Development Manager

We are currently seeking a Development Manager to join our team. Working closely with the Executive Director, you will develop and implement Theatre Centre’s fundraising strategy to support its artistic programme, organisational growth, and long-term sustainability.

This is a new and pivotal role designed to transform Theatre Centre’s fundraising capacity by strengthening systems, increasing income diversity, and building long-term financial resilience. The postholder will play a key role in helping the organisation capitalise on its artistic impact and case for support, while building momentum towards its 75th anniversary in 2028.

This role will keep us focused on our development strategy and will have support from across the whole company: the Board, Executive and the core TC team. We have been steadily building our foundations and have some good funding relationships in place, committed individual givers, a strong, evidenced case for support, some incredible stats and feedback and above all an inspiring and exciting programme of work to offer for young people, artists and teachers across the country.

Our Development Manager will help us to bring in resources so that we can continue share our high-quality, specialist work as far as we can. We see development as a collaborative effort and we understand the need for the whole team to support development, that effective fundraising needs to be resourced with realistic timelines and expectations.

If you love to work collaboratively and are committed to making high quality new writing and creative opportunities accessible to young people who are not usually offered them, then take a look at our Job Pack and apply via

Contract type:
Fixed term to March 2028

Hours:

30 hours per week (0.8 FTE) – we’re happy to discuss flexible working patterns that work best for you.

Salary: £24,000 per year (based on £30,000 per year pro rata)

Location:

This role can be hybrid or predominantly home based, with some time spent working with colleagues in the office. Theatre Centre is based near Three Bridges station at Unit 4 Crawley Business Centre, Stevenson Way, Crawley, RH10 1TN
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We are particularly keen to hear from applicants from communities that are underrepresented in the cultural workforce, particularly when considering disability, class and ethnicity, and people whose lived experience reflects the communities we work with. We guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the post and have a budget to support access. If you have any questions about Access please email

Final date to receive applications 21st July, 10am

First interviews W/C 5th August – zoom