About the role:
In this dynamic role at the museum, the post holder will have oversight of the promotion and delivery of the Patrons’ Programme, to ensure objectives and agreed strategic targets are met. As a member of our esteemed Advancement team at the British Museum, the postholder will manage the Patrons team, reporting to the Head of CRM, and working closely alongside the Membership and Supporter Engagement team. As Senior Patrons Manager, the postholder will be responsible for ensuring that excellent levels of Patron retention are achieved.
Key areas of responsibility:
• Significantly increase income from the Patrons scheme in-line with the Museum’s Patrons Strategy, primarily through the recruitment of new Patrons
• Work with senior staff and volunteers, including the Patrons Chair, as well as the department Research Manager, to prospect, cultivate and recruit new Patrons at all levels
• Develop the international travel program for Patrons, in collaboration with a third-party agency, ensuring trips are an attractive part of the Patrons offer
• Work collaboratively with the Membership and Supporter Engagement team, feeding back insight to support the stewardship and renewal of the Museum’s existing Patrons
• Further details in the attached job description
About you:
You will have thorough knowledge of annual stewardship programmes, have had experience managing client pipelines and be well versed in tax efficient giving mechanisms. To support you in this role, you would need to be equipped with IT literacy, be able to adapt messaging to individual donor motivations and understand the role of fundraising at the British Museum. Working with a wide range of stakeholders, you will have excellent written and communication skills and have experience supporting junior colleagues.
Further details in the person specification.
About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.
The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections
• Interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases
Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description.
The interviews are expected to take place on Friday 5 April.
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.
The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a Museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site 3-4 days a week.
The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.
National Museum Directors' Council, Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG.
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