Development Manager
Aurora Orchestra Closing date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026
Artform: Music
Role: Fundraising
Contract: Permanent
London
- Full time
- £30k-£40k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
With a focus on individual giving and events, this role will play a vital role in the growth of Aurora’s fundraising, helping develop its networks, build relationships with donors & deliver a cultivation and stewardship programme commensurate with the outstanding quality of Aurora's artistic output.
Job Description
As it enters its third decade at the cutting edge of creative orchestral performance, Aurora Orchestra is recruiting for a Development Manager to support and grow the orchestra's fundraising activity. The primary focus of this role is to deliver an individual giving and events programme of the highest quality. It offers an exciting opportunity to work directly with a portfolio of donors, to take ownership of several of Aurora's individual giving income streams, to design creative fundraising communications and campaigns, and to devise a fundraising events strategy. It also offers the opportunity to take responsibility for a portfolio of relationships with trusts and foundations. This role would suit a committed and conscientious fundraiser who is keen to develop their skills and experience within a fast-paced arts organisation, with scope for future growth for the right candidate, especially in major donor fundraising. The successful candidate will work at the heart of a dynamic and creative management team. They will work particularly closely with the Development Director and Marketing and Development Assistant, as well as building strong relationships with colleagues across the Aurora team, including the Chief Executive, board of trustees, creative team and production team. Specific responsibilities will be in the following areas: Individual Giving, Research, cultivation & growth, Fundraising events, Fundraising communications and Trusts & Foundations.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Development Manager
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Music
- Role: Fundraising
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026
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Location:
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Job: Development Manager
Job: Development Manager
Organisation: Aurora Orchestra
Postcode: N1 9AG
How to Apply
- Contact name: Helen McKeown, Development Director
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Aurora Orchestra
Since its launch in 2005, Aurora has established itself as one of the most distinctive and innovative voices in classical music worldwide. Its pioneering ‘Orchestral Theatre’ approach – including the signature memorised performances for which the orchestra has garnered international acclaim – is expanding the artistic and educational horizons of orchestral performance and catalysing wider artistic experimentation elsewhere in the sector both in the UK and abroad.