We are the world’s oldest and largest charity dedicated to the education and personal development of young people through experiences at sea, with a focus on disadvantaged young people.  We do this through the crewing of ocean-going yachts. 

The impact of one of these voyages on a young person can be really life changing.  The voyages take young people, from mixed backgrounds and with different abilities, on world-class sailing group expeditions, developing life potential, skills and awareness of the world. Adventure, excitement and challenge are guaranteed.  

Sailing with us can be one of the most significant moments in the lives of young voyagers, helping them to focus on the future, giving them direction and purpose, and opening their minds to previously unthought of opportunities.

The organisation is seeking a Chief Executive who can build on the legacy of the past 60 years, so that we can both significantly increase the number of disadvantaged young people that we can help and also secure our financial future.

The successful candidate will be expected to increase the Trust’s fundraising capacity by building relationships with key individuals or institutions.  The role will appeal to a charismatic leader who relishes change and will be able to develop new ideas and thinking in our quest to support disadvantaged young people.  The new Chief Executive will bring inspirational leadership to increase awareness, reach and measurable impact of the Trust through better leverage of social networks, innovation, creative partnerships and greater financial stability.

Sailing experience is not necessary.  Whilst the role is based in Portsmouth, working from home will be considered.

This is a superb opportunity to lead a reputable and forward-thinking Trust and to create lasting change in the lives of young people.

To apply for the post, see the attached Candidate Brief, also available in the Careers section of the TSYT website.

Closing date for applications: 4pm on Wednesday 14 July 2021.

At Carers Support (Bexley) we want to make a real difference to the lives of carers in Bexley and Greenwich.  We are committed to tackling the isolation and loneliness that many carers feel by providing information, advice, support, respite and other services to those who dedicate their lives to caring for their loved ones. We pride ourselves in working with carers young and old, and their families, in a positive, responsive, professional and creative way to improve their lives. 

We are looking for an experienced leader with a positive approach and strong people skills. We need a great communicator who will act as an ambassador for Carers Support, forging and sustaining strong relationships with our key stakeholders. The successful candidate will embody the vision, values and ambitions of Carers Support and will support and motivate the team of staff and volunteers accordingly. Our Carers are at the heart of everything we do and we want a CEO that can drive this culture. 

The successful candidate will:

• Be a real people person, building strong relationships and partnerships

• Passionate about improving the lives of carers, both within the organisation and more widely

• Drive a strong customer service ethos across the organisation

• Provide strong leadership to the team and volunteers

• Ensure good governance, supporting the Management Committee

The Chief Executive (CEO) has overall responsibility for managing the strategic direction (as agreed with the Board of Trustees) and day to day performance of SRC. She ensures that a feminist approach underpins all SRC activities, and that all those contributing to its mission understand and operate within the SRC values, policies and procedures.

SRC is a specialist, feminist sexual violence service run by and for women. We work to support survivors of sexual violence and to challenge the underlying attitudes that allow Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) to continue. SRC provides support to all self-identified women and girls aged 14 and above who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives.

SRC provides a range of person-centred services to meet the needs of diverse women in Suffolk, including counselling, outreach, helpline and online support. SRC also takes part in both local and national feminist activism, including coordinating the annual Ipswich Reclaim the Night March.

Our Vision: A world free from sexual violence and gender inequality

Our Mission: To work as part of a worldwide movement to ensure that women and girls experiencing any form of sexual violence in our community are able to access needs-led, specialist support. At the same time we will challenge the underlying attitudes that allow sexual violence to continue

Our values:

• Empowerment
• Diversity
• Transparency
• Change

We are seeking an inspirational, astute and experienced leader who can work with the Trustee Board, Senior Management Team, staff and volunteers, our partners, service users and the community so the charity has an individual capable of making a real impact on our work and transforming the lives of older people. 

It will be critical that you are able to develop a deep understanding of our unique Island community, the local health and social care sector and the other partners with whom we work. 

