Head of Fundraising

Last edited by ArtsatOFS on 10 August 2021
Salary / Fee: 
£40,000 (part time)
Closing Date: 
Tuesday, 7 September, 2021

Could you help shape our growing Development Team to develop high value relationships with grant funders?
Are you able to generate income which is essential to our continued delivery of the arts, and the meaningful
inclusion of people experiencing disadvantage in Oxford?

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to join our small and dynamic team. You will work alongside the
Director and Trustees to lead on building and diversifying our strong relationships with, and applications to
Trusts and Foundations, Arts Council England and other public bodies.

You’ll also work closely with our Development Manager, who leads on developing prospects and individual
giving.

We want to develop the strong relationships we have with existing funders and partners: you will need to drive
through effective engagement, reporting, evaluation, communications, events and meetings. You must have
experience of writing and submitting funding applications, being proactive in pursuing relationships with new
and prospective funders, and writing progress updates and reports to keep our funders engaged and involved
in our work. Alongside being able write passionately and accurately about the fantastic work we're involved in,
we want you to become fully involved in helping us learn as an organisation and supporting the Director and
Trustees to think creatively about the organisation's medium and long-term fundraising strategy.

We’re looking for a friendly and diligent candidate, who really understands the unique importance of the Old
Fire Station’s work and has a passion and drive to share our mission’s value and significance with our current
and prospective funders. You’ll have an eye for detail, great organisational skills to keep on top of research and
systems, enjoy working as part of a close-knit team, and be confident about making a case for support - telling
funders about what we do, why it’s important, and clearly demonstrating the impact of our work. You’ll have
excellent communication skills, combining your desk-based work with all kinds of meetings and events which
help really bring our work to life. Our team culture is one where everyone is expected to ‘muck in’! No matter
what job you do, if someone urgently needs help moving chairs for a meeting, or making tea for an important
visitor, you’ll support your colleagues when they need you.

For further information including the Job Description, see our website: oldfirestation.org.uk/vacancies

We welcome applications from people who face disadvantage.

Application Deadline 7th September 2021
Interviews 21st September 2021

Contact Details: 

How To Apply:
Please e-mail recruitment@oldfirestation.org.uk with a covering letter and a CV.
We are keen to learn more about the barriers to inclusion and it would be really helpful if you could fill in the
demographics monitoring form on the website. This is anonymous and is for us to assess how well we are
doing in terms of attracting applications from people who experience discrimination (i.e. because of their race,
disability or class among others)

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