Interim Director of External Relations

Prospectus is excited to be partnering with a faith based organisation in the search for an Interim Director of External Relations to join the organisation and implement Fundraising, Marketing, Communications and Income Generation. 

This organisation supports over one million people living across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Wiltshire, and Swindon. Bringing together over 200 churches, 70 church schools and range of chaplaincies, they support all people in all places. With some really critical programmes in the form of food banks, support for children and young people, city garden projects and much more. 

As the Interim Director of External Relations, you will be part of the Staff Leadership Team and be responsible for leading Fundraising, Marketing, Communications and Income Generation strategy. With a blend of income generation and communications, this role will look to grow income across key areas including trusts, legacy, individual giving, community, and more. It will also support on press releases for news around the organisation and look to grow engagement.

To be successful as the Interim Director of External Relations, you will be an experienced fundraising professional who can demonstrate strategy creation to achieve income generation growth. You will ideally also have experience within marketing and communications. This role will manage a team of eight so line management and management team experience is required. 

This role is a full-time permanent position that will have hybrid working in the Bristol offices two days per week. The salary for this role is £65,000 FTE. 

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Rhiannon Mehta.

If you are interested in applying to this Interim Director of External Relations position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.