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

This is an exciting opportunity to join Cause4’s Development Team as Head of Development, taking a role in the delivery and development of our fundraising and consultancy work with a varied portfolio of charities and social purpose organisations.

Working closely with the Director of Development and Enterprise and Associate Director of Fundraising and Strategy, the Head of Development will lead client relationships and projects across fundraising, strategy and organisational development, while supporting and developing colleagues across the Development Team. The role offers the opportunity 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.

This is a hands-on senior consultancy role. Alongside providing strategic advice, the Head of Development will deliver high-quality client work, including developing fundraising strategies and Cases for Support, write major funding applications and proposals, undertake research and analysis, and produce strategic reports.

Alongside client work, the Head of Development will play an active role within the wider Cause4 Team, supporting the development of colleagues, quality-assuring client work and contributing to research, organisational planning, training delivery, innovation and business development.

This position offers the opportunity for an experienced Head of Development or Fundraising Manager to bring their expertise into consultancy, working across a wide range of organisations, fundraising disciplines and strategic challenges.

This role could particularly suit:

• An existing Head of Development, Head of Fundraising or fundraising manager looking to move into consultancy and apply their expertise across a varied portfolio of organisations.
• A fundraising professional with substantial experience of developing and delivering fundraising strategies who is looking to broaden their experience across multiple organisations, sectors and income streams.
• A fundraiser who enjoys both strategic thinking and hands-on delivery and wants the opportunity to work across a range of different fundraising, organisational and client challenges.
• An established fundraising consultant looking to take on a senior role combining client leadership, fundraising delivery, team development and business growth.

Deadline: Monday 7 December 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.