Job title: Area Branch Development Manager
Salary: Up to £36,526.08 per annum + homeworking and car allowance
Location: Homebased covering Devon and Cornwall
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35
Closing date: 09 March 2020
Interview date: 25 March 2020

Please be aware this is a full time position working 35 hours per week (7 hours a day) Monday – Friday. Travel around the Devon and Cornwall regions is required so the successful candidate must have a valid full UK driving licence.

We are seeking a proactive individual with a commitment to animal welfare to join our team as Area Branch Development Manager covering the Devon and Cornwall regions.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2018 we helped around 184,000 cats and kittens, an average of 500 per day.

The branch development team work with our 250 UK wide volunteer-run branches, delivering cat welfare within their local communities. Cats Protection branches are involved with homing cats, neutering and general education regarding cat welfare.

As the Area Branch Development Manager, you will be accountable for the development, growth and local governance of branches within the Devon and Cornwall regions. You will develop and deliver an area plan that captures the importance of volunteer engagement, recruitment, support, enabling succession planning to ultimately achieve branch growth and sustainability. Actively promoting successful relationships between Cats Protection Branches and between branches, centres and shops you will aim to maximise the amount of cats that can be helped.

Our successful candidate will have proven management experience including drafting business and operational plans with experience of leading and managing volunteers. You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to engage with multiple stakeholders across the charity. You will be able to keep calm under pressure with great credibility.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

Please note the recruitment process for this position will include a competency interview and presentation.

For further details please download the job description, available after you have clicked APPLY ONLINE:
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Development & External Relations Assistant

Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB

Salary £25,000 per annum

We are currently recruiting for a talented individual to support the Development & External Relations department, which is responsible for fundraising, Alumni engagement and the marketing of Goodenough College.

With excellent organisational and communication skills, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to a multi-functional team. You will have previous experience of working in either a fundraising, Alumni engagement or customer service environment and will be good at building relationships with people from different backgrounds.

In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Alumni Engagement Manager to answer Alumni queries and help organise meetings and events with the aim of building a more engaged and connected global Alumni community.

You will also support the Development team through undertaking desk research on prospects, dealing with donor correspondence and ensuring the team are supported in delivering various projects.

We are looking for an excellent administrator, who is confident with managing a diary, updating a database and enjoys supporting events.

In return, you will be working in a friendly and supportive environment in a pleasant central London setting with good competitive pay and working conditions.

For further details and information on this post please go to our website to download the job description.

Senior Business Development Manager, Manchester: 

Are you passionate about leadership and Manchester? Do you love meeting and engaging interesting people in all corners of Greater Manchester. If so, this could be the most challenging, but also most rewarding role you’ve ever had. Are you our next senior business development manager? 

Common Purpose, an international not-for-profit leadership development organization, runs programmes in over 100 cities worldwide offering participants the knowledge, skills and inspiration to cross boundaries, solve complex problems and become more active and engaged leaders in society. We have been running high-quality leadership development experiences for leaders in Manchester and the North West for almost 30 years. Our Meridian programme for senior leaders has just been awarded ‘Best Leadership Programme’ at the Northern Leadership Awards.

In the 2019, we have delivered the following in Manchester:

• Two Meridian programmes for senior leaders 
• Two streetwise mba programmes for emerging leaders
• A study tour for 45 senior Commonwealth leaders as part of  CSCLeaders 
• Customized work for the English Football League 
• A Syrian Diaspora programme 
• Bite-sized leadership learning workshops for the Co-operative Group’s LeadFest 
• 30th Year Celebration events

We are looking for a dynamic and ambitious professional, who shares our values and is passionate about leadership development. You'll be working in the UK sales team, engaging new and existing customers, managing different projects and facilitating our programmes for emerging and senior leaders. 

This role of Senior Business Development Manager is a full-time permanent role based in Manchester for £36,000-£40,000 per annum. This isn’t a typical sales role with OTE and a company car. It’s much more nuanced – and rewarding - than that. You will meet some incredible leaders who are making a real difference across Greater Manchester, learn about their challenges as you facilitate our leadership programmes and connect and engage with our alumni.   

