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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced business development leader to join Victim Support as Head of Business Development.
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Business Development and Fundraising, this role will provide day-to-day management of Victim Support's business development function, ensuring the team is equipped, supported and focused to deliver high-quality business development activity across the organisation.
Victim Support is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
This role is home based (within England and Wales) with some national travel and overnight stays.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting and retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards and benefits package including:
- Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
- London Weighting: £2,800 London weighting (if applicable)
About the role:
You will manage and develop a team of Business Development Managers, Business Development Officers and a Business Development Coordinator, creating a high-performing culture that promotes accountability, continuous improvement and learning.
You will play a critical part in driving excellence in the quality of bids, tenders and proposals. You will oversee competitive tendering activity, strengthening bid processes (involving further integration of AI tools), embedding effective quality assurance arrangements and ensuring submissions are compelling, compliant, evidence-based and clearly demonstrate the impact of Victim Support's services.
Success in this role will also depend on the ability to build strong and productive relationships across the organisation. Working closely with operational leaders, finance, quality and performance, communications, policy and partnerships colleagues, you will ensure business development activity is informed by operational expertise and reflects organisational priorities.
This role is ideal for a collaborative and people-focused leader who combines strong business development expertise with a passion for developing teams, driving bid quality and delivering excellent cross-organisational working.
This role is home based (within England and Wales) with some national travel and overnight stays.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
Closing Date: Monday 12th October 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 4th November 2026
Thank you!
About GoodGym
GoodGym is a charity that combines exercise with volunteering. Our members run, walk, or cycle to do physical tasks for community projects and to support isolated and older people.
The potential is even greater, cities around the world have requested that we start there and the goal is to make our activity ubiquitous. Doing so would transform urban life and make cities greener, happier and healthier.
Role summary
The Head of Business Development is responsible for all income generation for the organisation. Working with the CEO they are responsible for creating and executing our business development strategy. They work closely with the senior team to ensure the long term financial sustainability of the organisation.
Goal of the role
The goal of the role is to generate more income than is required to run GoodGym each year and to develop plans to do this sustainably.
- Direct reports 1
- Team Business Development
- Hours 5 days (37.5 hours) per week with flexible arrangements
- Location GoodGym’s Central Team works hybridly from an office in London.
- Report to CEO
- Salary £45-50k
- Application Closing Date Midnight 05th of October 2026
- Planned Interview dates
- First round: Week beginning 19th October
- Second round: Week beginning 26th October
Key responsibilities and accountability
- Develop and manage a business development strategy in line with targets and needs of the organisation.
- Stay informed on changes and trends in relevant funding areas and keep the organisation informed of where we might need to adapt to obtain funding.
- Accountability for all income including, but not exclusively, public sector, grant funding, brand partnerships, member donations and gift aid.
- Identifying new income generation channels, and working with the CEO to ensure opportunities and risks are understood
- Own the end to end business development pipeline - modelling, identifying opportunities, producing proposals, tender submission, negotiation of contracts.
- Ensuring visibility of funding pipeline for the CEO, Treasurer and Board, with regular review of accurate likelihood of delivery across each funding route
- Ensure reporting to funders is executed to a high standard.
- Build and develop relationships with funders and potential funders including chasing funding where necessary.
- Lead, motivate and manage staff and contractors in the business development team.
Wider organisation responsibilities
- Inputting to the overall strategy development of the organisation, and creating delivery plans. Assessing the financial implications of the organisation’s strategy and providing feedback.
- Working with others to ensure that the financial strategy and the organisational strategy are compatible. Work across GoodGym to understand the barriers and enablers for operational work in relation to partnerships
- Ensuring operational teams are consulted on proposals that affect them Building the GoodGym brand and reputation through all interactions and communications, particularly amongst potential and existing funders.
- Reporting relevant information to the Trustee Board, and attending meetings as required
- Working with others to ensure that GoodGym communications reflect our obligations to funders and partners
What success looks like
The success of this role is measured by:
- Development and execution of Business Development Strategy
- Revenue generated at least in line with annual target
- Growth of sustainable income sources e.g. donations, brand sponsorships and long term partnerships
- Contribution to GoodGym’s overall strategy
Growth Opportunities
You will play a key role in the senior leadership of the organisation, and be a representative for GoodGym in meetings with various stakeholders . The role provides the freedom to influence strategy in consultation with the CEO.
You will work closely with other teams across the organisation meaning you can learn from their skills and experiences. You will also have the chance to work closely with our trustees who have a wealth of varied experience and expertise.
Your manager will support your personal development and provide suggestions for learning opportunities, mentorship, training or non-executive roles. There is an annual organisation budget to support the cost of external training.
You will be invited to team events, socials,fitness sessions, meetings and optional working groups on issues such as diversity and the environment.
Expectations of the role
- Occasional national travel - flexible in discussion with manager
- Occasional unsociable hours - flexible in discussion with manager
- Completion of a DBS check
Person specification
What we are looking for in the role:
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Essential
Knowledge
- Understanding of social value and its role in corporate giving
- Budget management experience - including forecasting, tracking against targets and reporting
- Understanding of how to use data and insight to inform decisions, shape proposals and measure impact
Skills
- Proven track record in business development and income generation securing six figure plus amounts
- Experience of bid writing to successfully gain grant/ trust / foundation income
- Experience of people management
- Exceptional relationship building skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strategic planning skills - translating strategy into operational delivery plans
- Project management skills
- Time-management and working to deadlines
Behaviours
- Strategic thinker with interest in operations and delivery when needed
- Collaborative
- Person-centred
- Proactive and adaptable
- Committed to diversity, inclusion and safeguarding
Desirable
Knowledge
- Understanding of commissioning environments and public sector procurement
- Relevant sector(s) knowledge - sport/ physical activity, mental health/ isolation/ loneliness or older people
Skills
- Experience of managing people responsible for income generation
- Experience working for a charity or third-sector organisation
For more information on the role and the organisation see our job pack below.
How to apply:
To apply, please apply on our company website no later than midnight on the 05/10/26.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
The GoodGym Charity exists to support people to combine getting fit with doing good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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Who we are
We are OUTpatients, the UK’s LGBTIQ+ cancer charity. Proudly led by and for our community, we are here to shake up the system, advocate for equity, and stand up for every LGBTIQ+ person affected by cancer. Our passion to support others is born out of personal experience; we understand what it’s like to not see yourself reflected in the services you use, and feel like you are left in the margins at a time when you most need personalised support. That is why we host peer support, educate healthcare professionals and help to shape national policy so that nobody has to go through cancer alone.
The position
The Head of Fundraising & Business Development is one of three new senior leadership roles we're creating alongside our CEO, the first time OUTpatients has built a leadership team of this kind. It's a rare chance to build an income generation function from scratch, not inherit and manage one that already exists.
You'll be the driving force behind how we fund our growth: designing and delivering a multi-channel income strategy spanning trusts and grants, corporate partnerships, individual giving and commercialised education products, and personally securing the gifts and partnerships that sustain our peer support, healthcare education and advocacy work. This is a hands-on, deeply personal role. You'll write the bids, pitch the sponsors and build the relationships yourself, not oversee others doing it.
Working closely with our incoming Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer, and reporting directly to our CEO, your work will directly shape how many more LGBTIQ+ people affected by cancer we're able to reach.
To learn more about the role, please read the attached Job Description.
Registered Charity
6 - 10
We exist to improve the experiences and outcomes of LGBTIQ+ people living with and beyond cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.