Development Manager
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF)
Edinburgh
Salary: £31,000 - £35,000
Edinburgh International Film Festival is seeking a Development Manager to play a crucial role in growing, broadening and sustaining sponsorship revenue and partnerships to support the strategic ambitions of Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Edinburgh International Film Festival is seeking a Development Manager to play a crucial role in growing, broadening and sustaining sponsorship revenue and partnerships to support the strategic ambitions of Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Reporting to the Festival Producer and working also with the Festival Director (the core executive team), the role is responsible for securing financial and in kind support for the Festival by cultivating strong relationships with corporate sponsors, trusts, foundations, governmental funding bodies and individual donors, as well as providing support over the coordination of creative, cultural, industry and media partnerships.
Role details
- Fixed-term contract, November 2025 to November 2026
- Full-time, 5 days a week by agreement within standard office hours of 9.30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday.
- For a detailed job description and to apply, please visit the EIFF Opportunities page.
Role responsibilities
The role will work closely with the Festival Producer and Festival Director to develop and maintain strong partnerships, diversify revenue streams and build financial sustainability for the organisation, along with all associated planning, reporting and evaluation.
Person specifications
The ideal candidate will be a confident, high-level communicator with excellent networking and relationship management skills and have strong experience in developing and delivering significant corporate partnerships, managing relationships with public funding bodies and engaging with high-net-worth individual donors.
How to apply
If you would like to apply for the post, please send us your CV along with a cover letter (no more than 1 side of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and why you think you would be a suitable candidate, referring to the job description and person specification. Please also complete the online equal opportunities monitoring form.
Please email your CV and cover letter to recruitment@edfilmfest.org no later than 6pm
on Thursday, 9 October 2025.
Please note that in line with our environmental policy, we are only handling applications
electronically.
We expect that interviews will take place w/c 13 October 2025.
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The closing date for this position is 09/10/2025 at 18:00