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Trusts and Foundations Manager

Employer
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
Location
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Salary
£30,000 - £35,000 depending upon experience
Closing date
29 May 2022

Job Details

Trusts and Foundations Manager

Ref: 0704

£30,000 - £35,000 depending upon experience

Stratford-upon-Avon

Do you have a demonstrable track record in securing and managing five-figure grants from trusts, foundations and statutory funders? Can you write exceptional, accurate and compelling grant proposals? Do you want to work for the first performing arts company to be awarded Independent Research Organisation status, enabling us to expand our research capacity and build on our body of research demonstrating the impact of our work with young people? Is working as part of a brilliant and friendly team important to you? Do you want flexibility in how you structure your working week?

As we continue to recover from the effects of the pandemic, we move forward with ambitious growth plans and targets, which is where our Development Department have a crucial role to play. With a fundraising target of over £6 million annually, of which over £1 million comes from Trusts and Foundations, our ambition is to raise £10 million annually by 2026, which is why we are looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager, to develop and maintain an outstanding portfolio of trusts and statutory funders to support our ambitious plans. 

Reporting to the Head of Grants and Trusts, you will work collaboratively with the Trust team to meet income targets for Trusts, Foundations and statutory fundraising, focusing on core revenue and fundraising for capital and strategically important projects from our sector leading digital innovation to establishing a national teaching centre.

Some of your key responsibilities will include (please see the main job description and person specification for the comprehensive list):

  • Preparing and writing completing applications to Trusts and Foundations and statutory funders with capacity to give five and six figure gifts to support the work of the RSC
  • Building and maintaining relationships with Trusts, Foundations and statutory funders, including Trustees, senior and administrative staff
  • Developing the prospect pipeline by identifying new Trust prospects, undertaking prospect research and creating effective cultivation and solicitation plans
  • Supporting the Senior Grants and Trusts Manager and Head of Grants and Trusts in preparing and writing large and complex six figure+ funding bids
  • Ensuring excellent stewardship of funders by sending timely and high-quality reports and updates, event invitations and arranging meetings, project visits and theatre tickets
  • Working with RSC Senior Leadership, Board members and Governors to steward existing high-level relationships with Trusts
  • Monitoring income from Trusts and Foundations to ensure targets are met
  • Assisting with and attending events and meetings.

We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

  • A demonstrable track-record in securing and managing five figures+ grants from trusts, foundations and / or statutory funders
  • The ability to write exceptional, accurate and compelling grant proposals
  • Experience in producing high-quality reports for funders
  • Skilled in managing and developing a portfolio of funders and meeting fundraising targets
  • Experienced in developing and building long-term donor relationships
  • Confident communication skills, someone who enjoys being part of a hard-working, results driven team
  • Proven experience of delivering consistently high levels of supporter care.

RSC Benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave, plus Public Holidays, rising to 28 after 3 years' service
  • Access to RSC training and personal development
  • Flexible and hybrid working
  • Complimentary tickets for productions
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Onsite Occupational Health and access to our Employee Assistance Programme, providing 24 hours advice and counselling services
  • Staff discounts, including complementary and discounted tickets, discount in the RSC shop, restaurant, cafes and other local Stratford-upon-Avon businesses
  • Access to the RSC ‘outstanding' children's nursery.

This role is offered on a full-time permanent contract, 35 hours per week and can be based in either our Stratford-upon-Avon or London offices.

The standard operating hours of the Development Department is Monday to Friday with team members working within 8am and 6pm, but, as a theatre company, the RSC operates in the evenings and weekends. Occasional work is required outside of normal working hours and on weekends when supporting on events.

The RSC's Development Department comprises a 25-strong team, based in both London and Stratford-upon-Avon, working collaboratively to maximise income - specialising in the areas of Corporate Partnerships, International Education Partnerships, Trusts and Foundations, Major Gifts, Individual Giving and Events.

The RSC has a flexible working policy, which allows for a blend of office and remote home working.

All applications should be made online using the RSC website by clicking on Apply.

Closing date: 29 May 2022

About the RSC:

The RSC strives for excellence, and values integrity, inclusion, ambition and innovation. We act with respect, show leadership and build resilient ways of working in all our activities.

We can offer great benefits and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put our values at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all individuals.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (no. 212481) is a registered charity.

Company

We perform plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, as well as commissioning a wide range of original work from contemporary writers. Our purpose is to ensure that Shakespeare is for everyone, unlocking the power of his plays and live performance, throughout the UK and across the world.

We believe everybody’s life is enriched by culture and creativity and we: 

  • Train generations of the very best theatre makers and nurture the talent of the future
  • Reach more than half a million young people and adults each year through our transformative learning programmes
  • Create projects with and for communities who have not historically engaged with our work

We are a leader in creative immersive technologies and digital development. With a proud record of innovation, diversity and excellence on stage, we are determined to grasp the opportunity to become an even more inclusive, progressive, relevant and ambitious organisation.

We recognise the climate emergency and work hard to embed environmental sustainability into our operations, creative work and business practice, making a commitment to continually reduce our carbon footprint.

The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opened on our site next to the River Avon in 1879, after local brewer, Charles Flower donated the land and launched a campaign to build a theatre in the town of Shakespeare's birth. The theatre was rebuilt in 1932 after a fire, then in 1961 became the Royal Shakespeare Theatre when the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) was founded by Peter Hall.  

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