Sound and Music
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Job Summary
Job Description
The Development Manager will help drive the External Engagement Team to achieve its ambitious goals for growth in income, engagement and impact. The post holder will be primarily responsible for increasing income through trusts and foundations, public funders and corporate partners, alongside developing our individual giving community.
You will be a passionate advocate for music and its ability to reflect and shape lives, communities, culture and our social fabric. You will understand the individual and collective value of new music to inspire, challenge and connect us. You will be an exceptional spokesperson, communicator, storyteller and influencer, able to bring the unique role of Sound and Music to life for diverse stakeholders, funders and supporters.
Your core responsibilities will include researching, developing, writing and submitting high-quality funding applications; managing relationships with funders to maximise engagement and retention; maintaining accurate records, forecasts and learning using our CRM and funding dashboards; supporting individual giving activity, appeals, campaigns and challenge events; and helping to design and deliver supporter journeys that deepen engagement and long-term giving.
Application Details:
Application deadline: Sunday 20 September 2026, 23:59 BST
Interviews and meet the team: Thursday 1 October 2026
Second interviews: w/c Monday 5 October 2026
Start date: To be confirmed
Contract: Permanent contract, full-time 1.0 FTE (5 days per week; flexible working requests will be considered)
Location: London / hybrid. You could work remotely from anywhere in the UK, with a minimum of two days per month at our London workspace.
Salary band: £35,000-£40,000
Reporting to: Head of External Engagement
Job Requirements
Deep alignment with our organisational vision, mission and values with a proven ability to translate these principles into everyday operational decisions and team interactions.
Fund raising:
o Excellent knowledge of the UK charity/arts funding land
scape
o Demonstrable success in securing significant income
o Excellent funder research, prospecting, relationship
management and stewardship skills
o Experience managing fundraising pipelines, donor records and
CRM systems
Collaboration:
o Strong organisational skills
o Highly motivated and results-oriented team player
Communication
o Excellent written skills
o Demonstrated ability to communicate organisational impact
through storytelling, evaluation and measurement
o Excellent interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to
practice empathy
Job Overview
- Job Title: Development Manager
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours:
Full time - Artform: Music
- Role: Fundraising
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026
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Location:
UK-wide
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