Development & Impact Lead (Fundraising & Partnerships)

ArtsHub Australia Pty; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT) seeks a Development & Impact Manager to evidence impact and create strong funding propositions for better opportunities. You will diversify income, build partnerships and manage multiple fundraising streams to support the charity and performing arts education sector.

You will engage funders, researchers and policy makers; develop reports and case studies; and lead communications to demonstrate outcomes against KPIs.

Qualifications

• Experience turning ideas into partnerships, funding and measurable impact.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills for funding applications, Case for Support, impact reports, proposals and stakeholder comms.
• Commercial instincts, spotting partnerships, sponsorships and income opportunities.
• Confident with KPIs, qualitative and quantitative evaluations and impact reports.

Responsibilities

• Understand the organisation’s development position to create a funding pipeline with income targets and impact priorities.
• Research sector developments, review opportunities and decide which deserve attention.
• Identify income opportunities among grants, sponsorship, philanthropy and events.
• Shape new ideas, programmes and propositions with colleagues.
• Build and cultivate relationships with funders, corporate partners, industry, education partners and politicians.
• Turn relationships into opportunities that create greater impact or sustainable income.
• Develop and manage new income streams and fundraising pipeline.
• Build strategic partnerships and influence sector change using member insights.
• Engage stakeholders through social media and external communications.
• Create and manage the evaluation strategy; gather impact data and case studies.
• Write evidence-led reports for funders; turn evidence into future funding propositions.
• Update Case for Support.

Skills

Fundraising

Impact reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Proposal writing

Strategic partnerships

Strategic thinking

Commercial instincts

KPIs

Job description

Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT) seeks a Development & Impact Manager to evidence impact and create strong funding propositions for better opportunities. You will diversify income, build partnerships and manage multiple fundraising streams to support the charity and performing arts education sector.

You will engage funders, researchers and policy makers; develop reports and case studies; and lead communications to demonstrate outcomes against KPIs.