Development Manager
£36,000 per annum
Closing Date 26 November 2025
Permanent, Full Time
About Us
The idea at the heart of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is simple: anyone with a desire to perform and a venue willing to host them is welcome. No individual or committee determines who can or cannot perform at the Fringe.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society was founded by artists to nurture and uphold the Fringe's values of inclusivity, experimentation and imagination. We exist to support, advise and encourage everyone who wants to participate in the Fringe, provide information and assistance to audiences, and celebrate the Fringe and what it stands for all over the world.
About the Role
As a registered charity, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society relies on diverse revenue streams including the Fringe Friends scheme, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations, individual giving, major donors, and legacies.
The Development Manager plays a key role in securing and sustaining income from these sources, supporting the delivery of the Society’s strategic objectives. The postholder will implement and develop fundraising initiatives, nurture relationships with funders and supporters, oversee the Friends scheme, and ensure the smooth and efficient administration of all fundraising activity.
Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and Development, this role combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and line management responsibility for the Development Assistant.
There is scope to shape the focus of the role according to the postholder’s experience and strengths, though there is a particular opportunity to grow income from major donors and develop a legacies programme.
The current focus of the fundraising team includes the Fringe Friends scheme, trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, and public funding. The successful candidate will complement this work, bringing additional expertise and enthusiasm to strengthen and diversify our income base. The ideal candidate will be an organised, collaborative, and confident relationship-builder, with experience of meeting income targets and a commitment to the Fringe Society’s charitable mission.
How to Apply
- Download: the full job description HERE
- Apply: via the dedicated jobs portal HERE
- Deadline: 10am on Wednesday 26 November
- Interviews: to be held on 08 and 09 December
We use positive action under section 159 of the Equality Act in relation to disability or race. This means that if we have two candidates of equal merit in our process, we will seek to take forward the D/deaf, disabled, Black, Asian or ethnically diverse candidate in order to diversify our staff team.