About Bletchley Park Trust
Bletchley Park Trust was established in 1992 as a registered charity, with a mission to attract, engage and educate people from all over the world in order to inspire them with Bletchley Park’s crucial role in World War Two.
We are an independent museum and rely on income from visitors and on the generous support of individual donors, companies, trust and foundations. Bletchley Park and its legacy is an important part of history, with the stories and achievements of the people who worked here continuing to be relevant to today.
Bletchley Park, home of the secret World War Two codebreaking operations, is now a vibrant heritage attraction, open daily to visitors, and is owned and managed by Bletchley Park Trust, a registered charity. The Trust is looking to recruit a Director of Development to support the delivery of its ambitious plans. This is an exciting time to join the Trust, as it is embarking on the start of its next major capital campaign to refurbish one of its historic WW2 blocks and create two major exhibitions in the space.
This next project builds on the delivery of two major restorations onsite since 2014, opening historic codebreaking huts and blocks to visitors, housing major exhibitions and creating a Collections Centre, Learning Centre and Auditorium. As well as these significant projects the Trust also secured major funding to restore two other wartime buildings and install permanent exhibitions telling more of Bletchley Park’s secret and fascinating stories.
The Director of Development will be responsible for developing the long-term fundraising strategy to support the current and future capital campaigns, building on the successful fundraising track record over recent years. The first priority will be to lead the current campaign for the Block B project, which will transform this WW2 building into an accessible and welcoming space and deliver two exciting exhibitions; the first on codes and ciphers - the difficulties of keeping messages secret in wartime and how those challenges might still be relevant today - and the second on Alan Turing, a definitive exhibition on his life, achievements and legacy.
This is a unique opportunity for an exceptional fundraiser. We are looking for an insightful and talented fundraiser with experience of working on a successful capital campaign and of building fruitful donor relationships.
You will be a persuasive communicator, able to inspire and engage a range of stakeholders both in person and through presentations and literature. This role is part of the senior executive team and requires an insightful and inquiring mindset, a confident problem-solver who is credible and pragmatic. You will have a collaborative leadership approach and understand the demands of a heritage attraction and museum, and how funds raised assist in its development.
For an informal and confidential discussion, please speak with our advisors at Berwick Partners:
William Pringle
Partner, Head of Charity, Arts, Culture & Heritage Practice
Berwick Partners
+44 (0) 207 518 2635 / +44 (0) 7515 919 648
William.Pringle@berwickpartners.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 25th July 2025
Berwick Partners