Key information
Closing date: 12pm, Wednesday 23 April 2025
Salary: £85,000 to £90,000 per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in London SW8 / home and flexible working
Interviews: First round, online, Wednesday 7 May 2025 / Second round, in person, Wednesday 14 May 2025
We empower people with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life. Together we're helping people change their stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our senior management team and lead our fundraising and development strategy into an exciting new phase.
What you'll be doing
In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for a very successful and ambitious directorate that has seen recent growth across all income streams. Our work includes award-winning partnerships with the corporate sector, with partners including McDonalds, KPMG and The Premier League, as well as suppport from a wide range of trusts and foundations, and strategic relationships with national bodies such as Arts Council of England and the Department of Education.
You will continue our impressive growth trajectory and inspire a team of talented and ambitious fundraisers to success. You will work closely with the CEO and fellow members of the senior management team, as well as being a key contact for relationships both internally and externally, and reporting to our Board of Trustees.
What we're looking for
You will be an experienced and compelling leader who can demonstrate a successful track record building and delivering fundraising strategies. You will need to show success in achieving income growth, and be experienced across several income streams, including managing strategic partnerships from the corporate world, working strategically with national bodies (e.g. Arts Council) and a deep understanding of fundraising campaigns. You will have exceptional communication skills across all audiences, including working at board level, and have an excellent understanding of financial planning and reporting. You will be a natural leader, who can engage, motivate and inspire the development department, and play a key part in building a strong and inclusive organisational culture, as part of our EDI commitments.
Why our work is so vital
Literacy changes everything.
It gives you the tools to get the most out of life, and the power to shape your future. It’s the key to knowledge, confidence and inspiration. It’s better results at school, and better jobs. If children grow up without the tools to communicate, without books to read or opportunities to write, it’s harder to get where you want to go.
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity helping people overcome these challenges and change their life chances through the power of words – reading, writing, speaking and listening. From first words, through school days to training, jobs and beyond.
- We work collaboratively in local communities, focusing our work in 20 areas of the UK that are facing the biggest challenges.
- We support schools, developing the most effective tools and techniques and providing resources and programmes to engage and inspire children.
- We campaign to make literacy a priority for politicians and decision-makers.
- We support vulnerable adults, people in the criminal justice system and young offenders’ institutions to build their literacy skills
What we offer you
Our team are passionate about our mission and we have a strong and positive working culture, based on shared values and respect. We offer a range of flexible working options and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to our success, whoever you are.
As well as a competitive salary, we offer benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.
Application details
Recruitment is being managed by our partners at Charity People. All enquiries or expressions of interest (with your CV) should be directed to Kevin Croasdale (kevin@charitypeople.co.uk). If your profile fits what we're looking for, Kevin will be in touch with more details and to arrange a follow up meeting.