Head of Trusts & Foundations

ArtsHub (UK) Ltd.; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Almeida Theatre is seeking a Head of Trusts and Foundations to drive fundraising strategies and income growth from private and statutory sources. This role offers the opportunity to shape the funding landscape for the theatre, ensuring stewardship of existing relationships and developing new prospects. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in fundraising within the arts sector and a proven ability to develop effective donor relationships.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in successful fundraising exceeding five and six figures.
• Proven ability in writing compelling funding applications.
• A track record of developing donor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Create and lead a fundraising strategy for Trusts & Foundations.
• Manage project evaluation and reporting for funded projects.
• Research funding opportunities and build compelling proposals.

Skills

Trusts and Grants fundraising

Writing successful funding applications

Relationship management

Budgeting

IT literacy and Microsoft Office

Education

Experience in a fundraising role

Job description

Job SummaryThe Almeida Theatre is seeking a Head of Trusts and Foundations. This post is offered as a Permanent, Full-Time contract.Job DescriptionThis is an exciting time to join the Almeida Theatre with a new Artistic Director set to join the organisation in 2026.The Head of Trusts & Foundations will be responsible for cultivating and growing income from both private and statutory funding bodies, implementing and delivering a strategy for this vital income stream for the theatre, alongside stewarding existing relationships…

Job Summary

The Almeida Theatre is seeking a Head of Trusts and Foundations. This post is offered as a Permanent, Full-Time contract.

Job SummaryThe Almeida Theatre is seeking a Head of Trusts and Foundations. This post is offered as a Permanent, Full-Time contract.Job DescriptionThis is an exciting time to join the Almeida Theatre with a new Artistic Director set to join the organisation in 2026.The Head of Trusts & Foundations will be responsible for cultivating and growing income from both private and statutory funding bodies, implementing and delivering a strategy for this vital income stream for the theatre, alongside stewarding existing relationships…

Job Summary

The Almeida Theatre is seeking a Head of Trusts and Foundations. This post is offered as a Permanent, Full-Time contract.

Job Description

This is an exciting time to join the Almeida Theatre with a new Artistic Director set to join the organisation in 2026.

The Head of Trusts & Foundations will be responsible for cultivating and growing income from both private and statutory funding bodies, implementing and delivering a strategy for this vital income stream for the theatre, alongside stewarding existing relationships to ensure the highest level of care for those already supporting us.

Application deadline:12 noon, Tuesday 24th June 2025Interviews will take place:w/c 30th June 2025

The Development team has an ambitious target of approximately £2m to raise each year, of which currently almost £400,000 is forecast through Trust & Foundation revenue this year. Working with the incoming Development Director, the postholder will build on the relationship management of our much-valued existing portfolio of funders to provide excellent stewardship, alongside identifying potential supporters to maintain and grow our income in exciting, innovative, and strategic ways through high-quality, persuasive applications.

As Head of Trusts & Foundations the postholder will be central to ensuring revenue targets are met each year and building a strategy which elevates T&F income over the next 3 years, and which also creates a pipeline of Capital prospects to support further essential works.

If you are a strategic and creative thinker, looking for the next step in your career and want to work in one of the most exciting London theatres, this role is for you.

Job Requirements

Essential Skills:

• Significant experience of successful Trusts and Grants fundraising, exceeding target, at five and six figures, including multi-year grants.
• Confident multi-tasker with the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines, and the ability to manage multiple multi-faceted projects
• The ability to act on your own initiative – with a self-starting, ambitious outlook
• Proven track of writing and submitting compelling and successful funding applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exemplary attention to detail and accuracy
• A track record of developing donor relationships and stewardship
• Experience of understanding and creating budgets
• Proven ability in and experience of developing positive relationships and communication with staff at all levels, and partner and funder organisations
• IT literate with a high level of Microsoft Office knowledge and CRM/fundraising databases
• Willingness to work outside of normal office hours on a regular basis

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• To create and lead a fundraising strategy for Trusts & Foundations to achieve and grow the annual revenue target, and one which captures targeting Major T&Fs, alongside securing multi-year relationships to ensure our annual revenue targets are met
• Build a suitable pipeline of asks, cultivation and reporting deadlines and regularly carry out prospect research
• Manage the evaluation and reporting of projects and their outcomes funded by T&Fs and ensure all projects deliver any funding objectives set
• Research and identify funding opportunities to build compelling proposals for the Almeida’s Participation programme, work with emerging artists, access and sustainability strategies, building relationships with the wider Almeida team in order to produce highly detailed, strategic asks to grant funders, and detailed budgets
• Meet monthly with the Finance team to forecast income from Trust & Foundations and take early mitigation action when necessary

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