This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities and are unable to progress applications which require sponsorship. Therefore, you must currently hold an unrestricted right to work in the UK. 

Who we are:

Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background. 

Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen. 

Summary of the role:

Develop and deliver a comprehensive organisational, administrative and management support service to the CEO and management team.  Oversee the smooth running of the CEO office and support in the preparation of all meetings, visitors and tasks as directed.  The Executive Assistant will also support the good functioning of the Board of Trustees in all related matters and be an excellent communicator, managing the Board cycle and be familiar with working at a Project Management level (PMO).

About the Role:

Duties to the CEO:

1. Develop a thorough understanding of Muslim Aid’s work areas to ensure strategic linkages/appropriate dissemination of information/assignment of actions.
2. Develop and maintain effective communication and liaison with high-end donors, Parliamentarians, Diplomats, VIPs, Government officials, Executives of partner organisations and with all Muslim Aid Departments/Country Offices.
3. Develop, maintain and review an effective system to fully brief and prepare the CEO ahead of meetings/events.

Duties to the Board of Trustees:

1. To ensure that administration systems are developed, maintained and reviewed to achieve maximum efficiency for the Board.
2. To coordinate relevant Trustee meetings including notifying members, preparation of agenda and board papers, minute-taking and hospitality.
3. To respond to queries from the Board in a timely and professional manner, both orally and in writing.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will need:

1. To be educated to bachelor’s degree level.
2. To be experienced in providing diary management and support directors and senior managers.
3. To be experienced in handling confidential information and an up-to-date knowledge of GDPR legislation.
4. To have the ability to manage a heavy and demanding workload and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
5. To have the highest level of professionalism, discretion and diplomacy in dealing with confidential information, sensitive issues and high-profile contacts.

Why you should apply:

Great opportunity for a dynamic, confident and accomplished Executive Assistant to support the CEO expanding your skills in a challenging and exciting environment.

Benefits you will enjoy if you work for us: 

• 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days) Pro rata
• Hybrid working
• Employee benefits with Perkbox 
• Paid time off for medical appointments 
• 2 hours lunch break on Fridays 
• Time off in Lieu (TOIL) 

How to apply: 

Please apply through our website link below.

Executive Assistant to CEO / HR Coordinator

This is an extremely rewarding and valued role working with our CEO and senior leadership with the added opportunity to make a real difference to tackling climate change.

• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Flexible (Fully remote working from home) 
• Hours: Full time (four days a week) We don’t do Fridays!
• Rate: c£40k
• Benefits: Pension contribution

About us 

Icebreaker One is aiming to make a real difference to tackle the climate emergency by connecting finance, industry and environment data to make it work harder to deliver net zero.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic EA / HR Coordinator to support our busy CEO and the Icebreaker One team.

About the role 

This role is fully home based.

About you 

To be successful in this role you will need excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and liaise effectively and confidently at all levels. 

You will also have experience of, or transferable skills in:

• Providing EA / HR support
• Diary and meetings management
• Administration and project management 

As a team, we are committed to equality and creating an inclusive culture with diverse and balanced backgrounds.  We actively encourage applications from everyone and will help to support you to reach your full potential and to be yourself in a working environment based on dignity, respect and mutual support.  If you have any queries or need any advice or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at the email address above.

Working at Icebreaker One 

As a member of the team, you will benefit from: 

• Competitive salary
• Fully remote and flexible working from home
• Over 7 weeks paid time off (5.5 weeks annual leave plus public holidays)
• Pension contribution

How to apply 

If you are interested in this role and can meet the requirements detailed above then we would love to hear from you straight away as applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

To apply for the role, Email a CV or links to pages that show us what you have done and can do to help us to achieve our mission now.

Information about Icebreaker One activities can be found.

Dates of interviews (via Zoom): ASAP

Please note if you have not been contacted by the end of June then your application has been unsuccessful. No agencies please.

Healthwatch Hackney (HWH) is committed to enabling local people to have real influence in shaping and developing current and future health and care services. We are looking to recruit an Executive Director to provide strong, inspirational executive leadership and direction for HWH. We are strongly committed to supporting local people to co-design services and holding to account those who fund and provide health and social care, for the quality, effectiveness and access to those services.

