Philanthropy Officer

We could not maintain this range of work or our digital presence without support from philanthropists funders members business partners and sponsors Our Development and Advocacy department generates over 46m revenue annually plus additional capital funds and secures the annual Arts Council England grant (currently 23.8m).The Departments revenue generation and advocacy to Government of the value of our creative sector ensures the RBO can retain the best artists and crafts people deliver our thriving National Schools Programme maintain our beautiful Grade I listed building deliver on our charitable mission and continue to produce world class to our Development and Advocacy department is our Philanthropy team who are looking to hire a Philanthropy Officer to support the team with our RBO Philanthropy Officer is responsible for managing and delivering a range of administrative and stakeholder engagement workstreams taking ownership of the planning coordination and completion of activities agreed with the Senior Philanthropy Administration Manager. The role leads the administration and delivery of selected meetings events senior stakeholder engagements and Royal Box cultivation evenings as well as supporting Board and Committee activity ensuring all work is accurate timely and delivered to the highest standards. The postholder provides dedicated administrative support to the Associate Head of Philanthropy including diary management liaison during periods of absence donor portfolio administration and support for strategic initiatives. Additionally the role supports the Senior Philanthropy Administration Manager and provides cover for the Philanthropy Coordinator when required helping to maintain continuity and efficiency across the wider Philanthropy ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:Relevant experience in a complex administrative coordination events or arts administration role.A proactive and solutions-focused approach with demonstrable ownership resilience and organisational and workload management skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines and respond calmly to changing requirements.A methodical project management-style approach with the ability to plan activity clarify responsibilities and deadlines coordinate dependencies and maintain momentum through to written communication and document-production attention to detail and accuracy particularly when handling sensitive information and complex and professionalism when working with senior internal and external stakeholders Board and Committee members philanthropists and colleagues at all levels.