Our Island environment whilst offering benefits to those living here in later life also presents our organisation with some interesting challenges. Our new CEO will be capable of identifying and developing innovative and sustainable ways for the future development of our Charity’s work. 

Age UK Isle of Wight, established in 1973, has £2.5m turnover and delivers information & advice, help at home, befriending, care navigation, digital inclusion and much more.

The successful candidate should have:

• An awareness of current local and national issues affecting older people.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting and reporting skills.
• Be adept at building strong relationships with the Board of Trustees.
• Significant experience of effective leadership and management in a complex, changing environment.
• Excellent communication, networking and relationship development skills.
• Experience of securing funding and to maximise income from a wide range of sources.
• Knowledge and experience of strategic planning and new service development.
• Ability to form partnerships with voluntary, statutory, or commercial organisations.

We are delighted to be working with Age UK Scarborough and District on the recruitment of their new CEO looking after the strategic vision and leadership of the charity.

Age UK Scarborough & District promotes the well-being of older people to help make their later life fulfilling and enjoyable. Whilst they are part of the Age UK family, they are a local, independent charity, and all money raised is spent locally across Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale. Their main office and hub is based in Scarborough where they run a number of services from which include Health, Wellbeing and Employability, Veterans Service, Social Prescribing and a Covid – 19 hub to name a few as well as 3 retail outlets in the local area.

They have 15 employees with 55 regular volunteers to support the running of this very worthwhile charity supporting people across the whole region.

Working in a busy role you will need to take responsibility for the organisation’s financial management and work closely with the Board of Trustees to develop the long-term strategy, budget, and business plan. Connecting with other partners, stakeholders and agencies to build on the work carried out by the current CEO on building relationships and reputation within the local area.

That’s why we are looking for someone who can project manage a number of services and contract to ensure smooth running, generating reports and monitoring overall usage. To be the lead on the development of new funding models and services including ‘paid for’ services, as well as developing of sustainable income from other sources.

Managing the finance assistant is key and we are looking for someone with experience of producing monthly management accounts, P&L and cashflow forecasts, preferably on Sage although any accounting software experience is beneficial.

Experience of working in a charity is preferable although not essential, however previous experience of Bid writing is key to the development and growth of the charity along with the staff management and mentoring experience to support the existing team effectively.

This is a full time position of 35 hours a week offering flexibility of being able to work from home and the office on days to suit yourself, although there is a need to come into the office in Scarborough for meetings. There are 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (36 total) with a parking space available at one of the other offices close by.

This vacancy is being advertised through KD Recruitment Limited who are operating as an Employment Agency.

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Are you ready to lead in challenging and working to transform the education system? We are looking for an inspiring and socially driven CEO to join our team at Phoenix Education. 

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in applying to be CEO of Phoenix Education. For the right candidate, this could be a dream job, a chance to dedicate yourself to promoting democratic, selfdirected, and children's rights-based education practice in England, to work with a team of phenomenal staff and trustees, to coordinate a network of pioneers and partners, and to provide opportunities for young people to question and transform their experiences of education.

Phoenix Education is a values-led, project-based charity, that seeks to walk the talk at all levels. With radical roots it has been working for the last 20 years to affect change in the education system so that students and teachers can learn and grow together in a culture of agency, authenticity and collaboration, that respects chidren's basic human rights to be heard and taken seriously, and to have a say and influence in their experience of their education. This is a really important time for our charity, with exciting projects underway and on the horizon, and increasing awareness of the need for this ethical transformation of the education system. We look forward to hearing from you and can't wait to meet our next CEO!

Key details:

HOURS: 22.5 hours per week (3 days a week)

SALARY: £35,000 pro rata CONTRACT: 12-month fixed term (based on current funding)

REPORT TO: Board of Trustees

RESPONSIBLE FOR: overseeing and directing the strategic vision and operational functions of Phoenix Education.

LOCATION: Work from home, though we have a shared office space in London that can be used, and there will be occasional travel for meetings and events.

The CEO needs to provide inspirational leadership and management to Age UK Hereford & Localities staff and volunteers and grow the existing services as well as developing new ones consistenet with our strategy.

