exceptional writing and research skills to create compelling funding applications.
• Strategic and analytical thinking, with a clear understanding of funding priorities for capital and revenue projects.
• Confidence and collaboration skills to work across the organisation, gathering the information and data needed for successful applications in a timely and professional manner.

If you’re proactive, results-driven, and excited about contributing to our ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.

In return

As part of the wider Devonshire Group, owned by the Duke of Devonshire, which includes Chatsworth, Bolton Abbey, Lismore and the Devonshire Hotels & Restaurants Group, we are committed to ensuring the happiness and wellbeing of our staff and as such offer fantastic benefits which include:

• Free access to Chatsworth and Bolton Abbey

• Excellent personal development and career opportunities.

• Free entry to the Chatsworth fairs and many of the events

• A colleague pass providing discount in our retail and catering establishments

• Membership of the Life Assurance Scheme

• Competitive annual leave (and option to buy more)

• Employee assistance programme

• Membership of the Life Assurance Scheme

• Free on-site parking

• Wellbeing calendar of events

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to join us in this diverse and rewarding role.

Our core values include “Being Inclusive” and we particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates who are currently under-represented. We also welcome applicants from the LGBTQ+ community. Flexible ways of working will always be considered.

Our client is looking to recruit a Grant Manager to manage and develop a portfolio of grants, focusing in particular on two of the Foundations four grant-making Programmes: Enabling disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential (with a focus on education attainment, employability, wellbeing and youth development); and Health and Wellbeing.

The Foundation’s approach to grant-making is distinctive, in that it focuses on capacity building to strengthen the impact, effectiveness and/or sustainability of non-profit organisations so they can thrive and fulfil their mission and goals.   

This is an exciting time to be joining the Foundation as it looks to grow and strengthen its grants portfolio in the UK.

The role:

Location:  London, Cannon Street. This is a full-time role with hybrid working

Reports to: Head of UK Programmes 

Working closely with the Head of the UK Programmes, the Grant Manager will be responsible for the development, delivery, and management of a significant portfolio of grants across the UK Foundation’s priority programme areas, with a focus on health and wellbeing and children and young people (working on grant-making across other programme areas - arts, culture and heritage and environmental conservation as required).

The Foundation has evolved significantly in recent years, and this is an exciting time to join the team. While this role is UK-focused, the post-holder will have exposure to the grant-making of affiliated Foundations that have an international focus.

The person:

The successful candidate will have significant experience of grant-making in the UK and experience of working within operating charities. They will have an in-depth knowledge of the charity sector funding ecology, policy environments and socio-economic impact, in particular relating to the fields of health and wellbeing and/or children and young people.

Given the Foundation’s focus on strengthening the capacity of non-profit organisations, this person will also have a deep understanding of capacity building needs of charities, with significant experience of assessing charitable organisations as a whole (looking at factors such as leadership and governance, impact, financial health, strategic plans etc.).

The candidate will have excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to understand and articulate complex information clearly and concisely.  Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities will be key to success in this role.  Finally, you will have a high degree of humility and a collaborative style and will be able to pro-actively manage a diverse workload on your own initiative. 

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 

The Peterborough Cultural Alliance (PCA), hosted by Nene Park Trust, is committed to fostering a dynamic, inclusive and innovative cultural scene across our city and we are seeking a highly motivated, skilled, talented and dynamic person to join our team as a Senior Creative Cultures Leader.

The key focus of this senior role is about building networks, data analysis of cultural engagement, inclusive cultural expressions/experiences as well as driving the build of our identity. You will work closely with networks, groups and institutions, where creative communities spend time, to deliver our cultural strategy, in keeping with the city’s needs. 

This full time role will encompass a variety of tasks including but not limited to the following:

• Managing and delivering multiple programmes of work that include working with community leadership, DEI experts, artists and other specialist networks in Peterborough.
• Analysing data sets to drive cultural programming for stakeholders and communities as well as measuring PCA's impact.
• Organising and leading local and national events, meeting and workshops and providing a leadership voice in these forums.

In addition, the ideal candidate will naturally demonstrate the following characteristics:

• Strong communication skills and a commitment to build  positive, professional relationships with stakeholders and communities
• A compassionate approach to our wide range of communities in Peterborough, deepening understanding and trust.
• Proactive and solutions focussed to support our many partners.

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours a week, based at our Head Office in Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, PE2 5UU.

Please visit the Nene Park Trust vacancies webpage for more information on this role. The closing date for applications is 09:00 on Monday 17th February.

Open Age is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Development Worker to help expand and enhance our successful Men's Programme, the Men’s Space. Managed by the Men’s Space Programme Coordinator, this important role at Open Age will help older men improve their health & wellbeing with a dedicated group activity programme.

About Open Age

Open Age is a charity committed to improving the lives of people aged 50+ by supporting them to stay physically, mentally, and socially active. We do this through the provision of a unique programme of 250+ group activities, trips and events running every week – including physical activities & sports, social groups, arts & culture sessions, learning & skills courses, and more!

In addition to our fun and impactful group activities, Open Age also has a dedicated Outreach & Support Team who work to connect local older people with the charity and wider community. This Team offers a range of short-term 1-2-1 support for over 50s who experience barriers to connecting, such as becoming an unpaid carer or living with reduced mobility.

About the Project & the Role

We work with over 4000 older beneficiaries here at Open Age and just 19% are men. Our Men's Programme seeks to encourage more older men to connect with Open Age and their wider communities by offering dedicated activities, opportunities and support for local men age 50+.  Every session is designed to help foster a sense of community and improve mental health & wellbeing.

