About the role:

We’re looking for a talented and capable leader to further our work, addressing the continued and strong demand from government partners to improve educational outcomes, and therefore the lives, of many of the world’s most disadvantaged children. As CEO you will lead the existing business and have the ambition and know-how to continue to build on the team’s impact internationally.

About EPG:

We, the Education Partnerships Group (EPG), are looking for an exceptional individual to join us as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 

All children should have access to high quality education. Sadly, in many countries, too few children access education, and too much of what is available does not translate into learning. This stifles both personal and economic development.

Formed in 2015, EPG is a non-profit consultancy that supports governments in low- and middle-income countries to shape and strengthen their education systems. At the heart of our approach is the belief that governments are best placed to make decisions about their countries. Our role is to enable those decisions by generating and using research to ensure policy is informed by evidence, supporting the design and effective implementation of policy, and advising on the piloting and scaling of new policy reforms.

Our successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, empowering and motivating a team of talented staff
• Need to show the acumen to thrive in a culture characterised by innovation, growth, and concern for demonstrable impact.
• Win the confidence of key stakeholders, including governments
• Our CEO must have superb interpersonal and diplomatic skills, and be a natural collaborator

How to Apply:

If you have the relevant skills and qualities, and the ambition to lead an internationally recognised group that makes a difference to education where change is most needed, please apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal by clicking apply.

Applications to be submitted by Tuesday 1st of June at 10am.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. 

Job title: Managing Director of Lightful Solutions

Department: Lightful Solutions

Seniority: At least 5 years of experience of running large internal teams (between 20-50 people)

Reporting to: The CEO 

Direct reports: 8

Indirect reports: 13 full time, plus 6 contractors

Compensation: Highly competitive salary with stock options + other benefits

Location: Remote working, then 1-2 days in an office per week in London or Bristol

At Lightful, we believe those doing the greatest good deserve the best technology. Our products and services are designed for charities and nonprofits to simplify their work and amplify their impact.

Our journey to this point has had many successes. We work with hundreds of nonprofits and foundations each year to improve how they use digital. We are a certified B Corporation, ensuring that community, the environment and our staff are central to all of our decision making. We are a recognised Living Wage employer, and have been profiled in The Sunday Times, Forbes and Sky News. We are in The Escape 100, as one of the best companies in the UK to escape to for a career with purpose. And we are supported by a wide array of incredible investors, including Nick Mason CBE and Dario Franchitti MBE.

Lightful is a business built to create impact both in and out of the office. Our people and products support nonprofits in 58 countries around the world, organisations that are solving some of our planet's greatest challenges. Our work has helped small charities increase fundraising by 64% year on year. Since achieving B Corp status in 2020, we have created an impact out of the office too. We have planted 12,371 trees planted through our employee carbon offset programme, saved 295,497 litres of water, and offset 1,107 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions through 28 global carbon reduction projects.

We are expanding our senior leadership team, with the addition of a Managing Director (MD) to drive the growth and continued excellence of one of our 3 core business units: Lightful Solutions. This role will be the lead role in Lightful Solutions, a tailor-made technology consultancy that exists to help nonprofits embrace change, with best-in-class technology solutions that are dependable, secure and effective.

This position reports directly to our CEO, and works closely alongside our Co-Founders, the MD of Lightful Products and the MD of Lightful Learning to drive and influence the long term direction, profitability and impact of Lightful. 

You will have responsibility for the overall business strategy for Lightful Solutions. In this role, you will drive consistent and rapid revenue growth, lead our exceptional client delivery teams to develop Salesforce Solutions and deliver excellence to all of our clients. Internally, you will drive technological excellence in delivery, growth and development of the whole team through cross-team initiatives and continue to double our impact and our revenue year on year. 

If you have a track record of driving revenue growth, have experience delivering project excellence on behalf of clients, revel in managing a multi-disciplinary and exceptionally talented team, and are looking to focus your career to create immense impact not only for this high growth scaleup, but for our clients and for our planet, then this is the role for you.

What can we offer you?

• The opportunity to join our senior leadership team, working closely with our three Co-Founders and two other Managing Directors
• The opportunity to lead a profitable technology team that has a track record of doubling its impact and revenue each year 
• The opportunity to drive growth, change and innovation within one of our core business units
• The opportunity to develop and lead experienced client delivery teams of talented and passionate professionals across projects in the UK, North America and EMEA 
• The opportunity to shape a consultancy service at the cutting edge of digital innovation, using technologies such as Salesforce
• The opportunity to build on established relationships with world leading charities such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rhodes Trust and Citizens Advice, and the opportunity to create many more
• The opportunity to enjoy and thrive in a role that drives high social and environmental impact
• The opportunity to be a thought leader through spoken and written work by representing Lightful's work in the growing Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) and #techforgood space

What is the vision for the business that you will develop?

