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Development Manager: Trusts and Foundations
Development Manager: Trusts and Foundations
Full Time, 40 hours per week
Permanent Contract
The Development Department’s key purpose is to increase the generation of income in order to enable the Collection to achieve its core aims and sustain and increase the supporter base of the museum. Alongside a fundraising revenue income target, the Development Department is seeking to raise funds to create an endowment for the Collection (to reach a £20 million target) and to complete the museum’s Masterplan of capital works.
The Development Manager: Trusts and Foundations role is to assist the department in delivering the revenue and capital targets. You will forge strong relationships with key trust and foundation funders, with a focus on proactively seeking opportunities to secure multi-year funding and diversify the portfolio, while identifying and cultivating new opportunities. Excellent communication skills and a clear, concise and evidence-based writing style when conveying the Collection’s aims and ambitions to potential funders will be key to this role. Supporter care and stewardship also play an important part of the position.
Working closely with all departments at the museum and effective internal communication will be crucial for the success of the post holder. This role reports to the Head of Development.
Salary, Benefits and Working Hours
The salary for this role is between £36,500 and £42,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience.
In addition, the post-holder will receive 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 ‘privilege’ days. Employees are also offered the following benefits:
- Membership of an Occupational Pension Scheme
- Alpha – a defined benefit occupational pension scheme (28.97%)
- Partnership pension account - a stakeholder pension
- Eye Tests
- Occupational Health Service
- Annual Flu Jab
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Services available 24/7 and 365 days per year to all employees
- Free therapy service of up to six sessions per issue, per year (each session lasts 45-50 minutes)
- First Aiders
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Parental Leave
- Training and Development Opportunities
For this post, the normal working week is a five-day week, Monday to Friday. The normal working day will be 09.00 to 17.00. However, some flexibility will be expected as the need to participate in fundraising events or wider museum activities will arise.
How to Apply
Please complete the Application Form, and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, following the links provided on our website. Please note the equal opportunities form is used for monitoring purposes only and does not form part of the selection process. Both forms should be emailed to recruitment@wallacecollection.org by midnight 26/04/2026. Please note late applications or applications via a CV will not be considered.
Interviews for the role will take place week commencing 04/05/2026. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Due to the large number of applications we receive, it will not be possible to contact or give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.
Start date: As soon as possible
Appointment to the role is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check. The Wallace Collection is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Development Manager Trusts and Foundations Candidate Pack
The Wallace Collection Application Form Development Manager Trusts and Foundations
Collections Data Assistant – Fixed Term Contract
Collections Data Assistant - Fixed Term Contract
Full Time, 40 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months
The Collections Data Assistant will help improve existing data within the Collection’s CollMS and image drives. This includes data cleansing and records auditing, maintaining collections management and documentation standards in preparation for the migration to a new CollMS and DAMS. The postholder will assist the team with day-to-day tasks and play a critical role in the preparatory phase of this project, becoming a “super user” to help with the switch over to the new system through training and testing, as well as continuing work post-migration to new systems.
This role reports to the Collections Documentation Officer.
Salary, Benefits and Working Hours
The salary for this temporary post is £30,784 per annum.
In addition, the post-holder will receive, pro-rated, 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 ‘privilege’ days. Employees are also offered the following benefits:
- Nest Pension Scheme
- Interest free loans after six months satisfactory service
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Cycle to work loan
- Eye Tests
- Occupational Health Service
- Annual Flu Jab
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Services available 24/7 and 365 days per year to all employees
- Free therapy service of up to six sessions per issue, per year (each session lasts 45-50 minutes)
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Parental Leave
- Training and Development Opportunities
For this post, the normal working week is a five-day week, Monday to Friday. The normal working day will be 09:00 to 17:00. However, some flexibility will be expected to support the general activities of the Department and museum.
How to Apply
Please complete the Application Form, and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, following the links provided on our website. Please note the equal opportunities form is used for monitoring purposes only and does not form part of the selection process. Both forms should be emailed to recruitment@wallacecollection.org by midnight 19/04/2026. Please note late applications or applications via a CV will not be considered.
Interviews for the role will take place week comencing 20/04/2026 and 27/04/2026. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Due to the large number of applications we receive, it will not be possible to contact or give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.
Start date: As soon as possible
Appointment to the role is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check. The Wallace Collection is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Collections Data Assistant Candidate Pack
The Wallace Collection Application Form Collections Data Assistant Fixed Term Contract
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