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LONDON DIRETOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Senior fundraising leadership role with Young Life International. Building transformative relationships with major donors to fund the growth of life-changing youth mission across London and beyond.

Why work for Young Life International?

• Senior leadership role at the heart of a growing and ambitious mission-focused Christian charity
• Salary of £55,000–£68,000 plus up to 18.6% inner London weighting
• Hybrid – min one day per week in London
• Flexible and compressed hours options
• Travel opportunities within Europe and to the USA
• A positive, faith-centred team environment with a healthy work-life balance

Young Life International is a global movement dedicated to helping young people find hope and purpose through authentic friendship and the life-giving message of Jesus. They currently support over 1,000 young people and students across 11 London boroughs.

Their approach is relational at its core: caring adults build bridges of authentic friendship with young people, where they are, as they are, sharing the hope of Jesus in ways and words they understand.

As London Director of Development, you will be at the heart of building and developing relationships with London’s high-net-worth community. You’ll engage with major donors and high-potential supporters, securing transformative funding that enables YLI London’s work to expand.

You will:

• Build and develop an active portfolio of major donors and potential major donors, securing gifts of £10,000 and above
• Lead on securing grants from key UK trusts and foundations
• Plan and host impactful vision events to inspire and engage donors and supporters, including inviting them to experience YLI’s work firsthand
• Implement personalised stewardship plans to retain and grow donor support
• Contribute to staff prayers and, on occasion, lead devotions

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and a PVG check (due to camp in Scotland).

For further details, please view the candidate pack on the Charisma Charity Recruitment website.

For an informal chat to ask any questions, please contact Nick Thomas, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Please apply through the Charisma website with your CV and supporting statement.

Closing date: Applications are being reviewed on receipt and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. When a suitable candidate is found the role will close, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

*In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian.

At Ambitious about Autism, we are looking for a Programme Director – Service Development to join our team. You'll develop Ambitious about Autism's and the Trust's education and care services for autistic children and young people.

You'll lead on key strategic projects to extend existing or develop new education and care services for autistic children and young people, providing strong project leadership, strategic integration and managing project-related governance. You'll identify and pursue new business opportunities to drive growth and expansion of our educational settings, including school bids.

You'll be involved in new service development, conducting thorough assessment to identify gaps and opportunities for new provisions or products, whilst developing innovative concepts for new services and seeking approval through business cases. You'll also provide leadership to the Service Development team, with line management of 3 direct reports, whilst upholding Ambitious about Autism's core values.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Extensive business development and project planning knowledge
• Working knowledge of the education, health or social care of children/young people with SEND
• Working knowledge of: The social, policy, regulatory issues affecting children and young people with special educational needs or Commissioning and service delivery for children, young people and their families
• Proven experience of leading the development and delivery of new services for children, young people and/or adults with special educational needs or disabilities either from a third sector, educational, health or local authority background
• Experience of developing strategic and business plans

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

If you’re motivated by impact, people and long-term sustainability, we have the role for you!

University of East Anglia (UEA) was built to embody a radical new vision for higher education, where interdisciplinarity is crucial and excellence in both research and teaching is valued. UEA consistently ranks within the top quarter of universities in the UK for the quality of research and teaching. In 2024, the University launched its ambitious new institutional fundraising campaign. The goal is to raise £100 million to underpin academic excellence, transform the campus, advance medical research, mitigate climate change, and strengthen arts and cultures.

As the Director of Development, Alumni and Campaigns, you will undertake a high-profile, outward-facing leadership role at the heart of our future growth. You will work as a trusted business partner alongside senior leaders, and build powerful partnerships locally, regionally and nationally. You’ll shape and deliver an ambitious approach across fundraising, alumni engagement, and external partnerships, tapping into trusts and philanthropy while embedding a culture of fundraising and collaboration across the University.

As the role holder, you will thrive in externally focused, relationship-led leadership, operating strategically while getting others on board. Furthermore, you will empower your team, be commercially minded, partnership driven and values led, and be influential and collaborative, championing opportunity and generating income. You will be a strategic leader who has operated at a senior level, with a track-record of securing income through fundraising. Experience working within the education or not for profit sectors, while not essential, would be helpful.