Location: Colchester Salary: £Competitive + benefits + hybrid working Closing date: Midnight Sunday, 28th September 2025
(The date is subject to change)
The Commercial Director is responsible for overall delivery of Commercial
strategies and
performance across the Retail, Lottery and Commercial Cleaning businesses, in addition to
the Marketing function, with a potential to also take on responsibility for Fundraising
operations.
St Helena generates circa 50% of total income from commercial trading activities. Kate
Heslegrave, Co-CEO is ambitious for the development of St Helena’s commercial trading
activities.
Lead the development and delivery of commercial operations and business
development for
the group ensuring sustainable income growth diversification that delivers the
organisation’s charitable and strategic objectives.
Provide advice to the Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team, Trading Board and
Board
of Trustees on all strategic commercial, business development, and business
innovation
matters.
Lead the non-care trading activities and businesses within the group –
currently
Retail, Lottery & Commercial Cleaning businesses.
Develop and deliver new business opportunities and ventures, including
investment cases,
and commercial analysis.
Lead the brand and marketing strategy for the charity and group and ensure its
effective
implementation.
Lead the development of the commercial growth plan and ensure commercial teams
develop
budgets and business plans that deliver agreed objectives and income targets.
Provide guidance, support and mentoring to Associate Directors of Retail,
Lottery and
Cleaning trading businesses (this roles direct reports).
Be an engaged and active participant in the Senior Leadership Team in relation
to
corporate leadership and the wider life and values of the organisation.
