Job: Open City Fundraising Manager

Nov 2

Salary: £35-45,000 pro rata depending on experience

Contract type: 6-month fixed term part time contract with the possibility of extension

Hours: 3-days a week contract, however we are committed to flexible working and are open to other proposals for the right candidate

Open City is seeking a part-time Fundraising Manager to join the team and work across all projects within the charity.

Open City makes London and other cities more open, accessible and equitable. We help all citizens of all backgrounds to understand and engage with how the urban landscape has been made, and have a role in shaping its future.

We achieve this in multiple ways:

We run a rich public programme opening up dialogue about the city in creative ways including events, podcasts, publications, courses and tours throughout the year.
Our international network of festivals, Open House, unlocks physical buildings and important conversations in cities from New York to Lagos for large celebrations of architecture and city-making. In London, the first Open House festival is now in its 30th year and is one of the largest cultural events in the country attracting around 250,000 visitors to explore the city and the stories behind it.
We also run a number of pioneering education programmes equipping children and young people, particularly from under-represented backgrounds, with skills and routes into careers in citymaking and design.

Job Description

As Open City’s Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for finding and securing new funding streams for the development of Open City’s core projects and, where viable, working with the wider Open City team to develop new projects in line with relevant funding opportunities. You will work closely with colleagues in Open City to gather and frame information on our varied projects, write persuasive sponsorship proposals and grant applications, attend stakeholder meetings and propose new programmes in London’s changing and competitive funding landscape. You will also support the director in overseeing the charity’s finances including contributing to the charity’s financial planning.

This role comes during an exciting time at Open City with a new director, new trustees and restructured staff team. The successful candidate will have a lot of autonomy to think creatively and help shape the work of the organisation as it seeks to become more socially purposeful while adapting to Covid-19. We are offering this contract as a six month position initially but if the role is viable after six months, Open City is fully committed to extending the position to a permanent contract.

Key roles and responsibilities

Develop and lead Open City’s fundraising strategy for sponsorship and grant funding in collaboration with the Open City director, other Open City staff and the fundraising committee of Open City’s board of trustees.
Actively engage with and demonstrate an interest in the work and mission of Open City.
Support and collaborate with the Open City team across various programmes and events where necessary.
Coordinate and manage budgets as well as manage invoicing
Contribute to the overall curation of Open City and it’s programmes, proposing ideas, speaking on behalf of the charity and activating contributing to the development of the charity’s operations
Take an active role in improving Open City on behalf of the staff who work there and the audience it serves

Personal Specification

Essential

2 years experience of fundraising for a charity or similar non-profit organisation
Experience writing effective grant applications and knowledge of grant-making bodies in the UK
Experience writing sponsorship proposals and knowledge of corporate funding processes in the UK
Some experience in financial management including ability to write a budget
Some knowledge of and interest in London architecture, arts and culture sector
Interest in the work and projects run by Open City
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to form good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Experience of stakeholder management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Good IT skills
Attention to detail
Ability to use initiative and work independently

Desirable

Proficient in using IT, particularly Adobe inDesign
Good understanding of architecture and built environment and potential funding streams within those sectors
Budget management and experience of using Quickbooks

Applications

Please send a CV and covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 to Phineas Harper, Director at Open City at phineas@open-city.org.uk with the subject line “Fundraising Manager Application”.

The deadline is midnight on Sunday 22 November with interviews taking place on Friday 27 November.