The Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) is the Army’s national charity, supporting soldiers, veterans, and their immediate families, in times of need. 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 North West. Ideally, the successful candidate will be able to start in October 2024, on an initial two-year fixed term contract. The appointment represents the Charity and raises its profile within the North West region, with responsibility for the planning and execution of fundraising; continual development of our supporter base; engagement with stakeholders; line management/leadership of the North West 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 North West 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 Fulwood Barracks, Preston, but will require extensive travel throughout the North West. The appointment manages a team of two staff from our Preston 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.
The starting salary is £48,000. After a probationary period of 6 months the successful candidate will benefit from the Charity’s full range of employment benefits including an income protection scheme and an employer contribution pension. There will also be opportunities to participate in key Charity events and activities with a TOIL scheme in place.
This is a full time post for 35 hours per week, on an initial two-year fixed term contract based at the Charity’s Office in Fulwood Barracks, Preston. (The Charity currently operates a minimum of 2 days in the office).
Please see the job description for further information regarding the job and person specification, and primary roles.
Job Description Regional Director
If you have any questions or would like to have an initial chat about the role, please contact the HR Team – hr@armybenevolentfund.org
If you have the relevant experience for this role, please apply by sending your CV and supporting statement to our HR Team – hr@armybenevolentfund.org
Closing date: 22 August 24
Interview date: 5 September 24
