***THIS JOB VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED***
The Army Benevolent Fund, the British Army’s national charity, is recruiting for the role of Regional Director West Midlands, the charity’s lead representative within the West Midlands region. This is a hugely varied, stimulating, and rewarding role, offering a very tangible sense of purpose; leading a small team of staff and additional volunteers, to maximise fundraising and engagement across the West Midlands region.
Founded in 1944, and as the Army’s national charity, the Army Benevolent Fund’s purpose is to provide a lifetime of support to serving soldiers, veterans, and their immediate families when they are in need, such they are afforded the opportunity to avoid hardship and enjoy independence and dignity.
The Charity operates a regional structure across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with its central office in London.
We are recruiting for the role of Regional Director West Midlands. Ideally, the successful candidate will be able to start in April 2024 or May 2024, on an initial two-year fixed term contract. The appointment represents the Charity and raises its profile within the West Midlands region, with responsibility for the planning and execution of fundraising; continual development of our supporter base; engagement with stakeholders; line management/leadership of the West Midlands regional staff, and providing support to the local network of volunteers.
Establishing and maintaining relationships across all sectors of the regions society is the key to this appointment. Candidates will be expected to operate with local corporate entities, civic administrations, high net worth individuals, local trusts, and charitable organisations, as well as with the Army in the West Midlands region and its locally based Army and Army Cadet Force units. The successful candidate should possess strong interpersonal skills, be well organised and have an easy yet confident manner, able to establish and maintain successful relationships both outside and within the Charity. They will work largely on their own initiative, with their team, and will require a persuasive and engaging character, and project management skills in order to achieve their outputs. Connectivity into local political, administrative, public, and private organisations is highly desirable, as is recent experience of the Regular or Reserve Armed Forces.
The role will be based out of our office in Venning Barracks, Donnington, but will require extensive travel throughout the West Midlands. The appointment manages a team of two staff from our Donnington office. A full driving licence is essential.
Candidates should be able to use a wide range of IT applications and an understanding of social media tools is essential. Although experience of fundraising and/or the voluntary sector is desirable, professional training will be provided for the successful candidate.
This is a full-time post for 35 hours per week. The starting salary is £47,000 per annum with 30 days annual leave and competitive benefits after a probation period of 6 months.
The closing date for this post will be Wednesday 28 February 2024 with an interview date of Thursday 7 March 2024. Interviews will take place in Venning Barracks, Donnington, Telford TF2 8LF.
Closing date: 28 February 2024
Interview date: 7 March 2024
Please send your CV and supporting statement to Tina Wick, Senior HR Manager – twick@armybenevolentfund.org