The Men’s Space at Open Age currently offers weekly sessions including physical activities, social events, and cooking sessions, as well as a range of monthly health & wellbeing workshops and fun trips.

What you get in return

You will be working in a passionate and enthusiastic team with a strong vision and ambition in striving to enrich the lives of older people.

We offer 25 days leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays and 1 extra day off for your Birthday and occasionally additional paid leave over Christmas period is given.

Employer and employee contribution to pension in line with auto-enrolment pension requirement, 3% employer contribution

Hybrid working, offering a flexible combination of office and home-based working depending on your role.

Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme through salary sacrifice.

We are London Healthy Workplace Award accredited and proactively invest in the health and wellbeing of employees supporting fair employment practices and a better workplace. 

Regular staff social events.

Training opportunities.

An inclusive work environment welcoming people from all backgrounds, sexuality, ability, race, ethnicity, gender and age.

Applying for this role:

To apply for this position, please submit your CV and cover letter, outlining your suitability for this role (no longer than two pages) to job website. CV’s without covering letters may not be considered

The closing date for applications is 9am Monday 10th Feb 2025

Interviews will be held after the closing date.

Please email us to ask about any reasonable adjustments you may need to be able to apply to this role.

Interview dates: Week of 10th Feb 2025 (if not held right away)

The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. 

Equal Opportunities:

Open Age is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

Buxton Opera House is a beautiful Edwardian theatre and one of the country's finest examples of Frank Matcham theatre design. Under the leadership of Paul Kerryson, CEO, Buxton Opera House has become one of Britain's leading receiving theatres. Our programme comprises around 450 performances each year including dance, comedy, children's shows, drama, live music, pantomime and opera, with a thriving programme of work at the Pavilion Arts Centre which includes live music and a space for young artists to perform. The Opera House is also home to the renowned Buxton International Festival, now celebrating its 40th year, as well as a lively Fringe Theatre and Community and Education Programme.

This is an exciting role for someone looking to take the next step in their career and would suit an individual who is looking to step up into a more senior role within an organisation where there is scope for development into a Head of Development role. The post holder will work closely with the CEO, and major internal and external stakeholders. This is a senior management position and requires someone who can work independently while adopting a collaborative approach to ensure that the organisation can maximise opportunities, maintain consistent messaging and meet income targets.

The Head of Individual Giving will play a key role in managing and growing the theatre’s individual giving income, membership schemes and events, and will support corporate income. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for managing and expanding our individual giving tiered membership scheme as well as cultivation events that encourage giving, growing and stewarding a major donor income stream. Demonstrable fundraising experience and the ability to deliver a high standard of customer service to both colleagues and external stakeholders both online and face-to-face is essential.

We want to employ passionate, hard-working and dedicated individuals who are committed to the future of Buxton Opera House; if this is you, do consider applying to work with us even if you don’t meet all the criteria in job specification – we want to hear from you.

Ideally you will start as soon as possible, but we accept that notice may need to be worked. You can find out more about the role and working at Buxton Opera House by visiting our website.

Closing date for applications:  12 noon, Thursday 6 February 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 12 February 2025

We are strongly committed to diversity. We strive to recruit, retain and advance people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the cultural sector.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the highly motivated Development Team at Wales’ leading producing theatre, Theatr Clwyd, following our major capital redevelopment. Working closely with the Capital Campaign Director and Head of Development, the Trusts & Foundations Manager will maximise income from trusts, foundations and statutory sources to support the company’s strategic priorities.

Purpose of the Role:

Reporting to the Head of Development, the Trusts and Foundations Manager is responsible for developing and delivering a strategy to support the growth of income from trusts and foundations to support the organisation's revenue needs and special projects. The development team at Theatr Clwyd are responsible for all philanthropic donations to the organisation including the Music Service and William Aston Hall. They have an annual revenue target of £480,0000, commencing financial year 25/26. This will be made up of mixed income from trusts and foundations, individuals and corporates. The team comprises a Head of Development, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Development Assistant, and is supported by a Development Director with some responsibility for major Trust and Foundation fundraising (revenue plus special projects, which sit outside of the department’s core fundraising priorities).

About Us

Theatr Clwyd is a cultural hub, producing world-class theatre in the hills of North Wales. Since 1976 we have been serving our communities and delivering the highest quality theatre and arts experience for the people of North Wales and beyond.

Our mission is increasingly important to us in all that we do.

To make the world a happier place, one moment at a time.

We are fortunate enough to be one of very few theatres in the UK to build sets, make costumes, paint scenery and create props inhouse. These essential theatre making skills ensure that we can push theatrical boundaries to create stunning shows from the seed of a writer’s imagination. Since 2018 this has been recognised by the theatre industry with awards from UK Theatre, The Stage and the Olivier’s.

The development of theatre makers in our community is key to sustaining Wales and the UK’s cultural sector. We have spaces for writers and companies dovetailed with technical apprenticeships and trainee directors to create a building which supports emerging creatives in developing artistic excellence.

We use our skills to underpin social transformation in our communities. We creatively address social and educational challenges such as youth justice while bridging social and economic divides. We recognise the immediate impact and long term benefits the arts can provide to aid psychological and physical wellbeing. We collaborate with Wales’ largest NHS health board and local social services to meet the challenges facing health and social care by supporting our communities.

We have a recent annual turnover of around £7m and are funded by a combination of Arts Council Wales, Flintshire County Council, box office ticket sales, commercial income and fundraising from individuals, trusts and foundations and corporate sponsorship.

Contract Type - Permanent
Family - Experience
Team Specialism - Development
Hours - 37 hours per week
Starting Salary - £31,000
Salary Grade - M1
Reports to - Capital Campaign Director