Closing: Mon 26 May 2025

Development Officer

Job
£24,957 to £27,730
This exciting position will be working as part of the Development Team, to plan and execute effective fundraising strategies for Derby Theatre.

MAIN TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Salary: £24,957 to £27,730

Hours: Standard working week is 39 hours Monday to Friday. (Evening, weekend and bank holiday working may be required.)

Holiday: 28 days per annum, including Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days over five years.

Pension: Derby Theatre operates a contributory pension scheme provided by NEST

Probation: This post is subject to a six-month probationary period

Notice: One month

Benefits: Complimentary or discounted tickets to selected shows (non-transferable and subject to availability), discount in selected Derbion stores and free travel on University of Derby buses

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Please send your completed application & fill out your equal opportunities form

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Equal Opportunities Form

Please complete our Equal Opportunities Form when applying for your desired role. — You can begin the form HERE

Purpose of Post

Working as part of the Development Team, to plan and execute effective fundraising strategies for Derby Theatre. The role will have a particular focus on copywriting for trusts and foundations, cultivating donor relationships and coordinating and developing Derby Theatres’ Friends scheme. The Development Officer will also deputise for the Head of Development as required.

How To Apply

1. Download an application form and equal opportunities monitoring form (these are combined in one document). You must fill in this form to apply as no CVs will be accepted.

2. If you want to answer the PERSONAL STATEMENT section as a video or audio file, please attach the files in an mp4 format, ensuring that they are no higher than 10MB or send via a we transfer link https://wetransfer.com/

3. If you can, please save the file as a PDF with your name in the file name.

4. Download the ‘Candidate Welcome Pack‘ to find out more about Derby Theatre and what you can expect as an employee.

5. Read our guide to ‘Applying for a job at Derby Theatre’ for information about the application process

6. Email your completed application form or files to jobs@derbytheatre.co.uk

7. Please make sure you have completed the Equal Opportunities form. You can find this form HERE

Closing Date: Monday 26 May, 2025, at 6pm

Interview Date: Thursday 5 and Friday 6 June, 2025.

What should I expect if I am invited to an interview?

We aim to make the interviews as accessible and engaging as possible, and we want you to talk about yourself and your work experience in a relaxed and friendly setting.

We believe an interview is a chance for you to find more information about the role, us as an organisation and for you to get a sense of whether this is the right environment for you.

With this in mind, we have designed an interview process which will enable potential candidates to meet members of the team and partners, see some of the spaces you might be working in, and of course a chance to talk about you and your work experience.

We aim to actively champion and celebrate diversity in all its forms. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all of those we work with and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

We positively encourage disabled people, people of African or Caribbean heritage, South Asian heritage, East Asian heritage, West Asian heritage, Central Asian heritage, South East Asian heritage and people of Middle East and North African heritage and those who have experienced racism. By the term ‘those who have experienced racism’, we are referring to individuals who have experienced discrimination based on the colour of their skin, race and/or their culture.

We guarantee to interview any candidate with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role.

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