Contract: Full time (40 hours per week), Fixed Term (12 months), Mon-Fri with some occasional weekend / evening work

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (depending on experience)

Apply by: 11.59pm on Thursday 26 June 2025

Interviews: w/c 30 June and 7 July

Job Description: Download here or below

WOW - Women of the World (WOW) is a global alliance of partners, driving an equal and inclusive future for women and girls. We deliver impact through festivals, events, leadership and knowledge sharing with these guiding principles.

1. Creativity is a force for progress: We believe creativity and expression are transformative tools for sparking joy, creating community, and realising a better future

2. We’re led by women around the world: Through our shared Global Partnerships, programmes are locally grown in the places where they happen

3. There’s a method to our movement: At the centre of our work is our unique method, rooted in the arts and proven over 15 years, 150 festivals and millions of participants inspired to take action

4. We all have a part to play in an equal world: No matter who you are, WOW is for everyone who believes in gender equality

WOW began as a Festival in 2010, founded by the trailblazing arts leader Jude Kelly CBE and became a UK registered charity in 2020. Watch our film here.

The Senior Fundraising & DevelopmentManager will play a pivotal role in enabling the global work of WOW to continue to grow, and positively impact the lives of people across the world. This position is responsible for leading and implementing WOW’s fundraising strategy across multiple income streams to support both core operations and project delivery. Working within a dedicated small, collaborative team, the postholder will develop new funding opportunities, steward relationships with funders and partners, and deliver high quality proposals and reports. They will be responsible for overseeing WOW’s CRM across the organisation, ensuring the CRM is being used to its potential, as per the team’s CRM policy and championing efficient ways of working via the platform.

This role is key to securing an ambitious annual income target that supports:

• Live and digital arts-led events

• Festivals and events – both in the UK and with overseas partners

• Workshops and participatory activities with young people and people of all ages

• Commissioning of new artistic projects

WOW currently receives funds from a number of sources, including:

• Corporate partnerships

• Individual donors

• Trusts and Foundations

• Public sector grants

• Earned income

• With a growing relationship to International Development Funds – an area we are keen to develop further

The ideal candidate will be an experienced and versatile fundraiser with a track record of raising significant funds from a range of diverse funding sources. They will be confident in managing the cultivation and stewardship of new and existing funding relationships. They will be an excellent communicator – both written and in person – capable of articulating WOW’s case for support to a wide range of funders, with clarity and passion.

Please download and read the job description here or below.

To apply please send a CV, plus a covering letter (no more than two pages) or a video (no more than three minutes) outlining why you are a good candidate for the role to recruitment@thewowfoundation.com by 11.59pm on Thursday 26 June 2025

We also ask applicants to complete an anonymous Equality and Diversity Form here. Please note that you are not obliged to complete any or all sections of this form.