Development Coordinator

Disability Arts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned arts organisation in Nottingham seeks a Development Coordinator to assist in securing funding and support the Development team. Responsibilities include administrative oversight, drafting funding reports, researching funding opportunities, and organizing events. Ideal candidates are proactive, adaptable, and have strong writing and organizational skills. Experience in fundraising is not necessary. This role offers a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in arts fundraising. Applications are encouraged from under-represented groups in the arts sector.

Qualifications

• Proactive and enthusiastic approach to challenges.
• Ability to manage a busy workload and be adaptable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative oversight related to income sources.
• Research and prepare project and funding report templates.
• Cultivate relationships with individual donors and corporate partners.
• Conduct prospect research for funding opportunities.
• Support planning and submission of grant applications.
• Help deliver high-quality events for supporters and VIPs.

Skills

High-level writing

Project management

Administration

Research

Events management

Customer service

Commercial sales

Job description

The Role

We have an exciting vacancy for a Development Coordinator to join our dynamic and supportive Development team, to assist with securing funding for the future of our organisation. As Development Coordinator, you will support the Senior Development Manager and Director to achieve our ambitious fundraising strategy. You will be a pivotal member of the team, undertaking tasks across administration, research, project and events management, and high-level writing.

Your main accountabilities will include:

• Providing administrative oversight of key areas related to gaining income from a wide range of sources, including but not limited to trusts and foundations, individual donors, and corporate giving (including from commercial galleries).
• Researching, drafting and preparing timely project and funding report templates and reports.
• Supporting the Director and Senior Development Manager in strategically cultivating and stewarding individual donors, as well as corporate and strategic partners.
• Undertaking prospect research, including due diligence of individual donors, researching opportunities for funding through Trusts and Foundations, and identifying relevant local and national government grant schemes.
• Supporting the planning, drafting and submission of grant applications and funding reports, with the aim of leading on select applications and reports over time.
• Supporting the planning and delivering of a high-quality programme of supporter, VIP and external events.

The Person

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in fundraising for a renowned arts organisation, and we’re looking for someone who is proactive and enthusiastic for the challenge! Your ability to be adaptable, calm, and to manage a busy workload will be vital when administering bids, preparing reports, and researching donors and funding opportunities. A team player, you’ll enjoy working collaboratively and supportively with internal colleagues and external stakeholders. You’ll have excellent written and verbal communication, and your strong organisational and project management skills will come in handy when managing cross-team funding applications and organising events for donors, funders and prospects.

You don’t need experience in fundraising to apply to this role. We understand the benefit of other skills and experience, and are excited to hear from those with transferable skills such as high-level writing, project management, administration, research, events management, customer service or commercial sales. If you don’t meet all of the criteria but are interested in the role, please do consider applying.

Information

If you would like to know more about this role, our team and organisation, we will be holding an informal online information session on Monday 26 January 2026 at 1pm. Please book on at [e-mail].

Access

We actively encourage applications from people whose perspectives and experiences are currently under-represented in our team and in the wider arts sector:

• people who identify as disabled,
• people from ethnically diverse cultural backgrounds,
• people from working class / lower socio-economic backgrounds.

We operate a positive action interview scheme where we will offer an interview to any applicant with a disability or long-term health condition who meets the minimum criteria for the role.

We are happy to discuss accessibility requirements, both as part of the recruitment process and in relation to the role at any time.

To Apply

Please download the full job description and application form on our website. We also welcome video or audio application statements (of up to 5 minutes).

Please email your completed application form or video/audio application statement [e-mail] Monday 9 February 2026, 10am. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Monday 9 February 2026, 10am

Interview Date: Monday 23 February 2026