Director of Development and Partnerships

Contract: Permanent Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) Location: London with hybrid working; at least two days in the office each week Reports to: Chief Executive Salary: £70,000 per annum This is a crucial senior leadership role, which provides a rare and exciting opportunity to play a central part in shaping the future of The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF), a UK-wide charity. You will be responsible for growing our sustainable unrestricted income by leading our work to increase the RCF's resources (Budget for 2026/27 FY £3.8m). But the role is so much more than that, it requires the development of a new fundraising strategy and associated approach to rethink how we build genuine, shared-value partnerships with all who wish to support us and that strengthen our impact as well as our income, whether they are individuals, corporates or trusts and foundations. We have an enviable raft of corporate partnerships with leading companies and have recently developed our income from trusts and foundations to a similar level. While there is much scope to grow both income streams, there are areas such as legacies and individual giving, which in comparison, are undeveloped. Benefits

• Contributory pension through the Royal Household Worksave Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employer contribution upon completion of six months' continuous service, which is conditional on employees maintaining a minimum contribution of 2.5% of salary.
• 25 days annual leave rising by 1 day for every year of service on the anniversary of joining to a maximum of 30 days, plus English statutory bank holidays (8 days).
• Further benefits are offered, including enhanced family-friendly policies, a summary of which will be made available to short-listed candidates. How to apply To find out more about the role and make an application, please go to: https://starfishsearch.com/jobs/royal-countryside-fund-Director-of-Development-and-Partnerships/ and click on the apply button, with the following prepared:
• Your CV (no more than three sides).
• A supporting statement (no more than two sides) that sets out why you think this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria. We would also be grateful if you would complete the Equality and Diversity monitoring form on the online application process. This form is for monitoring purposes only and is not treated as part of your application. Closing date: Sunday 15th November 2026 Preliminary interviews: w/c 23rd November 2026 Final Panel interviews: w/c 30th November and w/c 7th December 2026