Development Assistant

Full Time, 40 hours per week
Permanent Contract

The Development Department is responsible for generating over a third of the Wallace Collection’s annual income through a variety of income streams including individual donors, trusts and foundations and corporate partners. This income enables the Collection to achieve its principal aims outlined in the Museum’s strategy for 2025-2028: Making Culture Matter. The recently announced transformational masterplan will be a major focus for the Development Department in the years ahead and an opportunity to make a step-change in fundraising at the Wallace Collection.

The Development Department has recently expanded following a generous gift from the Kate and Marcus Agius Charitable Foundation, which has enabled the creation of two new manager roles. The Development Assistant will report to the Development Manager: Research and Operations.

The Development Assistant will play a critical role in helping to deliver a step-change in fundraising at the Wallace Collection to support the ambitious plans. The successful candidate provides support across the team and helps ensure that robust fundraising and financial processes are in place throughout the Development team. The post holder will play a vital role in supporting the fundraising efforts of the Collection by delivering high-quality philanthropic research, including donor profiles and briefing documents. They will help support the identification, qualification, and research of prospective donors to build a robust and strategic pipeline of support, with a particular emphasis on securing funding for the masterplan capital works. The Development Assistant may also be required to assist the Director’s Office from time to time.

Salary, Benefits and Working Hours

The salary for this role is £28,900 per annum.

In addition, the post-holder will receive 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 ‘privilege’ days. Employees are also offered the following benefits:

• Membership of an Occupational Pension Scheme:
• Alpha – a defined benefit occupational pension scheme (28.97%)
• Partnership pension account - a stakeholder pension
• Interest free loans after six months satisfactory service:
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work loan
• Eye Tests
• Occupational Health Service
• Annual Flu Jab
• Employee Assistance Programme:
• Services available 24/7 and 365 days per year to all employees
• Free therapy service of up to six sessions per issue, per year (each session lasts 45-50 minutes)
• First Aiders
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Parental Leave
• Training and Development Opportunities

For this post, the normal working week is a five-day week, Monday to Friday. The normal working day will be 09.00 to 17.00. However, some flexibility will be expected as the need to participate in fundraising events or wider museum activities will arise.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form, and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, following the links provided on our website. Please note the equal opportunities form is used for monitoring purposes only and does not form part of the selection process. Both forms should be emailed to recruitment@wallacecollection.org by midnight 09/11/2025. Please note late applications or applications via a CV will not be considered.

Interviews for the role will take place on, 13/11/2025 and 14/11/2025. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Due to the large number of applications we receive, it will not be possible to contact or give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.

Start date: As soon as possible

Appointment to the role is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check. The Wallace Collection is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Development Assistant Candidate Pack

The Wallace Collection Application Form Development Assistant

The Wallace Collection Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form