Head of Business Development 

The Head of Business Development provides strategic oversight of WiNUK’s Business Development Department and works closely with the CEO and relevant Leads to ensure partnerships, sponsorships, grants, finances and events support WiNUK’s organisational strategy. The role provides direction and support to departmental Leads, while coordinating with other Heads of Department to strengthen WiNUK’s financial sustainability and external relationships.

Focus
Strategic business development, partnerships, sponsorships and grants, financial sustainability, external relationships, events and cross-departmental coordination.

Key Priorities
● Collaborate with the CEO to develop and advance fundraising and business development strategies in alignment with WiNUK’s organisational strategy.
● Be a direct point of contact to the Finance, Events and Partnerships, Sponsorships & Grants Leads, providing directive and troubleshooting where required.
● Maintain regular meetings with subteam leads (approximately every two weeks) to oversee projects, ensuring they are on track, and in alignment with strategy
● Ensure strong communications between subteams to provide guidance on current budgets and financial planning, including updates on partnerships, sponsorships and grants.
● Ensuring successful delivery of events in alignment with available resources, budgetary requirements and showcasing relevant partners.
● Work closely with other Heads of Departments to align branches across the organisation

Responsibilities​

Strategic Business Development
● Collaborate with the CEO to develop WiNUK’s fundraising and business development strategy.

● Ensure Business Development activities and events support WiNUK’s wider strategic, outreach and fundraising goals.
● Meet regularly with the CEO and other Heads (approximately every two weeks) to provide updates on current activities, opportunities, challenges and future plans.
● Identify and pursue opportunities to strengthen WiNUK’s sustainability through partnerships, sponsorships, grants, events and other appropriate funding streams.

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Departmental Oversight

● Provide direction, guidance and troubleshooting to Leads in the Business Development department.
● Meet regularly with relevant Leads to review projects, budget, priorities, deadlines and blockers.
● Delegate relevant tasks based on communications with other heads of departments to relevant volunteers in their branch with support of the Lead/s.
● Assist subteams with meetings with external partners/collaborators when required, e.g., PSG subteam with calls / partner relationships, events with suppliers, finance with accountants etc.

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Cross-department Coordination
● Work with the Head of Strategy, Impact & Research to provide impact and research to external partners/sponsors, to align strategy in planning and executing events, and to help strategically plan for partners, sponsors and grants that align with WiNUK goals.
● Work with Head of Operations for any organisational queries and documents required for events, finance, or partnerships (it is Operations duty to ensure documentation is up to date and to work with the HoD to review any external documents from partners/sponsors/collaborators).
● Work with the Head of Content & Marketing to ensure digital content campaigns and brand identities are consistent and in alignment with fundraising goals. Ensuring a well-planned marketing campaign is organised in advance of any upcoming events and executed appropriately.

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You'd be a good fit if you are:

● Able to align fundraising and business development activities with organisational goals.
● Able to identify and evaluate partnerships, sponsorships, grants, and other funding opportunities, through strategic
budgeting with a view on long-term sustainability.
● Comfortable providing direction while enabling leads and volunteers to take ownership.
● Able to oversee multiple initiatives, deadlines and dependencies.
● Consistent engagement, including checking Slack at least every 48 hours where possible to support timely responses.
● Committed to developing sustainable activities and relationships that support WiNUK’s mission.

Partnerships, Sponsorships & Grants Manager

The Partnerships, Sponsorships and Grants (PSG) Manager coordinates the day-to-day delivery of WiNUK’s Partnerships, Sponsorships and Grants activities. Working closely with the PSG Lead to translate team priorities into clear actions, tracks progress and deadlines, and supports volunteers to deliver partnership, sponsorship and grant activities.

Focus
Supporting PSG Lead by overseeing day-to-day project delivery of partnerships, sponsorships and grants activities, and progress tracking across the team.

Reports to: Partnerships, Sponsorships & Grants Lead

Key Priorities
● Manage day-to-day activities of the Partnerships, Sponsorships & Grants subteam.
● Track contact opportunities, grant applications, and sponsorship/partnership pipelines to ensure deadlines and objectives are met in line with WiNUK strategy.
● Translate priorities agreed with the PSG Lead into clear tasks and actions.
● Support the team with the development of funding proposals, sponsorship packages and partnership agreements.
● Help the team to develop and maintain communication with relevant subteams and with current and prospective partners and sponsors.

Responsibilities
Team Coordination & Task Management
● Oversee the delivery of partnership, sponsorship and grant projects, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met, and reporting any bottlenecks immediately to the subteam lead.
● Maintain the PSG tracker documents, with regular check-ins with the PSG lead to update them on progress, accurate records of meetings, grant applications and outcomes.
● Follow up outstanding actions where required.

