Head of Development

Community arts charity Impact Arts is looking for a new Head of Development

Job Title: Head of Development

Salary: £40,000 – £46,000 dependent on experience

Location: The Boardwalk, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow G1 1TF

Travel will be required to other locations where Impact Arts has a presence e.g. North Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire.

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for: Development Manager (PT), 2 x Development & Fundraising Officers, Evaluation & Compliance Coordinator

Duration of contract: Permanent

Working hours: 37.5 per week

Closing date: 9am on Monday 2nd March 2026

Interview dates: Friday 6th March 2026. Interviews will take place at The Boardwalk in Glasgow

Expected start date: ASAP

See the job pack for full details

Main Responsibilities

The Head of Development will play a key role in the Leadership Team, working alongside the CEO, Head of Operations and Head of Finance & Corporate Services to achieve the Strategic Goals as set out in Transforming Lives Through the Arts, our Strategic Plan 2023-28. This is a results-driven role focused on delivering measurable and sustainable income growth, while managing and inspiring a high-performing team.

They will contribute to the strategic leadership at Impact Arts promoting the vision and values and representing Impact Arts across networks in the arts, social enterprise, public, private and voluntary sector.

They will lead the development and evaluation of Impact Arts’ fundraising and other associated strategies (e.g. stakeholder engagement, donations and corporate engagement) to ensure, through diverse and sustainable income streams that the organisation can deliver on its strategic goal “Sustainable: Build a secure future for Impact Arts through financial sustainability”.

• Leadership
• Income Generation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Impact & Evaluation

Person Specification

Impact Arts is looking for people with the following qualities, experience, knowledge and

competencies.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Minimum 3 years’ management experience in a public, third sector or private CSR role
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in leading and managing a staff team
• Proven experience in developing and managing partnerships, establishing credibility with relevant (including senior) contacts and working through fundable solutions for sole/joint applications.
• Experience of securing significant levels of funding through tenders, grants, funds and/ or donations
• Networks across the public and third sectors with specific knowledge of key partners and funders across the following themes: employability, education, mental health, homelessness, regeneration & culture
• Experience in preparing multi-year/ multi-location funding bids as sole proposer or member of a consortium. Experience in generating total cost recovery budgets for funding bids.

Desirable:

• Senior Fundraising experience
• Professional qualification in a relevant discipline e.g. fundraising or management
• Experience in generating total cost recovery budgets for funding bids
• Experience in generating unrestricted and/or capital funding

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Ability to lead a team effectively and motivate others
• Ability to build and maintain rapport internally and with existing and new partners
• Strong positive and resilient attitude and an ability to find creative and flexible solutions.
• Resilience when faced with a high workload, deadlines or changing situations
• Ability to think strategically and imaginatively
• Effective time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritise and delegate tasks
• Self-motivated and able to act on own initiative, solving problems
• Approachable and empathetic able to act as ambassador for Impact Arts, at ease with people from a wide variety of backgrounds

How to apply

Please visit We're Hiring: Head of Development - Impact Arts to download a job pack and application form.

The deadline for applications is Monday, 2nd March 2026, at 9am. Please read the job pack in full and submit your completed application in an email to jobs@impactarts.co.uk by this deadline. (Please note we do not accept CVs.)