Consultant

Consultant

Achates Closing date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026

Artform: Combined arts
Role: Fundraising
Contract: Permanent
Remote

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Job Summary

Achates, is seeking a new Consultant to join our Income Generation Division, to support a wide range of cultural sector clients across the UK on their strategic contributed (fundraised) and purpose-led earned income generation.

Job Description

Achates' clients often approach us at times of transformation, new direction, challenge and change - as they look to new audiences and communities, embark on major capital projects, or re-assess their approach.

Our clients are facing an increasingly complex landscape; traditional funding sources are under pressure, audience expectations are changing, and rising costs are forcing companies to do more - with less. At the same time, teams are being asked to demonstrate impact, diversify income and build long-term resilience, often without the capacity, confidence, or space to experiment. This has created an urgent need for new, more sustainable approaches to income generation.

As a Consultant, you will play a key role in supporting our clients in achieving their aims of raising and generating money, using Achates' distinctive purpose-led approach, in the context of an ever-changing funding and cultural landscape. This role is directly client-facing, held accountable to a monthly target of billable days and reports directly to the Director of Income Generation.

This is a home-based, flexible role available 4-5 days a week, by mutual agreement, and we are open to applications from across the country, with one day of co-working in London per month required (with travel at employees' own expense). Travel to and from meetings with clients is reimbursed.

Job Requirements

Consultancy includes:
Research & analysis around socio-economic data, comparator analysis & income benchmarking
Prospect research for revenue & capital support
Developing Statements of Purpose, Logic Models & Narrative Summaries of Theories of Change to support organisations to articulate their purpose & impact
Working with clients to interrogate & articulate their programmes & offer using a theory of change-based approach
Leading the delivery of bid writing & other projects in line with agreed proposals for clients, working to agreed timeframes
Developing income generation strategies & approaches to individual & corporate fundraising
Contributing to the development of earned income strategies, products & services to enable cultural organisations to unlock new sources of income which further organisational purpose
Working on revenue & capital fundraising strategies & other key income generation reports
Providing ongoing/interim fundraising support to organisations

Job Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be an experienced arts/cultural sector fundraiser, with a particular understanding of fundraising from trusts and foundations as well as individual giving. The ideal candidate will have acted at manager level, or be ready to make the step-change, with a thorough understanding of fundraising theory and the main arts and culture funders, having worked across a range of voluntary income areas. They should be able to work independently to interpret data, think critically and be a good collaborator with colleagues.
This role offers the opportunity to work with a wide range of organisations in parts of the sector and/or country that the postholder may never have worked in before, therefore
providing rich scope for learning and developing skills and expertise.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Consultant
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Fundraising
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026
  • Location: Remote

How to Apply

To apply, for the position of Consultant at Achates please complete the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion form on the website and send a supporting statement, which should outline why you want to work for Achates and how you meet the person specification,
alongside your CV to: Victoria Hibbs, Chief Operating Officer at [email protected] by 12pm Monday 7 September 2026.

As we work to address underrepresentation in the wider arts and culture sector workforce, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from underrepresented groups, including applicants from global majority backgrounds, candidates who are D/disabled or those with other protected characteristics. Where candidates who identify as Global Majority and/or D/deaf or disabled meet the essential criteria, their applications will be prioritised during shortlisting. Should eligible applications exceed our available interview slots, candidates will be selected based on their
score against these criteria.