Chief Development Officer
An Tobar and Mull Theatre Closing date: Fri, 20 Nov 2026
- Full time
- £50k+
- Apply now
Tue, 03 Nov 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
£50,000 | Permanent | Full time | Substantially Isle of Mull-based
An Tobar and Mull Theatre is seeking an experienced fundraiser and entrepreneurial organisational leader to join us as Chief Development Officer.
This is a senior leadership role working in close partnership with the Artistic Director & Chief Executive. Fundraising and organisational development sit at its centre. The successful candidate will personally lead our trusts, foundations and institutional fundraising, including responsibility for agreed annual targets of around £250,000.
Alongside this, they will help strengthen organisational culture and ways of working; lead and develop four departmental managers; identify new income and partnership opportunities; and contribute to significant future capital development.
Applicants do not need to have developed their careers in the cultural sector. We welcome experienced fundraisers and organisational leaders from other sectors who share our interest in ambitious cultural work created from a rural island community.
Some hybrid working is available, but the successful candidate will be substantially based on Mull. Reasonable relocation support and temporary accommodation for up to six months may be available, subject to agreement and availability.
Closing date: 9.00am, Friday 20 November 2026.
Full Candidate Pack and application information: https://www.antobarandmulltheatre.co.uk/joinin/vacancies
Job Requirements
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
* A strong track record of fundraising from trusts, foundations, public bodies or institutional funders.
* Experience of writing successful five and/or six-figure funding applications.
* Experience managing significant fundraising targets, pipelines and funder relationships.
* A record of creating, growing or changing something of significance.
* Experience of organisational development or change.
* Strong people-management and leadership skills.
* Strategic planning and sound financial and commercial judgement.
* Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.
* An entrepreneurial, collaborative and purpose-led approach.
* A genuine interest in arts and culture and enthusiasm for ambitious cultural work from a rural island community.
Arts-sector experience is not essential.
Job Responsibilities
The Chief Development Officer will:
* Lead fundraising strategy and delivery, including an annual target of around £250,000.
* Personally develop significant five and six-figure funding applications.
* Build and manage strong relationships with funders and partners.
* Develop philanthropy, sponsorship, partnerships and other income opportunities.
* Strengthen organisational culture, leadership, accountability and ways of working.
* Line-manage and develop four departmental managers.
* Identify and test new earned and commercial income opportunities.
* Develop capital fundraising strategies and cases for investment.
* Contribute to strategic planning, budgets, forecasts and risk management.
* Build external partnerships that bring resources, expertise and opportunities.
* Work as the AD&CEO's principal executive partner and deputise where appropriate.
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Chief Development Officer
- Salary: £50k+
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Combined arts
- Role: Fundraising
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Fri, 20 Nov 2026
- Location: Scotland | view on Google Maps
Job: Chief Development Officer
Job: Chief Development Officer
Organisation: An Tobar and Mull Theatre
Postcode: PA75 6QB
How to Apply
To apply, please send:
* Your current CV; and
* A covering letter of no more than two A4 pages telling us what excites you about the role and how your skills and experience would enrich An Tobar and Mull Theatre.
Alternatively, you may submit a video of up to three minutes instead of a covering letter, answering the same questions. Upload your video privately to YouTube or Vimeo and include the link and password, if required.
Email applications to [email protected] by 9.00am on Friday 20 November 2026.
For an informal conversation about the role before applying, contact [email protected].
- Contact name: Mary Hall macLachlainn
- Contact email: [email protected]
About An Tobar and Mull Theatre
An Tobar and Mull Theatre is a multi-artform creative organisation based on the Isle of Mull. Through theatre, music, visual arts and creative learning, we create opportunities for people to gather, imagine and make meaning together. Rooted in our island community and connected to national and international conversations, we believe rural and island places are not peripheral to culture, but central to its future.