Community arts charity Impact Arts is looking for a new Head of Development
Job Title: Head of Development
Salary: £40, – £46, dependent on experience
Location: The Boardwalk, Brunswick Street, Glasgow G1 1TF
Travel will be required to other locations where Impact Arts has a presence e.g. North Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire.
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Responsible for: Development Manager (PT), 2 x Development & Fundraising Officers, Evaluation & Compliance Coordinator
Duration of contract: Permanent
Working hours: 37.5 per week
Closing date: 9am on Monday 2nd March
Interview dates: Friday 6th March. Interviews will take place at The Boardwalk in Glasgow
Expected start date: ASAP
See the job pack for full details
Main Responsibilities
The Head of Development will play a key role in the Leadership Team, working alongside the CEO, Head of Operations and Head of Finance & Corporate Services to achieve the Strategic Goals as set out in Transforming Lives Through the Arts, our Strategic Plan -28. This is a results-driven role focused on delivering measurable and sustainable income growth, while managing and inspiring a high-performing team.
They will contribute to the strategic leadership at Impact Arts promoting the vision and values and representing Impact Arts across networks in the arts, social enterprise, public, private and voluntary sector.
They will lead the development and evaluation of Impact Arts’ fundraising and other associated strategies (e.g. stakeholder engagement, donations and corporate engagement) to ensure, through diverse and sustainable income streams that the organisation can deliver on its strategic goal “Sustainable: Build a secure future for Impact Arts through financial sustainability”.
1. Leadership
2. Income Generation
3. Stakeholder Engagement
4. Impact & Evaluation
Person Specification
Impact Arts is looking for people with the following qualities, experience, knowledge and
competencies.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
5. Minimum 3 years’ management experience in a public, third sector or private CSR role
6. Minimum 3 years’ experience in leading and managing a staff team
7. Proven experience in developing and managing partnerships, establishing credibility with relevant (including senior) contacts and working through fundable solutions for sole/joint applications.
8. Experience of securing significant levels of funding through tenders, grants, funds and/ or donations
9. Networks across the public and third sectors with specific knowledge of key partners and funders across the following themes: employability, education, mental health, homelessness, regeneration & culture
10. Experience in preparing multi-year/ multi-location funding bids as sole proposer or member of a consortium. Experience in generating total cost recovery budgets for funding bids.
Desirable:
11. Senior Fundraising experience
12. Professional qualification in a relevant discipline e.g. fundraising or management
13. Experience in generating total cost recovery budgets for funding bids
14. Experience in generating unrestricted and/or capital funding
Personal Skills & Qualities
15. Ability to lead a team effectively and motivate others
16. Ability to build and maintain rapport internally and with existing and new partners
17. Strong positive and resilient attitude and an ability to find creative and flexible solutions.
18. Resilience when faced with a high workload, deadlines or changing situations
19. Ability to think strategically and imaginatively
20. Effective time management and ability to meet deadlines
21. Ability to prioritise and delegate tasks
22. Self-motivated and able to act on own initiative, solving problems
23. Approachable and empathetic able to act as ambassador for Impact Arts, at ease with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
How to apply
Please visit We're Hiring: Head of Development - Impact Arts to download a job pack and application form.
The deadline for applications is Monday, 2nd March, at 9am. Please read the job pack in full and submit your completed application in an email to by this deadline. (Please note we do not accept CVs.)