• To create a business that is an inspiring innovation hub within the nonprofit sector
• To create a business that puts user experience, user adoption, delight and impact at its core
• To create a business that values entrepreneurship, ambition and fun within the team
• To create a business that thrives on a fast pace of working, autonomy, and change
• To create a business that delivers excellence across all Lightful Solutions projects whilst ensuring client satisfaction and impact

Our story

At Lightful, we believe that those doing the greatest good deserve the best technology.

We’re passionate about making the best technology accessible to charities and nonprofits. Our products and solutions help organisations unleash the power of technology and make the good work they do even greater. Our products and services are designed to simplify the work and amplify the impact of charities and nonprofits. 

In 2015, Lightful was launched by Vinay Nair, Johnny Murnane and Carlos Miranda. Three friends who all had different exposure to the nonprofit sector, they all realised the same thing - nonprofits were not getting the technology they deserve.

Before evolving into Lightful (pre-2015), we were a YouTube certified multi-channel network (MCN) known as Thunderboom. Our original intention was to help charities and nonprofits of all shapes and sizes monetise their video content.

Things changed - as they do - and we eventually pivoted. We left our MCN ambitions behind, and we launched our now award-winning Lightful Social Platform. At that time, the company became known as Lightful.

From there we grew our consultancy services - now Lightful Solutions - and developed a comprehensive 12-month course to equip charities with the digital skills and capabilities they need to become more resilient - Lightful Learning's BRIDGE programme.

Lightful values

As a certified B Corp, we’re a values-led organisation, and our values are integral to the Lightful culture. Our Lightful values are:

• To act with audacity while remembering humility
• To understand the importance of both listening and leadership
• To practice generosity whilst showing accountability
• These all lay on the foundation of respect and integrity

Our business units
We offer three services to charities and nonprofits; Lightful Products, Lightful Learning and Lightful Solutions. Each business unit is different but highly interconnected, designed for the different needs of the social and environmental-focused organisations we’re proud to serve and work with.

Lightful Products
Lightful Products helps drive organisations forward with ready made software such as: 

• Lightful Fundraising Pages, fully customisable and branded to clients look and feel, to enable clients create engaging experiences that drive donations
• Lightful Social Platform, the #1 social media tool for charities, it helps charities schedule social media content, increase engagement and save time
• Lightful Components, a toolkit of adaptable components designed to build flexible, design-driven online communities

Lightful Learning

Lightful Learning helps our partners master real world skills through a combination of tools and support, building their confidence and resilience. It was designed to grow digital skills and increase effectiveness within the nonprofit sector.

Building resilience in digital growth and engagement (BRIDGE) is Lightful Learning's flagship programme for impact organisations looking to future-proof their operations at a time of great change. It combines a learning syllabus, delivered through a combination of live and recorded sessions and webinars, with the Lightful Social Platform. BRIDGE is supported by foundations and other funders, and offered to small-to-medium sized charities that they support.
 

Lightful Solutions
Lightful Solutions has been a Salesforce Partner since 2017 and has worked on almost 100 projects with over 50 clients. Our team has 27 members, including user researchers, UX designers, UI designers, developers, architects, administrators, business analysts and project managers. We have more than 60 Salesforce certifications across our team and more than 175 combined years of Salesforce consultancy experience specialising in: 

online communities, digital transformation, digital strategy, CRM support, digital fundraising, and Scoping and Solution Design (SSD).

Our design and development process is as follows: 

• Identify - Understanding the client’s ambitions, challenges and pain points to let us identify tailored approaches and opportunities
• Imagine - Our human-centred design process keeps user experience at the front and centre of how we deliver a client’s impact goals 
• Implement - We build and implement custom solutions using agile methodologies and close collaboration to ensure smooth delivery and transition

We have designed processes and large-scale implementations for major projects with significant cost and efficiency implications for organisations such as The Rhodes Trust, the European Society of Cardiology, the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Atlantic Fellows, The Big Give, Frontline, Independent Age, Schmidt Fellows and Save the Children UK.
 

What does the role involve?

Key accountabilities

• Alongside our Co-Founders, MD of Lightful Products and MD of Lightful Learning, you will influence the long term direction, profitability and impact of the Lightful business
• Lead delivery to drive rapid and exponential growth of our Lightful Solutions business unit
• Create and execute the business strategy for Lightful Solutions 
• Orchestrate and deliver year on year revenue growth for your business unit, ensuring revenue targets are achieved monthly
• Ensure excellence is delivered across all Lightful Solutions projects whilst ensuring very high client satisfaction and impact
• Responsible for ensuring that every Lightful Solutions proposal is feasible and viable within the team through working with the Business Development team, meeting potential new clients during the RFP processes, signing off on all proposals
• Form an excellent working relationship with our two other Managing Directors - all three of our business units align and should be optimised to create and execute mutually beneficial business development opportunities
• Lead on initial project meetings to explain Lightful’s approach to digital transformation, emphatically understanding users' needs, and advising on how to achieve the best results for each and every client

