Head OF DEVELOPMENT (NEW BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPY)

Location: Waterloo, London or Hackthorpe, Cumbria (minimum 3 days per week). Plus regular travel to meet donors across the UK.
Salary: £60-70K plus benefits package (Starting salary is dependent on qualifications and experience).
Contract: 37.5 hours a week. Permanent contract.
Applications in by: Tuesday, 11 March 2025.

Our fundraising team

The Fundraising Department currently raises around £7m a year to support the work of The Outward Bound Trust, predominantly to cover the cost of bursary supported places for disadvantaged young people to attend our powerful courses in the outdoors, and towards capital (building project) requirements across the Trust’s six centres.

Funds are raised from high-net-worth individuals, corporate organisations, charitable trusts and foundations, legacies and through high quality events. The majority of the Fundraising Department is based in Waterloo, London, with some of the team based at our Penrith and Glasgow offices.

The job...

Outward Bound has never been stronger – delivering incredible, high challenge adventure in the lakes and mountains of the UK’s wildest environments to 25,000 young people each year.

We are now looking for an outstanding and energetic individual to build on our fundraising success and help secure new funding partners to help meet our ambitions.

Outward Bound has never been so popular. If anything we have a supply, not a demand problem - and we need a skilled and experienced leader to join our team to meet our ambitious goals and growth and brand development.

The Head of Development will be a key role and will require someone with experience and skills in stakeholder management, team development and clear ability to drive new income streams through fundraising – in particular through Corporate and High Net Worth markets.

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You'll need...

• Proven experience (3 years+) leading teams and campaigns responsible for multi-million pound income from Major Donors/Family Offices and/or Corporate Partners
• Superb written and verbal communication skills to speak with prospective donors and other stakeholders across the organisation
• 5 years experience of securing five/six/seven figure donations/partnerships
• Energetic and Focussed leader – with proven experience of building appropriate propositions targeted at potential funders
• Proven experience of organising complex multi-stakeholder campaigns working directly with Board and Senior Management
• Excellent relationship builder
• Strong CRM Database understanding and experience
• This role will require extensive travel.

The job description

You'll get

• Annual Leave of 24 days, plus bank holidays. Annual leave increases by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays.
• Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance Helpline.
• Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date.
• Employee assistance programme: with easy access to medical and mental health support. Ranging from instant GPs appointments to physio or counselling services.
• Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting.
• Health Cash Plan with Medicash: on application after completion of probation; taxable benefit.
• Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment of all staff after 3 months of service.
• 8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.
• Berghaus uniform items provided and the opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at a discount.
• Staff bursaries: discounted course fees for family members.
• Childcare voucher scheme.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please send a covering letter of no more than one side of A4, explaining your fit to the job description and the person specification, together with an up-to-date CV to karen.black@outwardbound.org.uk by Tuesday, 11 March 2025.

If we offer you the job, you'll be asked to do a DBS check.

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