Chief Executive Officer

Salary: £45 – £50,000 per annuum

Hours: 35

Contract: Full time (but will consider part-time, flexible hours and job share)

Annual leave: 30 days

Pension: 5.6%

We are recruiting a new CEO to join our team.

We are a vibrant, forward thinking law centre co-located in Hammersmith Library. We have a strong reputation locally and nationally for providing people in need with legal advice and representation and campaigning on access to justice issues.

The law centre was established in November 1979 to assist those most vulnerable and disadvantaged to access their legal rights, to promote social inclusion and reduce homelessness and poverty. These goals still remain at the core of our vision to uphold equality and social justice.

We have a 40-year history of providing an excellent service to the community. Our patron is Lady Hale, retired president of the Supreme Court.

Closing date for applications is 5pm on the 20th March 2021

The Claudia Jones Organisation (CJO) is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced person to lead the Charity.

CJO is an African Caribbean Women and Families charity with over 38 years’ experience of providing services in the London Borough of Hackney and surrounding boroughs. We work primarily to eliminate the worst aspects of poverty and deprivation within our community. We use a multifaceted approach, with a strong focus on improving life chances, addressing gender-based violence and providing therapeutic interventions. Our work has never been more important.

Please download and review the Executive Director - Job Description (available under 'Additional documents') to determine your interest in and suitability for the position.

Chief Executive Officer 
£130,000 per annum 

Flexible location – with regular travel to Chesterfield and London

We are Versus Arthritis.

We’re the 18 million people with arthritis and related conditions across the UK.

Together, we’re working to achieve a world where no one is limited by the pain, isolation and fatigue that arthritis can cause. Our galvanised community shapes government policy, invests in cutting-edge research, and ensures that every person with arthritis, no matter where they live in the UK, has access to the support and services they need to live well.  

You are a bold, inspiring, visible CEO who can help us grow.

You will help us grow our influence so that we can make an even bigger impact now and sustain our work in the future. You will bring an innovative, creative leadership approach to support our leadership team at a pivotal time in our organisation’s history, and you will help us invigorate our operations and empower us all to achieve a national impact. You will help us reach farther, support more people, and achieve our vision of a world free of the pain of arthritis.

Are you ready to join in with the push against arthritis?

For more information and to apply, click on the HOW TO APPLY link.

Closing date: 11:59pm on Monday 8 March 2021. 

This leadership role requires a highly competent, driven and hands-on individual to provide strategic, communications and operational support for this small but leading national charity at an exciting stage in its development. Key to this will be ensuring that any of the 16 million people living with high blood pressure in the UK have easy access to the best and most up to date information and medical advice.

Our vision is for everyone to know their blood pressure numbers in the same way they know their height or weight and take steps to keep them healthy, both now and in the future.

Responsible for developing the charity’s business plan and securing funding to deliver and sustain it, you will inspire and manage a small but committed team and work comfortably with our Board of Trustees (many of which are the authority on blood pressure management and research).  

The ideal candidate will demonstrate vision and creativity, as well as the skills and hands-on experience in senior management and fundraising. As an inspiring leader, you will build strong relationships with our supporters, donors, stakeholders and the media whilst ensuring that the charity is the number one ‘go to’ to help lower the nation's blood pressure and prevent stroke and heart disease. 

West Silvertown Foundation is a community led organisation based in London’s Royal Docks, seeking to create a vibrant and connected community where everyone has the chance to thrive. We manage two community centres, delivering a range of activities from under fives work to a youth project and adult social groups. We work closely with a wide range of partners, including local schools, the Royal Docks team, and other local third sector organisations.

We are looking for a Chief Executive Officer to lead West Silvertown Foundation through an exciting time as we expand our youth services, secure new premises, and redevelop our main community centre.

The successful applicant will be passionate about bringing diverse communities together. They will be able to work on high level leadership tasks, but will also be able to converse with community members. They will be part of a busy, bustling community office, with a cross section of the community coming in throughout the day.

The main responsibilities of the successful applicant will be:

• Leadership: To provide clear leadership and convey the organisations vision to all staff and volunteers.
• Governance: To support the effective governance of WSF through the administration of legal & statutory obligations and regular trustees meetings.
• Operations: To oversee the operational management of WSF, ensuring excellent service delivery across all WSF projects, activities and services.
• Strategic development: To lead the strategic development of WSF in line with its aims and objectives, values, ethos and policies.
• Building development: Provide support on the redevelopment of Britannia Village Hall
• Partnership working: To act as an ambassador for WSF, representing our work to stakeholders and developing fruitful partnerships.
• Finances: Work to oversee WSF’s financial management, ensuring a healthy overall financial position.  Develop the long term financial sustainability of the organisation, maximising earned income and securing funding from statutory and non-statutory sources.

