Director of Income Generation & Business Development in Leeds

Salary - £55,000 - £60,000, dependent on experience

Location: Leeds (hybrid working)

For over 50 years, Leeds Womens Aid has been a lifeline for women and children experiencing domestic violence and abuse. The organisation has grown significantly, from a c.£1m income charity 10 years ago, to one now approaching £5m annual income. With this growth comes bold, renewed ambition to diversify income, strengthen influence and ensure LWA's voice, values and impact are communicated with clarity and confidence to reach those who need them most.

It’s an exciting time in LWA’s development. With a growing footprint, deeper community roots, expanding services and renewed ambition to influence systemic change for women. This newly established role is designed to bring together income generation, marketing and communications, and retail under one strategic umbrella to shape the next chapter of LWA’s development and impact.

As Director of Income Generation & Business Development you will set the strategic direction for all income-related activity across the charity, ensuring LWA develops a sustainable, diversified income portfolio that is aligned with the charity's purpose and values. This is an opportunity to shape a sustainable future for LWA ensuring it can continue to grow its impact and that its work remains rooted in the voices and experiences of women and children.

You’ll play a key role in the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to collective leadership, organisational governance and the long-term resilience and strategic direction of the charity.

As Director of Income Generation & Business Development you will:

• Strategically lead a multi-year income generation and business development strategy, setting key objectives and enabling diversification that aligns with LWA’s values and new organisational strategy.
• Provide strategic leadership for marketing and communications, ensuring organisational-wide narrative building that reflects the values and impact of LWA, while championing the voices of women and children.
• Ensure strategic leadership for LWA’s retail function, developing growth strategies that balance community impact alongside financial performance.
• Develop compelling, adaptable cases for support that reflect LWA’s impact and ambitions, ethically and meaningfully embedding survivors' voices.
• Strengthen organisational resilience through income diversification beyond statutory funding, establishing strong communities of support and identifying opportunities for growth.
• Work collaboratively with the Director of Services & Engagement and Director of Strategy, Partnerships & Influence to identify and develop new commissioning and business development opportunities, ensuring viability and strategic alignment.
• Represent LWA with authenticity, integrity and sensitivity to ensure the values of the organisation are upheld and that organisational decision making reflects women-centred principles.

The role would best suit:

• A senior income generation leader, with broad multi-stream experience and a proven track record of strategically driving growth and diversification of fundraised income.
• A strategic leader with the ability to develop a team across income generation, marketing and communications and retail.
• An individual with experience of developing income generation strategies that intersect with organisational strategies and ambitions.
• Someone with the ability to balance income generation with ethical storytelling/responsibility, public accountability and regulatory considerations.
• An individual who demonstrates commitment to LWA’s values and the Nolan Principles: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
• Someone with demonstrated commitment to, and understanding of, women-led and women-centred support services, including the importance of trauma-informed, inclusive, and empowering practice for women and girls.

Please get in touch as soon as possible to express an initial interest, the deadline for applications (CV and Application Questions) is Tuesday 24th February with first stage interviews scheduled to take place Thursday 5th/Monday 9th of March.

Due to the nature of the services provided and the population supported, this post is subject to an Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act, and therefore the postholder must be female. This requirement is applied lawfully and proportionately, reflecting the organisation's provision of specialist women-centred services and the need to maintain safety, trust, and authenticity in leadership and external representation.

Appointment to this role will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including satisfactory references, right to work verification, and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the appropriate level.