Strategic Development Manager (Part Time)

Organisation: St Stephen’s Green Trust

Salary: €54,764 to €68,970 (pro-rata), commensurate with experience

Location: The Guinness Enterprise Centre, Taylor’s Lane, Dublin 8 / Hybrid

Employment Type: 3 day a week fixed term role for 2 years. Some flexibility is available.

About St Stephens Green Trust

St Stephen’s Green Trust (SSGT) is an independent social justice grant-maker that works across the island of Ireland. Its primary purpose is to make grants to organisations to allow them to effect positive social change in areas which trustees deem to be critical.

SSGT believes supporting advocacy and activism to achieve social change is the best use of independent funding and this forms the basis of their strategic philanthropy. They aim to work in solidarity with grantees in a way which respects their dignity and leadership in the causes they fund.

SSGT commits to effective stewardship of the funds entrusted to them by donors. In the 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, SSGT has strategic goals focused on improving the systems of support for families affected by imprisonment; Travellers having full equality in Irish society; supporting people in the international protection process to become full members of Irish society and strengthening democracy through civic engagement and participation.

The Role

SSGT is seeking to recruit an experienced Strategic Development Manager (part-time) to work closely with the Executive Director on a fixed term project to contribute to organisational sustainability.

Over the next two years, SSGT proposes to consolidate its processes and develop its donor base to ensure it can achieve its current and future strategic goals. Support is needed in strategic development, donor relations and development and stakeholder engagement, operational systems and procedures, communications and governance to support our engaged, relational and outcomes driven approach to strategic philanthropy.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced senior manager, with excellent communications and analytical skills and who is well networked, to support our development.

To succeed in this role, you will have a minimum 5 years’ experience in senior management, including strategic development, communications, public affairs and governance. This is a hands-on position which involves supporting the functions of the entire team at SSGT – designing and implementing processes and strategies which improve the sustainability of the organisation at a number of levels. A key function is to support the Executive Director to maximise the funding sources available to SSGT to achieve its mission by building and developing key relationships.

You will have a community, voluntary or philanthropic background. You will have an analytical problem-solving approach and be versatile when working on multiple projects. You will have strong decision making, and critical judgment skills and you will have excellent attention to detail, particularly in written form. Your commitment to human rights, equality and social justice will be evident. You will be a people person skilled in engaging with all types of organisations.

If you think you meet these criteria, are flexible and creative in your approach and want to actively participate in work that impacts positively on the lives of others, while working within a small team and sharing the values of SSGT, we would love to hear from you!

This is a 3 day a week hybrid role - up to 50% of time can be worked from home following a period of induction. A more detailed job description can be downloaded here.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please email your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to orla@ssgt.ie by 5pm – Monday 13th January 2025. Cover letters should be addressed to Orla O’Neill, Executive Director, SSGT.

Please format your CV and cover letter in an editable (Microsoft Word) format.

For a confidential, informal discussion about this role, please contact Orla O’Neill via email to arrange a call – orla@ssgt.ie

Please note that first round interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 24th January. More information about SSGT can be found on our website www.ssgt.ie