Head of Development
Role Description
This is an exciting moment to join Hospital Rooms. As we celebrate ten years of extraordinary art in mental health hospitals, and look forward to the next ten, our Head of Development will be a critical driving force behind our financial success and influence, leveraging our legacy to lead us into our next decade.
Working closely alongside the Managing Director and Development Committee, the Head of Development will be pivotal in maintaining current and securing new fundraising opportunities and partnerships aligned with our strategic vision. This dynamic role manages multiple, crucial income streams, including grants, donations, and high-value corporate partnerships, as well as exciting fundraising opportunities.
The role offers flexibility and is full-time at 5 days per week.
Key Objectives
- Working with the Executive Team, design, lead, and execute an ambitious multi-year strategy for all donated income streams to set and hit annual revenue targets, including grants from trusts and foundations, donations, gifts and legacies, corporate sponsorship and fundraising initiatives.
- Serve as a principal ambassador for Hospital Rooms, building deep, high-value relationships with the Arts Council England (ACE), major donors, corporate partners, and foundations.
- Partner with Head of Impact and wider teams to leverage creative human stories, clinical data and economic ROI narratives into compelling philanthropic propositions.
Skills You’ll Bring to the Role
• Demonstrable success in meeting and exceeding ambitious revenue targets across donated and philanthropic income streams including corporate partnerships, trusts, and individual giving portfolios.
• Familiarity with Arts Council England protocols, corporate CSR trends, and impact measurement frameworks is highly desirable.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with confidence to build and develop close relationships with a wide group of stakeholders, including corporate partners, philanthropists and funding bodies.
• Clear strategic thinker who uses data and CRM metrics to inform decisions and optimise donor pipelines.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to turn complex clinical
or service design frameworks into moving, persuasive cases for support.
• An innovative and entrepreneurial mindset comfortable working within a fast-growing organisation that is disrupting traditional healthcare and arts sectors.
• Consistently interacts with the utmost respect and sensitivity, treating others in a fair, respectful and objective manner.
How to Apply and Interview Process
Before applying, please download and read the full Head of Development job pack.
To apply for this role, please submit the following:
- CV: At most, two A4 sides.
- Cover Letter: A brief note (this can be included in the body of your email and can be in audio or video format if preferred).
- As part of your application, we also invite you to complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. This helps us monitor and promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our recruitment process.
Email your application to hr@hospital-rooms.com
Please self-describe any barriers you feel you have faced in gaining access to the arts sector as part of the ‘cover letter’ section of the application to help us understand your achievements in context.
Key Dates:
• Application Deadline: 2 November
• Interview Dates: week commencing 9 November
Interview Process
The interview process will take place in two stages:
First Interview
- Who: Alison Acampora – Managing Director, Haley Moyse Fenning – Head of Impact
- Where: online
- Duration: 45 minutes
Second Interview
- Who: Alison Acampora – Managing Director, Niamh White – CEO, Hospital Rooms Trustee
- Where: Lock Studios (in-person)
- Duration: 60 minutes
We understand that schedules can be demanding, so we are happy to accommodate evening or early morning interviews. If you require this, please let us know in your application.
Applications should be sent to Hospital Rooms at hr@hospital-rooms.com