Head of Development

Permanent Post, with a 6-month probationary period.

28 to 35 hours per week with potential for flexible working/job share

Overall Purpose

To lead on the identification, development, and delivery of new CES opportunities, resources,
and sources of income to ensure CES’s financial sustainability, and the updating and
maintenance of an appropriate development strategy for the organisation.

Job Description

To deliver the following tasks:

Main Tasks 

• To take ownership for, develop, coordinate and manage CES’ Development programme to advance
  the charitable aims of CES, including the development and implementation of a new Development
  Strategy
• To collate information from CES’s members and from colleagues working in the field to
  identify new project ideas that overcome existing barriers and meet the needs of community
  energy groups in Scotland
• To initiate and manage the process of development of new projects and activities, including
  delegating tasks to different members of the team, with clear activities and deadlines
• To proactively seek new funding opportunities, including from grant funds and Invitations
  to Tender to:
• • Ensure continuation and development of existing projects and job security for CES
    team
  • Work closely with the Technical Director and CES Trading Manager to maximise the
    income from all available sources to meet the charitable purposes of the organisation
  • Collaborate with the whole CES Team on new projects, bids, fees and tenders
• To build relationships with other organisations in order to build new consortia and access
  more opportunities
• To engage with and build opportunities for joint development programmes with community
  groups, leading research and development institutions, companies in the UK and further afield.
• Where funding is secured, to ensure a smooth handover process to the project operations
  team.
• To join the CES Management Team, which is responsible for the successful operation of
  Community Energy Scotland
• To provide line management to up to 4 people.
• To carry out project work, potentially managing small projects and to carry out any other
  core work for CES as needed by the CEO and the wider team.
• To ensure that CES staff and community group members are kept fully up to date on key
  developments and opportunities

Financial Recording

• To ensure high quality budgeting, financial management and reporting requirements are met
  in all development projects
• To proactively share information with the CEO, Head of Finance and Head of Projects to
  ensure that there is good visibility of upcoming and potential projects and funding.

Representing CES:

• Acting as a positive ambassador for CES and ensuring that all activities are performed in a
  way that is in line with its vision and mission.
• Representing CES at local, national and international outreach and promotion events as
  necessary.
• Providing updates on your work on projects for social media and website pages to ensure a
  good public profile.

Administration 

• To keep all information about development work up to date, including updating funding
  databases and ensuring that information around all projects in development and all applications
  are filed on CES’s online systems (Monday.com/Sharepoint).
• To keep all personal work records up to date such as annual leave requests, timesheets and
  CES’s online systems (Monday.com and Sharepoint).
• Attend team meetings.
• Chairing fortnightly development meetings and ensuring that minutes and actions are
  recorded and distributed.
• To lead on tracking development work accordingly and ensure deadlines are met and tasks
  fulfilled when working collaboratively
• Manage internal CVs and evidence for funding applications and bids
• To ensure careful project documentation according to CES’ project approval and management
  system, including details of project and financial progress.

Other Tasks

• To play a full role in the evolution and operation of the team at Community Energy
  Scotland, and support the success of Community Energy Scotland as a whole
• To undertake other tasks as agreed from time to time with CEO and CES senior management
  team – the successful applicant will be expected to engage in a two-way conversation about
  future work and to also present ideas to the wider team as they come up.
• Travel to meetings and events in Scotland, and occasionally the UK or abroad.