Are you passionate about the voluntary sector?

We are looking for someone to head our experienced development team in a leadership level role. You will build and nurture relationships with potential new funders, commissioners and stakeholders, and manage a small team delivering community and strategic development activities.

As Head of Development, you’ll attend engagement meetings, Local Strategic Partnerships, conferences, forums and networking events and build relationships with Health and Social Care partners and others. You’ll follow new leads and promote Imago’s offer to secure business opportunities in line with our values and strategic goals. It’s essential that you can actively engage with all levels of stakeholder and develop long-lasting sustainable relationships built on trust and respect.

You’ll effectively lead and manage the team to deliver objectives and meet targets, and carry out performance management activities, including supervision and appraisal, ensuring staff reach their potential. Additionally, you will research additional funding and community fundraising opportunities, and support funding proposals, grant applications and legacy donations.

Applicants should have leadership experience or potential, and be able to demonstrate involvement in development, project planning and staff management in the voluntary sector. You’ll need to be creative and innovative with strong collaboration and partnerships skills; and be able to demonstrate engaging and succinct writing, with excellent IT, communication and interpersonal skills.

The post is based in Tunbridge Wells with opportunities for hybrid working. Car driver essential.

Take your next step with us.

We offer our employees:
• Inclusive values-based environment
• Competitive remuneration package
• Workplace pension scheme
• Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Opportunities for hybrid working
• Benenden Health Care
• Death in Service Benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
• Development opportunities
• and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website at www.imago.community for full details.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.

About Imago
Imago is a well-respected social action charity working across Kent, Medway, East Sussex and London. Through our services and projects, we aim to support independence, reduce social isolation and empower individuals and communities.

We deliver a wide range of services to children and young people, older people, carers, and volunteers, in partnership with funders, public sector commissioners and private sector sponsors.

We apply our commitment to excellence, evidencing impact and safeguarding vulnerable people to all aspects of our work.