Head of Trusts & Foundations Job London area,Greater London England UK,Management

Location: Greater London

We are looking for

Head of Trusts & Foundations join the National Theatre's Development team.

This is a senior role in the Development Department of the National Theatre, working collaboratively across the team to build a positive team culture and generate income for the National Theatre. The Head of Trusts and Foundations leads a team of specialist Trust and Foundation fundraisers, and manages a personal portfolio of major grant givers and prospects. The post-holder will build on the team's current success as well as seek out and implement new, innovative strategies to grow the NT’s income.

The role also collaborates closely with our sister charity, National Theatre in America, which raises funds for the National Theatre's work in the US and the UK, offering exciting opportunities for income growth and personal development.

The successful candidates will have the following:

Experience of managing high value relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to adapt style to suit a variety of situations and audiences.
Personable and persuasive, with experience of engaging with foundation chairs and trustees, and high net worth individuals.
Experience of line management and commitment to supporting the professional development of colleagues in the Trusts and Foundations team.

If that sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

We want to understand each candidates skills, experience, and perspectives, so we encourage you to complete your application using your own words. While generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool for exploring ideas or structuring responses, applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can appear generic and make it difficult for us to assess your individual experience.

If you choose to use AI during the application process, please use it only as a tool to help draft and structure your ideas, check your spelling and grammar, and guide your writing, while ensuring the personal experiences are entirely your own words. Responses that do not demonstrate your own voice may affect how your application is assessed and could result in it notbeing progressed.

Working

with us will give you..

Complimentary staff tickets for shows and guided tours, subject to availability and policy
25 days annual leave increasing up to 32 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
Development Programmes via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role
Access to interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme partnership
Enhanced sick pay
Family Friendly policies including Family leave and Support leave
Family-friendly employer – we are a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
On-site staff canteen and social facilities
On-site occupational health support
In-house mental health and wellbeing advisors providing workplace counselling and support
Wellbeing programme of events, including mental health awareness, financial wellbeing, skills sharing and opportunities to get active
Exclusive staff talks to hear more about NT productions, past and present, from leading practitioners
Discounted access to National Theatre at Home
Volunteer leave – one paid day per year to volunteer for your chosen charity
Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafés, restaurants, and bookshop, as well asin local businesses (from Wagamama to gyms), on and around the South Bank
Access to retailer discounted gift cards and a cash-back-on-spending card

Please note

The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Monday 26 October
2026 at 10am

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a…