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Community 4707 e.V. is looking for a Development Manager to work on the upcoming season of our main project, the Freeform Tradition Festival. In this role, you will identify and apply for grant opportunities, as well as cultivate and solicit corporations, individuals and foundations to make the next edition of Freeform Tradition possible.  

About Community 4707 

We create cross-cultural projects that bring together creative professionals and cultural managers to explore and reinterpret both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Through these collaborations, we foster dialogue, spark new ideas, and present fresh approaches to artistic expression.

Our aim is to develop contemporary forms of intercultural cooperation—creating spaces where people from different cultural backgrounds can meet, exchange, and create together.

About Freeform Tradition Festival 

Freeform Tradition is a music festival and inclusive platform for presenting, interpreting, and experimenting with diverse musical traditions. It proposes new ways of engaging with tradition—geographically, culturally, and creatively—offering audiences the opportunity to encounter, understand, and embrace unfamiliar forms of musical expression.
 Freeform Tradition features artists and projects from around the world who engage with cultural heritage, reinvent traditions, and showcase them in fresh, unexpected, and sometimes contradictory contexts.

More information – freeformtradition.com  

JOB DESCRIPTION

Join a small, dedicated team working across borders to bring the Freeform Tradition Festival to life. As our first full-time fundraising professional, you’ll help shape the festival’s future by securing the resources that make it possible. You’ll focus on grant applications, corporate partnerships, and individual donors—directly supporting a vibrant international platform where artists reimagine and share diverse musical traditions with audiences worldwide.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Fundraising Strategy & Donor Development

• Work closely with the organization’s leadership to develop and implement a fundraising strategy for the festival and for Community 4707’s ongoing work.
• Create a yearly fundraising plan with clear targets, timelines, and reporting milestones.

Grant Development & Management – 70% 

• Research and identify funding opportunities that support arts and culture partnership projects. 
• With support of the festival manager and leadership, prepare and submit grant applications, ensuring alignment with funder priorities and compliance with all requirements.
• Support lineup artists in soliciting travel grants and preparing applications.
• Manage reporting for successful grants, including financial and narrative reports.

Partnerships & Co-Production (incl. in-kind support) – ~20%

• Identify and cultivate relationships with partner organizations, cultural/academic institutions, and international collaborators.
• Prepare partnership proposals; coordinate meetings and follow-ups.
• Develop in-kind agreements (e.g., space, equipment, communications support, staffing).

Corporate Sponsorships – ~10%

• Identify and approach potential corporate sponsors aligned with the festival’s mission and values.
• Prepare sponsorship materials including proposals, pitch decks, and benefits packages.
• Support stewardship activities including thank-you communications, updates, and event invitations.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Ideally, an arts & culture or non-profit professional with fundraising and grant acquisition experience.
• Excellent writing and interpersonal skills.
• Experience preparing grant applications for government bodies and private foundations. 
• Experience supporting the development of partnerships or institutional collaborations.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and drive collaborative projects.
• Languages: German (not lower than B2) and English.

Salary: from €3,000/month.
 Questions? info@freeformtradition.com or +49 176 305 03433 (text / WhatsApp)

APPLICATION PROCESS 

If you feel that this is something you’d love to do, please consider applying even if you don’t seem to meet each of the indicatedcriteria. We are keen to build a team that shares our mission and values, and if you feel this might be an alignment, we would love to hear from you. 

Please send us a resume to info@freeformtradition.com with the subject line Development Manager and write in the body of your email why you think we might be a good fit for each other.