Innovation and Development Director opportunity at Voscur
Bristol Hybrid
Salary £45,296
Voscur is the leading support and development agency for Bristol's voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. They enable, empower and develop organisations in and around Bristol to increase their social, economic and environmental impact. They also work with the investors who commission and fund the work of the VCSE sector, to ensure they make informed decisions and design effective services. A key aspect of this work is Voscur’s role in building relationships between organisations and investors to help them work together to coordinate services and maximise their social value.
Voscur are now seeking an Innovation and Development Director, to lead pioneering initiatives, programmes and partnerships for the wider VCSE sector, and to drive business development for the organisation. This role will lead the development of Voscur’s programmes and services in response to the external strategic environment, delivering and supporting external strategic engagement, collaboration and partnership across all sectors.
Working with the CEO, the successful candidate will:
Develop and support pilots, initiatives, programmes and projects that strengthen the resilience of the wider VCSE sector, enabling community-led action and solutions.
Lead on the identification of and successful securing of Voscur’s business development opportunities, working closely with colleagues, to achieve sustainable income and organisational resilience.
Deputise for the CEO on external and internal activities, building effective working relationships externally, as required.
You must have at least two years’ experience operating at strategic level, both internally and externally within an organisational setting. You will need to lead, manage and inspire high-performance teams, and drive new business, and will need to be experienced in fundraising, commissioning processes and income generation.
Voscur has retained Moon Executive Search to manage this campaign and are therefore unable to accept CVs from third party agencies. All CVs and expression of interest received will be forwarded directly to Moon Executive Search for consideration.
For further details and to request a candidate briefing pack please contact Gemma Wilks or Simon Quinn by email recruit@moonexecsearch.com quoting reference J02398