Development Manager

Development Manager

Norfolk & Norwich Festival Closing date: Fri, 22 May 2026

Artform: Combined arts
Role: Fundraising
Contract: Permanent
East

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

Generate income from individuals and corporates with some fundraising from trusts and foundations, local authorities, international funders and project funders for Norfolk & Norwich Festival and our other initiatives.

Job Description

The Development Manager's role is to secure funding for the Festival and its initiatives and manage those relationships.

The post holder needs to have a track record in fundraising from a broad range of sources, with a particular emphasis on giving from individuals and sponsorship from corporates. The post holder should have experience of preparing funding applications to Trusts & Foundations or Local Authorities and have experience of successfully managing relationships with donors, sponsors and stakeholders.

This is a full time, permanent role.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 10am, Friday 22 May 2026. No applications can be considered after the closing date.

We anticipate that interviews will take place on either Weds 3 or Thurs 4 June 2026. Please advise us if you are unavailable at this time.

https://nnfestival.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/

Job Requirements

It is essential that the Development Manager has:
1. Experience of securing funding from individual donations and corporate sponsorship
2. Strong organisation skills and an ability to keep accurate records
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
4. Experience of working on events
5. Understanding of the role of cultural activity in relation to broader social and economic agendas
6. Confidence in developing and maintaining good contacts with the business community and network/business membership
organisations
7. Experience of dealing with senior representatives of sponsors and stakeholder representatives
8. A good understanding of budget administration
9. Experience of managing a busy workload
10. A passion for the arts

See our website for a full list of requirements.

Job Responsibilities

The Development Manager's responsibilities include:
1. Maximise income from sponsors, individuals, trusts, foundations, local authorities, international funders and project funders for Norfolk & Norwich Festival and our other initiatives.
2. Lead approaches for individual giving and corporate sponsorship with the Head of Communications and Development, to achieve fundraising targets.
3. Manage relationships with existing corporate partners, donors and other stakeholders.
4. Prepare partnership contracts for corporate sponsors.
5. Research and connect with prospects, develop and make proposals and pitches, and produce reports which demonstrate return on investment. Attend events which enable the introduction of potential new prospects.
6. Ensure all marketing and promotional materials are designed and developed to satisfy sponsorship requirements, working closely with colleagues across the Communications and Development team.

See our website for the full list of responsibilities

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Development Manager
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Fundraising
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Fri, 22 May 2026
  • Location:
    East
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Job: Development Manager

Job: Development Manager

Organisation: Norfolk & Norwich Festival

Postcode: NR2 1JS

How to Apply

Application is by the completion of Norfolk & Norwich Festival's Application Form (a CV may be attached, in addition,
if desired) which should be emailed to [email protected] along with a completed Equal Opportunities Recruitment Monitoring Form.

For the supporting statement in section 3 of the the application form, we encourage you to use examples to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria in the person specification.

If you would rather submit section 2 and 3 of the application form by video, please use a common format such as MOV, MP4 or AVI and submit this alongside your application.

If you require the forms in large print or would like a paper copy posting to you please contact [email protected].

Applications submitted without a completed application form (i.e. CV
only) will not be considered.