Individual Giving Officer

The Royal Academy of Arts currently has an exciting opportunity for an Individual Giving Officer to join our Philanthropy team.

The RAs Development department plays a vital role in the success and growth of the Royal Academy as a dynamic and independent institution. Receiving no government subsidy we rely on Development to secure major gifts through an innovative fundraising approach.

The Individual Giving Officer will play a pivotal role working alongside stakeholders to raise funds from many of the RAs most significant supporters securing donations from individuals for revenue endowment and exhibitions.

This role will also support the Chairs Circle Patrons group as well as play a key role in the team as we embark on our highly ambitious endowment campaign.

About You

To be considered for this role you will need todemonstratea passionate belief in the workvisionand mission of the Royal Academy of Arts. You will have experience of securing donations from individuals along with managing a donor portfolioand working with senior stakeholders. The successful candidate will be target-driven and possessoutstanding interpersonal skills and keen to develop their fundraising experiences.

The RA dates way back to 1768 when a group of artists and architects persuaded King George lll to help them to establish a society for promoting the Artof Design. The original academy in Pall Mall was less than 10 meters long. Since then there have been many changes though the RAs core purpose of bringing art and design to a broad audience and championing art and artists still holds true.

Today we are a contemporary art organisation hosting internationally acclaimed exhibitions and through investment in employee training and development with courses such as Unconscious Bias LGBTQ Awareness Bystander and Mental Health First Aid training we are striving to foster a safe space for everyone through positive action. We also have Employee Network Groups Ways In Groups and an Employee Council so every employee has a voice and a way to feel heard by colleagues through the CEO.

The RA is truly a unique place both as an attraction to our visitors but also as a workplace. Our people are at the heart of all we do and we support a broad and inspiring mix of departments; from exhibitions curators art handlers researchers publishers and digital to schools and education visitor welcome fundraisers and corporate support.