Internal responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Lightful Solutions strategic plan to meet revenue targets, produce work that delivers impact for happy clients, increase delivery robustness, and have standout quality through structure and clear standards
• Manage a growing team of 21 talented employees ranging from Salesforce Administrators, Technical and Solutions Architects, Developers, and Project Managers in addition to a non-permanent team of 6-10 contractors
• Motivate, advise and provide structure to Lightful Solutions team to meet objectives and manage own development goals within team
• Harness creativity and new ideas within the team and ensure structure for success

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience of running large internal teams (between 20-50 people)
• At least 5 years of experience of running successful client projects at Associate Partner equivalent level or above
• A history of managing successful consulting and technical projects from end-to-end, including CRM (particularly Salesforce) implementation projects
• Knowledge and expertise on winning and delivering 6 and 7 figure business contracts
• Experience working with, and passion for, nonprofit and/or public sector clients
• You will have a network of leaders across the nonprofit sector in the UK, EMEA and globally 
• Strong technical and development understanding and capabilities 
• Experience managing large, medium and small Salesforce digital transformation projects

• Experience meeting client deadlines and expectations within Agile development environments 

Personal qualities 

• You have a high level of emotional intelligence and an ability to demonstrate empathy with Lightful colleagues and clients
• You are a very strong communicator 
• You have exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills and embody Lightful’s foundational principles of respect and integrity 
• You are equally comfortable addressing people with various levels of technical knowledge
• You are a proven analytical thinker
• You have the ability to support your direct reports and other team members in building solutions and providing both technical and non-technical mentoring and guidance
• You are able  to work in a highly collaborative environment, taking the initiative where necessary
• You are open to new ideas and enjoy coaching and mentoring others to get the best out of them 

Additional requirement

• Eligible to work in the UK without the need of visa support/sponsorship
   

Benefits

You will be a part of our exciting culture that fosters personal growth and development. As we expand, you will be given the opportunity to thrive in a close-knit team environment.

• Highly competitive salary 
• Stock options
• Holiday entitlement is 27 days per annum, plus bank holidays, your birthday off and a day off for moving (once a year)
• Working from home buddy to integrate you into the team
• Simply Health (claim back money on everyday healthcare costs and access to face to face counselling)
• Access to a variety of wellbeing apps
• Regular events e.g. quiz, cook-along, social drinks, summer party, Christmas party
• Lunch & Learn sessions
• Training and development plans
• Volunteering opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid parental leave and nursery benefit
• Lightful kids events

Inclusion of a diverse range of opinions and perspectives is core to Lightful’s open culture and ongoing success. Therefore we never discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

*No recruitment agency requests please* *We only work with direct applicants*

Regenerate-RISE is looking to appoint a new CEO to lead an excellent team, committed to making a difference to the lives of older people across the borough of Wandsworth.  We have risen to the challenge of Covid-19 and provided 33,262 individual responses to almost 1000 people.  We are an expanding service that puts people at the heart of all that we do and we are looking for a CEO with health or Social Care experience who can liaise with CCGs and the local authority with regard to new projects that we have on the horizon.  We work in partnership with St Michael’s C of E Church in Battersea and Hillsong London and our values and ethos are based in the Christian faith.  The CEO will be expected to represent Regenerate-RISE in a variety of settings as well as relate to the clients that we serve.

Our future plans are to build a 10 bed Reablement Centre for older people on discharge from hospital, take on opportunities to oversee other day services and be ready and willing to adapt to the changing needs of older people.

The person must be creative, have excellent IT skills, administrative and financial knowledge and be flexible with work hours with a willingness to travel. The CEO will work closely with the Founder and Chair of Trustees with succession planning to strengthen the organisation for the future.

We are seeking to recruit a strategic and commercially focused, proactive and solutions orientated leader for our charity.

After 10 + years in post, our CEO is standing down which means there is a real opportunity for the next CEO to lead Wandsworth Oasis to achieve the next exciting stage in its development.  Working with the Board of Trustees and the newly appointed Head of Retail (95% of funds are currently generated through the retail operation), the CEO will assist the board to review the values and ethos of the charity and to create a new vision and strategy to ensure we safeguard the future for our beneficiaries.   The right candidate will be a great people person, who can inspire  staff and volunteers and, in particular, provide leadership to the senior management team.

Reporting into the Chair of the Board of Trustees and working closely with individual Trustees on special projects, the CEO manages a Senior Management Team of 3 currently – Head of Retail Operations, Head of Finance & Support Services and Community Engagement Manager.   

Wandsworth Oasis raises more than £1 million per annum through its shops and events programme to fund its fundraising operations and multiple projects that support the most vulnerable people living with HIV, HIV prevention and awareness raising projects.   

