JOB: Head of Capacity Building & Projects, RCVS - apply by 30 Nov

Salary: £38,000 – £42,000 per annum FTE / 35 hours per week (28 will be considered)

This is a refreshed and strategically important role, created to lead a new phase of our capacity building work with the voluntary and community sector in Richmond.

As Richmond CVS continues to strengthen and adapt our support offer, this role will play a key part in developing and delivering a service that builds skills, confidence, and resilience across the sector.

We’re looking for someone with significant VCSE or public sector experience who brings both strategic insight and a hands-on approach to partnership working, service delivery, fundraising, and project development.

They will lead and deliver Richmond CVS’s support services for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across the borough. This includes providing high-quality advice, training, and development support, alongside managing key projects and coordinating external consultants.

The role is central to strengthening the VCSE sector, with a focus on organisational development, fundraising, and governance. It also involves working closely with statutory partners including Richmond Council and the South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), ensuring that VCSE organisations are well positioned to engage with and influence local systems.

The postholder will also lead the design and delivery of new initiatives, including externally funded programmes, and will have the opportunity to shape and evolve the role in response to emerging needs.

If this sounds like you, please read the documents in the Application Pack below and complete the application form.

You should address the points as set out in the Person Specification giving as much detail as possible.

Please do not send a CV as this will not be considered.

Application pack:

We should be grateful if you would also complete and return the Diversity and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy and all will be considered on their abilities. If you wish your application to be considered in relation to this commitment, please make this clear in your email when you return the completed forms.

Completed applications should be emailed to [email protected].

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 30 November 2025.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email and/or telephone on Wednesday 3 December 2025.

Interviews are scheduled to be held in-person on Friday 12 December 2025 in Richmond.

If you would like to arrange an informal conversation about the role before applying, please don’t hesitate to email our CEO, Julie Gavin, at [email protected].