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FUNDRAISER
About the role
The Fundraiser will provide leadership and expertise in their field, supporting the company by providing a strong foundation from which we can succeed and pioneer. We are looking to appoint a person who is flexible and has a strong sense of initiative and will thrive in the frequently changing landscape of a small multi-faceted arts company.
You will have a proven track record in Fundraising, especially bid writing, donor schemes and events.You will bring Fundraising expertise and apply it to our diverse workforce, and work alongside our team to createmeaningful and robust funding bids and promotion for our creative work and for Mandala Theatre Company as awhole.The company seek an individual who has experience of a mixed funding environment (grants, foundations,corporates, friends and donor schemes).
You will have the communication skills to be an effective advocate forMandala and the people and communities we work with. You will embrace our ethos and diversity and equality inall the work you do.We see the Fundraiser’s role as pivotal in our evolution with the fixed-term, part-time contract offered purelybased on current funding.
We are committed to growing both this role and the team as a whole.We particularly welcome applicants from groups that are currently under-represented in the arts sector and weare looking for a Fundraiser who is passionate about a change agenda and the inclusion of Global Majority staff,artists, participants, and communities in this process.
Job role: Fundraiser
Reporting to: Artistic Director & Board of Trustees
Contract: Part-time & fixed-term until March 2027
Salary: £37,000 pro rata (£14,800 pa)Hours: 15 hours per week.
Standard office hours are from 10am - 6pm with one regular day per week to be agreed with postholder.
Location: The post will be in Oxford, at our base as resident company with Oxfordshire Youth, in East Oxford, but with blended home/flexible working (Due in the office at least 1 day every two weeks)
Job Description - Fundraiser
• To lead and implement a successful fundraising strategy to generate ongoing sustainable income, both restricted and unrestricted, to support all areas of Mandala Theatre Company’s fundraising and advocacy activitywith support from the Artistic Director.
• To be responsible for achieving agreed fundraising targets, currently in excess of 60k per year throughindividual giving, trusts and foundations, and corporate giving.
• To develop and write funding proposals, bids, and applications across all strands of the fundraising strategy.• To develop a donor scheme and help recruit new Patrons.
• To lead on fundraising reporting to funders including Arts Council England
• To work with the Artistic Director to set and monitor fundraised income targets and cash flow within short andlong term financial and business planning.
• To oversee and ensure all aspect of fundraising compliance such as the fundraising regulator levy, GDPR andGift Aid.
• To contribute to the development of the Business Plan by producing fundraising targets to support this plan.
To apply, please send a CV and Application Letter, video, or audio recording (up to two A4 pages or a recording of up to 5 minutes) to admin@mandalatheatre.co.uk. Please use “Fundraiser Application” as the email subject.
In your application, you should tell us why you’d like to be Mandala’s Fundraiser as well as detailing how your skills, experience and knowledge meet the person specification.
Closing date: Monday 6 April 2026
Shortlisting: Monday 13 April 2026
Interviews
Interviews in Oxford Wednesday 22nd April 2026
We will ask all shortlisted applicants if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make ahead of interview.
Accessibility is a priority for Mandala. An audio version and large print version of this pack can be found on our website at mandalatheatre.co.uk/fundraiser. If you require this pack in any other format, or for any other
questions, please email admin@mandalatheatre.co.uk.
We look forward to meeting you!