Working closely with the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager and Corporate Partnerships Development Executive within the Corporate team, you will be responsible for helping to shape the future of Young Enterprise at a critical time for young people in the UK.  The role will focus on achieving new business development targets across the corporate income stream. We’re looking for someone with a grounded understanding of corporate partnerships, who is forward thinking, ambitious and self-motivated, to join a friendly and supportive team.

The successful candidate will possess excellent relationship management skills, with an ability to spot opportunities to grow partnerships. You will have experience of helping to generate significant income and the knowledge and expertise to help build a robust pipeline of prospective corporate partners for the organisation, as we seek to expand our network of partners to help reach an increasing number of disadvantaged communities. You will have strong organisational skills, and experience of managing a pipeline of prospective funders.

You’ll be joining a passionate and ambitious organisation in the middle of our 4-year strategy to provide 1,000,000 enterprise and financial education opportunities for young people, at a time they need it the most.

As part of Young Enterprise you will also benefit from:

• A People-focussed, friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance of 2x annual salary

This is a 12 month maternity cover position. The role may be London office based, or home-based with travel into London required for team and donor meetings.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please submit your CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the role by the 31st October 2021.  Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Interviews will take place first week of November 2021.

We are seeking an ambitious and goal orientated Development and Sustainability Manager to build a sustainable fundraising pipeline to support our vital work. 

Genetic Alliance UK is the largest alliance of organisations supporting people with genetic, rare and undiagnosed conditions in the UK. Our members and the people they support are at the heart of everything we do. We advocate for fast and accurate diagnosis, good quality care and access to the best treatments. We actively support progress in research and engage with decision makers and the public about the challenges faced by our community. We run two long standing projects, Rare Disease UK and SWAN UK (syndromes without a name).

This is a pivotal new role working directly with the Senior Management Team to help revamp our fundraising as we review our organisational strategy, and work to embed the recommendations of our recent fundraising review and restructure. This is an ideal role for someone with demonstrable fundraising experience who has ambitions to lead their own department in the future. With access to external mentoring and coaching, you can use and and grow your existing skills with the potential to build your own team around you. 

You will need confidence, creativity and excellent research and relationship building skills. Friendly and professional with a keen eye for detail, you will develop project plans, proposals and processes to achieve sustainable long-term funding for all areas of our work. Using your strong relationship building and research skills, you will identify new opportunities for funding and successfully work with our stakeholders to develop strong cases for support and inspiring case studies. 

Benefits:

• External mentoring from an experienced fundraising consultant, with coaching at the beginning of the role.
• Generous employer pension contribution.
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Flexible working patterns.
• Access to free counselling via our employee support scheme.

This is a hybrid role with a negiotable working pattern.

To apply please email a CV and cover letter to Lauren Roberts, Joint Interim Chief Executive & Director of Engagement and Support by an email by 5pm Monday 8 November.

Philanthropy Manager: Hours of work: 32 hours/week - over 4-5 days - flexibility offered. 

Salary: UPTO £35,000 FTE experience depending. 

Place of work: Home based & other local locations that suit team meetings.

The Philanthropy Manager will be joining us at a time of exciting change and will have an opportunity to contribute and shape the future of GCF. Thus, it is an out standing career opportunity for the right person who will bring professionalism and efficiency to our organisation and at the same time make the role their own.

The Philanthropy Manager is essentially our business development manager, a key member of the Senior Management Team working alongside our Grants Manager and CEO.

We however are not on our own, we are part of the powerful UK Community Foundation network, working alonside 46 other community foundations across the UK. We are all independant charities, but part of the membership organistion, where we have the advantage of sharing all we do. Read more "UK Community Foundations" as being connected nationally is hugely advantagous to our work locally.

• Work with the CEO to develop and drive forward the Foundations Donor Development and Philanthropy advice strategy.
• To contribute as a member of the Senior Management team (SMT) to the overall strategic direction of the organisation and delivery of the foundations vision, mission and values.
• Develop growth in our philanthropy advice service by creating all new GCF frameworks and guide to giving, as outlined by UKCF.
• Develop with the CEO a clear Marketing and Comms strategy (with view to line manage a MarComm’s member of staff)
• Working with the Grants Team, develop and deliver all marketing content to support a philanthropy focus.
• Develop annual business plans, monitor and report on progress.
• Build a strong culture of philanthropy in the county through strong relationship management, PR and profile raising.
• Establish a strong pipeline of donors, achieving sales targets set for high-net-worth individuals, corporates, trusts and grants.
• Undertake research to identify, track and attract potential donors to ensure that financial donations targets are met.
• Work with the CEO on new business development, new contracts and partnership agreements.
• Lead and develop our philanthropy CRM system on Salesforce as well as utilising SharePoint.
• Use strong networking skills when attending events and build new relationships that are of use now and in the future.
• Write fundraising proposals and reports to individuals, businesses and charitable trusts.
• Develop and deliver annual fundraising appeals and contribute to the development of events.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as directed by the CEO, deputising for the CEO as required.

