Fundraising Manager

Prospectus are delighted to be partnering with the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to help them recruit for a Fundraising Manager (Philanthropy).

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906 to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. Their mission is to inspire, educate and train the change-makers of tomorrow to shape our artistic and social world.

This is a full-time, permanent role paying a salary of £46,474 per annum. The postholder will be working in a hybrid model from their offices in London.

Starting in the organisation’s 120th anniversary year, the Fundraising Manager will help realise ambitious fundraising targets to support the future of Royal Central and its 2025-2030 Strategy. You will manage the delivery of key objectives and actions of the Fundraising Team’s Strategic and Operational plans and drive an increase in five-figure and six-figure income from individual supporters through effective management of an active pipeline of major prospects.

Royal Central are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of cultivating a pipeline of major supporters and prospects to secure six and seven figure philanthropic income against agreed propositions. You will be knowledgeable in sector-leading stewardship practices and major gift fundraising methodologies.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.

If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV via the Prospectus website. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.