Development Manager

Cork International Film Festival is looking for an experienced, dynamic Development Manager to join its team.

Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) is Ireland’s first and largest film festival. Our mission is to present Ireland’s most exciting, diverse, and ambitious annual film festival, connecting and stimulating audiences and artists through a carefully curated selection of the best films, to create a unique shared cultural experience, rooted in Cork, open to the world. In accordance with our governing constitution, the purpose of CIFF is to promote the advancement of education in the arts, through film.

CIFF is a local, national and international celebration of cinema, running for twelve days in November each year in Cork City, and online via our new Digital Festival Platform. CIFF is a concentrated curated offering of the latest and best international and Irish features, documentaries and shorts, and includes programmes for schools, families, a focus on film and mental health (Illuminate), and specialist Industry Days, including Doc Day, providing training and professional development for the film sector.

THE ROLE:

The Development Manager will be responsible for growing, broadening and sustaining revenue to support the strategic ambitions of Cork International Film Festival. They will be a confident communicator with excellent networking and relationship management skills and have experience delivering significant corporate partnerships and engaging with high value individual donors. The successful candidate will establish new fundraising opportunities and represent CIFF to external stakeholders, acting as an exemplary ambassador for the organisation.

To succeed in this role, you will be a self-motivated, creative, strategic thinker with a proven track record in the practical side of fund development: researching key prospects; securing introductions; developing and delivering compelling pitches; working with and influencing individuals at senior levels; and building and fostering long-term relationships. You will be passionate about film and have a good knowledge of the arts.
If you’re an ambitious, creative, forward-thinker with excellent relationship building skills, a passion for film, and a flair for thinking outside the box, this could be the role for you!

HOW TO APPLY:

Please email recruitment@charitycareersireland.ie for the full job description, candidate information pack, and application details for this role. Please use the job title and name of the organisation you’re interested in as the subject of your email.

The recruitment campaign for the role of Development Manager is being managed exclusively on behalf of the Cork International Film Festival by non-profit specialist recruitment consultancy CCI Executive Search.

The closing date for this position is 29/03/2021 at 15:00