Senior Philanthropy Manager

We’re looking for a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join English National Opera and play a leading role in sustaining and growing our philanthropic income.

This is a highly visible and rewarding role for someone with emotional intelligence, creativity, and discretion. If you’re passionate about the arts and skilled at building relationships that lead to transformative support, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements:

Excited about the prospect of working at an innovative company, with accessibility at the heart of everything it does
An outstanding fundraising professional, with experience securing five and six figure gifts
Highly passionate and well-versed in the arts, music and opera
Ability to build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including funders of all kinds, audience members, visiting artists and ENO colleagues across all departments
Dynamic individual with the ability to work independently, and yet collaboratively within the Development Department​
Supportive colleague willing to share their skills, experience and knowledge with other fundraisers in the Department
Ability to work with and build excellent working relationships with a wide range of visiting directors, conductors, designers and musicians as well as internal ENO staff
Confident with technology and experience working with ticketing and CRM Systems
Excellent verbal and written communication and skills and attention to detail
Evidence of networking and relationship building at a senior level
Commitment to professional development with a willingness to develop knowledge, skills and experience
Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex budgets in a simple manner appropriate to different stakeholder audiences
Benefits:

25 days annual leave plus public holidays
Free/discounted ENO tickets
Salary sacrifice pension scheme
Eyecare vouchers
Employee Assistance Programme