DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (MATERNITY COVER)
Salary: £25,600 per annum (FTE £32,000), fixed-term contract, 12 months
Hours: 4 days (28 hours) per week, exact working hours to be agreed on appointment (will include occasional evening and weekend work)
Application deadline: Wednesday 30 April 2025, 5pm
Interviews: week commencing Monday 5 May 2025
Within the Development Manager (Maternity Cover) role, you will make an essential
contribution to the development and sustainability of the organisation. This is an exciting time to join the Stills team, as we continue to develop our work and plan for Stills’ 50th anniversary in 2027.
You will also have the opportunity to bring your own skills to the role, supporting Stills’ financial sustainability and in-line with our vision and ethos. Within the Development Manager (Maternity Cover) role, you will work closely with the Director and be responsible for:
- Ensuring compliance with fundraising codes of ethics and practice.
- Generating income for Stills from a number of key fundraising sources including Trusts and Foundations, individual giving and corporate sponsorship.
- Identifying strategic opportunities for future fundraising and income generation.
Outline of key duties:
- Fundraising Management: to identify new fundraising opportunities and write funding proposals.
- Relationship Management: to ensure donors, supporters and partners are kept up-to- date and communicated with in a timely manner, while also ensuring they are credited appropriately across Stills’ marketing and communications.
- Fundraising Admin: to manage ongoing fundraising projects, keep track of timelines and lead on fundraising target management.
- Venue Hire: to respond to enquiries, manage agreements and oversee hires.
- Trusts & Foundations: to ensure new contracts are filed, relationships are managed, reports are completed in a timely manner and re-applications are submitted where appropriate.
- Individual Giving: to maintain and manage Stills’ Friends Scheme, Gift Aid forms and Patrons Scheme.
- Sponsorship: to arrange in-kind sponsorship activity with current sponsors where required.
- Photobooth: to manage partnership requests and respond to customer enquiries.
- Events: to assist with Stills public programme of events and work across the team to keep VIP mailing lists up-to-date.