The Gate is recruiting a part-time Development Manager at the Gate to work closely with the CEO & Executive Director to build and deliver against our fundraising strategy and develop new ideas to diversify our income streams. The Gate needs to raise at least £250,000 every year and this continues to be reliant on Trusts & Foundations. We are looking for someone who can write successful bids to secure grant income whilst also developing and energising our corporate and individual giving offers.

If you care about telling stories from beyond our borders and have experience of securing gifts of at least £20,000, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Information

Salary: £33,000 / year pro rata

Hours: 2 days / week (o.4FTE)

This is a 2 day/week role, including a combination of remote and in-person days at the Gate office or onsite at partner venues. Evening and weekend work will sometimes be required. The Gate operates a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system.

How to apply

To apply please email a covering letter (no longer than 1 side of A4 if written or no more than 3 minutes as audio/video) along with your CV/Portfolio explaining why you would be suited to the role to [email protected] and complete the Equal Opps monitoring form here.

Please share audio or video links via SoundCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or any other filesharing service, not as an attachment.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 22nd February 2026

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview to take place w/c Monday 2 March with Executive Director Nicola Clements and Senior Producer Alice Linnane.