Income Generation Manager (Business Development Mgr/ Commercial Partnership Mgr)

Purpose of role:

This is a pivotal newly created role for the KFC Youth Foundation. The Income Generation Manager will contribute to the strategic direction and operational management of the charity. In addition to supporting the Foundation overall this will also extend to support our Youth Hub/s.

The Foundation receives no direct statutory funding and has historically, solely generated its income through its relationship with KFC as its corporate foundation. We have ambitious plans to diversify and extend our reach to help more young people, this requires diversification of funding. The post-holder will have overall responsibility for annual income and expenditure budgets for income generation.

Key Responsibilities

Income Generation

• Adopt a commercial focus to develop, implement, and monitor an income diversification strategy (aligned to the organisational strategy) that will make our buildings and services sustainable.
• Horizon scanning and identification of opportunities to diversify sources of income. Including tenders, social enterprise, product development, collaboration and partnership.
• Pro-actively identify, research and pursue new opportunities, creating robust business cases and plans to support proposals.
• Unlock growth potential by identifying and developing strong commercial partnerships
• Develop the role to business partner with Hub Managers to create new streams of revenue and secure future income for the Regional Youth Hubs.
• Maintain a good understanding of the local and national context for our services.
• Lead development of a full fundraising strategy to include individual, trust and grants and corporate giving opportunities. 

Leadership

• Play an active role as a member of the Foundation team, contributing to organisational strategic decision-making, providing a leadership role to the whole organisation and working with colleagues to achieve common goals.
• Represent KFC Youth Foundation at key partnership forums and networks as required ensuring the organisation is trusted and influential.
• Maintain awareness of fundraising and charity law and ensure that any activity adheres to relevant legislation systems and processes

What we’d love from you?

Essential:

• Experience of creating and delivering an income generation strategy.
• Significant experience leading and delivering on income generation and associated activities through diverse streams introducing new and innovative ideas, testing new concepts and initiatives
• Experience of developing and executing a fundraising strategy.
• A personal commitment to the KFC Youth Foundation’s mission to help young people achieve their potential and our ambition to become a delivery organisation.

Competencies

• Personal effectiveness: self-motivated with a strong sense of purpose and drive for achievement.
• Strategic management: Able to prepare a strategic vision and be skilled in implementation including getting buy in from key stakeholders. Utilises data and metrics to inform and justify strategic choices.
• Entrepreneurial: Ability to be creative, bring fresh thinking and fostering a culture of ambition and innovation to drive increases in income.
• You will need the ability to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service including some evenings and weekend working. Willingness to travel including overnight stays.

This role is perfect for someone who looks at a challenge and sees an opportunity. The postholder will be rewarded by establishing relationships that will not only ensure the foundation's financial sustainability but will make a real and lasting difference on communities across the UK. They will see the tangible impact that their work will have on the Foundation and its partners every day.

This post is subject to NSPCC Safer recruitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.