Development Director

The Churchill Fellowship is seeking a Development Director to lead our fundraising into its next chapter. For sixty years we have backed individuals with the passion and ideas to create change, funding them to travel, learn and turn that learning into action. Today we are a living network of more than 4,000 Fellows whose work touches almost every part of national life, and our three-year strategy makes proactive fundraising one of our core commitments. This is a senior leadership role on our Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the Chief Executive and leading our Development team. You will take strategic ownership of fundraising across major gifts, trusts and foundations, individual giving, legacies and partnerships, and you will be accountable for its performance. You will help us understand what we can realistically raise and from whom, develop a credible strategy for Board approval, and lead its delivery. You will also build and hold a portfolio of significant donor and funder relationships, working closely with the Chief Executive, Trustees and Ambassadors, and you will create the case for support that brings our wider Fellowship community behind our work. You will bring senior experience leading fundraising across multiple income streams, a strategic and evidence-led approach to targets, pipeline and forecasting, and the ability to build fundraising capability into how an organisation works. You will be as comfortable setting strategy as you are nurturing relationships with donors, and you will thrive in a collaborative, values-driven environment built on inclusivity, investment in people, appreciation, collaboration and creativity. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://starfishsearch.com/jobs/churchill-devdir/ Closing date: Friday 23rd October 2026