Head of Development

Main responsibilities

To lead from the front to grow our income generating operations and strategy - working with the Director of Income and fundraising team to review and refresh our fundraising strategy, as we enter its third year  - carrying out a stocktake of recent performance and identify areas for growth - developing workstream plans for the year across different fundraising areas including plans around generating new corporate partners - looking at sustainable growth of unrestricted income, with an eye to further diversifying our income streams longer term - developing and fostering relationships with new and existing strategic partners, funders and supporters

To lead the fundraising team at ANT, providing clear strategic vision, guidance and support - Line managing two fundraising leads, supporting them to develop and grow their skills

To work with the Natural Capital & Nature Markets Lead to market our BNG offering at Lower Chew Forest and generate sales of offsite units

To lead on the use of appropriate CRM systems to ensure accurate recording and management of supporter and stakeholder data

To co-lead on organisational strategy, fundraising and communications planning with other members of the senior leadership team, work with the Chief Executive and other Heads

To develop strong working relationships across the organisation and bring together relevant people in matrix working style groups, to avoid siloed ways of working

Key Terms

Reporting to: Director of Income Hours of work: 0.8 FTE to full time (35 hours per week) depending on your preference Duration: Fixed-term contract to 31st March 2028 Salary: £51,600 starting salary full time equivalent, pro-rata for part-time, with opportunities to receive performance related pay increases within the salary band over time. Location: Flexible working between home, our office at Lower Chew Forest, near Compton Dando, and with travel across our catchment area. 

About Us

Avon Needs Trees (ANT) is a charity creating new, permanent woodland throughout the Bristol-Avon catchment to tackle the climate and ecological emergencies.

We raise funds to buy land and create woodlands that will stand for generations, locking up carbon, supporting biodiversity, providing natural flood management and creating accessible green space where appropriate.

Since our formation in 2019, we have grown from a small group of volunteers into an organisation with over 1,000 volunteers and almost 600 acres of land. We have planted and cared for tens of thousands of native trees across Wiltshire and the Bristol-Avon catchment, including Great Avon Wood and our 420-acre Lower Chew Forest project.

We are ambitious about the scale of change we can achieve, while being thoughtful and reasoned in how we work. We are positive about the future and the opportunities to tackle the climate and nature emergencies.