Development Manager

The Place exists to develop, nurture and celebrate dance ideas and experiences for all. People will flock to watch and enjoy dance in our theatre, on tour or online, study dance with some 250 of the most diverse and extraordinary dance artists at London Contemporary Dance School, or with other young people in our Centre for Advanced Training.

Our Development Team deliver transformational change in fundraising activities in order to support The Place to achieve it’s unprecedented vision for a 'world with more dance'. As we evolve our business model we have taken time to understand where the opportunities are in terms of sustainable future fundraising for The Place and, in particular, this role reflects our ambition to continue to grow individual giving. The Development Manager position is a key part of the team. Working with the Director of Development to meet the annual fundraising targets.

This is an open-ended permanent contract. This is a full-time position (equivalent to 40 hours per week). These hours are inclusive of a one-hour paid lunch break each day. Your hours of work will be agreed with the line manager.

Some of this post holder's key responsibilities will be to:

• Identify a pipeline of prospects to support the organisations artistic and education activities.
• Lead the development and delivery of creative and compelling cases for support from individuals as well as tailored cultivation plans.
• Design and deliver a schedule of innovative donor cultivation and stewarding events.
• Undertake appropriate research and networking to identify opportunities to fund activities across the organisation.
• Support on the cultivation and stewardship of Corporate supporters.
• Take ownership of relevant development enquiries (via post, email, website etc.) ensuring follow up is actioned as required.
• Work with the Communications department to produce material to facilitate fundraising activity and regularly update the website.
• Attend events and performances at The Place as appropriate/required.
• Keep up to date with current and future trends affecting philanthropy and donor recruitment, making recommendations that will inform our approach.

If this sounds like the job for you, we'd love to hear from you.