You will work with the Chair, Board, our staff team and delivery partners, to achieve the organisation’s strategic business objectives and ensure that activities are carried out effectively and contracts delivered to a high quality. You will also ensure a growing and sustainable future for the HWH and represent the organisation at key strategic and policy meetings.

The successful candidate will be a skilled all-rounder with a passion for equality, diversity and inclusion, with experience in strategic and business planning, operational delivery, and the ability to negotiate with and influence leaders and commissioners of our services. Excellent presentational and communication skills are required. A track record of successful fundraising would be an advantage.

Please download Executive Director application pack. Please note we do not accept CVs.

Deadline for applications is Noon 6th June 2022. Interviews to be held on the week beginning 20th June 2022. No late applications will be accepted

Starting at £50,051

Full time (35 hours/week), including some evening and weekend work

Hybrid working possible

Permanent contract, subject to funding

28 days holiday/year

Reporting to: Chair, Healthwatch Hackney

Based in Hackney

The Driver Youth Trust is a literacy-based charity that has, for the past twelve years, been working to support children who struggle with literacy in mainstream schools, through training, advocacy, and research.

One in six adults in the UK can be described as having poor literacy skills and one in four five-year olds struggle with basic vocabulary. Early intervention is key as each year the attainment gap widens for tens of thousands of learners with dyslexia, literacy difficulties and SEND who fall further behind their peers. We believe that every child needs to be able to read and write fluently and at Driver Youth Trust we are committed to making a difference and working hard to change these statistics.

Our mission is to transform learning and inclusion in schools. The Executive Director will play a crucial role in enabling the Driver Youth Trust to promote the on-line courses we have developed over the last two years, making them available as a free resource for teachers and teaching assistants.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic Executive Director, who will work with the Board to set and drive a new strategy for the charity that delivers upon this core mission.

The post holder will be a positive, creative, enthusiastic individual with a ‘can do’ attitude, who thrives on taking responsibility for actions, overcoming obstacles, and delivering on our mission. You will become the face of DYT and have the ability to enthuse and engage others in our cause, as well as maintaining the trust of those people with whom the organisation deals, including funding bodies.

The role requires an ability to engage with schools, teachers and local authorities in a way that encourages them to take advantage of our free courses thereby training their staff, so they in turn can support pupils in their classrooms who struggle with literacy. You will be responsible for the effective management of the charity, including day to day financial management, administration of IT systems, HR, governance requirements, fundraising, KPI tracking and reporting, assisted by an Operations Coordinator, to be recruited. As part of your role, you will also manage an external team of specialist consultants.

The successful candidate will be committed to our vision and have:

• A good understanding of the educational sector.
• Recent experience of leadership in a charity, not-for-profit, private, or public sector organisation.
• Experience of financial management including managing budgets and the skills necessary for day-to-day running of a small organization.
• The ability to plan, report, and present to the board.
• Experience of building strategic relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), presentation (digital and face-to-face) and interpersonal skills.
• Track record of successful income generation, through trust or foundation funding or other fundraising,
• The ability to work by themselves delivering on the mission of the charity.

It would be desirable that this individual had an established network of contacts and organisations, which may go beyond immediate educational stakeholders, who could help deliver our objectives. Experience of managing external consultants and project management would also be useful, as would evidence of forming effective local, regional, or national partnerships. However, we are eager to hear from all candidates that meet the essential criteria for the role.

Driver Youth Trust are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people who struggle to read and write. If you would like to join a not-for-profit organisation that is committed to working together to improve learning and inclusion in schools, we would love to hear from you!

The Package

This role attracts a salary of £45,000-£52,000 per annum (dependent on experience).
Location: Remote though will be required to travel to London occasionally for Board and other meetings/events. Possibility of hub working if required.
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours) or part time – 3 days a week minimum

To apply for this role please send your CV and a covering letter stating how you match the skills, competencies and experience required and what you would bring to the role.

Closing date for applications is 17th June 2022
(Due to the nature of this role we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged).

No agencies please.

This is an incredible role for someone who has the vision, skills and experience to lead the future work of the organisation, building on our reputation as one of the most respected advocacy organisations in the UK International Development space. 

