Business Development Lead: Community Cookery School

3 weeks ago

Devon, United Kingdom Devon County Council Full time

Location: Westbank

Contract: Fixed term contract July 2024 to June 2025

About Westbank
Westbank Community Health and Care is a successful Devon-wide charity based at Exminster. Since 1986, Westbank has helped thousands of people in the local community by enabling them to live fulfilled, healthier, happier lives for longer.

Westbank’s Community Care and Healthy Living Centre premises are in Exminster, which is home to Westbank’s award-winning Devon Carers and Young Carer’s services and our Volunteering services. The Centre also includes a gym with disabled access equipment, our Kidzone childcare facility, conference and meeting facilities and is the hub for a host of community activities. We also deliver a diabetes prevention programme in Devon alongside several other health and wellbeing initiatives.

The Role
Are you passionate about community engagement, culinary arts and creating positive change? We are looking for a creative and driven individual to join our team as a Business Development Lead for our thriving Community Cookery School

As the Business Development Lead, you will play a crucial role in expanding our reach, fostering partnerships, and driving the growth of our community cookery school. You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic initiatives to attract new participants, increase revenue streams, and ensure the long-term success of our school.

This role requires creativity, organization, and a passion for empowering individuals and communities to make healthier food choices.  Here is a taster of what your role will include: 
• Develop and implement a comprehensive community cookery school curriculum that addresses the needs and interests of our community;
• Design engaging and interactive cooking classes, workshops and events promoting healthy eating;
• Coordinate programme delivery;
• Build and maintain positive relationships with community members, organisations and local business to promote the cookery school and recruit participants;
• Manage the cookery school’s budget;
• Order and maintain kitchen supplies, equipment and ingredients;
• Coordinate volunteers and support staff to assist with program delivery;
• Develop marketing materials and promotional campaigns to attract commercial clients and increase bookings for facility hire.

Full details can be found in the Job Description 

The Person
• Previous experience/qualifications:
• Strong culinary skills and knowledge of nutrition principles, dietary guidelines and good safety practices
• Passion for healthy eating, nutrition and community engagement;
• Experience of budget management
• Experience generating commercial income
• Experience of working with funders
• An understanding of Volunteer environment
• Project Management experience
• Prioritisation

The Rewards
As well as a competitive salary and enhanced annual leave allowance (33 days per year FTE, inclusive of Bank Holidays you will be empowering individuals through the joy of cooking and make a positive impact in our community. 

To Apply 
Our charity is committed to supporting inclusion and diversity in everything we do, so we encourage all candidates who meet the requirements to submit their application.

Westbank is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is, therefore, subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (adults at risk/children).

Please send a CV and covering letter about why you are applying for this job with reference to the person specification in the job advert and e-mail it to by 9am on Friday, 7th of June 2024

Also, please include examples to illustrate the following: 
• Previous experience of managing a budget
• Previous experience of growing a community project
• Previous experience of delivery governance 

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