St.Christophers Fellowship
Head of Income Development
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Salary: £50,000-£55,000 per annum (full-time equivalent), with a part-time salary of £30,000-£33,000 per annum, depending on experience.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours per week
Location: Hybrid working with a combination of working from our office based in Putney, London (SW15) and working from home
About Us
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, achieve their potential and have a bright future.
St Christopher's is a leading children's charity with a long history of providing high-quality fostering services, children's homes and innovative leaving care support across the UK.
Everything we do is centred around helping children and young people build brighter futures. We are particularly committed to supporting those who cannot remain with their families or foster carers, ensuring they have the opportunities, stability and support they deserve.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ages and faiths. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.
About the Role
The key objective of this role is to support Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team with strategic development and income growth, by identifying opportunities, presenting business cases, leading on tendering activity, and project mobilisation. Building strong relationships with external commissioners and funders is also key to this post.
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This is a critical role for the organisation, at a time when we are actively seeking to grow existing and new services. You will have the opportunity to inform the charity's future development, and to build relationships with key external stakeholders including local authority commissioners.
Applicants should have
- Education to A level standard, or equivalent.
- Experience of leading business development activity within the non-profit sector.
- Strong track record of making recommendations about income growth opportunities to senior management and/or at a board level.
- Experience of the commissioning landscape in children's / 16+ residential/ fostering services.
- Experience of leading external stakeholder engagement at a senior level.
- People Management experience and working collaboratively with key stakeholders.
- Strong business plan, tenders and bids writing skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with commissioners and deliver effective presentations.
- Analytical skills - the ability to analyse financial & statistical data to inform decision-making.
What we offer
- Competitive salary: £30,000- £33,000 per annum for part-time role.
- Annual salary review based on performance.
- A friendly working environment at a values-led charitable organisation.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata for part-time working.
- Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
- UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
- BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK both in store and online.
- Discretionary funded training programs for you to explore and attain new and relevant skills.
- Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.
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Recruitment Process
To apply, please complete our application form along with a supporting statement outlining how you meet the criteria listed in the Person Specification. Please note that applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Please note we review applications as they are received, so early application is encouraged.
Interviews: 1/10/2026 and 2/10/2026
Safer Recruitment note:
St Christopher's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to thorough screening, including DBS checks.
Please note that it is against the law to apply for work with Children/Young People if you are barred from working in Regulated Activity and if your name is added to a Children Barred List.
All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.
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