Branch Development Manager

Team: Community Operations

Location: Remote in the North West with significant travel covering a large area

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, 7 hours per day with a flexible working pattern

Salary: Up to £42,750.72 per year

Contract: Permanent

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

• Accountable for the development, growth and local governance of branches within a designated area
• Provide a solution-driven approach with the aim of helping more cats through the effective engagement of local volunteers
• Develop and deliver an area plan that captures the importance of volunteer engagement, recruitment, support, enabling and succession planning to ultimately achieve branch growth and sustainability.
• Manage local area budgets and have a clear oversight of branch income and expenditure plans.

• Our branch network is made up of groups of volunteers, led by a Branch Team Leader and overseen by a branch committee.
• Our branch volunteers foster cats until they are ready to re-home, raise funds to directly help the cats in their care, spread vital cat welfare messages across to members of the public, carry out trap‑neuter‑return activity, and much more!
• The team is made up of an Operations Manager, Branch Development Managers, Centre Managers and a Cat Welfare Advisor.

• Proven experience of leading and managing volunteers
• Proven management/team leadership experience including drafting operational plans
• Experience of planning and implementing new processes and systems across a multi-site organisation
• Proficient IT skills, including all aspects of Microsoft Office relevant packages and knowledge of database management
• Personal and professional manner and credibility that generate trust and confidence in others
• Hold current driving licence and access to own vehicle

• Range of health benefits
• 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
• And much more, which you can learn about here

Final date to receive applications: 10 March 2026

Interview date: 18 and 19 March 2026

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.

• Anonymised application form
• Virtual interview with presentation
• Online conversation with Volunteers

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.

Please email  if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.