The V&A’s Development Department has a vacancy for an experienced Senior Grants Manager to join its Grants team. The Grants team works to maximise income for the V&A from trusts, foundations, and public-sector organisations for a variety of projects including FuturePlan capital projects, acquisitions, exhibitions, and learning programmes at V&A South Kensington, Young V&A, and V&A East Storehouse and V&A East Museum. Working closely with teams across the V&A's family of sites, we are responsible for identifying and researching prospects, coordinating applications, and building relationships with grant-making organisations and key individuals.
The Senior Grants Manager will raise funds by developing relationships with and coordinating successful applications to trusts, foundations and public sector grant-giving bodies. They will take a senior role in funding applications and manage their own portfolio of supporters whilst working closely with the Head of Grants, and other staff as appropriate. The Senior Grants Manager will also be responsible for line managing the Grants Manager and Grants Officer.