Senior Individual Giving Officer (Maternity Cover)

Birmingham Hippodrome
£29,000 – £33,500 + benefits | Closing: 17 September 2026

Summary

Full-time, 12 month FTC. Contribute to our annual fundraising target of £1m, and play an important role in generating revenue in support of the organisation’s ambitions as an arts charity.

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ABOUT US:

With a mission to enrich the cultural life of our region, Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the most popular theatre complexes in the UK. Varied productions in our 1,850-seat auditorium (dating from 1899), and in our 200-seat Patrick Studio ensure we play a key role in the region’s world-class cultural scene. With c.400 live performances annually in our main house, we present nothing but the best in touring musical theatre, ballet, dance, opera, pantomime, drama, and comedy. Our Patrick Studio welcomes a range of smaller-scale productions and is an important base for dance and for the development of new artistic work.

🗝️ Fun fact: The Fundraising & Development team are escape room champions!

 

ABOUT THE TEAM:

The Fundraising & Development team believe in the positive power of creativity to change lives; they’re ambitious, love a challenge, and enjoy putting the fun into fund-raising! A recent achievement has been securing HSBC as a principal partner for the Birmingham Weekender 2026 festival. An upcoming project is the Big Give Christmas Challenge in early December – which supports the work of the Hippodrome Education Network (HEN), who provide young people with the chance to experience and connect with theatre in schools.

 

ABOUT THE ROLE:

🗝️ Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

🗝️ Maternity cover contract – expected to be 12 months

🗝️ Hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days onsite per week, plus events work

🗝️ Some evenings needed for on-site events and gala nights. Weekend commitments are rare and plenty of notice is given.

🗝️ The successful candidate must have, or be willing to undergo, a Basic DBS check.

For full details of the role and the person specification, please view the candidate pack here: https://canva.link/2uspyr7njqc0btm

 

ABOUT YOU:

We’re looking for someone with direct experience of securing gifts and donations, including initiating, building and stewarding relationships with individual donors. You’ll have experience of working with a target driven environment, researching and writing high-quality, well-structured and persuasive communication assets, as well as experience of organising and promoting significant fundraising events.

For full details of the role and the person specification, please view the candidate pack here: https://canva.link/2uspyr7njqc0btm

If you require an accessible/plain text version of the candidate pack, please email talent@birminghamhippodrome.com

Recognising under-representation in our workforce of the global majority, and people with disabilities, we particularly welcome applicants from those backgrounds.

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