Job Description
Lowry is one of the UK's most exciting and vibrant arts organisations. We are looking for an exceptional team leader for our respected and successful fundraising team to lead the team to generate revenue, capital and project funding from individuals, companies, fundraising events and trusts & foundations. The role will be a strategic and senior one within the organisation, and we are looking for an individual who is passionate and committed as well as able to multi-task and work at a fast pace with a high level of attention to detail.
This is an exciting time for Lowry and our staff, artists and volunteers are at the heart of our organisation. This role will be vital to ensuring we can secure much-needed funds to be able to continue to grow all of our organisation's programmes, including our performing and visual arts programme and award winning learning and engagement work.
The role has a number of staff benefits including:
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Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets
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Free car parking just a few minutes' walk from the Lowry building
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Paid day off for your birthday
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Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within the Lowry building
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Access to Lowry's Wellbeing Hub and to other health and wellbeing services, including counselling, physiotherapy and remote GP appointments
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Group Life Assurance Scheme
Please note that MediaCityUK is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options - bus, car, tram and bike.
The application deadline for this vacancy is Friday 27 February 2026 at 5pm.
Interviews will take place on 19 March 2026.
To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter by clicking on 'Apply for this job' via Lowry's Careers page. Your application should describe how you would apply your knowledge, experience and skills to fulfil the main duties and responsibilities of the post.
To ensure fairness during our shortlisting process, we ask that you remove all personal details (such as name, age, location, ethnicity, marital status etc.) from your CV and covering letter before uploading. This reduces the risk of any potential bias during our recruitment process and ensures that all shortlisting is based on skills, experience and suitability for a role. Thank you for your understanding.
Lowry is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we strive to reflect and represent the full breadth of the community we serve across our workforce. We proactively work to achieve greater diversity in the areas of gender, race, disability, sexuality, socio-economic background, faith and age. We particularly encourage applications from people who have a disability and people from black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds, as these groups are currently under-represented in the arts as a sector.