This an opportunity for an innovative, experienced and grounded individual – with senior leadership experience in business or charities - to work with the Board and senior management team to capitalise on the wide range of opportunities available to Wandsworth Oasis and really deliver value to the HIV community in terms of funds available for its development at a time when the overall funding environment is really uncertain.

Chief Executive Officer

Join us to create a world fit for every child

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

We are currently seeking a Chief Executive Officer (Executive Director) to lead the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK).  You will deliver our ambitious strategy and our vision to do whatever it takes until every child is safe and able to fulfil their potential. It has been a challenging year, but we have also seen great successes. The opportunities to change children’s lives are amazing and the leadership needed to achieve this needs to be equally incredible. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will shape and evolve UNICEF UK’s culture, strategy, systems, structure, programmes, innovation and integrated ways of working to deliver outstanding results and impact for children.

The next Chief Executive Officer will require a range of skills and experience. Above all, you must demonstrate a deep commitment, passion and understanding of the work and ethos of UNICEF UK. We wish to encourage applications from experienced senior leaders drawn from a range of backgrounds who can drive and inspire change for children. You will be a values-driven, visionary leader with proven experience of delivering organisational vision and strategy, as well as outstanding operational results in a complex stakeholder context and challenging market environment. You will have exceptional communication and ambassadorial skills. You will be a decisive, inclusive and courageous individual, with credibility, authenticity and integrity.

To apply and download the appointment details, please visit the Perrett Laver website via the "Apply on website" button quoting  reference 4367. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 1st June 2021 at 9am BST.  

The salary is circa £145,000 per annum and commensurate with the seniority of the appointment.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, but while our office is closed, this role will work from home.  We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) once our office opens again.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

Protecting your personal data is of the upmost importance to Perrett Laver and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by our trading divisions is held and processed in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation. The data you provide us with is securely stored on our computerised database and transferred to our clients for the purposes of presenting you as a candidate and/or considering your suitability for a role you have registered interest in.

Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, as defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legal basis for much of our data processing activity is ‘Legitimate Interests’. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website. 

Please Note Applications Will Be Reviewed On A Rolling Basis, Post Maybe Filled Before Closing Date. We Therefore Encourage You To Apply As Soon As Possible. 

Justice Studio  is a values driven social enterprise entering an exciting new phase of development in our mission to reduce social inequality.We are looking for a leader to to manage our progressive, non-hierarchical, trust-based team.  Committed to social justice, our values, and with high emotional intelligence, you will direct the company’s operations and strategy to ensure that the company achieves its purpose.

We are based in London and work both in the UK and across the world for governments, charitable and not-for-profit organisations, and social enterprises that are striving to promote global social equality.Our work for them spans strategy, research, and demonstrates impact. Since our establishment in May 2011 we have undertaken over 80 social justice consultancy and research projects for a range of clients in over 30 countries. 

Justice Studio is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to reducing discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we particularly encourage applications from people of colour, disabled, LGBT and other people that are under-represented in the workforce. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Justice Studio's purpose is to create global social equality by assisting and challenging organisations, governments and ourselves to be the best we can be.

Job title: Managing Director

Salary Band: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum, pro-rata if part time is preferred + Share Option Scheme. 

Hours: Full Time/Part Time depending on preference.

Job Location: North Road, London, N7.While this is an office-based role, we are a flexible employer and support flexible working.

Reports to: Chair

Line managing responsibilities: Operations Director, Consultants/Senior Researchers/Project Managers, 

Anticipated Start Date:  June 2021

Overview

As Justice Studio’s Managing Director you will be responsible for the day to day running of the organisation as well as its strategic direction. With experience in, and commitment to, progressive, non-hierarchical, trust-based organisations like ours, you will set the culture for our organisation. You will play a key part in business development, maintaining client relationships and representing us externally. Committed to social justice, our values, and with high emotional intelligence, you will direct the company’s operations and strategy to ensure that the company achieves its purpose.

                                               Roles and Responsibilities

Direction 

•      Directing the work and resources of the company
•      Ensuring we have the right people for the roles by leading recruitment, retention and motivation of staff.

Strategy formulation 

•      Leading the company and ensuring all employees buy into the company vision.
•   Setting the overall strategic direction of the company with the Board.
•      Support the Board with its governance and oversight functions.
•      Provide strategic updates to members of the board, keep them aware of developments within the    industry and ensure that the appropriate policies are developed to meet the company’s purpose and comply with all relevant statutory and other regulations.
•      Leading strategy for business development and growth 
•      Devising a 3-year strategic plan and working with other board members to oversee its implementation.

Organisational health and operations 

•      Overseeing and working with the Operations Director to review and maintain the annual accounts, company’s financial performance and fiduciary compliance.
•   Setting company budgets and forecasts 
•      Managing the direction of the company, guiding and supporting senior team members.
•      Looking for opportunities to increase efficiencies and speed up processes across the business.
•   Developing and directing the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that they reflect the values and ethos of the organisation as well as compiling with all statutory regulations.
•      Ensuring that senior level staff have the necessary skills and knowledge for Justice Studio to achieve its purpose. 

