Strategic Trusts Manager – Arts Fundraising

ArtsHub Australia Pty; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Welsh National Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru / Your Welsh National Opera is seeking an exceptional Trusts Manager to join the Development team and drive income from trusts and foundations across England and Wales. You will develop and implement a strategy, manage a portfolio of funders, and work with internal stakeholders to secure support for WNO’s programmes.

Reporting to the Director of Development, you will lead cultivation, submit timely applications, build external relationships with major

Qualifications

• Experience securing Trusts and Foundations grants, at least five figures.
• Experience in line management or supervising colleagues/volunteers.
• Excellent written, organisational, planning and attention to detail.
• Experience handling budgets.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Experience in prospect research and managing funder portfolios.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Willingness to work outside normal office hours and attend WNO events on tour.
• Commitment to WNO’s values.
• Desirable: Tessitura CRM and GDPR understanding.

Responsibilities

• Achieve the annual income target as agreed with the Director of Development.
• Manage a portfolio of trusts and foundations, cultivating and developing networks and reporting effectively.
• Develop a strategy to achieve annual income targets and coordinate with the Data Analyst for prospect research and timely submissions.
• Build external relationships with major Trusts and engage internal stakeholders as required.

Skills

Grant strategy

Line management

Written communication

Organisation & planning

Budget management

Team collaboration

Prospect research

IT skills

Evening/weekend work

Commitment to values

Tools

CRM Tessitura

GDPR knowledge

Job description

Welsh National Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru / Your Welsh National Opera is seeking an exceptional Trusts Manager to join the Development team and drive income from trusts and foundations across England and Wales. You will develop and implement a strategy, manage a portfolio of funders, and work with internal stakeholders to secure support for WNO’s programmes.

Reporting to the Director of Development, you will lead cultivation, submit timely applications, build external relationships with major