Development Officer

The Ryedale Festival is one of the UK’s most distinctive and ambitious classical music festivals, bringing internationally recognised artists to beautiful and historic venues across North and East Yorkshire.

We are seeking an enterprising Development Officer to help build the fundraising needed to sustain the Festival’s progress and ambitions. This is a new role at an exciting point in the Festival’s development, offering an opportunity to help shape the next stage of its work.
The principal focus will be trusts and foundations, researching opportunities, developing a strong pipeline and preparing high-quality applications and reports. The role will also support the development of corporate partnerships and sponsorship and identify other appropriate fundraising opportunities.

The Development Officer will report to the Artistic Director and work closely with the Festival’s active Development Committee, drawing on its considerable experience and network. Although initially a 12-month fixed-term appointment, there is considerable potential for the role to grow and develop over time as the Festival expands its fundraising activity.

We are looking for someone who enjoys spotting opportunities, writing persuasively, building relationships and keeping things moving.