Business development

•     Leading the sales strategy and winning new business for the company.
•     Carrying out regular analysis to mitigate any potential risks through industry and market changes.
• Reporting business development progress to the Board on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Analysing and lead opportunities for growth in our markets to drive profitability.
•   Representing the company in negotiations with customers, suppliers, government departments and other key contacts to secure for it the most effective contract terms.
•    Formulate strategies, new directions, and techniques to grow the company, and utilise networks with clients, consultants, and counterparts to advance successful new business opportunities.
•    Apply in-depth technical expertise to new business efforts, and Justice Studio’s knowledge base. 
•    Design, lead and supervise proposals and other relevant technical assignments for projects in the UK and internationally. 
• Cultivate partnerships with international firms/organisations as well as local, in-country partners.

Technical and client oversight 

•  Implementing processes and procedures across the business as necessary to reflect the company ethos and ensure efficiency.
•  Establishing and maintaining effective formal and informal links with major clients, relevant government departments and agencies, local authorities, key decision-makers and other stakeholders generally, to ensure that the company is providing the appropriate range and quality of services.
•   Oversee research and development programmes to ensure that the company remains at the forefront in the industry and provides leading-edge services to retain its competitive edge.
•  Provide leadership and oversight of Justice Studio’s portfolio of projects and programmes in the UK and internationally.
•  Develop effective and collaborative working relationships with our key clients, Partners, sub-contractors and consultants to ensure all stakeholder expectations are met. 
•  Write, in-put into, review and provide commentary on project technical work and project reports. 

Marketing, PR, and Communications

•   Representing the company at events, exhibitions and on media channels.
•      Leading an effective marketing and public relations strategy to promote the services and image of the company to our stakeholders.

Nurturing the team 

•   Working closely with the team and making sure that staff are happy and informed of major issues 
• Succession planning for senior members of the company to ensure all departments are managed continuously.
•   Ensuring equal opportunities are promoted in all aspects of the company’s work.
•     Using coaching techniques for line-managed staff              

Knowledge and skill Requirements 

•      Proven track record of successfully managing similar sized organisation(s).
•     Target driven and results focussed individual.
•   Natural leader and motivator of people.
•     Relevant consultancy industry experience and knowledge.
•     A proven record of success in senior level general or commercial management, preferably in consultancy.
•    At least 10 years’ senior level experience of management of people and resources.
•    Graduate with a higher degree in a management discipline or a professional qualification.
•    A wide knowledge of the consulting industry.
•    An understanding of financial management and wider management principles and techniques.
• Political and presentational skills with an appreciation of the demands of conflicting interests   and of meeting statutory requirements.
• A very high level of commercial awareness.
• Leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
•  Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
•  Commitment to social justice and full alignment values of the company 

Please Note Applications Will Be Reviewed On A Rolling Basis, Post Maybe Filled Before Closing Date. We Therefore Encourage You To Apply As Soon As Possible. 

We are looking for an energetic, caring and committed individual to become our new Chief Executive, to lead our young team and help take our charity to the next level. If you are passionate about music and about supporting young people to make their way in life, you feel you have leadership qualities, and you have broad experience of different roles within the charitable sector, you may be the person we are looking for.

Using a network of over 70 music industry professionals and youth workers, we offer engaging, top quality programmes in a highly welcoming and supportive environment.The programmes are for both 11 – 16 year olds in schools or youth centres and for 16 – 24 year olds (often NEET) with an interest in music.The programmes don’t just develop musical talent, they build young people’s confidence and life skills, supporting their transition into adulthood.

In the coming three years, in response to the increasing need and demand we are looking to grow the number of programmes that we run. 

At the same time, our Founding Director, Tom Scott, after a term of 7 years has decided that he would like to step aside. Tom will continue to be involved with SGS as an ambassador, an adviser, a trustee and a coach for the young people, but the trustees now wish to recruit a new Chief Executive at 3 – 4 days a week to lead our core team of six and take the charity forward during this next stage of development.

The Chief Executive will act as a key ambassador for SGS to the outside world and the key influence in creating a productive, supportive and collaborative environment for the team. They will be responsible for setting overall direction, for day-to-day management of the team and for oversight of all the charity’s activities, specifically: 

• Setting and agreeing overall strategy with the trustees and team
• Updating and agreeing the 3 year plan
• Recruiting and managing the team
• Evolving the organisation and its ways of working as the charity grows
• Managing our advisory boards and appointing new members
• Working with the Programme Directors to develop and deliver our programmes, whilst monitoring their quality and effectiveness/impact
• Working with the Fundraising Manager to agree and execute fundraising strategy, including management of key funder relationships
• Financial planning, budgeting and reporting
• Acting as Designated Safeguarding Officer
• Preparing for and attending trustee meetings

Skills and Experience Required

Essential skills / experience

• Demonstrable leadership qualities
• Ability to think strategically and tactically
• Ability to focus on, and interest in, effective operational execution
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Strong relationship skills, able to build and maintain effective relationships with different types of external parties and with members of the team
• Team building and management skills, the ability to organise and get the most from others
• Experience of the charitable sector
• Interest in music
• Experience of working with young people

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of the music industry
• Musical ability
• Track record of credibility with the people and communities in which we operate

Timetable and process for recruitment

Candidates are invited to submit their CV and a cover letter explaining their interest in and suitability for the role.