Specifically.....

• Manage, develop and promote the work of Age UK Hereford & Localities.
• Provide services that improve the quality of life for older people and those who support them.
• Ensure financial sustainability for the organisation through sound financial planning, risk and business management, income generation and creating efficiencies when opportunities arise.
• Develop and implement business and service plans whilst ensuring financial sustainability.
• Promote Age UK Hereford & Localities and the issues affecting older people and seek to influence local policy making in response to identified need.
• Contribute to the work of the wider AgeUK

Age UK Hertfordshire is seeking an exceptional candidate for the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Age UK Hertfordshire is one of the largest and most well respected charities in Hertfordshire and in the wider region. We have built an excellent reputation for the quality of our services and very positive working relationships with our commissioners, the STP and local partners.

We exist to promote the wellbeing of all older people and to help make later life in Hertfordshire a fulfilling and an enjoyable experience. With an average income of £3.9m pa, at Age UK Hertfordshire we provide an extensive range of high quality and well received services to over 3,000 older people each week.  For further service details please visit our website/about us/what we do.

Now is a very exciting time to join Age UK Hertfordshire as CEO.

Despite the challenges of the recent pandemic we have successfully maintained all our services and been recognised by local commissioners as being integral to maintaining the health and well-being of vulnerable local people.  We are very proud of the depth of resilience shown by our staff and volunteers, and how they have embraced opportunities to work differently to deliver better outcomes more efficiently.  

As CEO, you will be responsible, alongside the Board of Trustees, for shaping the future direction of Age UK Hertfordshire. There will be a number of upcoming opportunities to grow and transform the organisation to be financially sustainable and fit for the future. You will be supported by a very talented and forward thinking Executive Team alongside a dynamic Board of Trustees to deliver joint ambitions.

We are therefore looking for a CEO with a wide range of skills able to take the organisation forward through a strategy refresh and the development of a structure that supports that strategy whilst maintaining the existing excellent services and staff team.  The CEO needs to:

• Be an excellent leader
• Be committed to listening, involving and responding to older people
• Understand the role of the Board of Trustees
• Be a highly visible and excellent communicator (both written and verbal)
• Be a strategic thinker
• Have a strong track record of developing and translating strategy into measurable business development initiatives and plans
• Ensure financial sustainability of the organisation through sound financial planning, risk and business management, income generation and creating efficiencies when opportunities arise
• Work in partnership with other organisations including developing services with others
• Have excellent analytic skills, able to produce and interpret financial and performance data through the development of a key performance data framework
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with commissioners, local Age UKs, Age UK and key local partners.

Interviews will be held on the 7th and 9th of July

For further information about Age UK Hertfordshire visit our website and for an informal conversation about the role please contact  John Ellis, Chair,   Age UK Hertfordshire,

Please note if the national restrictions allow, and it is safe and practical to do so, we would welcome visits to meet our clients and staff ahead of the interview.  This would need to be arranged in advance.

CEO & Executive Assistant

(Ref: SUS3212)

£22,389 per annum

37.5 hours per week

Base: Home Based or any Sustrans Office

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an excellent opportunity for you to join the movement and make a difference, supporting our Chief Executive in their day to day activities.

We are looking for somebody to provide proactive Executive Assistant support to the Chief Executive, and the Executive Team to deliver on our ambitious business plan.   

About You

We believe in collaboration so are looking for an individual who can manage relationships with senior colleagues.

You will have significant previous experience of providing senior/PA support at a Chief Executive or Director level.

So if this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Apply today!

What can we offer?

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working

• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)

• Staff volunteer days

• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service

• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans

• Bike, computer and season ticket loans

• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Base

This role can be based anywhere in the UK if home-based, or from a Sustrans office across the UK. Travel to Sustrans’ offices in Bristol is likely to be required approximately monthly, and to other locations across the UK a few times a year. 

