Trusts and Foundations Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Would you enjoy fundraising for a busy art gallery? Are you a highly organised individual with grant writing experience? Kettle's Yard house and gallery in Cambridge is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Trusts and Foundations Coordinator to join the team on a fixed term contract. This role will support Kettle's Yard's ambitious fundraising efforts by researching and securing income from trusts, foundations and grant making bodies.
With vibrant exhibition, learning and community and music programmes, this is an exciting time to join the fundraising team at Kettle's Yard. The team is also working toward a bold goal: growing our endowment by £5million by 2027. The Trusts and Foundations Coordinator will contribute significantly to the success of these intiatives by supporting the team in drafting applications and securing impactful gifts across the varied programme.
We believe that diversity strengthens and enriches us. We are committed to helping to make the arts and cultural sector a more diverse and equal place. To this end we are actively seeking to diversify our staff and would particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and people with disabilities, if you wish to self-identify please do so in your personal statement.
Due to the nature of this work this role can be offered for hybrid working with potential to be partly or fully remote (subject to line manager approval). Kettle's Yard has hot-desk spaces available for on-site working.
About Kettle's Yard: Kettle's Yard is the University of Cambridge's modern and contemporary art gallery. It was founded in 1957 by Jim and Helen Ede. It consists of a beautiful house with a remarkable collection of modern art and a gallery that presents a diverse programme of modern and contemporary art exhibitions. It has an international reputation for its programmes which includes concerts of new and classical music and an extensive and diverse programme of learning and community activities.
Kettle's Yard's mission is:
To contribute to society by inspiring and engaging audiences through art, learning and research of the highest quality.
We believe that great art should not be the privilege of the few, but for everyone. Our values reflect Kettle's Yard's creator Jim Ede's support for artists and belief in art's power to make us look again and change how we act in the world.
The closing date for applications is end of day, Tuesday 29th July.
Interviews expected to be held on Friday 8th August.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 year in the first instance.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
Any queries regarding this position should be directed to hr@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk. Please bear in mind that due to limited staffing and a large number of applications, we will only be able to provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Please quote reference DC46474 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.