Development Manager: Build Partnerships & Friends Programme

Fenix; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 64,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Travel allowance

Training and professional development

Healthy lunch at the office

Extra day off for personal/cultural庆

Job summary

Fenix Rotterdam is creating a new Development function in 2027. You will build it from the ground up, focusing on individual engagement and corporate partnerships to create a sustainable financial base. You will launch a Friends programme and pursue multi-year corporate partnerships, reporting to the Business Director.

You will lead development initiatives with entrepreneurial drive, shaping propositions that align with the museum's mission while engaging diverse communities and supporters.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in development and fundraising.
• Experience in corporate partnerships.
• Experience independently developing and implementing a strategy.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to generate ideas and convert opportunities into results.
• Commercial and financial acumen; ability to balance opportunities with program priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Fenix's development strategy, focusing on individual engagement and corporate partnerships.
• Build a network of Friends, donors, businesses and other contacts, establishing lasting relationships.
• Develop, launch and manage a Friends programme to foster donor engagement and legacy gifts.
• Create propositions and collaborations that translate into concrete corporate partnerships.
• Assess partnerships for alignment with Fenix's mission and financial value while safeguarding independence.
• Own financial targets and budgets, monitor results and adjust as needed.
• Collaborate with management and other departments to embed development across the organisation.

Skills

Relationship building

Fundraising

Corporate partnerships

Entrepreneurial mindset

Dutch language

English language

Job description

Fenix Rotterdam is creating a new Development function in 2027. You will build it from the ground up, focusing on individual engagement and corporate partnerships to create a sustainable financial base. You will launch a Friends programme and pursue multi-year corporate partnerships, reporting to the Business Director.

You will lead development initiatives with entrepreneurial drive, shaping propositions that align with the museum's mission while engaging diverse communities and supporters.