Fundraising and Development Officer

Job Summary Nottingham Playhouse is seeking an organised, enthusiastic and relationship-focused Fundraising and Development Officer to join our team and help secure the support that enables us to create outstanding theatre and transformative community programmes. Job Description Nottingham Playhouse is one of the UK's leading producing theatres, creating bold, ambitious productions that entertain, challenge and inspire audiences locally and nationally. As Theatre of the Year 2025, we combine artistic excellence with an unwavering commitment to accessibility, inclusion and community engagement. As a registered charity,…

Job Summary

Nottingham Playhouse is seeking an organised, enthusiastic and relationship-focused Fundraising and Development Officer to join our team and help secure the support that enables us to create outstanding theatre and transformative community programmes.

Job Description

Nottingham Playhouse is one of the UK’s leading producing theatres, creating bold, ambitious productions that entertain, challenge and inspire audiences locally and nationally. As Theatre of the Year 2025, we combine artistic excellence with an unwavering commitment to accessibility, inclusion and community engagement.

As a registered charity, fundraising plays a vital role in enabling us to create world-class productions while ensuring theatre remains accessible to everyone. Support from individuals, trusts, foundations, corporate partners and sponsors helps fund our artistic programme, participation work, education projects and community initiatives.

The Fundraising and Development Officer will play an important part in delivering this work by ensuring our supporters receive an outstanding experience and by providing the administration, coordination and relationship management that underpins successful fundraising. Reporting to the Development & Sponsorship Manager, the Fundraising and Development Officer will support every aspect of Nottingham Playhouse’s fundraising programme.

The role combines administration, relationship management, event coordination, CRM management, financial processing and communications. You’ll work with colleagues across Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Producing, Participation and Customer Experience, becoming a key member of an organisation that values collaboration and continuous improvement.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, is highly organised and would like to build a long-term career in fundraising within the cultural sector.

Job Requirements

We’re looking for someone who combines excellent administration with outstanding interpersonal skills and a genuine enthusiasm for relationship building.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

Essential Experience working in a busy administrative environment. Excellent organisational and time management skills. Ability to prioritise competing deadlines. Strong written and verbal communication. Excellent attention to detail. Experience maintaining accurate databases and records. Good financial administration skills. Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook and Word. Ability to quickly learn new digital systems. Strong interpersonal skills. Professional and approachable manner. Ability to work independently. Ability to collaborate across departments. Professional handling of confidential information. Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Commitment to safeguarding, GDPR and organisational policies. A positive, proactive attitude

Job Responsibilities

The Fundraising and Development Officer will support all aspects of Nottingham Playhouse’s fundraising programme.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporter Relationships Fundraising Administration CRM and Data Events Funding and Sponsorship Collaboration

The successful candidate will play an important role in helping Nottingham Playhouse build lasting relationships with supporters while ensuring fundraising activity is delivered professionally, efficiently and in line with best practice.