Overview
York Theatre Royal is one of the region’s most successful producing theatres welcoming more than 185,000 visitors each year to a unique 280 year old building in the heart of the beautiful and historic city of York.
Supported by Arts Council England and City of York Council, the Theatre Royal provides an exciting mixed programme of work in our 760 seat main house, 70 seat Studio Theatre and in amazing site specific locations throughout the city. We have an international reputation for the outstanding quality of our own produced work and exciting long standing partnerships with many other creative organisations including Wise Children. We also welcome a range of the country’s leading touring companies to York including London City Ballet and English Touring Opera to offer a different perspective to our many audiences.
York Citizens’ Theatre Trust – Mission, Vision and Values
York Theatre Royal is a brave creative hub at the heart of the city, and it is here for you.
These stages, buildings and our city will thrive with live performance of exceptional quality made with you – the world’s most exciting artists – with more of the world’s most exciting artists.
Our Values
- We are ambitious, throughout the organisation
- We are sturdy
- We care about the climate
- We are welcoming
- We are ambassadors for York
- We celebrate the city’s true diversity: it makes us bloom
- We are creative in every context
- We pull together
York Theatre Royal is an organisation determined to:
- Be more innovative, far-reaching and pro-active in helping our entire community live creative lives
- Be organisationally robust in order that we might be ambitious, risk-taking and forward thinking
- Be admired locally and nationally as an inspirational city theatre for the post-pandemic era
- Be leaders on diversity in our community
- Acknowledge, in every aspect of our work, that climate change profoundly affects this community
Job Description
To develop, co-ordinate and deliver York Theatre Royal’s fundraising strategy and plan.
Main Duties
Working with the Communications and Development Director to co-ordinate and oversee an integrated portfolio of fundraising, to meet the targets set out in the Theatre’s Business Plan and annual budgets
- To ensure that Capital and Revenue fundraising activities complement each other and maximise the potential for return.
- ·o work with YTR colleagues to develop the Loyalty Ladder for customers and stakeholders.
- Working with the Communications and Development Director to re-fresh, develop and administer a strategy for individual giving.
- To lead on community fundraising, working with a team of volunteers to deliver a programme of activities and events throughout the year.
- To work with YTR colleagues to identify sponsorship opportunities and build appropriate and lasting relationships with potential and existing sponsors of the Theatre and our work.
- To co-ordinate and administer the Theatre’s corporate partners scheme.
- To develop a digital fundraising strategy for York Theatre Royal.
- To research and develop relationships with local and national Trusts and Foundations and to make applications for revenue and capital projects as required.
- Working with the Communications and Development Director to plan and deliver fundraising events and galas.
- To develop and implement YTR’s Legacy Giving strategy.
- To ensure that all necessary systems are in place and to keep accurate records of all fundraising activity in order to effectively monitor, evaluate, audit and acknowledge all income and donors.
- To ensure that opportunities to claim Gift Aid on donations is maximised and to administer Gift Aid claims in a timely and accurate way.
- To work with the Box Office Manager to maximise the potential of Spektrix CRM system.
- To establish and promote positive and collaborative working with YTR colleagues, to ensure that communication with other Theatre departments is effective and fundraising is an integrated part of the Theatre’s collective work.
- To develop relationship with other charities across the city and region, seeking out partnership opportunities as appropriate.
- To be an ambassador for YTR.
- To work a regular shift on Box Office.
- To undertake other duties that are reasonably required.
Personal Specification
- An excellent track record of fundraising for the Arts or Charitable sector, particularly in the areas of community fundraising, individual giving and corporate sponsorship
- Experience of successful digital fundraising
- Experience of planning and delivering high quality fundraising events
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience of budget control and presentation
- Good knowledge of Gift Aid and tax incentives for charitable giving
- Excellent attention to detail
- A proactive, ambitious and enthusiastic approach
- A strong commercial acumen and professional approach
- A passion for theatre
- A good knowledge of trends and practice in fundraising
- A track record of making successful applications to Trusts and Foundations
- Experience of using Spektrix
Terms and Conditions
- Working Hours: 40 hours a week, with the ability to work some evenings and weekends as required
- The salary will be paid monthly
- Probationary period: 1 month
- Holiday Entitlement: 28 days per year
- Notice Period Required: 2 weeks during the probationary period. Thereafter 2 months
- The Theatre has a work based pension scheme
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