If you relish a challenge, are keen to make a positive difference to people’s lives and contribute at the heart of a diverse community in London’s Royal Docks then we would love to hear from you. Please download the full Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

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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With unemployment expected to reach new highs and millions already out of work, creating employment and supporting business has never been more crucial. The Work Avenue Foundation (Work Avenue) provides people in the Jewish community with essential lifelong skills to support themselves and their families by helping people into work and supporting the building of sustainable businesses.

Work Avenue helps people to achieve financial independence, with a focus on dignity. In the past year, as well as adapting to deliver our services virtually, we have complimented our key services of Employment and Business Support with new programs to ensure more people in our community can access wider training programs, to empower them to secure employment.

Chief Executive Officer

Work Avenue

Finchley, London

Circa £100,000

We are looking for an inspirational leader to grow Work Avenue to its next level of impact. Working closely with the Board and building on our strong reputation, the CEO will review the current landscape and identify new opportunities to ensure we can reach and support more members of our community. This will include developing our networks with businesses to create win:win solutions to current employment challenges. In addition, the CEO will develop and maintain our relationships with donors and supporters, ensure we continue to deliver sustainable income and build our profile within Anglo-Jewry. They will also provide the leadership and resources for our passionate team, enabling them to achieve the best in their roles.

In order to continue to develop and provide the best possible service for our community, we seek a creative and innovative individual with inspirational leadership experience and a track record of developing organisations to excel, from developing external opportunities to maintaining support for staff. Our new CEO will have worked within or alongside business and will be able to develop new opportunities within the business community. They will also bring experience of building and maintaining a breadth of stakeholder relationships, including funders, and a track record of raising an organisation's profile. As a credible and adaptable leader, the incoming CEO will be a strong communicator and a supportive leader who is able to juggle multiple priorities and the aspiration of a small team with large ambitions.

To download the candidate information pack and for further details on how to apply please download this on the Prospectus website.

If having reviewed the candidate information pack you have any questions, please contact Anna Gardet or Roberta Giubilini at Prospectus with a copy of your CV.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 6th April 2021

Interviews with Prospectus: 12-15th April 2021

Interviews with Work Avenue: 21st April 2021

The Jane Goodall Institute UK (JGI UK) seeks to inform and empower people of all ages to learn about the problems facing our planet and to become involved in supporting our core programmes to provide solutions. Building on 60 years of research at Gombe in western Tanzania, programmes for conservation, education, captive primate welfare and the legacy of an icon, you will be joining a global community where individual actions combine to create global impact.

The CEO will lead the transformation of the organisational culture of JGI UK as part of a global community of JGIs:

1. We are a global family with a common purpose

2. We act locally but think globally

3. We are responsive, active communicators

4. We are committed to collaboration

5. We are solutions-focused

Job Description: Chief Executive – The Jane Goodall Institute UK

• Location: Home based (but commutable to London)
• Competitive Salary (pro rata option available)
• Hours negotiable
• Accountable to the Board of Trustees of the Jane Goodall Institute UK

CEO Role:

The Jane Goodall Institute UK seeks a passionate and enthusiastic Chief Executive Officer to lead the charity. Animals, People, and the Environment. That is who and what we care deeply about. If your passions align with this, then we invite you apply to join our team. 

We’re looking for a transformational leader to help us fulfil our promise for a better world to communities in the UK and across the globe. As CEO, you will be an engaging and capable champion using your exceptional management and public speaking abilities to ensure we deliver on our strategic objectives and make a tangible impact in line with our charitable purposes. Working closely with an engaged Staff and Board of Trustees, you will make things happen by creating and executing strategic initiatives that expand programs and services in the UK and around the world.

With your visionary talent, you will lead us forward to achieve our fiduciary and financial commitments while embracing unshakeable ethics. You will be in charge of developing our fundraising strategy and focus on creating partnerships with both corporates and non-profit organisations that will contribute to fundraising goals. You will lead the communications with donors as well as our marketing and digital communication strategy.

The Person:

As a transformational leader, you understand how to affect positive societal change. In addition, you:

• Are recognized for building relationships in multi-stakeholder environments
• Have delivered results to other global organizations, combining the best of charitable, public and private sector approaches with insightful leadership experience
• Bring an immediate knowledge of charities, evidence of life-long learning, excellence in communication, political acuity, and a network of contacts
• Have a strong branding and digital marketing / communication experience for well-established brands 
• Are experienced in managing funding programs, business development and sponsorship strategies for large charities or organisations
• Have an in-depth appreciation of organization governance will ensure a trusting and meaningful partnership with the Board of Trustees

Jubilee Debt Campaign is recruiting a new Executive Director to lead our work tackling poverty and inequality caused by unjust debt.

