Development Director

Development Director | Full-time 35 hours per week (part time at four days per week will be considered) | £50,630 - £56,173 
Based at our offices in Clapham, near Settle, with a mix of office and home working.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, results-oriented fundraising or development professional to help shape the future of YDMT, a growing charity with a current annual income of c£2million. 

Leading our fundraising and marketing team you'll play a crucial role in developing our fundraising strategy to grow voluntary income and deliver large-scale funding bids, ensuring we can create the maximum impact through our work.

About Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust 

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is a Charity doing big things to help protect and enhanace People, Landscape and Wildlife in the Dales. 

For 27 years we have delivered diverse and inspirational projects, helping to plant 1.6 million trees and securing the future of more than 850 hectares of wildflower hay meadows, creating habitats for our wildlife and combatting climate change. We are passionate about inspiring disadvantaged groups and future generations to care for this special area.

About the role 

Our ambitious fundraising strategy has enabled us to grow and maintain our annual voluntary income above £1.5m.  We aim to continue to secure new partnerships to increase our ability to help tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and connect more people with nature. We are committed to providing the highest level of stewardship to our donors and partners, inspiring them to continue to make regular donations and multi-year commitments.

The Development Director will play a key role in creating and implementing a new fundraising strategy, aiming to build on the charity’s success.

As a member of the YDMT Executive Leadership Team, supporting the Chief Executive, you will help provide leadership, vision and direction, assisting the Board to set and implement the strategic direction of YDMT. You will also support the overall development of staff, and be a role model for our values and behaviours.

We believe the role will be a highly rewarding one, and a real opportunity for someone to develop their skills in a fantastic organisation, whilst benefiting this wonderful area and its communities.

About you

We're looking for someone with a background in fundraising or development who can combine strategic planning with excellent leadership and relationship building skills.

Your role will focus on growing our income from a variety of fundraising streams - using your knowledge of funding sources and a successful track record in closing six figure gifts.

You will be a natural networker and ambassador, who can confidently develop strong relationships with our stakeholders and provide inspirational leadership to our fundraising team. 

Underpinning all of this is your ability to work within our culture – which means sharing our values of being creative, caring, honest and enabling.