Regional Development Manager

The Regional Development Manager will be expected to have strong regional focus and connections, possessing an in-depth understanding or experience of working within specific areas of Fedcap's delivery footprint. This includes, South Central, South West, North West, Tees Valley and West Midlands. A successful candidate should demonstrate experience not only in areas such as employability, skills, justice, education and health but also in building and maintaining strategic relationships with key local stakeholders including Local Authorities, FE Colleges, Integrated Care Boards and VCSE partners. By embedding Fedcap's services into the heart of local communities and understanding regional dynamics, candidates will play a key role in identifying and fostering opportunities that align with community priorities. This ensures that Fedcap's influence is felt not just through services delivered but through a genuine presence and engagement that drives sustainable social and economic progress/impact. Encouraging candidate to apply with experience working with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), FE Colleges, AEB grants, DWP, DfE, Social Value and on skills contracts. Your Responsibilities

• Take ownership of regional growth targets by coordinating strategic plans and ensuring clear accountability within the assigned regions. Drawing upon your extensive knowledge of employment services, justice programmes, and or community-based health and education initiatives to contribute to regional growth.
• Work as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team to build comprehensive, locally tailored solutions. Engage with internal stakeholders, including practice leads and operational teams, to ensure the development of proposals and partnerships that meet the diverse needs of local and regional markets.
• Foster and sustain high-value relationships with key local stakeholders, including local authorities, housing associations, VCSEs, and justice partners. Use these relationships to position Fedcap as a trusted partner capable of delivering impactful, community-focused solutions.
• Actively participate in regional and national forums, workshops, and meetings to represent Fedcap's commitment to community impact. Utilise these engagements to gather market intelligence, understand evolving funder priorities, and ensure that Fedcap remains responsive and adaptive in a competitive landscape.
  
  Ability to embrace our company values which are Kindness, Respect, Integrity, and Innovation!
• Proven experience in partnership development, relationship management, or business development in a comparable sector
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify creative solutions
• Knowledge of local and national agendas in relation to one of more of the following: employment, health, welfare, education, justice, veterans, and economic development.
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to travel extensively across region and to other locations as needed
• Desirable: Business Development, sales and/or project management qualifications or experience of writing and or pitching proposals to new audiences virtually and in person.
  
  Fedcap is a not-for-profit organisation committed to improving people's economic wellbeing. Delivering a range of employability programmes and services, we passionately believe that good work is part of a healthy life. In the past five years, we've supported more than 35,000 people across the UK back into work, helping families get out of poverty and improving their quality of life. We're part of The Fedcap Group, a pioneering US-charity formed in 1935., People are always the focus of what we do at Fedcap. And our people are dedicated to inspiring confidence in our customers so they can believe in themselves and a better life for their families. They're hard working and focused on delivering for our customers because they care and understand the important role they play in their customers' journeys to a more secure, healthier and happier life. Driven by our strong values and sense of purpose, our inspiring people have formed a diverse and inclusive community.
Your Benefits As well as receiving dedicated health and wellbeing support, including access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme for you and your family, we'll provide you with very clear stages of accredited development and learning. Not only that, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
• Minimum 33 days' holiday entitlement and a pension contribution up to 5%
• Monthly benefits scheme worth up to an additional £500
• Free life assurance cover, totalling four times your annual salary
• And much more
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Fedcap Employment is committed to applying equal opportunities at all stages of recruitment and selection, in line with its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy in addition to our duty under the Equality Act 2010 to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination; to advance equality of opportunity. Fedcap Employment is a Disability Confident Leader employer and as such, any candidate with a disability will not be excluded unless the candidate is unable to perform a duty intrinsic to the role, having considered reasonable adjustments. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process will be made to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged because of their disability.