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, and people-centred leader, with a strong strategic mindset and campaigning approach, and deep commitment to our vision, mission and values.

You will have significant experience in strategy and policy development, managing staff and teams, and fundraising from trusts and foundations, as well as a track record of influencing decision-makers, experience of being a media spokesperson, and a keen interest in organisational development. 

As Executive Director, you will be responsible for the effective leadership of Jubilee Debt Campaign, including setting our strategic direction, overseeing the development and delivery of our projects and campaigns, building the organisation and our funding base, managing the team, building and strengthening relationships with key stakeholders, and representing the organisation externally. 

This is a permanent role being offered on a full-time basis (5 days / 35 hours per week). Applications for job shares or annualised hours will be considered. 

We offer: 

• Pension contributions of up to 7.5% of your salary plus 1% of the average organisational salary

• An annual leave entitlement of 30 days per year plus bank holidays 

• Flexi-time working arrangements outside the core hours of 10am-4pm 

• Access to other benefits including interest-free season ticket loans and tax savings on bikes and home technology equipment via salary sacrifice schemes 

We strongly value diversity and welcome applications from applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from women and from People of Colour, and encourage applicants who are unsure if they meet the requirements of the role to get in touch to discuss their suitability. 

The role will be working from home until Jubilee Debt Campaign decides it is safe for staff to return to working in the office.

About The Lord’s Taverners

The Lord’s Taverners is the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity. It breaks down barriers and empowers disadvantaged and disabled young people to fulfil their potential and build life skills. Founded in 1950, the Charity has a proud history supported by its members and stars from the world of sport and entertainment.

Its programmes support some of the most marginalised and at-risk young people in the UK using sport and recreation to build links between communities and encouraging groups to play sport together.  These programmes include Super 1s, Table Cricket, Wicketz and Sports Kit Recycling.

The Role:

The Lord’s Taverners (LT) is currently seeking to recruit a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to drive the charity forwards. Accountable to the Chair and Board of Trustees, the new CEO will be responsible for the successful delivery of the LT’s strategic objectives and goals. The new CEO will be a transformational leader who will implement organisational and cultural change that result in the LT’s being viewed as a centre of excellence in all that it does.

Role Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Chair, Board and Executive Team to ensure the successful delivery of the LT’s five-year vision and strategy.
• Transform working practices within the LT; overseeing a period of significant change management, ensuring that best practice processes and procedures are implemented.
• Act publicly as an ambassador and figurehead for LT, engaging with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including: members, beneficiaries, employees, government, the media etc.
• Work closely with existing and future funding partners to ensure the long-term financial security of the charity.
• Be a credible leader for LT, by embodying the organisation’s values, ambitions and commitment to ensure the charity is a more equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation.

The Candidate:

Skills:

• Exceptional leadership skills, capable of inspiring, growing and developing a team through a period of transformation.
• Outstanding operational skillset, efficiency with finite resources and the ability to successfully lead a process of change management.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering results in a fast-paced and pressured environment.
• Strong knowledge of best practice in terms of EDI and experience of driving this through an organisation.
• Excellent communication skills - a strong presenter, articulate and good on their feet.

Personality:

• Highly motivated, possesses natural gravitas and leads by example.
• Strong emotional intelligence and an ability to work effectively with a diverse range of contributors and stakeholders.
• Logical and good under pressure, capable of juggling multiple demands at the same time.
• Invested in the professional development of LT employees and contributors.
• Ethical, culturally sensitive, and fully committed to LT’s mission.

How to apply:

The Lord’s Taverners recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We particularly encourage applications from disabled candidates, female candidates and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as these groups are underrepresented in leadership positions throughout the charity sector.

To apply, please send an up-to-date CV, Covering Letter (which expresses your motivation for the role and highlights your relevant experience) and Diversity Monitoring Form.

Please note that the closing date for applications is 12pm on Thursday 4th March 2021.

The Lord's Taverners is a Disability Confident Committed and an equal opportunities employer.

Refugee Action has supported refugees and people seeking asylum since 1981.  We work with people who have survived war and persecution, following their arrival in the UK. We help them to obtain the support they need to live with dignity. Then we empower them to build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK.

Our vision is that refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome in the UK. They will get justice, live free of poverty and be able to successfully rebuild their lives.

Chief Executive

Refugee Action

Can be based in London, Manchester, Bradford, Liverpool or Birmingham. Flexible working requests and job share applications welcome.