You will lead us as we deliver an ambitious new strategy, helping us consolidate our strengths, innovate and develop new capacity that will complement and extend what we already do well. You will be generous with your knowledge, advocacy expertise and contacts as you build on our impressive successes to date. You are supported by a four-person-strong Senior Management Team, and report to the RESULTS Board. The position is available from late September 2022 and is a permanent role.

At RESULTS UK, we believe in equality, diversity and inclusion, and that it should be the norm. We actively encourage people to apply for this role from a wide range of backgrounds, skills and experience. We recognise that many talented leaders, particularly those from underrepresented groups, may be discouraged from applying if they do not meet the full person specification. However, we still encourage you to apply if you are excited by this role and bring transferable skills and experience that we may not have thought of but that give you the ability to lead the organisation.

Please visit our website for more details on this position and how to apply for the role.

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Location: Hampshire (Home based with travel mainly in Hampshire)

Citizens Advice Hampshire (CitAH) is an independent charity supporting the consortium of 15 Local Citizens Advice (LCA) in Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight.

• CitAH identifies, obtains grant funding  and develops opportunities for new and improved services and manages those that operate countywide
• CitAH supports the 15 LCAs by facilitating knowledge and skills sharing and by providing training
• CitAH provides a single point of contact for funders, partners and policy makers and enables collaboration with other charities and organisations

We are looking for an exceptional Chief Executive to lead the team (all home based) and work with the Trustee Board to shape and implement our future Strategy.

• You will need proven experience of obtaining grant funding developing, maintaining and identifying new strategic partnerships.
• You will also need a good understanding of financial management, and the professional and personal qualities to lead the team  (all home based) and to work well with the LCA members of the consortium, funders and other stakeholders.

If you have the skills and experience and are interested in this role, we would like to talk to you about the opportunity.

Closing date for applications: Mon 30 May 2022 5pm

Interview date: Week commencing 6 June 2022

Do you want real, meaningful work? Work which will reward you by the tangible and immediate difference you make in your community? We’re here to give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward in life - whoever they are, and whatever their problem. We want someone who shares our vision and values.

CASW are a highly regarded and trusted independent charity with a first-class reputation providing advice to thousands of people across South Worcestershire from our two main offices, two sub-offices and three outreach locations.  We have 18 mainly part time staff with around 85 volunteers in a wide variety of roles. 

You’ll have the autonomy to lead and the backing to deliver your plans and ideas. You’ll be supported by knowledgeable and passionate staff, volunteers and of a diverse and experienced Board.

You’ll design and drive our organisational strategy and launch yourself into developing and delivering our funding transformation programme.

You’ll be influencing at a senior level across a variety of stakeholder bases and your impact will determine our success. You’ll have demonstrable achievements in your career to date and be comfortable managing people, finances and strategy understanding the need to motivate, persuade and lead.

We’re a small charity with big ambition. If you’re ready to lead us, apply now and you will be sent the job role and personal specification and an application form.

Closing date 30 May at 12.00 noon; interviews 9 June.

Location: Hybrid working, with ability to come to Banbury centre on a regular basis

We are working in partnership with Dogs for Good, who for over thirty years, have been utilising their knowledge and experience to bring people with disabilities and dogs together, enabling life-changing differences. Through the power of expertly trained dogs, they support people with autism, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and dementia, empowering them to live more independent lives.

With the retirement of the current Chief Executive, after more than twenty-five years in post, they are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking individual to join the charity in this capacity to preserve and develop the organisation and provide inspired leadership to the staff team of 74, over 500 active volunteers and a wide range of stakeholders. The new Chief Executive must have a commitment to achieving high standards of dog welfare and a genuine interest in and passion for bringing people and dogs together to enrich and improve both lives and to better understand the human animal bond. A background in the charity/not for profit sector would be useful, although not essential.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of effective partnership working and development, and external relationship management
• Experience of managing, motivating, and developing staff
• Experience of business planning, business development and income generation/fundraising
• Experience of project management and service delivery across multiple functions
• Strong financial skills, including the ability to analyse budgets and accounts, and manage an annual budget of over £4m
• Robust approach to governance, controls, and implementation of new processes
• Experience of risk management

We are seeking an inspirational leader, with exceptional verbal and written communication, management, and motivational skills. Ability to persuade and influence, both face to face and in writing, outstanding business development skills, an empathy for vulnerable people and a strong commitment to animal welfare are all essential for this role.

