Women’s Aid

Commercial Director

Location: Remote (UK based) with travel
Salary: £81,795 per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible)
Length of contract: Permanent
Hours per week: 37
Closing date: We reserve the right to adapt the advert at any time per organisational circumstances and to close this vacancy early for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Interviews: Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis

Who are Women’s Aid?

Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of just under 180 organisations which provide over 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.

Our support services, which include our Live Chat, the Survivors’ Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor’s Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Women’s Aid Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.

Purpose of the Commercial Director: Are you passionate about making a difference for women and children facing up to domestic abuse and ready to help us build a society where violence against women and girls is no longer tolerated? The post holder will have at least 2 years’ experience running multi-social media channels for an organisation and creating captivating, current content, including video. We’re looking for a creative, agile and impactful professional to develop, maintain and monitor our social media communications. As well as creating content for our various social media channels, you’ll also be monitoring engagement, looking after community management and initiating platforms and campaigns. The post will also support our wider communications and media activity.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Commercial Director:

• Develop and lead a bold, values-led commercial strategy that drives growth in earned income, social enterprise activity, and strategic partnerships
• Build and embed the commercial, digital and data foundations required for sustainable income growth, recognising varying levels of organisational maturity.
• Develop, in collaboration with the CEO and Leadership Team, a portfolio of commercial opportunities and intervention for Women’s Aid which could include housing support, consultancy based-back-office support for members and digital/on-line interventions and tools
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight across income generation.
• Guide the development and implementation of integrated strategies to grow and diversify income from individuals, corporates, trusts, and other key partners
• Lead the development and scaling of products, services, training, and accreditation offers that align with our expertise and meet market needs, with clear expectations to establish viable, revenue-generating products where these are not yet fully developed.
• Oversee the training function, ensuring delivery against budget and a strategic training development plan
• Ensure the development of commercial infrastructure, digital capability and data insight necessary to support scalable income growth
• Support the membership team in strengthening the member value proposition and supporting the sustainability of specialist services
• Embed early-stage governance, horizon scanning and prioritisation into commercial planning to avoid late-stage risk and delay

What we are looking for in our Commercial Director:

• Proven senior leadership experience in commercial strategy, business development, or social enterprise in a purpose-driven organisation.
• Financially literate, with experience in forecasting, budgeting, and performance monitoring.
• Experience of delivering digital transformation or building digital and data foundations within an organisation.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication & networking skills
• A strategic thinker and implementer with the ability to analyse data
• The strategic and entrepreneurial mindset to create and implement an ambitious fundraising and income generation strategy
• Fully computer literate, comfortable with and experienced in using word processing, spreadsheets, fundraising databases, CRM, internet, and email applications.

Benefits of joining us as our Commercial Director include:

• Generous Annual Leave:25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
• Valuable Pension Benefits:a generous 7% employer contribution.
• Flexible Working:remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
• Wellness and Support:including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
• Making a Genuine Difference: in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.

How to apply