Development Manager (Trusts and Foundations)

The opportunity

University of the Arts London (UAL) is looking for a talented fundraiser with experience in the education, arts, environment or wider charitable sectors, to play a crucial role in achieving UAL’s ambitious fundraising goals.

We are preparing to undertake our first comprehensive fundraising campaign, which seeks to raise unprecedented funds and to cultivate a culture of philanthropy across the University, placing social purpose at our heart. As a Manager within our Development Department, you will be key to ensuring that we secure new and existing funders to help us achieve our key objectives.

You will lead Trusts & Foundations (T&F) fundraising for student support (scholarships, bursaries, awards) and existing social impact projects. You will work to secure grants from philanthropic trusts, foundations and other relevant funders (e.g. Arts Council England and Lottery funders), fostering strong relationships as well as managing your own portfolio of existing supporters to secure renewed grants. 

You will also undertake a range of additional duties that will help support your fundraising including producing timely funder reports and updates, attending events, maintaining T&F records and supporting proposal developments.

About you

We are seeking a motivated, intellectually curious, and passionate individual who possess the skills and expertise needed to thrive within a large and complex institution.

You will possess experience of fundraising in the education, arts, social justice, environment or wider charitable sectors, along with proven experience in securing and stewarding five and six-figure grants.

You will possess strong IT skills and will be confident in the use of CRM databases (e.g. Raiser’s Edge NXT). You will also demonstrate strong communication, teamwork and organisational skills that will be essential for success in this role.

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the Resourcing Team at Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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