Development Officer

Salary: £28,ooo per annum
Department: Development
Contract: Permanent
Location: Belgrade Theatre. Applicants should live within commuting distance of Coventry

Working closely with the Director of Audiences and Growth and colleagues across Communications, Box Office, and Front of House, you’ll be a vital link between the Belgrade and our supporters. You’ll lead the stewardship of our membership and subscribers’ scheme, manage frequent attender and donor relationships, support fundraising events and campaigns, and contribute to the roll-out of our corporate sponsorship strategy.

You’ll help build relationships that reflect the Belgrade’s commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility – ensuring our supporters feel valued and inspired.

Key Responsibilities

• Grow, retain and steward members and donors across a range of giving levels,
• Lead the day-to-day management and development of the Belgrade’s Membership Scheme.
• Help deliver fundraising campaigns for specific projects, shows, and events.
• Support the creation and delivery of corporate sponsorship opportunities.
• Be the first point of contact for donors, supporters and frequent attenders, maintaining excellent relationships.
• Work with Box Office, Front of House, and Communications to deliver a high-quality journey for members, subscribers and donors.
• Research and cultivate new fundraising prospects and donor opportunities.
• Maintain and develop the contact database (Spektrix), maximising data capture.
• Manage the processing and recording of donations and Gift Aid claims.
• Assist in the planning and delivery of fundraising events and impact reporting.
• Use tools like DotDigital and Google Analytics to support targeted communications and evaluate campaign performance.

What We Are Looking for In You

You’ll be a warm, confident communicator and relationship-builder, capable of working collaboratively across teams and independently managing your own workload. You’ll have a clear passion for the arts and a genuine commitment to accessibility, equality, and inclusion in everything you do.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience in fundraising, development, audience engagement or membership management—preferably within the arts, heritage, charity or cultural sectors.
• Confidence writing persuasive, targeted copy for a range of platforms and audiences.
• Experience working with a CRM system (we use Spektrix) and understanding of data management.
• Proven ability to build relationships with donors, supporters, and stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail, self-motivated, and target-driven with a positive, solutions-focused attitude.

Desirable Skills

• A fundraising qualification and/or knowledge of fundraising regulations.
• Experience of working in the arts, cultural, or heritage sector.
• Knowledge of the theatre landscape, both locally and nationally.
• Budget management experience.
• Understanding of ticketing and box office operations.
• Knowledge of SEO, Google Analytics, and digital communications.
• Experience supporting the marketing of fundraising campaigns and membership schemes.

For more information please download the Candidate Pack below.

How to Apply

Please send a CV and cover letter to recruitment@belgrade.co.uk with Development Officer as the subject line. In your cover letter please tell us:

Why you want to work at the Belgrade Theatre?
How your experiences and skills make you a great fit for the role?

Deadline for Applications: Mon 21 Jul

Positive Action and Diversity Statements

The Belgrade Theatre is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are on a journey to diversify our staff and we seek to encourage applications from those who are currently under-represented in the Theatre Industry.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of those working in and for our organisation, in whatever capacity. We believe that inviting and supporting applications from people with a diverse range of backgrounds, identities and life experiences strengthens and enriches the work that we do.

Data Protection

Follow this link to our Data Protection Privacy Policy for Recruitment.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• Communicating and promoting vacancies.
• Interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum job criteria.
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

Find out more about the Disability Confident scheme here.

If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme please complete this form: Disability Confident Employer Scheme

Finally, if you need any support to help you apply, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via recruitment@belgrade.co.uk, and we will do our best to meet your needs.