Development Manager (Trusts and Foundations)

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Rambert is Britain’s national contemporary dance company. Under the award-winning artistic direction of Mark Baldwin, Rambert tours throughout the UK and overseas, producing an unrivalled quantity of new work for large-scale stages. Established in 1926 by Polish émigré Marie Rambert, the Company continues to build on its rich heritage to deliver performances full of ideas and passion.

Rambert’s 22 dancers are considered to be some of the finest and most versatile in the world, meeting the challenge of performing a range of styles with flair and precision. Committed to ensuring the development of dance for future generations, Rambert seeks out and nurtures new choreographers, including from within its own ranks. The Company believes that exciting and innovative dance is created through bold collaborations between choreographers and composers, designers and visual artists, and tours with its own chamber orchestra.

Rambert provides a vibrant and accessible dance experience and is committed to engaging people of all ages through an extensive, national programme of activities to encourage learning and participation.

In 2013 Rambert moved to new, purpose-built, RIBA award-winning headquarters in the heart of London’s South Bank, following the successful conclusion of a £14.6 million fundraising campaign. The building was officially opened in March 2014 by HM The Queen accompanied by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. The challenge for the next period is to build on the achievements of the capital campaign to ensure the Company is able to raise the revenue funds required to help us realise our ambition to be bigger, bolder and even better.

2016 is Rambert’s 90th birthday, and the Company are planning a range of activity to commemorate this milestone birthday. It is an exciting time for an ambitious individual to be part of the next chapter of Rambert’s history, helping the Company to realise its full potential.

Fundraising is well understood and supported within Rambert – by staff, dancers, trustees (the Chair of Rambert’s board is Sir Howard Panter, a generous donor in his own right as well as an active supporter of the Company’s fundraising strategies),and members of the Development Council, which is tasked with raising funds for exceptional artistic projects. Revenue targets for the next three years are in the £300 - £400,000 range, with an ambition to increase the annual target to £500,000 within the next five years.

The development team is a department of three led by the Development Director and also includes the Development Officer (an administrative/co-ordination role that is also responsible for membership schemes and events). The main responsibility of the Development Manager is to raise funds from trusts and foundations, from which approximately 50% of the Company’s annual fundraising target is raised.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Main duties and responsibilities

Including but not limited to:

Having principal responsibility for raising funds to helpachieve agreed financial objectives from trusts, foundations and public funding organisations to support of all aspects of Rambert’s work.

Developing a Trusts Strategy in line with departmental goals to ensure a comprehensive programme of activity is funded across each financial year.

Researching and identifying suitable funding bodies whose objectives closely match company activity.

Developing and nurturing good relations with relevant trust and foundation trustees and executives.

Working collaboratively with all Rambert departmentsto identify and develop suitable schemes, projects and other activities that might attract funding.

Writing strong and persuasive funding bids, using well researched and accurate information.

Producing detailed and realistic project budgets.

Providing engaging reports to funders, including monitoring information and evaluation data.

Maintaining up to date knowledge of the trust and foundation landscape and associated best practice, keeping abreast of any trends or developments that might affect the Company.

Ensuring excellent relations with funders are maintained, and ensuring they are properly credited and that any benefits offered are delivered.

Ensuring arrangements for grants raised comply with relevant legislation such as that relating to Gift Aid, tax-efficient giving and VAT.

Providing support for cultivation and stewardshipevents and other activities organised by the development team.

Attending occasional staff meetings, training sessions and other events, which may take place outside normal working hours.

Undertaking other duties as may be reasonably required.At all times to carry out duties and responsibilities with regard to Rambert’s policies and procedures, details of which are available from the General Manager.

This job description is a guide to the nature of the work required of this position. It is neither wholly comprehensive nor restrictive and does not form part of the contract of employment.

Person specification

Rambert comprises a team of highly skilled and committed people. All staff members are expected to contribute as appropriate to the Company’s success and engage in the life of the Company.

Essential:

Proven experience of raising funds from Trusts and Foundations.
Experience in the performing arts sector or a closely related field.
Strong research skills.
Good knowledge of the trust and foundation landscape.
A proven ability to raise five figure sums from trusts and foundations.
Able to collaborate with colleagues to identify opportunities for seeking philanthropic support, in ways that are imaginative.
Persuasive communication skills, both written and face to face. The post holder will need to be able to write compelling applications that can be adapted according to changing circumstances.
Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
Ability to pull together project budgets.
Available to attend evening and weekend events as required.

Desirable:

A lively interest in and appreciation of Rambert.
Knowledge of relational databases (we use Raiser’s Edge).
Able to start within one month of job offer.

Conditions of employment:

Salary range: £28,000 - £32,000

This is a full-time position, however we are happy to consider part-time (4 days a week) working for the right candidate.

Normal hours of work are Monday to Friday, 9.30 to 6.00 i.e.37.5 hours per week, excluding unpaid meal breaks.

Holiday entitlement: 22 days paid annual leave in addition to public and bank holidays and an additional day at Xmas.

This post carries a probationary period of three months, during which time the notice period required by either party is two weeks. Subsequent to a satisfactory review, the notice period is increased to two months.

How to apply:

Applications should be submitted by 12pm on Monday 8 February 2016.

Please note we will not accept CVs.

Please send completed applications to:

Grace Hopkins, Rambert, 99 Upper Ground, LONDON SE1 9PP

or email:

Interviews for shortlisted applicants will take place on 10 or 11 February 2016.

APPLICATION FORM

Rambert, 99 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PP

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RAMBERT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM

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