For more information, please contact Adam Stacey, Managing Director, or Katherine Anderson-Scott, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Closing date for applications: 13th June 2022. However, applications are being reviewed throughout the process. Charisma interviews will commence from Monday 23rd May, and will need to be completed by Wednesday 22nd June, in preparation for longlisting on Friday 24th June.

Shortlisted candidates can expect interviews with Dogs for Good:

• Interviews - 1st stage – 4th and/or 5th July (virtual)
• Interviews – 2nd stage – 19th July (in-person)

We are a small community based charity recruiting a CEO who is passionate about enabling disabled people to reach their potential. They will join a team of 20 skilled staff, as well as a committed Board of Trustees.

As the CEO you will lead on the development of our strategy, with the priority of promoting the Organisation and finding new opportunities and funding for our work.

Although a background working for organisations that support disabled people would be an advantage, we also value experience gained in other areas of the health and social care, charitable or third sector.

You will work collaboratively with the existing senior management team.  You will have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build partnerships and networks and inspire others to support our work.  You will show us that you are assertive and able to operate in what can be a challenging funding environment.

Kingsley Organisation began its life in 1987.  We are a charitable company providing person-centred day opportunities for disabled adults.  Through our ‘Chainreaction’ service we aim to provide individuals with a choice of activities that improve health and wellbeing and allow them work towards their personal goals.  We are passionate about inclusion and value therapeutic approaches, including group work.   

We base our disability services in community settings and the Organisation’s head office Kingsley Centre is an established venue, operating for over 30 years.  With a shop and Post Office and hosting a variety of community and leisure activities, we are also able to offer supported volunteering and training in employability skills. 

We also provide our Chainreaction service in north London and are currently based in a community centre in Islington          4 days a week.

Closing date for applications 11pm on Tuesday 7th June.  Interviews will be held the week beginning 20th June. 

Chief Executive – CoachBright – London or Birmingham with regular travel nationally – c£60,000

CoachBright are an award-winning national social mobility charity supporting the next generation to become independent and resilient so they can lead the lives they want. Working across schools, universities and organisations, we're giving pupils, university students and young professionals the tools and behaviours to succeed.

CoachBright partner with schools, universities and workplaces in the short term to boost grades and longer-term increase access rates to higher education and high-level apprenticeships for pupils from low-income backgrounds leading to increased social mobility.

CoachBright’s founder and CEO, Robin Chu will be leaving the charity towards Christmas after nine successful years and the board therefore seek at talented CEO to join the organisation to further grow and develop the organisation.

The Role

• Provide inspirational leadership to the team galvanising everyone in our mission to make education fairer and social mobility a reality.
• Overall responsibility for income generation of the charity. This will be leading on building partnerships with schools, universities, employers and funders to generate income for the charity.
• Chief advocate and external representative of the organisation regularly raising awareness of the charity’s mission and vision to make social mobility a reality.
• To empower and enable the board of trustees to deliver on their responsibilities around compliance, strategic guidance and statutory reporting requirements.

The Candidate

• Passion: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK, so a person’s background does not determine their future.
• Advocacy and Public Speaking: track record of speaking at events and getting wider supporters bought into the mission of your work.
• Team Leadership: love working with teams to align individuals around a shared mission.
• Organisational growth: we want an individual experienced in growing an organisation.
• Income Generation: track record of bringing traded income and grants into an organisation.
• Strategic Thinker: you will have a good understanding of looking further afield and spotting trends and challenges in years to come.
• Managing ambiguity: working across the social and education sector, you will have experience of managing changing circumstances.

Gloucestershire Counselling Service (GCS) is a major provider of counselling and counselling training within the county. It is a highly valued and reputable charity serving the communities of Gloucestershire. These are exciting times for the organisation, and we are looking to recruit an outstanding leader, a strategic thinker and motivational, collaborative worker. 

We are seeking an individual with experience of leadership, organisation development and someone who is interested in the Counselling landscape both locally and nationally to support and develop our Counselling and Training Services. The role requires an individual who enjoys working both at a strategic level while maintaining a focus on the day-to-day operations of the organisation, working with our excellent Senior Leadership Team to make things happen and reporting back to the Board of Trustees. 

We envisage this post being between 28 – 35 hours per week.  We are open to conversations surrounding working hours and flexible/hybrid working. Salary is £55,000 p.a. FTE pro rata.

