Partnerships Officer in Stratford-upon-Avon

Are you interested in fundraising in a unique Arts and learning partnership environment? Do you have excellent administration skills and an eye for detail? Are you confident at building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of people? Can you work independently and use your initiative to achieve results? We are looking for a Learning Partnerships Officer to help drive supporter engagement and philanthropic income through partnership cultivation and relationship management.

In this role, you will help recruit for and support the management of bespoke learning partnerships, expanding our portfolio and increasing income to further the RSC's charitable objectives. Reporting to the Senior Partnerships Development Manager, key areas of responsibility include:

• Providing administrative, relationship management and fundraising support to Learning Partnerships
• Leading on, developing and managing research of the prospect pipeline
• Creating and drafting bespoke proposals and presentations to grow the high-level partnership portfolio
• Booking and tracking tickets, raising invoices and tracking costs
• Building excellent internal working relationships across the organisation and externally with our partners

To be suitable for this role, it is essential that you have:

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to plan, prioritise and adapt to new ways of working
• Good knowledge of MS Office, database management and Excel
• A collaborative approach and able to work effectively across teams and departments

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Stratford-upon-Avon. You will be working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. You will be required to work in the office or on site for a minimum of 3 days per week. Due to the nature of our work, occasional weekend and evening work will be required.

All applications should be made online using the RSC website. If you need any assistance when applying, please email. The interviews will be two stages, taking place in early March; the first round will be online and the second round will be in person, in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The RSC strives for excellence, and values creativity, inclusivity, sustainability, collaboration, and accountability. We can offer great benefits and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put our values at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all individuals. We believe that safeguarding children and adults is everyone's responsibility, and everybody working at the RSC has a duty to place safeguarding at the heart of their work. We welcome candidates who will support and advocate the RSC's environmental objectives continuing to improve our sustainability work and actions both on and off stage.