• Receipt of applications:1 – 31 May
• First interviews: w/c 7 June
• Informal meetings with team members: w/c 14 June
• Second interviews & make offer, subject to references: w/c 21 June
• Start, subject to availability / notice period, mid – end August.

More detail on the background can be found in the attached job description.

We are excited to be partnering with a well-established Membership Society to recruit their new CEO.

The Society has been through a challenging few years and has commenced a significant change programme to modernise the charity. This transformation encompasses new systems and procedures, reinvigorate thier membership and the hiring of senior management.
With the support of a unified trustee board and a new leadership team in place, you will play a key role in helping the charity to achieve its various transformation milestones.

You will need previous experience as a CEO, ideally from a Charity or Membership organisation. Alternatively, experience as a COO or equivalent Director, with experience of strategising directly with a board of trustees.

Other key attributes include:

* Ability to bring high energy and an appetite for being hands on operationally.
* Both commercially minded business and digitally savvy.
* Experience of supporting an organisation through a modernisation / transformation programme.
* Goal orientated with track record strategic insight in overseeing growth of income.
* Understanding of the importance of an inclusive and transparent working culture, with ability to instil this via effective communication throughout the society.

Interviews planned for w/c 7th June 2021, with a start date between July (earliest) and August 2021 (latest).

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Chief Executive

Bromley by Bow Health is a pioneering General Practice organisation working in the East End of London.
We want to appoint a Chief Executive to help us achieve our ambition to deliver a radical model of next generation general practice.

You’ll see that we are no ordinary GP practice and we have a long relationship with the Bromley by Bow Centre, an innovative and award winning charity. We run three surgeries. Bromley by Bow, XX Place and St Andrews between them serving over 30,000 patients.

You will have a strong team working with you. The Partners are a dynamic, ambitious and creative group and many of them have local, regional and national leadership roles. The Senior Management Team will work with you to model a collegial approach to leadership and together you will work with colleagues in the Bromley by Bow charity to drive greater integration and further the broad based and community focussed model of health and wellbeing.

Chief Executive Responsibilities:

• Provide senior leadership and management across and beyond the organisation.
• Lead on business development.
• Lead on development of governance and culture and drive change .
• Build on the ambition of Bromley by Bow Health to become an exemplar of next generation general practice, leading, developing and accelerating a comprehensive programme of transformation.
• Ensure that all areas of care, delivery of targets, operations, finance, innovation, work within our populations and development of the business are uniformly excellent, putting in place systems of support and accountability to ensure this is achieved.
• Be highly knowledgeable about key policy developments in all areas affecting health and wellbeing.
• Develop Partnership strategy; formulate objectives and research and develop ideas for future development.
• Build productive relationships with commissioners and key stakeholders at the local, Network and integrated system level.
• Produce and maintain a business and finance development plan which articulates the ambition and tactical position of the organisation in regards to growing and sustaining the business.
• Build on and develop the framework in which the culture of the organisation can develop.
• Provide strategic leadership for organisational development and higher level human resources functions.

Chief Executive Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, or ability to demonstrate aptitudes and attitudes at this level.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Leadership skills.
• Strategic and business planning.
• Proactive innovative thinking and planning
• Superb communicator (verbal and written).
• Financial and business planning.
• Ability to prepare business cases and represent the practice.
• Experience of Change management
• Good networker.

Desirable:

• Relevant HR, management, or finance qualification.
• Experience of working in a general practice, healthcare or social services environment (an advantage but not essential).
• Experience of working with a partnership or small business/social business management.

About Bromley by Bow Health:

Bromley by Bow Health is an innovative group of GP practices based in Tower Hamlets in East London. We work in close partnership with the Bromley by Bow Centre. We have over 30 years of experience in working with and learning from deprived and diverse communities. We want to build on this work and develop the conditions for community based health and wellbeing focussed on creating healthy, connected, communities together

Location: East End of London
Salary: £65,000 to £75,000 depending on experience.
Type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 1st June
Interviews: w/c 7th June

You may have experience of the following: Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Operations Director, Commercial Director, Commercial Manager, Senior Service Delivery Manager, Senior Operations Manager, Head of Operations, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not For Profit, Healthcare, General Practice, Medical Practice, etc.

