Community Organisation Development Manager

Community Organisation Development Manager West Midlands/home-based (with occasional travel for meetings)

About Us

Locality is the national membership network for community organisations. Our goal is simple: to help local community organisations be the best that they can be and to create a supportive environment for their work.

We are now looking for a Community Organisation Development Manager to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week (for exceptional candidates, we are happy to consider requests for part-time hours).

The Benefits

• Salary of £49,912, with incremental increases to £54,280
• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by one day for each year of service, up to 30 days)
• Three grace days between Christmas and New Year
• Enhanced pension contribution with an employer contribution of up to 7%
• Option to purchase annual leave via salary sacrifice (up to five days)
• Volunteering days (up to five days)
• TOIL policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• In-house Mental Health First Aiders
• Health Cash Plan scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave of 10 weeks’ full pay

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced community development professional with strong consultancy and business development expertise to join our influential organisation.

You’ll have the chance to utilise your skill set to shape tailored support that helps community organisations become stronger, more sustainable and better equipped to serve local people.

What’s more, you’ll enjoy the flexibility of a home-based role, with the potential for part-time working, while joining a national network that genuinely values your wellbeing, contribution and continued success.

So, if you’re ready to use your experience to strengthen community organisations and create opportunities that endure, read on and apply today.

The Role

As a Community Organisation Development Manager, you will strengthen and support community organisations across the West Midlands.

Developing and delivering tailored support services and consultancy programmes, you will work directly with community organisations, local authorities and other partners to help them thrive.

You will also identify business development opportunities, lead bids and tenders, and build strong strategic relationships that generate income and create lasting opportunities for the sector.

Additionally, you will:

• Promote our services and achieve agreed income targets
• Support and develop delivery teams and associates
• Work with colleagues to grow and engage our membership
• Ensure services meet contractual requirements and quality standards

About You

To be considered as a Community Organisation Development Manager, you will need:

• Proven experience designing and delivering consultancy services or similar strategic support programmes
• Demonstrable experience winning contracts, securing funding bids, and developing income-generating opportunities
• A strong track record of successful business development, innovation, strategic management, and effective delivery of projects and services
• Experience building effective delivery partnerships
• Experience overseeing and ensuring the provision of high-quality support to community organisations, including managing teams to meet performance targets
• An in-depth understanding of community enterprise, community asset development, community contracting, localism and related fields
• The ability to work with members, assess needs and develop appropriate services

The closing date for this role is 1st September 2026.

Digital Open Day

This is an unusual role, and our experience is that many applicants struggle to understand the full extent of the job, or the skills and experience required. Good applicants can come from a wide range of backgrounds. We held a digital “open day” to give candidates an opportunity to find out more. We strongly encourage you to watch this session if you can before submitting your application. It’s a great opportunity to hear from the team and ensure the role is the right fit for you. Further details are available via the apply button.

Other organisations may call this role Community Development Manager, Community Engagement Manager, Community Support Manager, Community Partnerships Manager, Development Manager, or Community Programme Manager.

Webrecruit and Locality are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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