Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) UK

Use your strategic marketing and development leadership skills, to help transform the lives of the world’s most isolated people.

At Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), we believe that that every person, however remote, should have the essentials for life. We fly our light aircraft to transform the lives of the world’s most isolated. Every six minutes, a MAF aircraft is taking off or landing somewhere in the world. Each flight assists missions, Churches, aid and development agencies and other civil society organisations get help where it is most needed.

Founded almost 80 years ago, by a group of Christian, Second World War pilots, MAF now operates 117 aircraft and flies to more than a thousand otherwise isolated destinations. For these communities, the arrival of one of our small aircraft symbolises hope, help and healing. Each flight brings essentials such as key workers from over 1500 partner organisations or vaccinations, food, school books, mosquito nets, building materials, resources for churches or the best chance of reaching urgent medical attention. Our flights open up not just individual communities, but whole districts to new possibilities in health, education and trade.

As a key part of our international organisation, MAF UK connects our vital work to supporters throughout the UK, highlighting the needs of the people we serve and the impact that our work achieves. With climate change and conflict creating ever increasing demand for our work, we have ambitions to grow our income significantly through deepening our engagement with existing donors, widening our reach to new church communities and investing in new channels to reach even broader audiences. To fulfil our ambitions, we are looking for a Chief Marketing and Development Officer to join our senior leadership team and lead this work to bring about a step change in our marketing and fundraising.

You will bring significant senior leadership experience in a strategic marketing and fundraising role in an organisation of a similar size and complexity. We are looking for commercially minded individuals, who bring experience across a range of channels relevant to a broad and diverse range of audiences. Importantly, you will be a strong relationship builder, with the capacity for building strong partnerships and teams. Experience in international development work is not essential, but an affinity with, and passion for, our mission is central.

Please note that this role has an Occupational Requirement to be a committed Christian as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010.

Further information about the role can be found here:

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) UK, Chief Marketing and Development Officer

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Mission Aviation Fellowship UK on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference XBKQA. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on 15th May 2024.