Senior Supporter Engagement Manager
Senior Supporter Engagement Manager
Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 per annum
Contract Type: Maternity Cover - 1 year
Working hours 37.5 hours per week plus occasional evening and weekend work
The Role:
The Senior Supporter Engagement Manager will play a key role in supporting the delivery of RADA’s future fundraising growth by developing and stewarding long-term relationships with a portfolio of individuals and seeking new prospective relationships to support the annual targets of the Development department and to maximise giving for long-term sustainable funding. The Senior Supporter Engagement Manager will work closely with teams across RADA including Marketing and Communications, Student Services and Academic team, teaching faculty and the Principal’s office.
The purpose of the role is to focus on developing long-term relationships with a portfolio of individual supporters and prospects to secure individual gifts of up to approximately £10,000 p.a.
About us:
Founded in 1904, RADA has an unparalleled record of success in training some of the world’s most renowned actors and technical specialists. Ours is an impressive history on which we are building an innovative future. RADA training is not only informed by the industry but also produces graduates who take their place at the vanguard of their profession working at the cutting edge of the dramatic arts. We have an ambitious strategy to encourage students from all circumstances and backgrounds to come to RADA.
We aim to be fair and equitable and enable dialogue in a world of rapidly changing demographics and evolving definitions of identity. Through our approach to teaching, learning and wider social engagement we foreground equitable and sustainable practice in a way that sets high standards and feeds expectations for fair and considerate behaviour both in RADA and beyond. Our access and participation programme aims to remove any barriers that students from underrepresented groups may encounter so they are able to access and succeed on our courses, and progress into the industry.
This is an exciting time to join us. We are developing a new vision and strategy for RADA, building on its existing successes to redefine training in the dramatic arts for the 21st century, focusing on key themes of training and student experience, growth, industry, and international dialogue and engagement.
In addition to our aims for our vocational training, we are working from our foundational strengths to grow our income streams through life-changing work, aligned with our core pedagogy and ethos. We aim to co-create with industry and other stakeholders to build on our reputation as a centre of excellence and innovation in our field.
Equity, diversity and inclusion:
We are very interested in hearing from Black, Asian, and Global Majority candidates as well as candidates who identify as D/deaf or disabled, who are under-represented at this level at RADA.
We are taking positive action by guaranteeing progress directly to the first interview stage of the process, to any applicant who self-identifies as being from a Black, Asian or Global Majority background, and/or who self-identifies as D/deaf or disabled, and has professional experience in a leadership role, either at a Conservatoire, in Higher education or in industry.
How to Apply
Download Recruitment Pack
1) send your updated CV and covering letter to hrapplications@rada.ac.uk
2) complete our equal opportunities monitoring form
Your covering letter should show us how you meet the criteria for the role using evidence from your previous experience. Successful applicants will be shortlisted and invited for the interview
Closing date:Tuesday 7 April 2026,10 am
The RADA team will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis but all received by the deadline will be considered for the role.
If you have any questions please contact:
Vlada Ursachi
HR Administrator
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is dedicated to Equal Opportunities in employment and seeks to achieve diversity amongst its staff to reflect the community it serves.