Meetings & Communication
● Support PSG subteam meetings by helping establish priorities and ensuring actions are clearly assigned and followed up.
● Reporting to the subteam Lead and Head of Department regularly, with leadership meetings approximately every two weeks.
● Ensure regular communication and engagement within the subteam, attending subteam meetings (approximately monthly), providing regular updates on tasks, allocating outstanding tasks, and check-ins to determine any bottlenecks, risks of challenges pre-emptively.

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Partnerships, Sponsorships
● Support the team progressing partnership and sponsorship opportunities and grant applications from opportunities through to agreed outcomes.
● Help coordinate funding proposals, sponsorship packages and partnership documentation.
● Support the development of outreach opportunities into longer-term partnerships and support later-stage partnership conversations.
● If key volunteer contacts for sponsorships/partnerships are away, help to maintain regular email communication and relationships with existing external partners and long-term sponsors.

Workflow & Project Delivery
● Work closely with the PSG Lead to track partnerships and deliverables, and any potential funding/partner opportunities to implement them and ensure they are delivered.
● Support the CEO and PSG Lead with partnership agreement documentation
development where required.
● Support the team with scheduling and planning for partnership check-ins and reviews.
● Identify workflow improvements that could help the team manage opportunities and
relationships more effectively.

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You'd be a good fit if you are:
● Able to coordinate tasks and deadlines across multiple partnerships
● Able to communicate efficiently with the PSG team, wider WiNUK teams and external partners.
● Comfortable supporting professional correspondence, proposals and partnership documentation.
● Confident contributing to partnership and sponsorship discussions.
● Able to prioritise activities to ensure deliverables and tasks are delivered.
● Able to develop and maintain accurate documentation and partnership tracker as well as partner relations.
● Able to respond flexibly to changing opportunities, deadlines and team capacity.
● Able to identify blockers and resolve or escalate them appropriately.
● Consistently engaged, including checking Slack at least every 48 hours where possible to support timely responses.

● Committed to developing meaningful partnerships, sponsorships and funding opportunities that support WiNUK’s mission, values and long-term impact.

Sponsorships Outreach Officer

The Sponsorship Outreach Officer supports WiNUK’s Partnerships, Sponsorships & Grants team by identifying prospective sponsors, partners and collaborators, conducting proactive outreach and building a strong, well-documented pipeline of early-stage partnership opportunities.
Collaborates closely with the Partnerships Manager and Lead, the Officer helps progress outreach from initial research and contact through to follow-up.

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Focus
Sponsor and partner research, proactive outreach, relationship development, outreach tracking and supporting sponsorship campaigns for WiNUK events and wider initiatives.

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Key Priorities
● Deliver campaign-based sponsorship outreach related to one-off events, e.g., WiNUK Awards, as well as supporting long-term partnerships.
● Research and identify new outreach targets aligned with WiNUK’s objectives and priorities
● Support the team with developing email templates and sponsorship brochures for potential contacts
● Conduct proactive outreach to prospective partners and sponsors and wider collaborators via WiNUK email
● Document all outreach activity, opportunities, responses, and next steps
● Support the progression of outreach opportunities from initial contact through to completion, helping the team to maintain long-term relationships

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Responsibilities
Email Communications
● Send introductory emails and messages to prospective partners, sponsors, funders, speakers & collaborators using approved templates from approved WiNUK emails and accounts
● Act as the first point of contact for new prospective partners and sponsors, maintaining professional communications

● Follow up on outreach activity, nurturing relationships to encourage engagement with WiNUK and longevity
● Support the development and improvement of email templates, sponsorship brochures and other outreach materials.

Research & Strategic Targeting
● Research and identify prospective organisations aligned with WiNUK’s strategic priorities, programmes, events and campaigns.
● Identify early interest in sponsorship, collaboration, or speaking opportunities from WiNUK-related events.
● Share relevant opportunities with the Partnerships Manager, Lead and other WiNUK teams where appropriate.
● Contribute ideas for improving outreach processes, targeting and engagement strategies.

Pipeline tracking & Documentation
● With support from the Partnerships Manager, maintain accurate records of contacts, outreach activity, responses, follow-ups and next steps.
● Ensure sponsorship brochures are developed in accordance with organisational processes, accurate, engaging and accessible for external audiences.
● Monitor engagement and identify opportunities requiring escalation or follow up.
● Collaborate closely with the Partnerships Manager and Lead to ensure outreach activity is documented and aligns with current WiNUK priorities and objectives.

Calls & Follow-up
● Schedule introductory calls with prospective WiNUK collaborators.
● Prepare brief summaries/background research of contacts for the team to have context ahead of calls.
● Send follow-up emails after introductory conversations, maintaining regular, reliable communications where appropriate.
● Support the Partnerships Manager with post-meeting action tracking and next steps following meetings

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You'd be a good fit if you are:
● Able to coordinate tasks, deadlines and contributors across a project
● Able to communicate with the partnerships team, wider WiN teams and external contacts.

