Our vision
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A world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.
We want to see a world where every young person who is struggling feels able to reach out, and has people and services around them who can really help.
You will play a key role in building relationships with some of our most significant financial supporters.
Key information
- Application closing date
- 16 Oct 2024
- Interview date
- TBC
- Working environment
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We are currently working with a hybrid working model, where there is the option of working from home combined with 4-12 days a month of working in the office.
About this role
Mental health is one of the most urgent issues facing young people today. At YoungMinds, we are leading the fight to make sure that all young people can get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what. We are looking for a Head of Business Development leading on Trusts & Foundations, to help us achieve this.
As a critical role in YoungMinds, the Head of Business Development will ensure the effective strategic leadership of the Business Development Unit team who focus on building positive relationships with some of our most significant financial supporters, across trusts, foundations and statutory funding, bids, and contracts. You will work to drive growth through achieving long-term and high value relationships as well as identifying suitable targets for future partnerships.
This role is vital in implementing our vision to create a step change in our fundraising, where effective fundraising builds relationships and becomes an essential part of achieving our charitable objectives, not just funding them. Our role is not ‘simply’ to generate income, but to build value-driven relationships and cause-related fundraising opportunities.
As a skilled people manager, you will help lead and inspire a brilliant, growing team, enabling them to build on recent successes and continue to develop their talents. Ultimately, you will understand what it takes to ensure the development, oversight, and delivery of the Business Development Unit team strategy.
This role is fixed term contract for 12 months covering maternity leave. It is also a job share and as such is a part-time post at 21 hours per week.
About you
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- experience of using strategic planning to generate long-term, sustainable income from trusts and foundations
- experience of developing compelling proposals built around restricted and unrestricted propositions that have generated large (at least six-figure) multi-year gifts.
- experience of managing people and leading a team through a period of growth
- ability to develop and maintain relationships with a range of audiences including internal and external stakeholders
- excellent writing skills with the ability to understand and translate complex services and work into a compelling case for support
- ability to build knowledge and understanding of the compliance and best practice requirements of your role and sector
- understanding of Anti-Racism, Justice, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (AJEDI) principles
YoungMinds are at a very exciting point in its journey. You will join a committed, lively team working together for positive change in children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
We welcome applications from Black and Minoritised, LGBTQ+ groups and Disabled people. For more information about the role, download our job pack.
Apply now
One of our values is: “We celebrate what makes you you – whoever you are, we welcome you and encourage you to be true to yourself”.
If you are excited about helping us to achieve our mission, passionate about working at an organisation that puts the lived experience of young people at the heart of everything we do and want to be part of our drive to become a truly anti-racist organisation we want to hear from you.
To apply, please fill in the application form - downloadable below - and send via email to recruitment@youngminds.org.uk.
Team profile
Our fundraising department is growing! We've had a very successful fundraising year, due to our supporters knowing that the mental health of young people is so important. We hope you do too and want to be part of that change.
Our team size is perfect for someone who wants to experience a breadth of fundraising - we are large enough to offer support to one another and small enough to mean that we get involved with each other's work, so we all get some experience of different methods. Also, because of our size, each person knows how much impact they are making.
It's pretty special.
About YoungMinds
You’ll be part of a passionate, hardworking team that cares about the work they do and you’ll be part of making a real difference to the lives of children and young people. In addition to becoming part of the YoungMinds team, you’ll get:
- 25 days paid holiday entitlement (plus Bank Holidays)
- three days additional leave over Christmas and New Year
- two additional Wellbeing days
- auto-enrolment onto pension scheme where YoungMinds will match your contribution up to five per cent
- statutory benefits such as parental leave and sick pay
- a wide range of other health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
- a dedication to continued professional development, training and shared best practice
