Development Manager

Do you have the qualities needed to help a busy community Hall develop and implement exciting plans to deliver a sustainable long-term future? This is a challenging rewarding role, offering the opportunity to make a real transformative difference to a highly valued community venue, putting you at the heart of your local community, bringing benefit to everyone who lives, works and visits here.

We are a busy venue, open 7 days a week all year (apart from Christmas and New Year public holidays) providing Hall spaces for hire (daytime and evening) to a wide range of individuals, community groups and organisations, charities and businesses. We are open to the public every day, providing public toilets, campervan waste facilities, and a book exchange. We are also host to a number of community facilities like the Community Fridge, a Recycling Point, an e‑bike stance and an electric vehicle charging point.

We have a large car park and extensive grounds.

The Hall is run by a team of 4 directors on a voluntary basis. After a recent opportunity to re‑appraise our staffing needs, we are creating a brand new team consisting of this Development Manager role, a part‑time Administrator and a part‑time Hall keeper. It is an exciting time to join the 60 year old Hall, a third of the way through a year‑long ‘Heartbeat project’, funded by Highland Council’s Community Regeneration Fund, for a Five Year Business Plan incorporating proposals for extensive improvements to our facilities, services, administration and governance.

Our new employee team, along with our Directors and a growing number of volunteers, need to keep the Hall running on a daily basis whilst planning all the improvements we need to thrive into mid 221st century. Everyone in the team will be playing an equally important part, whilst serving different roles. The Development Manager will work with Directors and a team of consultants to deliver various aspects of our Heartbeat project.

Applicants with suitable experience are welcome to apply to us for more than 1 currently‑advertised post to provide additional hours. A separate application form must be filled in for each post. If you think you could provide some but not all aspects of this role, please email us with details, max 200 words, for advice as to whether to apply: we may be able to consider restructuring roles, but only in the most exceptional circumstances.

LOCATION:

Kilmallie Hall, Station Road, Corpach. A fair degree of physical presence is needed at the Hall but the opportunity to work from home will be available where possible, subject to the needs of the Heartbeat project and the Hall overall. The role will also involve occasional working off‑site, eg for outreach activities.

DURATION:
This post is funded until end of May 2027 with good expectation of continuance thereafter: our need for someone in a Development role is expected to continue for a number of years while we implement our[5‑10] Heartbeat Plan.

WAGES: £18.00 to £20.00 per hour, depending on experience and other factors.

PENSION: the minimum statutory employer’s contribution will apply

WORKING HOURS:

18 hours per week, no fixed schedule but with requirement and opportunity to be flexible to suit Heartbeat project and overall Hall needs. There is need to attend monthly evening Board meetings and also occasional other need to work in evenings or re may be need for occasional additional hours. All hours will be at standard rate.

INTERVIEWS:
Will be held in person at Kilmallie Hall between 9am and 6pm on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th November 2026

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5:00pm, Friday 20th November 2026

Please note we are in process of changing our name to Kilmallie Hall,…