We're excited to announce that we are hiring a new Development Manager!

This is an exciting opportunity to join Cause4’s Development Team as a Development Manager, supporting a varied portfolio of charities and social purpose organisations with fundraising, strategy and organisational development. 

This opportunity provides a fantastic opportunity for someone to work as part of a passionate and hard working team to hone their consultancy skills to fast track into more senior positions within the organisation.

The role offers the chance to work across multiple sectors including arts, heritage, education, health, sport and community organisations, helping clients to develop fundraising strategies, secure funding and build sustainable income streams. Alongside client work, you will play an active role within the wider Cause4 Development Team, contributing to research, organisational planning, training delivery and business development activity.

This position offers broad exposure across a wide range of organisations, fundraising disciplines and consultancy projects, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to accelerate their career within the charity or consultancy sectors.

This role could particularly suit:

• Someone looking to step into their first consultancy or Development Manager role.
• A fundraiser wanting broader experience across multiple organisations and income streams.
• Someone currently working in the charity, arts, education or cultural sectors looking to transition into consultancy.
• An ambitious individual seeking a fast-paced role with clear progression and development opportunities.
• An existing manager looking to build their consultancy skills to fast track into more senior positions in the sector.

Deadline: 1 September 2026, 5pm

To apply, please send your CV, a Cover Letter or Cover Video (no more than 2 pages/video application no longer than three minutes), to Ben Wilson, Director of Development and Enterprise at ben.wilson@cause4.co.uk

Please include with your application a completed equal opportunity form, downloadable below.

Alongside our small core team, we aim to attract ambitious partners and freelance staff that are excited to work collaboratively on important issues and programmes in a flexible environment.

We keep our costs low and meet the environmental requirements of our B-Corp status by being efficient with travel and maximising use of available technology (Zoom, conference call etc.) to ensure excellent and timely engagement with our clients.

We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer and to hold Investors in People accreditation, which forms the basis of how we manage quality assurance.