£72,000 - £76,000 plus London weighting

We work to achieve our vision through working collaboratively with local and national partners to provide front-line services, campaigning to tackle the root cause of problems faced by refugees and people seeking asylum, and working to connect and support other organisations so we are stronger as a sector. 

This is a unique opportunity for an inclusive, courageous, collaborative leader to work with a highly talented and committed board and staff team to develop and drive Refugee Action forward with passion and humility. You will bring a track record of successful leadership in securing systemic change, through campaigns, services and / or capacity building.   We are keen to attract candidates with lived experience as a refugee or person seeking asylum.

Deadline for applications:  Monday 22nd March

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

This post will work alongside the Founder to lead the organisation, providing strategic direction and leadership in accordance with the Mission, Vision, Values and Objectives.

This role will lead on strategic business development, on financial, operational and HR management of the organisation, taking responsibility for the staff team in the delivery of the Strategic Plan.  This includes ensuring the organisation meets its legal, financial & charitable obligations, delivering organisational change.

They will share the responsibility for the development of the organisation’s Strategic Plan & associated documents with the Founder and support the Founder in raising the profile of and representing the organisation. 

Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. 145,000 people in the UK have Parkinson’s, and there is no cure - yet.

We are part of a demanding and caring community and their needs drive the support, services, information and advice that we deliver.

We are working at pace to harness the rapid advancements in technology and medical science to improve our services, and develop new treatments that slow, stop or reverse Parkinson’s and manage its symptoms and side effects.

Our Chief Executive of 15 years is stepping down, creating an opportunity for an exceptional leader who has the passion, ambition and drive to make a difference for the 1 million people, including loved ones, affected by this relentless condition.

For more information, please contact our recruitment partner, Odgers Berndtson who are managing this vacancy on behalf of Parkinson’s UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us create a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As our next CEO you will steer us to deliver our mission, embrace our feminist behaviours, and help us to continuously strengthen our inclusive and equitable culture.

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us create a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As our next CEO you will steer us to deliver our mission, embrace our feminist behaviours, and help us to continuously strengthen our inclusive and equitable culture.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will be responsible for leading our activities in the UK whilst also playing a key role as a peer within the wider Federation. These activities include raising funds, campaigning, and lobbying those in positions of power for change, as well as building a strong organisational profile externally, and building recognition of our work with communities focused on the rights of women and girls living in poverty in the Global South.

You will be building on a strong foundation and working with a talented, passionate and innovative team across ActionAid UK, the Board and the wider Federation to make this a reality.

You will directly manage the Senior Leadership Team and will be ultimately responsible for circa 210 staff in the UK and the sustainable generation and growth of our annual income (currently circa £50 million). 

You will be able to easily engage with our stakeholders, including supporters and influencers here in the UK and colleagues from around the ActionAid International Federation.

You will have substantial senior leadership experience within a complex large organisation, or current CEO experience, with the ability to lead a diverse and collaborative Senior Leadership Team as ‘first among equals’. You will also need the nous to lead us in a challenging external and funding environment.

It’s important to us that as our new CEO you have a deep interest in international development and women’s rights, that creating a genuinely inclusive and equitable culture matters to you, that you will take every opportunity to work in collaboration with international colleagues, and that you are passionate about making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the world’s poorest women and girls. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, there will be space to do so during the application process.

Application Process:

Initial assessment centre to be scheduled w/c 15th March.

Interviews will take place on 26th March.

Cochrane Response, Managing Director

Specifications: Permanent, Full time or Consultancy Contract

Salary: £72,000+

Location: UK/Europe (Denmark, Germany or other locations in Europe considered)

Application Closing Date: 5th March 2021

Do you have a drive to make a difference for health care world-wide? Cochrane Response is a global, independent organization that strives to inform health-care decisions every day. We gather and summarize the best evidence from research to help doctors, nurses, patients, carers, researchers, funders, and policymakers. We do not accept commercial or conflicted funding, and work to minimize risk of bias, in order to generate authoritative and reliable information.As our Cochrane Response Managing Director you will be leading and managing Cochrane's evidence consultancy unit, Cochrane Response. Cochrane Response provides a broad range of literature review and evidence synthesis services to international policy makers and guideline developers to support evidence informed healthcare decision making.

There are three key elements to the role:

1- Managing and running an evidence consultancy business unit.

2 - Managing the team of systematic reviewers and their work in review production, including the technical expertise this requires.

3 - Networking and engaging with internal and external stakeholders to grow Cochrane Response and find new global commissioners and research funding opportunities.

How to apply

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full role profile, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

For any queries regarding the position, please contact our recruitment partners at Prospectus:Fiona Wansborough.

Cochrane is committed to achieve greater diversity in its executive team and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.