As Senior Business Development Manager you will:

• Sell our open and customized programmes to a variety of customers, with particular focus on the private sector, meeting financial income targets.
• Ensure that the Common Purpose image locally is high profile, independent and professional - marketing Common Purpose programmes and the campaign through a range of communication channels – including social media
• Facilitate and chair our programmes to ensure the involvement of all participants and maximum impact
• Manage multiple and diverse stakeholders, including our alumni, customers and programme contributors

You are:

• Enterprising, energetic and curious
• Able to generate high levels of income
• Able to build sustainable relationships with senior leaders
• Experienced in managing and prioritizing a high workload in a fast paced environment 
• A confident presenter with experience of inspiring confidence in senior and diverse groups 
• Able to work cross-culturally and be able to engage with people from different backgrounds and perspectives
• Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of local, national issues and current affairs, whilst steering an non-aligned path
• Able and willing to travel to locations for short periods of time and at short notice
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office 

What we are offering?

• 25 days of annual leave + Christmas week (25/12-1/1)
• Global organisation with multiple work experience exposure
• Diverse culture, working with driven individuals who will support you at every stage of your learning journey with us
• You will gain access to our materials, thought leadership and programmes
• Well-established network of programme alumni, established customers and key supporter to build continued success upon.
• Supportive environment with our internal training designed to upskill, develop and enhance your learning.
• Working environment that values excellence
• Full access 24/7 to e-learning (LinkedIn Learning)

Sounds interesting? Please send us your CV and cover letter telling us why you think you are the right person for this role.

Common Purpose is willing to consider candidates from any background provided they can demonstrate the relevance of their skills and experience. 

This is a unique opportunity in a ground-breaking social enterprise for an exceptional candidate.

Gunnersbury Park & Museum is a growing social enterprise responsible for the management and development of Gunnersbury Park & Museum in West London. A grade II listed park with over 20 listed buildings and features, Gunnersbury is an exceptional place providing a wide range of experiences and services to the diverse communities of Ealing and Hounslow.

Our mission is:

• To use heritage, sports and the natural environment to stimulate connections between people, communities and place.
• To use our assets to reduce disadvantage and promote physical health and wellbeing.
• To promote the intrinsic value of conserving, enhancing and developing heritage assets for future generations.

Following significant investment and two-years of operational success, we are seeking an ambitious individual that can help us to grow and develop our work. We are looking for someone to secure new income from multiple sources which may include commercial trading opportunities, grants from charitable trusts, philanthropic donations, crowdfunding campaigns, government contracts and corporate sponsorship.

This role will take responsibility for delivering income generation targets detailed in the Gunnersbury Business Development Plan (2020-2025). As part of the senior management team you will report directly to the CEO and embrace harnessing a shared entrepreneurial culture internally and develop strong external partnerships that are mutually beneficial and deliver value for our visitors and stakeholders.

We are an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and encourages applications from under-represented groups.

Further Information and to Apply

Please submit your CV via the 'Apply/Enquire' button in the first instance - a full pack will be made available to CVs of interest and/or we will be in contact to discuss the opportunity and organisation with you.

NFP Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. NFP Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

11 month fixed term contract

We are looking for an experienced and committed individual to join us as Business Development Manager, playing a key role in our Business Development team and working closely with SC country office teams in West and Central Africa and Asia to identify, grow and manage our partnerships with major institutional donors and trusts.

Our Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As Business Development Manager you will identify, develop and win bids from major institutional donors and trusts and foundations that act like institutions, which will enable Save the Children UK to resource its global strategies by securing programmes which deliver impact at scale for children. Working in close collaboration with the SCI country offices and SCUK technical teams, you will also:

• Help identify potential funding opportunities in priority countries which are in line with SCUK and country strategic plans and thematic priorities.
• Lead the identification of suitable consortium partners, negotiating business and management arrangements with them and drafting content for teaming agreements, and consortium agreements, in coordination with the SCUK Legal Team.
• Lead the production of high quality and fully complaint standard selection questionnaires/expressions of interest and technical and commercial proposals, ensuring they are submitted to donors on time.
• Carry out writing assignments on bids.
• On successful bids, lead and coordinate a contract mobilisation meeting with relevant staff.

