Development Manager (Maternity Cover)
Sinfonia Smith Square Closing date: Wed, 25 Nov 2026
- Full time
- £30k-£40k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
The Development Manager (maternity cover) is an important role within Sinfonia Smith Square's Development team, with particular responsibility for developing and managing corporate relationships and partnerships, alongside supporting the successful delivery of the organisation's wider fundraising programme. Working closely with the Capital Campaign Director and the Development team, you will help identify, develop
and steward corporate supporters, sponsors and commercial partners, ensuring that relationships are carefully managed and that agreed benefits and opportunities are delivered to a high standard. Alongside this principal focus, you will play an active role across the Development team's activities, supporting individual giving, annual fundraising appeals, fundraising concerts and events, donor stewardship and database management. You will help ensure that our fundraising activities are well coordinated, our supporters feel valued and our systems and processes are effective. The postholder will be organised, proactive and relationship-focused, with excellent communication skills and
the ability to manage competing priorities. They will enjoy working collaboratively, be confident engaging with external stakeholders and have a genuine enthusiasm for music, the arts and the opportunities that philanthropy and corporate partnerships can create.
Job Requirements
Essential experience and skills
Experience working within a fundraising, development, corporate partnerships or relationship
management environment.
Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with external stakeholders, partners or
supporters.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce professional
correspondence, proposals and presentations.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.
Experience supporting fundraising appeals, campaigns, events or income-generating activities.
Good administrative and data management skills, with strong attention to detail.
Confidence working with databases and CRM systems, ideally Spektrix or a similar fundraising
database.
A proactive, collaborative and flexible approach, with the ability to work independently and as part of a
small team.
A genuine interest in music, the arts and the work of Sinfonia Smith Square
Job Responsibilities
Corporate Relations and Partnerships - Principal Responsibility
Annual Giving, Fundraising Appeals and Campaigns
Events and Supporter Engagement
Database Management and Development Administration
Capital Campaign Support
Teamwork and Wider Development Support
Job Overview
- Job Title: Development Manager (Maternity Cover)
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Charity
- Role: Fundraising
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Wed, 25 Nov 2026
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Location:
London
How to Apply
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 25 November 2026. To apply, you should email an
application form and equal opportunities monitoring form (available on our website) to Imogen Retey ([email protected]) by the closing date. Please note that late or incomplete applications cannot be accepted.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place the week beginning Monday 30 November 2026. Please
indicate in your application if you have any availability issues that week. Second interviews if required will take place the week beginning Monday 7 December.
If you would like to find out more about the role or would value an informal conversation about how it may suit you at this stage in your career, we would be very happy to hear from you. Please contact Danielle Robson-Lodge, Head of Development at [email protected]
- Contact name: Imogen Retey
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Sinfonia Smith Square
Sinfonia Smith Square leads the way as a beacon for the future of classical music. Through our ambitious Fellowship programme, we support the musical careers of 34 of the brightest emerging talent from across the globe each year.
Our grade I listed Barqoue home, Smith Square Hall, provides a stage for world-class artists and ensembles, a vital meeting place for the community, and a source of inspiration, bringing the joy of music to ever-wider audiences.