Partnerships and Development Manager

Newcastle Writers Festival is seeking a Partnerships and Development Manager to play a crucial role in growing, broadening and sustaining sponsorship revenue and partnerships to support the strategic ambitions of the organisation.

Reporting to the Festival Director and Fundraising Sub-Committee, 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.

The Partnerships and Development manager will work closely with the Festival Director and Fundraising Sub-Committee to develop and maintain strong partnerships, diversify revenue streams and build financial sustainability for the organisation, along with all associated planning, reporting and evaluation. 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 individual donors.

This is a Newcastle-based role as community relationships are essential.

Application deadline: 5.00pm AEST 24 November 2025. Interviews will be conducted in Newcastle on 2 December. The successful applicant will be notified by mid-December and begin the role on 12 January 2026.

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Direct all enquiries to manager(at)newcastlewritersfestival.org.au