GCS offers a friendly and supportive work environment based in the centre of Stroud, 25 days annual leave (pro rata), a contributory pension and a chance to lead a worthwhile organisation making a real difference to people’s lives.

Further details about the role and an application form can be found on our website 

Deadline: Wednesday 1st June 12.00 noon. 1st round interviews: 13th June. 2nd round presentation: 15th June 2022. Applications will only be considered on completed GCS applications forms available via our website

GCS aims to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Unfortunately, our office premises in Stroud have restricted access

CEO

We have an exciting opportunity for a female CEO to represent an organisation externally, ensure financial sustainability and work towards reaching its vision for a world in which survivors are free from the fear and experience of sexual violence, and supported when it does occur.

This post is restricted to women applicants only and is exempt under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Location: Oxford with some flexibility to work from home

Salary: £50k - £55k

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Benefits: 28 days of annual leave (up to 33 with long service), we offer a 5% pension contribution, enhanced sickness and parental leave pay, regular clinical supervision, Employee Assistance Programme, and a generous training budget to support your learning and development.

Please note that interviews will be taking place on a rolling basis so apply early to avoid disappointment

About the role:

Join a team of dynamic, caring and committed women, working together to make a difference to survivors of sexual violence in Oxfordshire.

You will lead the charity in the strategic development of its vision of a world in which survivors are free from the fear and experience of sexual violence, and the effective delivery of its services, maintaining the commitment of staff and the mission and ethos of the organisation.

Duties and key responsibilities include:

• Vision and leadership
• Governance
• Relationship management
• Organisational management
• Line Management of Staff

About you:

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing people, will be a strategic thinker and have an understanding of the impacts of sexual violence on survivors and the wider community. Knowledge of potential funding sources and the current funding environment for charitable organisations, including commissioning and sector wide opportunities, is essential.

You will have:

• Relevant experience in the not-for-profit sector
• Managing service delivery within a voluntary, or community or statutory setting
• Leading organisations with multiple stakeholders and relationships
• Leadership and line management of staff, building effective teams and managing complex situations
• Developing strategy and communicating it clearly by setting a clear direction
• Strategic and Business Development planning and implementing organisational change
• Oversight of financial management systems and budgets

To apply please provide a copy of your CV and a covering letter (max. 2000 words) detailing how you meet the person criteria for the role. 

Other roles you may have experience of could include: CEO, Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Interim CEO, Interim Chief Executive, Interim Chief Executive Officer, COO, Managing Director, Head of, Director, Assistant CEO, Assistant Chief Executive, Assistant Chief Executive Officer.

Do you believe in the life-changing benefits of physical activity and sport?

Are you an inspirational leader who can drive our charity forward?

Together Active is a charity working across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. We exist to create active places and healthy lives through physical activity and sport. We are part of a national network of Active Partnerships, funded by Sport England and our local partners. 

We are looking to appoint an amazing person with values strongly aligned to our own.

We are looking to appoint an experienced leader to guide and deliver the strategic direction of our charity; someone who can supercharge the next phase of our organisational evolution.

The successful candidate will have experience navigating complex landscapes such as health, education, planning or local government. They will be an expert relationship builder and have exceptional leadership and advocacy skills.

We operate a hybrid working model, with staff working a minimum of two days per week from our Stoke-on-Trent office. 

Closing date:   5th  June, midnight

Interviews: 8th June

The purpose of South Hams Community and Voluntary Services is to support and represent the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in the South Hams District of Devon. We support existing organisations to develop and help new groups to start up, by providing one to one advice, training, networking opportunities and information, and brokering collaborations and partnership. We also act as a point of contact with the local voluntary and community sector for local authorities and other agencies, and seek to ensure the sector is able to engage in strategy and policy-making. 

Our vision is for South Hams to be a place where voluntary and community action thrives and where voluntary and community organisations are dynamic, resilient, sustainable and inclusive, playing a central role in building strong cohesive communities, and improving the quality of life and environment for all.

As Chief Officer you will provide leadership and strategic direction, and be responsible for the programme of activities and day-to-day management of South Hams Community and Voluntary Services. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic organisation at an important time, supporting voluntary and community organisations in the South Hams District at a time of great change.