Development Director

1 week ago


Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Action4Youth Full time £62,000
Development Director
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (Hybrid)

The Development Director will be a key part of the Action4Youth Senior Management Team, contributing to strategic development of the whole organisation and taking responsibility for the leadership and management of all aspects of business development, sales, fundraising, marketing and communications.

The Development Director will ensure development to support the Strategic and Operational Plans in order to achieve growth, sustainability and stability and to support the Action4Youth core offer i.e.

programme delivery and outdoor education.

Because Action4Youth is a relatively small organisation, teams are small and this means that even senior members of the team like Directors may have to cover for a team member when on leave or generally help out as necessary to achieve targets.

In this particular role, that could mean undertaking basic tasks like completing a funding bid to meet a deadline, updating a webpage, writing blog posts or handling sales calls.

Networking is an important part of this role so the post holder will often be expected to attend out of hours events to represent Action4Youth and to develop valuable relationships and connections.

This role is key to the growth and successful development of Action4Youth.
Managing external supply contracts for design, print, website and all communications
Contributing to the charity's strategic development

Working With:
The Senior Management Team
Development/Sales

To identify opportunities for the growth of Action4Youth through sales, contracts or fundraising
To monitor and evaluate business development success

Develop and implement a fundraising strategy to take account of economic conditions and to meet the needs of Action4Youth.

To be responsible for building strong relationships with fundraising bodies and partner agencies.
To be Action4Youth's brand guardian, protecting and extending the organisation's reputation and profile
Oversee the development of all communications in line with the strategy including the website, PR, social and print media

To lead on Action4Youth's aim to be a voice for and of young people, developing a significant platform in a wide variety of fora.

To be responsible for the recruitment, training and appraisal of the development, fundraising and marketing teams
To attend, where appropriate, local, regional and national meetings
Support the continued development of quality standards as specified by Action4Youth.

To have regard for the vision of Action4Youth and to display a commitment to equal opportunities and to the protection and safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Report any behaviour, conversations or comments which are inappropriate within a setting for children and young people.
gets and deadlines in line with the Action4Youth Performance Management System.
Attending relevant CPD training events in line with Performance Management appraisal.
Business development experience to include bid writing, fundraising and contract management
Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
Proven record of achievement in a senior position
Demonstrable financial management skills including budgeting and delivery of cost and income targets
Excellent IT skills and experience of using a CRM system ideally Salesforce
Strategic and creative thinker
Entrepreneurial, with the ability to identify and develop opportunities for growth.

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