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 28 June 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week commencing Monday 12 July 2021.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Due to retirement, we are looking for a dynamic and forward-looking Chief Executive to lead Home-Start Leeds on to its next stage of development and sustainable future. The foundations are securely in place with a strong, experienced team of dedicated trustees, staff and volunteers who have a track record of delivering a high-quality service.

Home-Start Leeds believes every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life. The early years of a child’s life makes the biggest impact: Home-Start makes sure those years count so that no child’s future is limited. 

Home-Start Leeds is a voluntary organisation that provides support to families through challenging times helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Support is provided by highly trained volunteers who work alongside parents, in their own homes, to help them cope with the stresses and strains of life. 

The team has adapted the usual face to face contact with families to offer a telephone & virtual support service throughout the Covid pandemic, this has added to the menu of services that will be offered to families in the future. 

The successful candidate will: 

• Be an experienced Senior Project Manager/CEO with a demonstrable track record of successfully running an organisation within a relevant field. 
• Possess strong leadership, strategic management and governance skills as well as being creative and solution focused. 
• Ensure a high profile for Home-Start Leeds developing and engaging high value funders, sponsors and donors. 
• Identify and secure new opportunities for strategic partnerships and income generation. 

Home-start Leeds is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes everyone to our team. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity & expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances.

See attached job description and person specification.

Closing date for applications: 25th June 2021.

Provisional interview date w/c 12th July 2021.

An exciting skills charity has a new opportunity available for an experienced PA or junior level PA to support their CEO. You will provide the highest standard of confidential EA duties, administrative and project support to the CEO and senior management team to enable the smooth and effective running of the organisation. This role offers flexible working and a great benefits package.

Key responsibilities of the PA to CEO:

* Act as the key point of enquiry and contact for the Senior Management Team
* Proactively manage busy and often conflicting diaries
* Provide email management with the ability to proactively draft and reply to emails
* prepare documents, including printing of agendas and papers prior to meetings
* Organise CEO travel and accommodation supplying clear itineraries
* Provide general support in the smooth running of the office
* Answering phones, meeting and greeting visitors
* Record expenses and submit claims

It is essential that you demonstrate experience relevant to the responsibilities above, especially supporting on these tasks at a senior level. Communication skills and the ability to engage across multiple levels internally and externally is key in this post. You will need to be highly organised and proficient with minute taking, plus MS Office packages and Zoom. This is a busy office environment and you need to be used to handling varied and sometimes conflicting workloads. Excellent attention to detail; proofreading documents for distribution on behalf of the CEO is required regularly.

To apply for this PA to CEO vacancy, please email your CV to our Office & Specialist Support Team quoting the reference number 75056DW. All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Interim Chief Executive (Environmental / Conservation Charity)

Location: St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly

Remuneration: £40,000 pa + accommodation

Term: 6 months (subject to negotiation)

Furnished, one bedroom, cottage accommodation (inclusive of rent, council tax, etc)

Closing date: Thursday 8th July

The Vacancy

After eight successful years of leadership, our current Chief Executive, is leaving to take up a new Chief Executive role in the North of England.

Our client are looking for an Interim Chief Executive to provide inspirational and supportive leadership to their staff team.

Having ultimate responsibility for the day-to-day activities associated with the Trust’s work, a key objective will be to review the scope of the CEO role and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees accordingly. With excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will promote and represent the Trust positively in relationships with key stakeholders in the community. You will also oversee the continued growth of the Trust’s fundraising activities.

With in depth experience of managing a team, working at senior management level, you will ideally have worked with a board or similar before. You should have an understanding of the opportunities, considerations and challenges of working in a key position in a small community and a great track record of building relationships with positive outcomes.

With a good understanding of the current issues and challenges in the fields of conservation and the environment, it would be an advantage to have experience of working in an environmental or conservation organisation, or similar.

