Development Officer

Position: Development
Reports to: Gallery Manager and Corn Exchange Head of Development
Hours: Part-time, 18 hours per week (3 days a week)
Salary: £25,500 per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term 1 year
Location: Office based - Corn Exchange Trust's office in Newbury town centre and occasionally at The Base Greenham
Holiday Entitlement: 20 days per annum, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 25 days

Application closes: Midday on Wednesday 15 July 2026

The Development Officer is a part-time role at The Base focussing on researching and submitting funding applications to charitable trusts and foundations to support the organisation’s work.

The Base is a purpose-built visual arts and craft venue comprising of a 110sqm gallery, artists’ studios and a workshop space for participatory classes. We present a varied programme of high-quality touring exhibitions alongside work by local artists. Our 8 resident visual artists and crafts makers work across a variety of mediums and their studios are available for visitors to access in order to see the creative process. We want to continue developing our funded schools and young people’s engagement work and this role will be pivotal in helping that to happen. Please download the full job description below.

Please apply by:

- Submitting a CV
- A covering letter (no longer than 2 A4 pages)
- The Equal Opportunities monitoring form

The deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 15 July 2026. Please email your application to recruitment@cornexchangenew.co.uk

We may choose to interview suitable applicants ahead of the closing date, and applications will close if a successful appointment is made.

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