● Comfortable supporting different campaigns, events and partnership priorities as needs change.
● Able to produce clear, professional and engaging external communications.
● Able to prioritise activities to ensure deliverables and tasks are delivered.
● Proactive in identifying opportunities and progressing agreed outreach activity.
● Able to engage consistently, including checking Slack at least every 48 hours where possible to support timely responses.
● Committed to developing meaningful partnerships, sponsorships and funding opportunities that support WiNUK’s mission, values and long-term impact.

Events Manager

The Events Manager coordinates the day-to-day delivery of WiNUK’s in-person and virtual events. The Events Manager translates event priorities from the Events Leads into clear actions, keeps event planning organised and on schedule by maintaining project trackers, monitoring actions and deadlines, following up on outstanding tasks, and ensuring everyone involved has clarity on responsibilities and next steps.

Focus

Day-to-day Events management, task delegation and tracking, event project management, logistics, cross-team coordination and operational follow-through. 

Key Priorities

• Manage the day-to-day planning and delivery of WiNUK events. 

• Translate priorities agreed with the Events Leads into clear tasks, timelines and responsibilities. 

• Ensure agreed actions are followed up and progress is communicated regularly. 

• Coordinate with relevant WiNUK teams to support timely and effective event delivery. 

Responsibilities

Team Coordination & Task Management

• Manage the day-to-day activities and project delivery of the Events team. 

• Collaborate with the Events Leads to translate strategic priorities into clear event plans, tasks and responsibilities. 

• Identify delays, risks or blockers and resolve or escalate them to the Events Leads where required.

• Provide regular progress updates to the Events Leads.  

Meetings & Communication

• Support Events subteam meetings by helping establish priorities and ensuring actions are clearly assigned and followed up. 

• Maintain regular communication with Events volunteers through Slack and check-ins to support progress. 

• If needed, support the Events Team with internal and external meetings, such as preparation and distribution of agendas, meeting links and relevant meeting materials or slides. 

Events Workflow & Project Delivery

• Support Events Leads in translating strategic objectives into actionable event plans.

• Maintain up-to-date event project plans and timeline spreadsheets, including key milestones, deadlines, assigned volunteers and dependencies.

• Monitor actions and deadlines, follow up on outstanding tasks, and help ensure volunteers have clarity on their responsibilities.

• Flag delays, blockers or dependencies promptly to Events Leads to resolve in a timely manner.

• Maintain accurate documentation, schedules and records relating to event activities to support communication across subteams.

Cross-team Coordination 

• Collaborate with relevant WiNUK teams where their input is required for event delivery and ensure dependencies are reflected in the project plan.

• Project manage event logistics, including venues, equipment, volunteers and communications, liaising with internal teams and supporting the team to communicate with external suppliers.

• Communicate regularly with the finance team and partnerships team to monitor event budgets and resource requirements, identifying and addressing potential challenges. 

• Oversee the Events Communications Liaisons in ensuring prompt and strong communication with the content team to ensure timely event promotion.

You'd be a good fit if you are:

• Able to manage deadlines, maintain accurate trackers and oversee multiple event tasks and workflows.

• Comfortable planning work, monitoring progress and following up on agreed actions.

• Able to communicate clearly and professionally with volunteers across different teams and external contacts

• Comfortable collaborating with the Events Leads and teams across WiNUK.

• Consistent in maintaining accurate event plans and information.

• Consistently engaged, including checking Slack at least every 48 hours where possible to support timely responses and smooth event delivery.

• Committed to delivering inclusive, engaging, and well-organised events that support WiNUK’s mission.

Events Communications Liasion

The Events Communications Liaison supports the In‑Person and Virtual Events Coordinators by coordinating timely and consistent communication about WiNUK events across internal teams and external channels. This role ensures that information, requests and materials flow smoothly between the Events Team and other WiNUK teams involved in promoting and delivering events to reach the public in a clear and engaging way.

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Focus

Cross-team event communications, promotional coordination, audience-facing messaging, communications planning, and ensuring accurate and timely information flow across WiNUK teams and channels. 

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Key Priorities

• Lead on communications between the Events Team and relevant WiNUK teams, particularly the Digital Content subteams. 

• Ensure event information, requests and promotional materials are accurate, complete and shared with relevant teams in sufficient time. 

• Maintain clear communications plans and promotional timelines, tracking deadlines and following up on outstanding actions. 

• Ensure event messaging remains clear, consistent, accessible and engaging across WiNUK’s communication channels. 

