Development Manager (West Midlands)

Locality; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 47,992 - 52,192; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday

Enhanced pension contribution

Mental health support

Job summary

Locality is seeking a Development Manager to enhance community service delivery across the West Midlands. The successful candidate will lead development activities, secure funding, and manage teams effectively.

This role offers a salary starting at £47,992, additional benefits including 25 days holiday, and opportunities for professional growth.

Closing date for applications is 29th June 2026. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing high-quality support to community organisations.
• Successful track record in winning contracts and securing funding.
• In-depth understanding of community enterprise and related fields.

Responsibilities

• Promote and sell services to achieve income targets.
• Ensure service standards are met.
• Identify and manage operational risks.

Skills

Business development

Team management

Contract winning

Community engagement

Job description

Home-Based (with regular travel throughout the West Midlands area)

About Us

Locality is the national membership network for community organisations. Our goal is simple: to help local community organisations be the best that they can be and to create a supportive environment for their work.

The Benefits

• Salary of £47,992, with incremental increases to £52,192 per annum
• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by one day for each year of service, up to 30 days)
• Three grace days between Christmas and New Year
• Enhanced pension contribution with an employer contribution of up to 7%
• Option to purchase annual leave via salary sacrifice (up to five days)
• Volunteering days (up to five days)
• TOIL policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• In-house Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave of 10 weeks’ full pay

The Role

As a Development Manager, you will strengthen our influence, impact and service delivery by leading development activities, supporting members and delivering high-quality programmes across the West Midlands.

You will develop consultancy and trading opportunities, build strategic partnerships and lead tenders and funding bids to generate income and expand our reach.

Working closely with external stakeholders, you will help shape opportunities that support our aims while ensuring services respond to the needs of communities and members.

You will also lead and contribute to the delivery of programmes and services, managing teams and ensuring high standards of quality, performance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Promote and sell our services to achieve agreed income targets
• Ensure contractual requirements and service standards are met
• Identify and manage financial, reputational and operational risks
• Work with colleagues to grow and engage our membership
• Develop member services based on member needs and priorities
• Gather and utilise member insight, experience and evidence

About You

To be considered as a Development Manager, you will need:

• Experience overseeing and ensuring the provision of high-quality support to community organisations, including managing teams to meet performance targets
• Demonstrable experience successfully winning contracts, securing funding bids, and developing income-generating opportunities
• A strong track record of successful business development, innovation, strategic management, and effective delivery of projects and services
• An in-depth understanding of community enterprise, community asset development, community contracting, localism and related fields

The closing date for this role is 29th June 2026.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.