To be successful you will have experience of coordinating, writing and securing large and/or complex tenders or grants, preferably for DFID, ECHO, EuropeAid or other major bilateral or multi-lateral donors. Experience of negotiating business and management arrangements for bids with partner organisations is also essential, as is excellent written and verbal communication skills, with French proficiency highly desirable. In addition, you will have:

• Experience in budget building and ensuring compliance with an organisation’s internal finance policies (£1m+) and client requirements.
• Knowledge of key technical areas, relevant to SC UK’s work such as health, education, child protection, gender, livelihoods or resilience.
• Familiarity with donor bidding and management processes.
• Awareness of the principles of value for money in programme planning.
• Impeccable organisational skills.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 25th February 2020

Be part of an exciting Arts and Heritage organisation as their Business Development Manager. You will be taking on the responsibility of delivering their Business Development Plan (2020 2025) and work closely with the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team in doing this. You will be wanting to join a charitable foundation and have a key role in generating new business to secure new commercial income opportunities.

Responsibilities
-To lead on implementing the recommendations and initiatives contained in the Business Development Plan and to continually develop and update the plan, taking advantage of emergent opportunities and anticipating new priorities.
-You will be bringing in new business that align with the organisations values as well as the businesses core aims and strategies that you are approaching
- Building relationships internally and externally.

Person Specification
-You need to demonstrate that you can and have a track record in business development. Ideally it will be from a diverse range of funding sources including charitable, corporate and statutory fundraising.
-You will also have demonstrable experience of leading on Corporate fundraising or Major Donors.
-Ideally you will have a proven track record in working towards and exceeding income generation targets.

This is a different type of organising and a really great opportunity for someone who loves corporate fundraising but wants to use it within a slightly different organisation Flexible working, lovely office environment. Option to work from home too.

I f you have these skills then please send me your up to date CV. Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted with further information

Prospectus is pleased to be collaborating with Make-A-Wish UK to recruit their new Senior Business Development Manager. The organisation was formed to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses in the UK. Volunteers are at the heart of the organisation and their support has helped Make-A-Wish UK grant more than 13,000 life-changing wishes so far. This is a chance to be part of their ambitious plans for the future!

Joining an open and friendly team, this role will be responsible for building on an impressive portfolio of current partners. You will also engage new corporate supporters and negotiate mutually beneficial relationships that deliver cash and/or gift-in-kind to ensure the increasing demand for wishes can be met.The role will focus heavily on proactively generating new leads as well as working on warm leads already identified.

Working closely with the head of High Value Fundraising the successful candidate will develop a new business strategy as well as identify and research prospects to build a robust pipeline for approach. Supported by a Business Development Manager, the role will take the lead on driving the new business pipeline forward and securing six figure partnerships.
To be successful, you will need to have demonstrable experience of securing and negotiating multiple six figure partnerships and will possess the ability to think strategically. You will be flexible, forward thinking and solution focussed with a genuine desire to increase income so more magical wishes can be granted to thousands of families every year!

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Historic England - We are the public body that looks after England`s spectacular historic environment. We protect, champion and save historic places, helping people to understand, value, and care for them. Our successful Partnerships & Philanthropy team fundraises and generates earned income to enable us to work with more communities and specialists to share our passion, knowledge and skills, to rescue more heritage at risk and to educate more children across the country about the value of their shared heritage. This is an exciting time to join us in this new post in an expanding team.

As our new Business Development Manager, you will co-ordinate the generation of earned income through the provision of charged-for services across Historic England, in order to support our corporate aim of developing resilience through the diversification of our income. This role will build support for the generation of earned income throughout the organisation and will lead the development and delivery of new opportunities. You will also manage Historic England`s engagement on large projects where the delivery of our services is subject to charging agreements, including SLAs. This will include liaising with clients and Historic England colleagues, drawing up service agreements and managing the delivery of those agreements for their lifetime.

If you are driven, ambitious and target orientated individual with a demonstrable track record of managing charged-for services, this is the role for you. You will have experience of effective financial management, control and prioritisation of budgets and the ability to prioritise and manage a large varied workload, whilst working well under pressure to meet deadlines and achieve solutions. A natural communicator, you have strong and compelling written and verbal communication skills that enable you to influence and negotiate with colleagues and external partners at all levels.

Interviews will take place on 17 March at our offices in Cannon Bridge House in London.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme, a generous 28 days` holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the county and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work -life balance. Therefore, we offer the flexibility in your working day to create a pattern that works for you.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. We are happy to consider part-time working for the right candidate, and can offer flexibility of location at any Historic England office. We very much look forward to receiving your application.