Ref: 98814

Freewheelers Theatre and Media is an inclusive theatre company that brings disabled and non-disabled performers, tutors and technical staff together with support from the local community.  We aim to change perceptions of disability, break down barriers and change lives, through high-quality, hi-tech, innovative theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts.

The charity are seeking a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to follow in the footsteps of our founder, Viv Colvill. The new CEO will provide progressive, dynamic and forward-thinking leadership to create future financial sustainability supporting the charity to continue to achieve relevant growth. 

The CEO will work with our Board of Trustees and staff to ensure the charity fulfils its aims and strategic objectives to ensure the future success of Freewheelers Theatre & Media as outlined in the Company Plan, whilst working to continually adapt and improve our business model and operations to meet the challenges of a complex and changing environment.

Empathy and flexibility are essential in this close-knit, person-centred organisation.

Are you a passionate leader who believes in the power of lived experience to drive social change? Radar is looking for a Managing Director to lead our small interdisciplinary organisation in amplifying the voices of those on the margins of societies across the world

A vibrant and motivational team builder, you will relish creating new partnerships and nurturing existing relationships, and see the value of both processes and people to deliver our social mission.

You will manage an international team of 10+ talented practitioners and project leads working at the crossroads of community engagement, journalism, civic accountability, and social tech. Your role will be to nurture, motivate and support the team while setting necessary boundaries to keep the bigger strategic picture in mind. As a creative problem solver, you’ll be comfortable with the uncertainty inherent in co-production and will have the courage to hold responsibility for risks and difficult decisions.

Whether your passion comes from your own lived experience or your professional experience in the third, public, or news and media sector, the prospect of overseeing a broad portfolio of projects should excite you. You will proudly champion our shared call to shift the power,  that pushes for a paradigm shift in the way that societies engage with marginalised communities – from seeing them as problems to be discussed and solved, to viewing them as valued collaborators to societal solutions and enriched public dialogue.

Your flexibility to work across different communities, countries, and contexts and manage diverse partners and personalities will be valued. While you’ll find the team routinely go above and beyond to deliver, you’ll know that the buck stops with you and be the first on the front line when challenges arise.

In return, you’ll find your days wonderfully varied and purposeful, filled with learning and innovation and a chance to take an exciting mission to its next level.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Salary       

£45,000 to £55,000 dependent on experience

Location   

London ideal but remote or other locations considered (+/- 3 hrs of UK timezone) All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK

Contract 

Permanent, full-time, UK office hours (flexible)

We are open to discussions around working hours and arrangements. We will need the Managing Director to work such hours and days as are necessary for the successful performance of the role but short or compressed weeks may be considered, as may two people delivering the role in a job-share.

Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday (in addition to all UK public holidays) increasing with length of service
• Auto-enrolment flexible pension scheme
• Family-friendly employer with supportive parental leave and realistic expectations of working parents
• Broad and generous dependent care policy that includes ‘pets, parents and partners’
• Flexible working hours and locations – including access to fabulous co-working space 1 minute from Peckham Rye national rail and overground station, surrounded by a vibrant food market, bars, and cafes
• Opportunities to travel nationally and internationally
• Introduction to a dynamic and diverse portfolio of partners across multiple sectors
• Ample opportunities to innovate new ideas and tinker with new technologies
• Formal training and informal personal development opportunities in areas critical to Radar’s success and to bridge gaps where the successful applicant has less familiarity.
• A clear and extended handover to ensure a smooth onboarding and transition
• Support of a new Board of Directors chaired by the Founding Director

Core expectations of the role include:

Team leadership and management – Overall leadership of all aspects of the team’s success, delivery and well-being; overseeing, supporting and nurturing a largely self-managing operational and delivery team.

Operational oversight – Responsibility for successful and impactful delivery of all projects, acting as backstop and escalation point when necessary, balancing innovation with consistent delivery of good practice and capacity development of our partners.

Organisational growth and development – With the Board of Directors, lead the team to deliver on Radar’s strategic goals and remain relevant to societal and sector shifts. Current goals include clarifying and embedding our ways of working across our global team, developing an African chapter with our active Sierra Leone network, and exploring the potential for an independent media production arm.

Partnership development and thought leadership – Ensuring Radar remains well-funded and continues to be visible as a pioneer and vocal leader on voice and agency; growing our diverse portfolio of work, ensuring a healthy pipeline of future partnerships.

Financial oversight and governance – Oversight of all areas of finance and governance, working closely with the Board and senior team to ensure the health of our accounts, strong and timely decision-making, and adherence to best policies and practice.

We are interested in hearing from diverse applicants; whether you have experience in all the areas outlined below or experience in some areas combined with a desire to learn and grow into the rest.