Who our client are

Our client champions, values and manages the islands’ landscapes for the benefit of current and future generations of islanders and visitors. Formally, their mission is:

• To protect, restore and create sustainable, nature-rich habitats on the land and in the seas around us     

• To promote the enjoyment, appreciation, understanding and value of the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)   

• To be respected in the island community and beyond as an exemplar organisation in evidence-based nature conservation       

• To support the Isles of Scilly economy by operating as a viable business, employer and by showing leadership

Although our client is the smallest of the Trusts, it is unique in its relative scale, size and influence in the community in which it is based. All of the land which the Trust manages is leased from The Duchy of Cornwall and amounts to approximately 2000 hectares, more than 50% of the total area of the islands. Included in the Trust’s regular work are the maintenance of more than 40,000 metres of footpaths and the protection of 50 Scheduled Ancient Monuments.

The staff team currently numbers eight (including the posts of Chief Executive and Head Ranger, which are shortly to become vacant), working out of the Trust’s offices at Trenoweth on St Mary’s and remotely.

Masorti Judaism’s purpose is to develop flourishing communities where people can find meaning by connecting to Judaism and to each other. Our work focuses on community development, leadership training, youth work and Jewish education. We are a dynamic, growing charity, led by a 15-strong team.

We’re looking for a well-organised, self-starting individual with excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills to run our office, give us administrative support, and manage our CRM.

You’ll get a flexible, supportive working environment, in-service training and generous benefits.

Job description - responsibilities and duties

Office management​

1. Managing the office and ensuring team members have the space and equipment they require
2. Managing all suppliers, including landlord, cleaners, photocopier and phone suppliers, maintenance personnel
3. Implementing the health and safety policy and procedures
4. Organising staff meetings, away days, social events and celebrations
5. HR – managing contracts and inductions for new staff, maintaining personnel files
6. Dealing with phone and email enquiries

Events logistics - Providing administrative support for online and face-to-to face courses and events

1. Organising participant registration and managing data using Beacon CRM
2. Communicating and liaising with presenters and participants
3. Setting up Zoom/Facebook Live and other online platforms
4. Providing technical support during events
5. Preparing booklets and other course materials
6. Coordinating post-event evaluation surveys
7. Organising catering, equipment, room bookings for live events
8. Other administrative support for event organisers as required

Managing CRM system (Beacon)

1. Entering, importing and cleaning up data
2. Setting up campaigns, events, reports and forms
3. Supporting colleagues on CRM work

Coordinating the work of the Board of Trustees

1. Coordinating Board meetings, circulating papers to trustees, attending meetings and taking minutes

PA to the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Noam Director

1. Administrative support and diary management

Attending regular team and supervision meetings

Other duties as required by your line manager

Person specification

1. Proven experience as an administrator, PA, office manager or events manager
2. Extremely well-organised with the ability to prioritise, structure and manage a challenging workload
3. Computer literacy: Microsoft 365 and CRM systems
4. Clear written communication skills
5. Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
6. The ability to work in a busy, informal environment, alongside young people, volunteers and community members
7. Experience of minute-taking at board level (desirable)
8. Experience in HR or Health & Safety (desirable)

Practical details – hours, salary, benefits

• Full time – flexible hours including some evening and weekend work. Applications for part time roles (0.8 FTE) and job shares will be considered – please specify this in your cover letter
• £25-28k salary (pro-rated In the case of a part-time role)
• Based In London N3 with options for some remote working
• CPD – funded training courses
• 5% employer’s pension contribution
• Life and incapacity insurance (after one year of employment)
• Discounted Noam youth programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible, supportive working environment

To apply, please send a CV and covering note or for more information contact us to set up a confidential chat. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. 

Masorti Judaism is committed to equal opportunities, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from people of all faith backgrounds and none. 

The role of the National Office coordinator is to manage and to maintain the smooth running of the office, support the Chief Executive Officer and to assist other SAMM staff, Trustees and Volunteers in the development of the organisation.

To develop the services of SAMM to promote the needs of those bereaved by homicide and offer advice, assistance and practical support to them.

The Co-ordinator is responsible for the development and maintenance of the national database and the overall coordination of administrative functions within SAMM.

The role involves the line management of the office assistant coordinator and volunteers.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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