We are working with a professional body, who have over 45,000 members. They promote best practice to their members as well as accredit University degrees, educational courses and training.

The Business Development Manager will work regionally and will be responsible for securing new business, maintaining and developing existing relationships and promoting the portfolio of products and services that are offered in the region.

You will also drive forward membership growth at an individual and corporate level, and work with regional colleagues to develop relationships.

As Business Development Manager you will

• Build, develop and maintain relationships with employers, educational bodies and raise the profile of the organisation.
• Act as Account Manager for a range of accounts, building and maintaining relationships.
• Provide feedback, local economy, opportunities and challenges in the region.

They are looking for someone who

• Has experience of consultative sales, account and relationship management, with a track record of exceeding targets and KPI's.
• A great communicator, with the ability to adjust your communication style to a wide range of audiences.
• Experienced in presenting and engaging with customers at a senior level to win business.
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills with a passion for networking and building and maintaining relationships.

Looking to work in one of the top university communities in the world? Then come join us at a 147-year-old institution working to make sure 30,000 students from around the world have the best experience possible. The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing KCLSU’s retail and business development functions consisting of the Union Shop, a clothing outlet at our Strand Campus; Nought, our new package free shop at our Guys campus; growing online trading for clothing and memorabilia and income generation through advertising, media sales, sponsorship and partnerships. The ideal candidate will deliver an outstanding customer experience and building relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, the post holder will take a market let approach to maximising sales and minimising costs to enable a growing financial contribution to KCLSU.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of high street retail and a customer orientated environment
• Experience of leading an managing teams to deliver an outstanding customer service
• Ability to translate data and research in to a product range and proposition leading to increased financial contribution
• Knowledge of the student market and higher education sector generally
• Entrepreneurial skills and the ability to identify and develop income opportunities

Application Process

Please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form from our website and follow the application isntructions. 

Applications close: 9am Tuesday 10 March  

Interview dates: Wednesday 25 March

Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered.

Please DO NOT send in PDF applications.

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU

• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one

• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union

We are working with a professional body, who have over 45,000 members. They promote best practice to their members as well as accredit University degrees, educational courses and training.

The Business Development Manager will work regionally and will be responsible for securing new business, maintaining and developing existing relationships and promoting the portfolio of products and services that are offered in the region.

You will also drive forward membership growth at an individual and corporate level, and work with regional colleagues to develop relationships.

As Business Development Manager you will

• Build, develop and maintain relationships with employers, educational bodies and raise the profile of the organisation.
• Act as Account Manager for a range of accounts, building and maintaining relationships.
• Provide feedback, local economy, opportunities and challenges in the region.

They are looking for someone who

• Has experience of consultative sales, account and relationship management, with a track record of exceeding targets and KPI's.
• A great communicator, with the ability to adjust your communication style to a wide range of audiences.
• Experienced in presenting and engaging with customers at a senior level to win business.
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills with a passion for networking and building and maintaining relationships.

About the role

Reporting to our Business Development Manager this is an exciting entry level role supporting the Enterprise and Development Team of one of the UK’s leading social investors.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the work we do, is organised and has excellent attention to detail. Someone who is flexible with a “can do” attitude and who has a desire to get involved within a fast-paced team. If that is you and you can also bring in new ideas and are keen to get involved with the wider team projects as well as collaborate across the organisation then this could be a really exciting opportunity to add value and be a part of our values led organisation.

Key responsibilities

1. Collate and manage updates and reporting on the new business pipeline

2. Review and screen new tendering opportunities

3. Support BD Manager to prepare bid responses for invitations to tender from funders, investors and other key client groups

4. Support the BD Manager and wider team where necessary with the preparation of new business presentations

5. Support the delivery of projects to improve the efficiency of the business development team

6. Flexibly support the team on a range of projects and administrative tasks.

7. To work within the organisation's processes and procedures required to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system.

8. Contribute to the knowledge management and learning priorities in SIB’s strategy and support the implementation   and delivery of the strategy.

9. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks that support Social Investment Business’ objectives as           required.

Core competencies

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

· Effective time management

· Self-motivated, with high energy and an engaging level of enthusiasm.

