Job Description

Director – Horse Rangers Association

The Horse Rangers Association (Hampton Court) (HRA) is a young people’s charity, supporting personal development by teaching the management and riding of horses.  It also works to encourage and develop young people and adults with disabilities who participate in our Riding for the Disabled (RDA) lessons during the week.The organisation has just celebrated its 70th anniversary.  It is led by our Director, who reports to our board of trustees, and is based at the Bushy Park Stockyard.  The work with young people is delivered by a senior volunteer team mainly at weekends, supported by the Stable Manager and her staff team, with organisation and back up support by the  office team.  The charity looks after 25 horses, and teaches riding and horse husbandry, to our 300 Ranger members. 

Our Director is retiring this autumn after six successful years and we are looking to appoint his successor.  The salary is £55k - £65k, with a range of other benefits and the option of flexible hours working.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES OF JOB

Leadership

● Developing and setting future strategic direction to ensure that the charity evolves and remains both relevant and financially stable in today’s environment.
● Management of Office and Stable teams, providing leadership and support to both.
● Building strong working relationships between the Stable staff, Riding for the Disabled Volunteers, Officers, parents, donors and members of the HRA, and Trustees.
● Acts as an ambassador for the HRA organisation when organising and leading on HRA key activities and events throughout the year.
● Working to create a highly motivated team that works together to achieve shared goals, developing budgets and plans, conducting appraisals and providing coaching.
● Continuously develop and improve systems and processes undertaken by the HRA team, ensuring particularly the maximisation of membership and fundraising income.
● Ensuring the highest standard of safeguarding when working with children.

Fundraising Strategy

● Leading on the development of the HRA to achieve a long term fundraising strategy in line with the vision and values of HRA.
● Developing and implementing a clear fundraising strategy to secure ongoing funding, including identification of new areas of growth, work programme opportunities and diverse funding streams.
● Developing publicity and marketing tools (including digital) to maximise fundraising income.
● Building, maintaining, and overseeing the stewardship of key stakeholder relationships throughout the year.
● Preparing the annual fundraising plan to ensure that HRA is financially secure and able to achieve its objectives in the future.

Communications and Events Management

● Developing and implementing a communications plan to ensure publicity and marketing of fundraising activities throughout the year.
● Encouraging and actively engaging in positive cross-communications between Stable staff, Senior Volunteers, RDA Volunteers and weekend members.
● Keeping staff, members and Trustees informed of events throughout the year.
● Seeking, listening and responding to the views and ideas of staff and members.

Estate Management

● Ensuring all aspects of maintenance are managed, liaising with appropriate services.
● Developing and managing strong working relationships with key stakeholders in estate management, while reviewing the future needs of the charity including possible future sites.

Performance

● Has high performance expectations that are transferred into clear measurable targets.
● Continually monitoring performance against targets and communicating this to trustees.
● Consistently achieving performance targets and celebrating successes with teams.

General

● Demonstrating a commitment to own personal and professional development and to developing and coaching others .
● Championing diversity and equality in all aspects of service delivery and people management.
● Committing to the wellbeing of staff and actively promoting HRA Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies.

If you have a passion for charity work and feel you have the experience to lead this charity forward into its next phase please send a CV via Quick Apply.