Job Details (Back to Job List)

Click here to receive a daily email with new jobs from the 'Work From Home Hybrid Working' category?

(If you are already using this service but have been logged out, simply click here, re-enter your details and we'll email you a login link.)

Contact Information:
Cheltenham Festivals
Administration
109 Bath Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 7LS

Email yourself a copy of this job

Click here to see all adverts from Cheltenham Festivals

Click here to receive a daily email with new jobs from the 'Work From Home Hybrid Working' category?

peoplematters@cheltenhamfestivals.org

If you have reason to believe this job is out of date, please let us know.

Philanthropy Manager

Cheltenham two days per week and flexible working

Responsible to: Director of Fundraising and Marketing

Responsible for: Trusts and Grants fundraising, and management of Individual Giving

Benefits:

33 days holiday per annum including bank holidays pro rata
5% pension contribution
Staff ticket allocation

🎭 PASSIONATE ABOUT FUNDRAISING & THE ARTS? JOIN OUR TEAM! 🎭

📢 A RESULTS-DRIVEN FUNDRAISING LEADER WANTED 📢

We’re on the lookout for a brilliant leader of Philanthropy, working across major gifts, patron giving and trust fundraising to join our successful and friendly team at Cheltenham Festivals. If you thrive in a hands-on, fast-paced role and have a proven track record of securing funding from trusts & foundations, statutory bodies and Lottery funders, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Why join us?

🎶 Work on an exciting portfolio of world-class Festivals (Jazz, Science, Music & Literature)
📚 Be part of year-round learning, participation & talent development programmes
💡 Help drive our ambitious fundraising strategy & secure vital funding for the arts
🤝 Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation & key external partners

What you’ll do:

🔍Identify and secure funding opportunities
👥 Lead and inspire a small team, providing direction (with support) for philanthropy and trust fundraising
📖 Craft compelling cases for support that bring Cheltenham Festivals’ vision to life
📊 Manage budgets, re-forecast income, and develop bid budgets
💬 Build & nurture relationships with existing and new funders

What we’re looking for:

✔️ A mid-career fundraiser with proven experiencein trust & grants income generation and an understanding of major donors and individual giving
✔️ A storytelling pro who can translate our work into persuasive proposals
✔️ Someone who’s comfortable working with numbers and managing budgets
✔️ A team player who loves collaborating and spotting new opportunities

💰 Trusts, foundations, and statutory sources (including Arts Council England) currently provide over £800,000 a year and Individuals (patrons, members, donors) a further £1,250,000—and we need you to help grow this even further!

🚀 Now is the perfect time to join Cheltenham Festivals. With an existingstrong fundraising portfolio and a good pipeline of opportunities; a stellar fundraising team; and a chance to work across an incredible range of cultural events: this is your opportunity to be part of something special.

📍 Ready to apply?

Find out more & apply 👉 by clicking on Apply Now to view a detailed Job Description and Person Specification or to complete an online application.

Got questions? Drop us an email at 📩 via the email address to the right of this advert.

At Cheltenham Festivals, we celebrate diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities—we’d love to hear from you!

Come and help us make amazing things happen! 🎷📖🎶🔬

Closing date for applications: Friday 9th May and interviews will be in the week commencing 19th May.

Salary: £36,000-£39,000per annum depending on experience

Hours Per Week: 37 hours per week to include some evening and weekend work over festivals