· Excellent Microsoft Office Skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

· Excellent customer service skills

Desirable competencies

· Advanced Excel skills

· Understanding of the social investment or grant-making market in the UK

Applications are invited for the post of Development Manager (Major Gifts) within the External Relationships group, part of the directorate of Marketing and Communications at Royal Holloway, University of London. 

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract until April 2021.  The position is available due to maternity leave and joins the team at an exciting time. The successful candidate will be responsible for nurturing the relationships with those capable of making significant financial gifts (£5,000+) to Royal Holloway, working on a portfolio of projects which meet the university’s strategic priorities and to effectively steward relationships with existing major donors.

You will have a proven track record of fundraising or equivalent experience of generating income and meeting targets with a wide understanding of philanthropy and why people give. The successful candidate will be a results driven, strategic thinker with the ability to build and nurture transformative internal and external relationships. You will be a strong written and verbal communicator and passionate about your work and the difference higher education can make. 

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement 
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
• Free parking 

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated and within commuting distance from London.

This is a fixed term post to cover a period of maternity leave until April 2021. This appointment could end earlier than expected should the substantive post-holder return to work early.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Anna Blackman on +44 (0)1784 443824 .

Post Title: Director of Business Development

Role Status: Full time (35 hours), Permanent. 

Organisational Base:Home Based

Reporting To:  Chief Executive Officer

Salary:  £58,000 to £66,000 + £6,000 car allowance and benefits package.

The organisation

As the charitable arm of the English Football League (EFL), the EFL Trust was established in 2008 to oversee the remarkable and diverse work of their Football Club Community Organisations (CCOs). Our core purpose remains to support the CCOs to help us achieve our vision of stronger more active communities. This is best achieved when the power of both the Football Club and the CCO are brought together. We also continue to work with a significant number of key partners whose ambitions we share, such as DWP, DCMS, MHCLG, Department for Education, NCS, Sport England and the NHS. We are confident about the pivotal role we can play in helping them to meet our shared objectives.  In the past year we have invested over £18 million in our network, more than ever before. We remain committed to providing a world class service to our network of partners to help them maximise and quantify their impact.  We will continue to embed a culture within the EFL Trust where improvement is a habit and our people are encouraged to challenge and innovate.

The role of Director of Business Development

This exciting new role has a wide range of responsibilities, with a principal focus on sustainable business development, effective programme delivery and diversity of income streams. The Director of Business Development will support the CEO with the overall executive leadership and growth of the organisation, articulating and upholding the ethos and expectations of the EFL Trust. This new position requires an inspirational leader to horizon scan, identify and secure business opportunities that align with and add value to the EFL Trusts ambitious 2019-2024 strategy.  Alongside this, they will empower and support the Business Development Team to exceed challenging targets across key and sustainable themes of work.  As an ambassador for the EFL Trust the role will foster a positive culture, ensuring staff at all levels across the organisation are inspired and encouraged to succeed and prosper. The role will require the ability to work remotely, require national travel which can entail overnight stays away from home and often work outside normal office hours.

The individual

You will have exceptional business development experience to assist the CEO in providing ambitious strategic direction across the EFL Trust.  Previous experience influencing and nurturing successful two way relationships with commercial partners and government departments within a business development position is essential.  Additionally, the Director of Business Development will have the experience to formulate original and compelling bid and tender documentation.   Skillset will include, a flexible, resilient and adaptable attitude towards work, with the ability to be creative, innovative and continually motivate and inspire. We would particularly like to hear from those with demonstrable commercial acumen with a track record of developing diverse income streams.  Importantly the successful candidate will embody the values of the Trust and support the vision and mission of the organisation.

For the candidate information pack and application form please follow the links for EFL Trust and EFL job sites

Benefits Package:

• Generous Company Pension Scheme, with an EFL Trust contribution of 10% of basic salary.
• Cash Health Plan
• Opt-in private healthcare
• 23 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays), rising to 25 days after 5 years.  Holiday year commences 1st January. (Holiday purchase scheme in operation).
• Generous car allowance

Closing Date:12 noon Friday 21st February 2020.

Interview Date(s):  Stage 1, 9th or 11th March 2020

Stage 2, 26th March 2020

Candidates must be available for interview on the dates indicated.

Interviews will be held at EFL House, 10 – 12 West Cliff, Preston PR1 8HU