Development Director

March 17

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Common Purpose

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Common Purpose is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing individuals who can effectively lead across cultural, institutional, and social boundaries. With over 30 years of experience, they offer transformative leadership programs that empower participants from various backgrounds to navigate complexities and drive change in their communities and organizations. Their mission emphasizes inclusive, courageous, and connected leadership, fostering skills that spark personal and professional growth.

Leadership Development • Training and Development • Education • Cities • Innovation

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1989

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Develop and execute a business development plan to achieve regional growth and sustainability goals. • Deliver to sales targets in Yorkshire. • Maintain strong relationships with existing stakeholders, buyers and identify & invest in new relationships with potential buyers. • Collaborate with the wider UK team to identify, prioritize and act upon business development opportunities. • Produce high quality proposals for customers. • Participate in networking events, conferences and other outreach opportunities, and use social media to promote Common Purpose and its mission. • Work collaboratively with programme staff to ensure alignment between sales priorities and programme activities. • Ensure that the Common Purpose image locally is high profile, independent and professional - promoting our Common Purpose programmes and campaign through a range of communication channels including social media. • Ahead you might facilitate some of our leadership programmes.

🎯 Requirements

• Enterprising, entrepreneurial, energetic, resilient, and curious • A strong communicator and relationship builder • Driven by the need to make a difference in society as much as by business development. • Able to manage and prioritize a demanding workload in a fast-paced environment. • Able to work cross-culturally and be able to engage with people from different backgrounds and perspectives. • Have a good knowledge of, and connections across Leeds & Yorkshire. • Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office.

🏖️ Benefits

• A salary of between £38,000 - £42,000 per annum pro rata, depending on level of experience • 25 days of annual leave per annum, plus 3 additional days over Christmas • A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting you in your work and life • A best in-class Flex(at)CP flexible working policy, enabling you to work in the ways that suit you best. • A fast-paced environment – which will continue to test and develop you • Plentiful opportunities for growth – you will be continually developing key skills and capabilities for your future through the role and our internal training and development programmes. • A chance to have a real impact – you will see the impact of your work as you develop content across the organization. • A strong connection to purpose – the chance to work with a diverse range of colleagues across the world driven by the same mission. • Responsibility from day one – you will be given real accountability and ownership in your role.