The Royal Academy of Music is seeking a Major Gifts Officer to join the Development team. You will provide direct support to the Deputy Principal (Advancement), Director of Philanthropy and Head of Philanthropy, working to produce high-value proposals for support, draft high-level correspondence, maintain donor and gift records, and support donor meetings and visits.

You will also perform a coordination role for the High Value Giving team, ensuring that key documents, templates, policies and procedures are well-organised and accessible for fundraisers to draw on.

The successful candidate will enjoy using their excellent administration, organisation and prioritisation skills in a busy role and have good knowledge of MS Office and experience of maintaining database systems. Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop strong relationships across the Academy and with donors are also key requirements for this role.

The Academy is looking for someone with experience of writing in a persuasive way, for example fundraising cases for support, proposals or sales pitches, and experience of systemising manual processes to more efficient working practices. Experience gained working within an arts-based, Higher Education or music related organisation would be ideal, and passion for and commitment to the arts – ideally music- and education is a must.

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