The Silverlining Charity
Role: Business Development Lead
Position: Voluntary
Time Commitment: 4-5 Hours per week
Reports to: The Committee
Role:
As a Trustee of The Silverlining Charity you will be part of the team working to realise our aims and ambitions by using their skills and experience to develop and drive forward our business plan. As the key Business Development lead you will provide us with ongoing strategic management and guidance, supporting our efforts to grow and operate sustainably at the same time as delivering maximum benefit to our service users and maximum return to our investors and supporters.
Key Responsibilities:
Planning
As a member of the Management Committee:
-Approve The Silverlining Charity’s mission statement and review performance in achieving it
-Annually assess the changing environment and approve The Silverlining Charity’s short term strategy
-Assist in drafting, reviewing and approving The Silverlining Charity’s five-year business plan
Organisation:
-Regularly discuss with The Operations Manager ongoing issues and activities
-Ensure that The Silverlining Charity capabilities are equal to requirements of the long range goals
-Identify sources of sponsorship, partnership and potential development opportunities and provide support to staff in building fruitful relationships.
-Put forward names of prospective members of the management committee
-Annually evaluate the performance of The Board of Trustees, staff members and our volunteer network and provide guidance to optimise performance
Operations:
- Review internal systems to ensure that those in place are adequate to support both the current needs of The Silverlining Charity and its long range strategy
-Appraise performance and provide candid and constructive criticism, advice, comments and praise
-Together with the other members of the Management Committee, approve major actions of The Silverlining Charity, such as capital expenditure on all items over authorised limits and major changes in activities and services
Audit:
-Ensure that the Board is adequately and currently informed – through reports and other methods – of the ongoing position of The Silverlining Charity and its operations
Required Skills and Qualities
-Strong, demonstrable business development skills gained in either the private or public sectors
-An understanding of the charity sector and the business challenges and opportunities therein
-Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to those with little or no business background
-Confident networker, able to identify and build good working relationships with potential patrons, sponsors and partners
-Strategic business planning skills
-Experience of successful bid development/ fundraising desirable
-Available by email
You can find our more about our work by visiting our website
For further information or questions regarding the role, please contact Jamie Bedford
or telephone: 0203 174 2051
The Silverlining Charity 46-48 High Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8BL Email: • Tel: 0203 174 2051 • Registered Charity Number: 1157749