Responsible to : CEO

• The position is offered at 32 hours/week, spread over a minimum of 4 days
• Monday to Friday, with very occasional weekend and evening duties
• A two-year contract, after which funding dependent (however this role is likely to grow)
• Working from home and from other local locations, 2x hot desks for staff in Gloucestershire available.
• Induction training is offered
• There will be a 6-month probationary period
• There is auto-enrolment to the NEST pension after 3 months
• There are 25 days holiday per annum, pro rata, in addition to public holidays
• We also offer an enhanced annual leave, an extra 3 days off between Xmas and NY
• Current driving licence and access to a vehicle is required

Please log into our wesbite for a full recruitment pack, where you will find the details of how to apply.

The opportunity

Are you results driven? Are you looking for a chance to develop your partnership management skills and to drive income and mission objectives for one of the UK’s largest charities?
 
If so, you could be the Corporate Partnerships Manager we're looking for

We have ambitious plans for the retention, development and delivery of sector leading corporate partnerships. Can you create the next generation of award winning partnerships at the British Heart Foundation (BHF)?

About the role

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will play an instrumental role in managing, developing and retaining world class partnerships with leading UK businesses, to deliver more funds for life-saving and life changing research in support of the fight for every heartbeat.

Your focus in this role will be managing the employee engagement plans across two of the BHF’s most strategic partnerships. You will be responsible for devising and implementing creative, profitable fundraising campaigns, engaging their employees and customers, monitoring progress and evaluating impact.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced partnership manager to deliver, grow and influence key areas across two strategic partnerships, in line with an ambitious Account Management strategy focused on retention, growth and development.

Please note whilst this role will be based at our Office in London, the BHF will be following a blended approach between home and office working. This will allow us to unlock our best work for our cause, blending the best of home and office working

About you

Reporting to the Senior Partnerships Manager, you will be a highly motivated individual who possesses the ability to develop strong and influential relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Relishing the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of partnerships within a highly competitive market, you will be driven to maximise these relationships and ensure that they are mutually beneficial.

You may currently be working in Account Management, Major Donor or New Business fundraising. Either way, we want someone with the ability to work with a range of stakeholders and companies to support our vital work.

With excellent team building and communication skills you'll be able to build strong relationships with key stakeholders, selling our cause and the passion for our work in everything that you do. You’ll have excellent organisational skills and be able to ensure key deadlines are met.

You will need to demonstrate success in your existing or previous roles with knowledge and understanding of Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Social Responsibility and/or the commercial sector. In return, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, a unique benefits package and the knowledge that your hard work is bringing forward the day when people do not die prematurely or suffer from cardiovascular disease.

About us

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

Here at the British Heart Foundation we celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy and we drive our strategy through our diversity and inclusion leaders group Kaleidoscope. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work, so we can continue to fund life saving research.

We understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

What can we offer you

To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of this page.

Interview Process

Please note interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams.

We are looking for an energetic head of Corporate Partnerships to secure new partnerships with the local and national businesses. The successful candidate will lead the development of new and existing national partnerships to double corporate income over the next three years and deliver on our ambitious new goals.

About Us:

Imran Khan Cancer Appeal (IKCA) is an established UK registered charity that has been operating for over 26 years. The objective of this trust is to generate funds for helping in the treatment of cancer in 3rd World countries. Our hospitals serve all segments of society without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or sex, and treating patients without regard to ability to pay. You would be joining our dedicated team to make a difference.

About You:

• You will be a credible, motivated self-starter who is able to take the lead in reaching out to the UK business community
• You would have strong communication skills, both verbal and written with an ability to influence others using clear, candid communication
• You will have a proven track record in developing and implementing strategies to secure successful new relationships and drive income growth.
• The successful candidate would be an educated person with the ability to build relationships with CEOs, senior decision-makers.

