Fundraising & Partnerships Assistant for a Classical Orchestra

Arts Council England; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Arts Council England is seeking a Development Assistant to join a friendly, ambitious team, helping to build corporate partnerships and deliver fundraising events that support our arts projects. You'll work closely with our Corporate Relations and Development Events Managers, helping to develop new partnerships, look after supporters and deliver events ranging from supporter experiences to our Annual Gala.

You'll also have the chance to take ownership of projects and get involved in a wide range

Qualifications

• Highly organised and detail-focused, able to work at a fast pace.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivated team player with initiative.
• Proactive and independent, able to work on own initiative.
• Strong desire to learn fundraising techniques and professional practice.
• Competency in major MS Office software packages.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinating the LPO Corporate Circle scheme, the Orchestra's membership scheme for corporate giving
• Working with the Corporate Relations Manager on corporate prospect research to identify new corporate sponsors and partners
• Working with the Corporate Relations Manager to steward major sponsors and partners
• Co-ordinating event preparations for corporate engagements
• Raising invoices for corporate and event fundraising activity
• Assisting with the preparation of proposal documents and reports for sponsors and partners following the end of project activity
• Working with the Development Events Manager to administer the Orchestra's events programme from its regular Friends and Beecham Bars on concert evenings to recitals in private homes and corporate entertaining evenings
• Supporting the Development Events Manager with the annual fundraising Gala, to include event planning, guest communications and sourcing silent auction prizes
• Please look at the job pack for more information.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Creative thinker

Clear communication

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team player

Proactive

Independent

Fundraising techniques

MS Office

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Tessitura

MS Office

Job description

Arts Council England is seeking a Development Assistant to join a friendly, ambitious team, helping to build corporate partnerships and deliver fundraising events that support our arts projects. You'll work closely with our Corporate Relations and Development Events Managers, helping to develop new partnerships, look after supporters and deliver events ranging from supporter experiences to our Annual Gala.

You'll also have the chance to take ownership of projects and get involved in a wide range