Charity Manager

We’re on the lookout for somebody who shares our values and is obsessed with enhancing life for
each folks and nature in Sussex, particularly in deprived communities.

Working intently with a dedicated and intensive crew of volunteers and paid workers, and with the
assist of a longtime and engaged board of Trustees, you’ll be steering the work on our
imaginative and prescient and main the crew to ship it.

Because the chief of a comparatively small charity, you’ll be engaged with many operational facets
of the organisation.

Taking over the stewardship of the brand new plot of land will likely be one of many priorities within the first
yr.

You’ll be managing our annual earnings of round £200K, our part-time managers (admin; orchard
planting, scrumping, programs and websites) plus a crew of 25 staff and key volunteers engaged in
ongoing roles.

Hours may be labored flexibly, although you’ll need to attend in-person conferences, occasions and
web site visits, together with some weekends and evenings. We have now a kitchen and barn at Stanmer Park,
however not an workplace. All desk work and on-line conferences will should be achieved remotely utilizing your
personal gear.

Key tasks:

• Figurehead and ambassador for the organisation. Prepared to be out there for interviews and
  talks.
• Choice maker. Brighton Permaculture Belief has all the time been a collaborative organisation.
  There will likely be instances when fast or troublesome choices are wanted.
• Setting budgets and monitoring funds. Draft budgets for our monetary yr July 2024 to
  June 2025 are in place.
• Writing/aiding with funding bids.
• Formal reporting to the Trustees quarterly, plus month-to-month alternatives to satisfy with the
  Trustees for assist, collaboration and suggestions.
• Main month-to-month conferences with the operational managers. Operational managers cowl every key
  space: Scrumped in Sussex, Neighborhood Orchards, Brighton Permaculture Belief Websites, Programs &
  Occasions and Admin/Compliance.
• One-to-one conferences with operational managers, key contractors and volunteers as required.
  These may be on-line or on-site.
• Supporting the broader crew to agree on SMART targets for every venture and ship on our
  strategic objectives.
• Attending Brighton Permaculture Belief Apple Days occasions (3 per yr).
• Being the primary level of contact for key relationships, together with main donors, funders,
  accomplice organisations and Brighton & Hove Metropolis Council.
• Presenting our yr’s achievements to the members at our AGM.
• Line administration of 3-5 operational managers as these roles transfer to long-term contracts
• Representing the Belief at assorted, rare exterior conferences and occasions could be
  fascinating and require some flexibility in days/instances labored.