You would be responsible for:

• Develop new networks with corporate entities
• Plan and confirm what you would need to deliver your goal
• Over time identify and approach existing networks
• Prepare presentations and meet up with new entities virtually and in-person
• Responsible for ongoing improvement to corporate engagement process and service offering to support outputs: increased rates of repeat contributions, and improved retention from corporate businesses
• Developing web-related resources to support development on the website
• Development of resources and assets to support growth and engagement
• Development of the ongoing route map to successfully grow this division over time
• You will be experienced in managing and deepening mutually beneficial relationships with corporates, and leading others to deliver on agreed goals.
• Proactively identify and build partnerships with organisations
• The role will require lots of travelling, meetings and presentations.
• You will be an owner of a car and a full driver licence.

Flexible location

Closing date: 31 October 2021 at 11.30 pm

Interview dates: 10th & 11th November 2021

Do you have proven experience of supporting the development of volunteering programmes and managing volunteers, plus an excellent understanding of what makes a quality volunteer journey? Then join Shelter as Corporate Volunteering Manager and you could soon be playing a pivotal role at the heart of our Volunteering team.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team

We engage more than 2,500 volunteers in our shops, hubs and local communities around 495 individuals as corporate volunteers each year. Indeed, volunteers are a vital part of our growing movement for change. Our Volunteering Team, which is part of a new Equity, Inclusion & Culture Directorate, supports the mobilisation of volunteers to deliver Shelter’s strategic priorities and provides the infrastructure and insight that enables that mobilisation. We also enable best practice approaches to volunteer management and are delivering an increasingly coordinated, consistent approach to how we engage volunteers across the organisation.

About the role
This particular role involves working closely with our Corporate Partnerships Team – which is part of the High Value Partnerships department. They’re responsible for generating income by securing new corporate partnerships and managing and developing long term partnerships, the success of which is underpinned by volunteering opportunities. Your challenge will be to lead on the co-ordination and development of a meaningful, engaging and impactful corporate volunteering programme that delivers excellent volunteering experiences. We’ll also rely on you to effectively manage volunteering activities across all our corporate partnerships. That will involve proactively leading work programmes and collaborating with colleagues in Corporate Partnerships and across Shelter.

Developing new corporate volunteering opportunities that align with our strategy will be important too, and, because we have a large network of stakeholders, you’ll also need to build a number of effective relationships as you actively seek out opportunities to collaborate in order to ensure success. Establishing robust processes and procedures, seeking to continuously improve them and working towards a consistent approach to volunteering at Shelter based on volunteer management good-practice – all are aspects of this interesting and unique role.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you

To succeed, you’ll need an innovative approach to setting up new volunteering activities and the processes that will support them. You’ll also need experience of applying best practice principles to volunteer engagement and up-to-date knowledge of additional relevant areas including GDPR, Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity. Comfortable planning and managing multiple projects simultaneously, including identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities to meet agreed objectives, your great communication skills include an innate ability to influence and negotiate with a variety of stakeholders at all levels. What’s more, you’re used to monitoring and evaluating volunteering activity, including collating qualitative and quantitative data from volunteer systems, surveys and stories and adept at interrogating and analysing data on volunteering activity so that innovation and developments can be driven by insight.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

We will be sharing the interview questions with candidates shortlisted for an interview 3 days before the interview.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced business development professional to help us realise significant growth through securing new contracts and the development of our products and services

They will help to deliver the Charity’s five year strategy to develop our work with young people in schools, those who are NEET and our work with offenders in prison and the community. We are looking for candidates with at least five year’s experience of working in business development, ideally leading successful large bids (worth £500k+ p/a), business analysis of opportunities, development of service solutions and project management. Candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to build relationships, negotiate with and persuade a wide range of commissioners/funders/partners. They will have the ability to motivate and influence across a range of levels internally, including with senior leadership team members and trustees. Context. In return we offer a generous package which includes Perkbox, Green Cycle to Work scheme and flexibility in your working pattern. 

Your place of work will be Walker house exchange flags Liverpool L2 3YL (Flexibility for home working). This is a permanent position within our organisation.A full job description please see attached. 

Interviews will be 4th November via MS Teams or Face to Face. Successful candidates will be invited to a 2nd stage interview which will include a test to follow of which further details will be given to the successful candidates at the time.

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Business Manager Responsibilities:

This role works closely with the CEO and other members of the CEO Directorate to ensure the smooth running of the Directorate and the CEO’s professional life. Managing the programme of work for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and the team of PA/Co-ordinators who support the Directors, the postholder will have strategic oversight and corporate knowledge of all areas of the organisation.

