Development Manager (Individual Giving Lead)

Development Manager (Individual Giving Lead)

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced fundraiser to work within the Development Team and across departments to develop and deliver Hackney Empire's fundraising strategy and grow our income across all streams, with an emphasis on Individual Giving.

Job Description: Working closely with the Head of Development, the successful candidate will aim to expand Hackney Empire's income through supporting current fundraising activities, as well as identifying and researching new sources of funding and nurturing individual and business partnerships. The Development Manager will play a vital role in helping Hackney Empire achieve its ambitious fundraising goals, raising funds to support our creative and community programmes, while also supporting our capital campaigns to ensure our historic home meets audience expectations of a modern theatre, contemporary audiences and artists. This role combines strategic responsibility with hands on delivery, including refreshing and leading on the growth of our Friends scheme, cultivating and stewarding individual donors, developing new corporate partnerships, imagining and co creating an engaging calendar of supporter events. The successful candidate will bring both rigour and creativity to their work: a proven ability to manage donor relationships, experience of delivering successful fundraising campaigns or events, and the confidence to engage with high net worth individuals and senior stakeholders.

The role will work closely across Hackney Empire's departments, particularly with the Commercial, Marketing & Communications, and Learning & Participation teams. We are looking for a highly organised, enterprising and personable individual, enthusiastic about the arts and about providing creative opportunities for young people from a range of backgrounds. This role will suit candidates with fundraising experience, particularly within individual giving and trusts and foundations. We welcome applications from people with transferable skills who bring determination and experience built up in other areas.

Job Responsibilities: This is a new position to support the Head of Development to refresh and deliver Hackney Empire's fundraising strategy, capitalising on the opportunity of our 125th anniversary year; and to grow our income across all streams to support our iconic building, work on the stage, our Creative Futures programme with young people and in the community. With strategic responsibility for Individual Giving, you would be joining Hackney Empire at a remarkable time in its history, with an exciting 125th anniversary programme in place. As Development Manager, you will play a central role in a small team helping to drive positive social impact. Under the new leadership of recently appointed CEO Chris Sudworth, there is also the exciting opportunity to contribute to our next Arts Council England National Portfolio application, and the next stage of our National Lottery Heritage Fund application, following the successful award of our initial Development Phase funding.

Qualifications: Experience in individual giving, trusts and foundations is desirable. Strong donor relationship management and proven fundraising campaign or event delivery experience. Ability to engage high net worth individuals and senior stakeholders.