Job Vacancy – Lead Development Officer
🌟 Change Lives Across Nottinghamshire
Lead Development Officer – Where Your Work Creates Ripple Effects of Good
Forever Notts – Community Foundation for Nottinghamshire
Part-Time (20 hrs/week) | £28,000 FTE (pro rata) | 2-Year Fixed Contract
Hybrid working – Mansfield office 1 day/week
💡 Imagine this: Every relationship you build, every donor you inspire, every pound you raise directly transforms lives across Nottinghamshire.
You won’t just be fundraising – you’ll be the catalyst that helps hundreds of charities tackle mental health crises, end homelessness, support disabilities, and fight food poverty. This isn’t just a job with maximum feel-good factor – it’s your chance to be the hero behind the heroes.
🚀 Your Mission (Should You Choose to Accept)
Transform raw potential into life-changing impact. Research new funding goldmines, charm donors into passionate advocates, and watch as your £50,000+ fundraising target becomes the fuel that powers incredible community transformations. You’ll be the relationship wizard who turns strangers into champions of change.
🎯 The Perfect Candidate Has:
- Sales/fundraising superpowers (you know how to move hearts and wallets)
- Magnetic communication skills that work magic in person and online
- Tech confidence with CRMs, social media, and Microsoft Office
- Independent drive – you’re a self-starting force of nature
- Full driving licence and car (your chariot for community conquest)
- A burning desire to see your work create waves of positive change
🔥 Ready to be the person who helps hundreds of Nottinghamshire charities not just survive, but THRIVE?
This is your calling. This is where your talents become someone else’s miracle.
Here is a full Job Description, to apply download an application form here CV’s will not be accepted.
Deadline for applications – 7th July 2025 at midday.
Please send your completed application form to nina@forevernotts.com
If you have not been invited for an interview within two weeks of the closing date please assume you have not been successful.