Salary: £43,317 Location: Bloomsbury, London (Hybrid)

Senior Database Manager (Fundraising) Full-time, Hybrid (at least 2 days per week on-site) Permanent £43,317 per annum Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday, 27 April 2026

About the role

Join the British Museums Development department as Senior Database Manager (Fundraising) where you will have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring our fundraising, Membership, and Patrons programmes are supported by exceptional data stewardship, robust systems, and accurate reporting.

As Senior Database Manager, you will oversee the Museums Raisers Edge (RE7) system, leading a small, dedicated team responsible for Membership data, income processing and reporting. You’ll be the go-to expert for data quality, system optimisation and process development across the Development department. This will include working closely with other teams and departments, including senior stakeholders to ensure that our CRM supports excellent stewardship and reliable insight.

This is an exciting time to join the Development department, who are working on projects related to the Bayeux Tapestry, building on last years success for the British Museum Ball, as well as working on getting our systems and processes ready to take on a major fundraising campaign for the Masterplan.

This is an ideal role for someone who combines technical proficiency with a collaborative, solutions‑focused approach.

Key areas of responsibility

Lead, manage and continuously improve the Raiser’s Edge (RE7) database, ensuring data accuracy, consistency and security.
Oversee and deliver key data processes including data selections, income processing, Gift Aid claims, financial/non-financial reporting and mailing lists.
Develop, coach and line‑manage the Membership-focused data team.
Work closely with Information Services on supplier management, security and upgrades.
Provide data expertise to Membership Services to ensure high-quality stewardship and accurate programme reporting.
Deliver training to staff across the Museum to ensure confident and correct use of Raiser’s Edge for fundraising, membership and events.
Work with senior management within the department and Information Services on a CRM improvement programme, ensuring that our fundraising CRM is fit for purpose for our upcoming campaign, which maintaining and delivering existing activities.

About you

Strong professional experience managing CRM databases in a fundraising or membership context, ideally with some experience with CRM upgrades and/or implementations.
Proficiency in Raiser’s Edge (ideally RE7).
Excellent understanding of UK GDPR, data protection, data security and fundraising/financial regulations and industry standards.
Experience with Direct Debit processing and advanced Excel skills.
Proven track record of administering efficient data processes and solving technical issues across teams.
Experience handling financial and non-financial data with exceptional attention to detail.
Experience with managing multiple responsibilities and projects with short- and long-term deadlines.
Strong people management, organisational and communication skills, ideally you will also have some experience with matrix management structure (formal or informal).

At the British Museum, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. That's why we've designed a benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary. Our full list of benefits can be found here, but we’ve outlined some highlights below:

Free exhibition entryfor you and guests, exclusive private views, ICOM and reciprocal museum access.
25 days’ annual leaveplus bank holidays and 2.5 privilege days (and +5 days after 10 years).
Discountsat onsite catering, Museum shops and local Bloomsbury partners.
Social and wellbeingperks including Staff parties, social clubs, CSSC sports and leisure, and support from the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship.
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