Business Manager Requirements:

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across all areas of the organisation, and externally, at all levels. You will need to act with gravitas, and be able to manage conflicting priorities in an often fast-paced environment. This role would suit someone adaptable and fast-thinking, as well as highly organised.

This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with our CEO and other Directors across the organisation. You will be responsible for ensuring that our work is strategically aligned and is carried out within appropriate timeframes, taking into account governance requirements. No two days are the same, and there is scope to get involved in a variety of projects as required by the CEO.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. With people affected by dementia among the worst hit by the pandemic, there has never been a more important or exciting time to join us and help to deliver the lasting change which people with dementia desperately need.

Position: Business Manager
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £42, 417 - £47,660 - actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing Date: 29 October 2021
Interview Date: Week commencing 8 November 2021 in London or via Zoom

You may have experience of the following: Business Manager, Operations Manager, Project Manager, Strategic Change, Programme Manager, Strategy Manager, Charity, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 103 788

Prospectus are delighted to be supporting The Sick Children's Trust in their search for a permanent Corporate New Business Development Manager.

The Sick Children's Trust are a national charity that gives families with a seriously ill child in hospital a warm and comfortable place to stay. Not only does this ensure families are able to stay together during this difficult time, but they also have support and someone to talk to free of charge just minutes from their child's bedside.

As the Corporate New Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for building new and exciting partnerships with a range of UK companies that are keen to support the charities amazing work. Focusing on forming mutually beneficial corporate partnerships that are worth £50k+ per annum, this is an opportunity to diversify your corporate portfolio and implement your own ideas into business development. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, the Corporate Account Manager and the Marcomms team, you will have excellent support when creating and pitching compelling partnership opportunities to corporate businesses.

To be successful as the Corporate New Business Development Manager, you will have proven experience of securing new business within a charity setting and have knowledge of corporate fundraising. You will also be confident in preparing and pitching corporate proposals, and understand how to utilise the resources around you to successfully form mutually beneficial partnerships. You will be an excellent communicator who is comfortable working towards and achieving income targets.

This is a permanent position that can be either full-time or part-time and will be based in their London offices 1-2 days per week with the rest of the time homeworking.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying to this Corporate New Business Development Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. 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'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Business Manager who can provide comprehensive management and strategic operational support across all aspects of charity administration, including finance, IT, and human resources.

The successful candidate must have strong financial skills, demonstrate a high level of interpersonal communication skills, with an ability to drive forward and enhance the quality of our work.

The successful candidate will ideally hold a professional qualification in finance and have experience in working in a similar role.

To find out more about the requirements of the role please review the job purpose. 

In accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, there is an occupational requirement for the successful candidate to be a Christian*. To find out more about the requirement and the ethos of our organisation, please review the job context.

Depaul UK are currently recruiting for a passionate and goal-oriented Corporate Development Manager to join our Fundraising and Corporate Communications team on a full time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £39,248 per annum + pension and other benefits.

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness

The Corporate Development Manager role: 

This is an exciting opportunity where your skills will make a real difference to the community and to the lives of young, vulnerable adults at risk of homelessness.

As our Corporate Development Manager, you will be working to identify, manage and develop new corporate relationships to generate income to support Depaul’s mission of ending youth homelessness. You will also be responsible for managing current relationships with high value partners such as Deloitte and Amazon.

There is huge potential for growth within corporate fundraising at Depaul and you will play a pivotal role in maximizing this potential and scaling up our work to make a real difference to the lives of young people facing homelessness.

What makes the Corporate Development Manager role exciting?

• A thorough induction and orientation to help you settle in and ensure you have the knowledge and support you need to perform your role.
• Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner.

What will ideally support your success as our Corporate Development Manager:

• Significant experience in a senior corporate fundraising role, including experience of managing partnerships with National or Global companies
• Experience of independently researching, approaching and winning new partnerships from scratch
• Experience of writing/delivering compelling proposals, presentations and pitches that have successfully led to new business opportunities with corporate partners
• Experience of managing high-profile fundraising/donor events
• Experience of building and managing successful relationships with senior stakeholders / high value supporters that has led to income generation and/or supporter retention
• Expert knowledge of the corporate fundraising landscape e.g. current trends, corporate motivations, different partnership models and methods of support.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

You'll be joining a friendly, flexible, and values-led organisation, and will receive:

• Competitive salary
• 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Interest-free Annual Season Ticket Loan
• Four Weeks Paternity Leave

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Corporate Development Manager then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 26th October 2021 at 23.59 pm

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Harris Hill are thrilled to be working with a wonderful children's charity. They are looking for a brilliant new Corporate New Business Manager to join their team. This a great role for someone who is looking for that next step up within their career or is currently out of sector and is looking to join the charity world. You will ideally have experience of pitching and securing £50K plus partnerships.

