Membership and Events Coordinator

The Membership and Events Coordinator plays a central role in the development and stewardship of Chisenhale Gallery’s fundraising activities, with a particular focus on membership and events, working within the small and dedicated Development team under the Head of Philanthropy.

The role is responsible for the planning on-the-ground delivery of Chisenhale Gallery’s events-led supporter programme, spanning intimate lunches, dinners, talks, and studio visits for individual donors, through to specialist events for foundations and institutional partners.

The role is responsible for maintaining the Supporters’ Programme pipeline, tracking renewals, upgrades, and stewardship activity to ensure no opportunities are missed. Under the management of the Head of Philanthropy, the role holds primary responsibility for the gallery’s CRM database and supporter records, ensuring data is accurate, well-organised, and managed in line with UK GDPR and the gallery’s data protection and ethical fundraising policies. The post holder also manages the scheduling and note-taking for Development team meetings, and ensures that the database and calendar for trust and foundation applications are kept up to date, supporting prospect research for trusts and foundations alongside individual supporters.

The role is responsible for coordinating Chisenhale Editions. This includes leading on the production of editions in dialogue with the Curator: Exhibitions and Events and Head of Philanthropy, and managing the gallery’s stock of products, including editions, books, and merchandise, overseeing the web shop, on site archiving, end-to-end sales and postage, and maintaining accurate records of sales.
The role supports the Director with diary management, setting up meetings and visits with individual supporters and institutional partners, and ensuring refreshments are arranged and visitors warmly greeted, being a familiar friendly presence for supporters.