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About the role
As Major Gifts Officer (Fixed Term Cover), you will play a key role in English National Ballet’s fundraising team, by supporting major donor engagement, and delivering exceptional donor care across a range of activities including opening nights, insight events, ticketing, bespoke visits, donor communications, funding proposals and reports.
This role is a fixed term contract until May 2027.
Your main responsibilities as Major Gifts Officer (Fixed Term Cover) will include:
- Support the Head of Major Giving and Major Gifts Manager with engagement, cultivation and stewardship of donors and prospects.
- Work closely with colleagues in Development and Events teams to plan and deliver an annual calendar of engaging, high-quality events, including invitations, RSVPs, guest list management, briefing notes and post-event thank you communications.
- Help ensure the Major Giving team works efficiently and effectively, and act as the lead on maintaining excellent and accurate records on the organisation’s CRM system, tracking relationships, record prospects, approaches and proposals, and keeping accurate records of communications.
- Produce key written communications for the major giving team in a timely manner, including thank you letters, invitations and other donor correspondence.
- Champion and advocate for the organisation’s artistic vision, strategic objectives and fundraising plans.
Key Selection Criteria
- Effective interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships with a range of people, including colleagues, donors and key stakeholders.
- Ability to write and develop key documents such proposals and reports.
- Exceptional attention to detail, especially in written communications and data entry.
- Highly organised with excellent time management skills and the ability to manage a high workload and multiple priorities.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to use own judgement and refer to senior colleagues as / when appropriate.
About ENB
English National Ballet has been opening up the possibilities of ballet for over seventy five years. We are a pioneering Company at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution: celebrating tradition whilst forging innovation and developing the artform. English National Ballet is also a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice, building dynamic partnerships and community programmes. We strive for artistic excellence and to share ballet with as many people as possible, across the UK and around the world.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where staff of all backgrounds can thrive and grow. We would particularly like to hear from black and global majority applicants and from applicants living with a disability or a long-term health condition, both groups which are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
English National Ballet is based at the Mulryan Centre for Dance on London City Island in Canning Town, East London. We would particularly like to hear from local East London residents, and would encourage those based in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, and Hackney to apply.
Please contact us if you need to request any reasonable adjustments to attend the recruitment process or if you need an alternative application format, on hr_recruitment@ballet.org.uk.
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