Director of Development

VAL – Director Of Development

Are you ready to lead and inspire change in the VCSE sector across Leicester and Leicestershire? VAL is looking for a Director of Development to drive our strategic goals and make a lasting impact.

Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £49,564 per annum plus Enhanced benefits

Closing date: 11/12/2024 5:00 pm.

Interview dates: Monday 23 December 2024

Organisation: Voluntary Action LeicesterShire

Voluntary Action Leicester (VAL) is a sector leading Regional charity with a 60 year track record in “Helping Change Lives for the Better”. We are immensely proud of our track record in delivering excellent services and championing local voluntary action.

Supporting some 3800 local community organisations, we also provide direct support services such as our VALUES Learning Disabilities Service, VAL Spaces -Tenancy, Meeting and Conferencing Service, champion Health and Social Care through Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire as well as delivering various Employability Projects and training.

As Director of Development, you will work closely with our Chief Executive and Director of Operations and Services to expand VAL’s revenue streams, nurture key partnerships, and enhance our brand and reputation as a sector leader. In addition to providing operational leadership and management of your teams, your role will focus on growing revenue through our VALUES Learning Disabilities Service, VAL Spaces – Building Tenancy, Meeting Rooms, Conferencing Sales and IT Service ensuring ongoing sustainability, growth and success of VAL. You will develop and implement a business development strategy for VAL that supports growth in direct services, aligned to our Vision and strategic plan objectives.

With at least two years’ established senior management experience in development, implementation and delivery of strategic priorities you will need to demonstrate sound understanding of the challenges that the VCSE organisations face. A strategic and analytical thinker with financial acumen you will need to show the ability to turn ideas into action.

With excellent presentation and influencing experience, your communication style will be inclusive and self-assured. You will need to demonstrate resilience, and flexibility, together with drive and determination to play a key role in our future. You will be able to talk authoritatively about inclusive involvement, barriers which lead to discrimination and exclusion and be able to implement working practices that support equity and diversity. Knowledge of the voluntary sector and/or Learning Disabilities and/or Social Care is highly desirable.

You’ll need to be highly effective in building meaningful relationships with a wide demographic of stakeholders and ideally have demonstrable experience in business development and tenders, bid writing and building corporate partnerships.

A detailed job description, person specification and application requirements for this role can be found at our website, link below.

This is a rare opportunity to work for a sector leading diverse and ambitious organisation, with a vision for growth.

Join a dynamic and committed team at VAL, where you’ll have the opportunity to influence positive change and make a real difference to the lives of people in our communities. This is your chance to make a real difference in our communities while working with a passionate and dedicated team.