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Location: Homebased with client meetings in Leeds & Yorkshire
Salary:per annum pro rata depending on level of experience
Flexible working:We offer a fully flexible working environment
Annual leave:25 days of annual leave per annum plus 3 additional days over Christmas
Are you our next Leeds and Yorkshire Development Director We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our nonprofit organization in Leeds and Yorkshire.
Common Purpose is a global notforprofit devoted to good leadership. We believe in a world with the potential to be more equitable and inclusive. Where people can navigate and challenge cultural institutional and social divides at work and in society. Where the power of diversity and difference unlocks new thinking on common problems. Where people are having the real purposedriven conversations the types of conversations we need to be having to bring about real change.
We are an organization founded on strong social purpose and we live this continuously through our work. An important part of our social purpose is to support diverse talent and as part of that we commit to ensuring that people from underrepresented backgrounds have places on our programmes and to delivering Legacy programmes for young people.
We are looking for a dynamic and ambitious professional who shares our organizational values and who is passionate about leadership. The role will suit someone who wants a career in the leadership development space but one where there is also the opportunity to create wider social impact alongside the focus on delivering to sales and business development targets.
The context Common Purpose in Leeds & Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a key strategic area for Common Purpose. We are wellestablished here with a good reputation; over 9000 people across the region have participated in Common Purpose programmes.
Our local portfolio includes our open programmes for senior and high potential leaders Legacy for 1825 yearolds and university student programmes. We also run customized programmes tailored to client needs.
The role
This is a sales and business development role. The Development Director will be responsible for delivering to an annual income target and for maintaining and growing our wellestablished relationships in Leeds and Yorkshire as well as developing new ones. Some of these will be selfgenerated and some through referrals by our alumni network Advisory Group and existing customers.
The Development Director will be an ambassador for Common Purpose across a wide range of networks and sectors. The right person will have a strong understanding of the regional context and its core cities in particular Leeds.
The role may also require some facilitation of our leadership programmes. Candidates may come with those skills or will be willing to develop them through training and experience within the first twelve months in the role.
This is a fulltime permanent role in the UK Business Unit reporting to the UK Partnerships Director who is also based in Yorkshire and has led on our work there for many years. It is homebased and the successful candidate will be expected to have a full schedule of inperson meetings particularly in Leeds. We are willing to consider parttime employment for a suitable candidate.
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What we offer in return
If you have a passion for making a difference and are looking for an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of a dynamic nonprofit organization we encourage you to apply for this position. Please send us your CV and cover letter we will not consider any applications that dont contain a cover letter. Your cover letter must clearly outline why you think youre a good fit for this role.
As a purposeled notforprofit committed to access and equity we welcome applications from different and diverse backgrounds; attitude mindset and energy are the critical currency for this role. Our ambitions are big yours need to be too.
Common Purpose is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any access requirements that you would like us to be aware of to support your application please get in touch with us.
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