The wider fundraising team is very close and supportive with an active social life (currently working from home ). This is a great team to join!

To be considered for this role:

* Success in identifying prospects and progressing to cost effective partnerships
* Experience of developing corporate proposals and pitching
* Experience of effectively building and delivering a corporate fundraising pipeline and associated budgeting and forecasting
* Sufficient office and CRM skills to carry out the role
* Results driven, hits targets and on time
* Strong networking and relationship building skills

If you would like to have a chat to learn more about this role and to receive a full job description please contact Hannah at Harris Hill on Hannah.lak[email protected] or call her on 02078207331.

The hiring manager is seeing applications as they come in so please send your CV ASAP to Hannah.

Salary is between £37,000 - £42,000

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Area Growth and Development Manager to join our team Home Based in North of England. We will offer you a competitive salary of £41,304 per annum.

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Area Growth and Development Manager Role:

As an AGDM, you will be leading a team who provide support to local Scouting, providing exceptional quality support and customer service, helping counties and districts achieve their growth and development ambitions and supporting volunteer managers develop Scouting locally. You will ensure high quality support is available to our members, that local Scouting has the right resources in place to help them grow, and ensure any externally funded projects deliver on their objectives.

Key responsibilities as our Area Growth and Development Manager:

• Provide leadership, management and support to the Funded Project Co-ordinator and Growth and Development Officers across the allocated patch, ensuring that they deliver against their designated targets on a wide range of core and funded projects
• Take responsibility for the effective management (including target setting and performance management) of a Funded Project Co-ordinator (and similar roles) who in turn manage teams of Growth and Development staff
• Work in partnership with the relevant Regional Commissioners on the selection and induction of new County Commissioners and Assistant Regional Commissioners for Growth
• Work with colleagues in Strategic Funding to identify, approach and bring online potential funders and funded projects to attract additional resource to the area

What we are looking for in our Area Growth and Development Manager:

• An understanding of most, if not all of the following issues: growth, rural communities, urban communities, deprived communities, minority ethnic communities, schools, local authority youth and community service, partnership projects
• A track record of obtaining external funding, running highly effective funded projects and delivering on funded project objectives
• Experience of working with volunteer groups or organisations
• Able to manage, coach, motivate and support up to 6 direct reports and up to 10 (fte) other members of staff
• Working on a wide range of different and complex projects
• Possess high level of relationship skills to ensure effective relationships with a wide range of people from young people, to Chief, Regional, County and District Commissioners to leaders of faith communities and external bodies
• Manage a diverse workload and reach targets that are set within deadlines
• Able to address staff performance issues
• Advise on project planning and development issues
• Able to support volunteers with critical incident management
• Be an effective trainer

What we can offer you as our Area Growth and Development Manager:

• 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
• Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
• Life Assurance
• Simply Health Scheme
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Free car parking

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

• Up to four personal days paid leave a year
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• Flexible working hours
• Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
• Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Sunday 7th November 2021, 23:59

Interviews are in person in Leeds on the 17th November and first online stage of interviews on the evening of the 10th November.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to work in an exciting, compassionate, faith-filled organisation?  New Wine continues to press into the presence of God with a vision to see local churches enabled in the ministry of the Holy Spirit with the expectation of the signs and wonders that go with being a disciple of Jesus. We are really excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and about the part we have to play in seeing local churches changing nations. 

We are looking for someone with a servant heart and the right skills.

We currently have two vacancies for a Regional Development Manager in two of our regions, London & South East and Midlands & East. The roles support all those in church or ministry leadership in the region with a preference for the individual to live in the region applied for. Highly relational in nature, you will work closely with the regional director and their regional team providing personal support, connection and resources to the leaders in your region.  You will be working within a team of four other regional development managers supporting leaders in other regions in England.

Location – New Wine Trust, 4a Ridley Avenue, Ealing, London, W13 9XW. Given the nature of the role, flexible working and working from home will be available in discussion with your line manager.