Associate Director of Fundraising Operations

Associate Director of Fundraising Operations

Do you have significant experience of leading and motivating operational, multifunctional support teams in a fundraising or similar target-driven environment? Would you like the opportunity to take on a strategic leadership role and help to shape and embed our new fundraising strategy?

About us

At the Science Museum Group (SMG), the Fundraising and Partnerships (F&P) team fundraises for an array of exciting projects and activities across our museums. With a strong track record of securing donations from a variety of supporters including visitors, philanthropic individuals, corporate supporters, charitable foundations and government. In a typical year, about 25% of SMG's income comes from fundraising, providing vital funding for the redevelopment of museum buildings, new exhibitions, festivals, learning programmes and accessibility.

We are now recruiting for an Associate Director of Fundraising Operations to join on a fixed term contract for 12 months. This is a full-time role, working 35 hours per week and can be based at the Science Museum in London, the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester or the National Railway Museum in York, with hybrid working available.



About the role

As Associate Director of Fundraising Operations, you will have the opportunity to play a strategic leadership role in F&P and the organisation more widely, whilst also combining both operational and donor-facing aspects of fundraising. You will provide strategic leadership and operational expertise within the F&P team to drive income growth and create a culture of high-performance.

Working alongside the Director of Fundraising & Partnerships, you will shape and embed our new fundraising strategy, enabling the department to maximise its fundraising and unlock new opportunities. You will play a key role in the leadership of the department, working with fundraising Heads to set, monitor and deliver against targets and operating plans.

You will also hold key internal relationships with partner teams across the organisation, enabling F&P to support SMG's wider mission. You will lead a high-performing fundraising operations team that drives efficient fundraising and income growth, ensuring fundraisers are fully supported to maximise their potential. You will also have strategic oversight of our Individual & Visitor Giving function, delivering over £2m each year from our visitors and developing new, innovative fundraising ideas.

About you

Joining us, you will have significant experience of leading and motivating operational, multifunctional support teams in a fundraising or other target-driven environment. You will have the ability to contribute to organisational strategy and proven experience of strategic financial planning, management, analysis and reporting.

You will be proactive and target driven, with experience of improving performance and efficiency through systems and processes and by using your well-developed management and leadership skills.

Crucially, you will be a good communicator with effective interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, able to influence others, build consensus and analyse, interpret and communicate complex data and management information to senior stakeholders.

Applying

View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.

Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

What we offer

Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

* Support with personal and professional development
* 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
* Employee assistance programme
* Enhanced contributory pension
* Unmind App and other wellbeing support
* Interest-free loans
* Days Out discounts
* Health & Dental Insurance

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

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