Director of Development

VONNE (Voluntary Organisations' Network North East)
Durham, NC
Contract Type: Permanent

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Full time

Application deadline: Monday, December 8, 2025 - 09:00

Based: Durham

Salary: £49,000 Circa

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: County Durham

Role description: Chief Executive / Director

Durham Cathedral are seeking to appoint a Director of Development, to play a major and significant role leading the Cathedral's fundrasing activities.

We are at an exciting point in the journey of defining Durham Cathedral's Vision and Strategy for the period to 2022, the 900th anniversary of the completion of the Cathedral. Integral to our Vision is an ambitious strategy designed to strengthen the Cathedral's activities across all areas of the Cathedral's activities. We are planning exciting projects designed to further our mission to offer every person the opportunity to encounter God, and through their fundraising work, the incoming Director of Development will play a key part in enabling those projectes to fulfill their missional potential. Our Vision will partly be enabled by a substantial programme of works to our historic buildings and fabric, for which development income will be essential as match funding for Cathedral resources.

This role would be a great fit for you if you have a demonstrable track record in growing substantial income from development and fundraising, and are able to articulate the Mission and Vision of Durham Cathedral to a variety of audiences.

In line with Durham Cathedral's Safer Recruitment procedures, applicants must be willing and able to undergo the relevant pre-employment checks including proof of eligibility to work in the UK, a full and complete employment history, satisfactory references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 18th December 2025 at Durham Cathedral.

For a full candidate information pack and to download an application form to apply, please visit our website

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Posted 2025-11-13

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