Barnsley Civic

Arts Council England; Barnsley; Remoto; GBP 28.000 - 48.000; Part-time

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Barnsley Civic is seeking a Fundraising Manager (Remote) to lead bid writing for major capital and revenue projects, driving fundraising for our phased redevelopment programme. The role requires proven fundraising experience in the arts, education or charity sectors.

This is a part-time post (21 hours/week), with an initial 12-month contract and potential extension. Remote working with limited on-site visits; salary depends on experience and market norms.

Competenze

• Proven fundraising experience within arts, education or charity sectors.
• Experience working on capital building projects.
• Numeracy skills, with good working knowledge of budget creation and management.

Mansioni

• Working with the CEO & AD, develop the fundraising strategy for a phased multi-million capital redevelopment project, with Phase 1 underway and Phase 2 next to deliver.
• Bid Writing & Oversight: Working closely with the CEO & AD, prepare major capital fundraising bids to trusts & foundations and statutory bodies (NLHF, NLCF, ACE); securing major investment towards the capital redevelopment project.
• Secure and grow revenue funding from statutory bodies (NLCF, NLHF) and major Trust & Foundations, with a particular focus on sustainable, multi-year revenue funding for our community activity and engagement programme.

Conoscenze

Fundraising experience

Capital projects

Numeracy skills

Narrative writing

Proactive attitude

Word and Excel

Database management

Data protection

Passion for the arts

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Job Summary

The focus of the role will be to lead bid writing for major capital and revenue projects. Fundraising for our phased capital redevelopment programme will be central to the role.

Job Description

We are looking for someone with proven fundraising experience within the arts, education or charity sectors, and experience working on capital building projects to lead bid writing for major capital and revenue projects for statutory funders and trusts & foundations.

Fundraising for our phased capital redevelopment programme, which has already started with initial funding from the first round of ACE's CFF funding alongside additional NLHF funding, will be central to the role.

All activity will be shaped by the overall strategic development plan of Barnsley Civic driven forward by the CEO & Artistic Director.

The Fundraising Manager reports directly to the CEO & AD and will be supported in their role by the rest of the senior leadership team (SLT), which includes the Executive Director, Head of Engagement & Programming and the Head of Operations.

Part Time Role: 3 days a week (21 hours per week)

Contract Period: An initial 12-month contract with a potential extension

Remote Working: Remote working - maximum of one day a month on site if needed with travel cost covered

Job Requirements

• Proven fundraising experience within arts, education or charity sectors.
• Experience working on capital building projects.
• Numeracy skills, with good working knowledge of budget creation and management.

Essential skills:

• Ability to write compelling narratives to support fundraising bids.
• Proactive attitude & ability to problem solve.
• High level of computer literacy including experience across Word and Excel, with database management skills.
• Good understanding of data protection regulation & the Code of Fundraising Practice.
• Passion for the arts.

• Works with colleagues respectfully, collaboratively & with understanding.
• Takes responsibility for delivering tasks, achieving high standards & learning from mistakes.
• Target driven.

Desirable experience (but not required):

• Experience of working within an Arts Council England NPO.
• Experience using cloud-based / shared document systems
• Experience with digital evaluation tools

Job Responsibilities

Working with the CEO & AD, develop the fundraising strategy for a phased multi-million capital redevelopment project, with Phase 1 underway and Phase 2 next to deliver.

Bid Writing & Oversight:

Working closely with the CEO & AD, prepare major capital fundraising bids to trusts & foundations and statutory bodies (NLHF, NLCF, ACE) ; securing major investment towards the capital redevelopment project.

Secure and grow revenue funding from statutory bodies (NLCF, NLHF) and major Trust & Foundations, with a particular focus on sustainable, multi-year revenue funding for our community activity and engagement programme.

• Job Title: Fundraising - Trusts & Foundations (Remote)
• Artform: Combined arts
• Contract: Temporary
• Location: Remote

Barnsley Civic is a regionally significant, contemporary
arts centre in the heart of Barnsley town centre.

As a receiving house we programme a rich variety of performance and visual arts. We are also expanding our in-house production capacity, with solo and co-produced projects in development.

Both within our building and beyond, our in-house engagement team brings creative activities to communities, including a growing heritage engagement programme.