Responsibilities

Cross‑Team Coordination

• Serve as a key point of contact between the Events Team and relevant WiNUK teams involved in event promotion or delivery, including building a strong collaboration with the Digital Content Manager.

• Ensure teams receive the information they need (event details, deadlines, links, materials, updates).

• Coordinate cross‑team requests, ensuring briefs are complete and shared with the right team in good time.

• Monitor communications‑related deadlines and follow up where information, graphics or promotional materials are outstanding.

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Event Communications & Promotion

• Communicate key event information externally (dates, times, formats, speakers, registration details, updates) directly through email, and via other subteams on social media and website.

• Support preparation and scheduling of event announcements, reminders and promotional content.

• Ensure event information is accurate, consistent and shared at appropriate times across WiNUK channels.

• Contribute ideas for event messaging, audience engagement, accessibility and inclusivity.

Internal Communication

• Share communications updates and deadlines with the Events Team and relevant WiNUK teams.

• Commit to checking Slack at least once every 48 hours where possible to support timely coordination.

Documentation & Materials

• Draft or edit event‑facing materials (announcements, reminders, speaker info, social media copy).

• Work with the Events Coordinators to ensure final event details and messaging are communicated consistently.

• Maintain up‑to‑date communications plans, promotional timelines and event information.

Event Delivery Support

• Support communications before, during and after events as required.

• Help coordinate last‑minute updates or changes with relevant team members.

• Contribute to post‑event communications (thank‑you messages, follow‑ups, resource sharing).

Team Engagement

• Attend relevant Events Team meetings and monthly WiNUK volunteer meetings.

• Provide constructive suggestions and collaborate positively across teams.

You'd be a good fit if you are:

• Clear, friendly, professional; comfortable liaising across multiple teams.

• Able to track deadlines, requests, information and follow‑ups.

• Confident bringing together information from different people and ensuring it reaches the right teams.

• Able to manage several concurrent communications tasks without losing priorities.

• Able to work constructively with volunteers and follows up when needed.

• Able to ensure event information is accurate, complete and consistent.

• Consistently engaged, responding to relevant Slack messages and requests within approximately 48 hours where possible.

• Committed to delivering inclusive, engaging, and well-organised events that support WiNUK’s mission.

Events Officer

Support the planning and delivery of in-person and/or virtual WiNUK events, with a particular focus on event logistics. This may include helping coordinate practical arrangements and ensuring events are organised effectively.

Focus

Working as a part of the events team to support event planning, coordination, communication and delivery. 

Key Priorities (next few months):

• Work as a core member of the events team in planning and delivering WiNUK events. 

• Collaborate closely with the Events Coordinator and wider Events Team to ensure event communications, timelines, and responsibilities are clear and progressing as planned.

Responsibilities

Team Participation

• Support the Events Coordinator with assigned planning tasks, follow-ups, and actions arising from Events Team discussions. Such tasks may include liaising with speakers, venues and attendees, arranging venues or catering, helping to produce event graphics and more. 

• Contribute ideas and constructive suggestions to improve event structure, audience experience, engagement, accessibility, and inclusivity.

• Work collaboratively with members of the wider Events Team and other teams within WiNUK to support timely and successful delivery of events.

Internal Communication

• Share relevant event updates, actions, and reminders with the Events Team and wider WiNUK teams as appropriate.

• Attend regular Events Team check-ins and contribute to discussions about upcoming events and priorities.

• Respond to Slack messages and event-related communications within 48 hours where possible.

Documentation

• Draft or edit event materials as needed, such as agendas, briefing notes, run sheets, speaker information, or communications.

Event Organisation and Execution

• Support the organisation and delivery of WiNUK events, including practical coordination before, during, and after events.

• Assist with event logistics such as scheduling, speaker or participant communications, room/online setup, materials, and other operational requirements as needed.

• Provide on-the-day support, including timekeeping, coordination, troubleshooting, and responding to emerging needs.

• Contribute to post-event wrap-up by gathering feedback, noting improvements, and supporting resource collation and follow-up actions.

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You'd be a good fit if you are:

• Able to track deadlines, requests, information and follow‑ups.

• Comfortable supporting the planning and delivery of events, liaising with speakers, attendees, volunteers and external contacts as required

• Able to communicate clearly and professionally with volunteers across different teams and external contacts

• Comfortable collaborating with the Events subteam, and other volunteers across WiNUK

• Able to adapt to changing circumstances and respond calmly to challenges before and during events

• Consistent in maintaining complete and accurate event plans, logistics and information.

• Consistently engaged, including checking Slack at least every 48 hours where possible to support timely responses and smooth event delivery.

• Able to manage several activities simultaneously while maintaining priorities and meeting deadlines 

• Committed to delivering inclusive, engaging, and well-organised events that support WiNUK’s mission.