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Salary range: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum, according to experience

The London Symphony Orchestra's (LSO) development team is seeking a self-motivated individual giving manager to lead on annual giving programmes.

Key duties

Individual giving

• Develop and deliver appealing stewardship programmes for all patrons & young patrons (pioneers) to include regular communications, personalised ticketing and event opportunities with support from the memberships manager
• Maintain close personal connections with the LSO’s valued family of supporters
• Oversee the annual renewal process with the aim of upgrading donors where appropriate
• Identify and recruit new members from a variety of sources, and cultivate donors through a range of events and methods
• Agree, manage, and monitor annual giving income and expenditure budgets
• Produce marketing materials to promote all individual giving programmes, on and off-line
• Work with the development board and advisory council to identify and recruit new donors
• Oversee the successful delivery and growth of the LSO Friends scheme and Young Patrons scheme, ensuring these tie-in to the broader fundraising strategy
• Represent the LSO at supporter events including attending evening concerts and events as required within the nature of the post

Events and cultivation

• Work with the events manager to plan and oversee a regular calendar of engagement and cultivation opportunities at LSO concerts and events, ensuring an excellent experience for existing donors, as well as growing the LSO's family of supporters
• Ensure LSO events reflect the high standards and the brand values of the LSO

Administration

• Work with the memberships managers and events manager to ensure accurate records exist for each donor, prospect and event guest through the Raiser’s Edge database
• Ensure a high standard of best practice and compliance in areas that include Gift Aid, VAT, HMRC, GDPR and the American LSO Foundation

Knowledge, skills, experience

Essential

• High level interpersonal, communication and presentational skills and ability to engage and interact with donors and sponsors at all levels
• Ability to inspire philanthropic giving, and a passion for the work that the LSO does
• Experience of budget setting and monitoring, and working to targets
• Self-motivated with strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise and manage a pressurised workload
• Experience of line management
• IT literate with knowledge of relationship databases and current regulatory and best practice frameworks
• A collaborative team player
• Willingness to attend events outside of normal working hours.

Desirable

• Experience of generating income from individuals to include experience of managing a stewardship programme, identifying new potential supporters, and personally securing new annual donors
• Strategic event planning and implementation experience
• Experience of working in an arts organisation or voluntary sector organisation
• Knowledge of the classical music repertoire

The closing date for applications is 10:00am on Wednesday 29th June 2022 and first round interviews will be held on Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th July 2022.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

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