Essential skills & experience

• Leadership and management, ideally of interdisciplinary teams 
• Partner relationship development 
• Strategy development and delivery 
• Financial and operational management 
• Portfolio project/programme management 
• Business development 
• Effective communication skills 
• Awareness of drivers of inequality 
• Experience of delivering or overseeing community engagement projects within one or more of the following sectors: 
  • International development and humanitarian action
  • Community development 
  • Civic accountability and advocacy 
  • Public service delivery 
  • News and media, and/or;
  • Social tech 

Desirable skills & experience

• Project management methodologies (particularly agile/adaptive approaches) 
• Management of participatory processes and co-production methodologies 
• Use of accessibility and inclusive development frameworks 
• Involvement in the development of new products, methodologies or processes 
• Familiarity with, or a desire to learn about digital, data and connectivity tools 
• Development of effective risk management and safeguarding policies 
• Relevant and active networks across our key funding and partnership spaces 
• Successful fundraising experience 
• Experience managing remote or dispersed teams 
• Lived experience that can inform and improve our work

HOW TO APPLY

We are accepting rolling applications but encourage those interested to apply as soon as possible. If you are selected for an interview, you can expect to be contacted by a member of our team within 5 working days. We are a small team so we may not be able to give detailed feedback on each application but, when requested, we will endeavour to share our reasons for the decisions we make. 

Please click on How To Apply below to request a full candidate application pack, and with any questions.

Equal Opportunities Statement

On Our Radar is an Equal Opportunities employer.  We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to achieving a working environment that is inclusive and which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, family or parental status, disability, faith, religion or beliefs, or age.

We aim to remove unfair and discriminatory practices and to encourage full contribution from our diverse community. We are committed to actively opposing all forms of discrimination and harassment, and providing a service that does not discriminate against anyone in the means by which they can access the services and goods we supply.

On Our Radar believes that all employees and stakeholders are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity.

Are you a strong and ambitious campaigner with a track record of persuading and influencing a wide range of audiences?

Are you passionate about National Parks and protected landscapes?

Do you enjoy the challenge of leadership, organisational development and management?

Are you able to lead a successful and influential organisation?

If so, you may be the right person to join Campaign for National Parks at a crucial time for the organisation and for protected landscapes and the environment.

With the publication of the Glover Review of protected landscapes, the national and global focus on nature recovery and climate change and the heightened awareness and concern for these special places as we emerge from a pandemic, this is a hugely significant moment for a dedicated individual who wants to play a leading role in the National Parks for the future.

About Campaign for National Parks

Campaign for National Parks is the only national, independent charity dedicated to protecting, improving and promoting all the National Parks of England and Wales. It is a small and dynamic national (i.e., England and Wales) charity with a strong emphasis on campaign work to secure tangible benefits for the Parks and for societies' enjoyment of these special places. We approach campaigning by using our significant expertise, knowledge and credentials to persuade and influence a positive and progressive policy and decision-making  environment for National Parks.

If you would like to apply for this role, please complete the Application Form and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which can be downloaded from our website Jobs page, plus attach a CV outlining your career to date, with any relevant academic and professional qualifications.

Please send these three documents by 23:59, 1 June 2021 to the email address specified on our website Jobs page. 

Please note that we cannot accept incomplete or late applications.

Interviews will be held in central London (subject to Covid restrictions permitting) on 7–9 July 2021.  

JOB TITLE:Chief Executive Officer
LOCATION:             London/remote
REPORTING TO:      Chair of the Board
CONTRACT:Permanent, 2 to 3 days/week
SALARY:                    £75,000 FTE (pro rata)
DATE CLOSES:        Thursday, 20th May, 2021

Role Purpose

Oracle Cancer Trust supports the development of pioneering scientific and clinical research in the field of head and neck cancer by providing grant funding for early-stage projects. We are looking for a Chief Executive Officer who will be able to devote a minimum of two days a week to this pivotal Charity, consolidate the team’s efforts, bring renewed energy and enthusiasm, and build on the excellent work that is already being done.

This is an exceptional opportunity to be responsible for the strategic review and implementation of Oracle Cancer Trust’s business plan, the development of its governance and management processes, the expansion of its project funding portfolio and fundraising capabilities, and the implementation of its growth strategy.

You must have had previous experience as CEO, Executive Director or other senior management role in a commercial setting and have worked in, or with, a charity and therefore be able to engage effectively with HNWIs, foundations, trusts and corporate charitable giving programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide organisational leadership to the charity and be responsible for the overall management and administration of the Charity’s activities within the strategic and accountability frameworks laid down by the Board of Trustees.
• To review and deliver the targets set out in the Business Plan while reviewing and implementing a strategy to maintain the current research projects, the overheads and create a strategy for the next 3 years to see the Charity through the current economic crisis.
• To be accountable to Oracle’s Board and lead a team comprising the Operations Manager, the Head of Fundraising and one assistant.
• To ensure, together with the Chair, that the Board of Trustees receives guidance in setting the values, ethos, vision, mission, strategic objectives and priorities for the Charity.
• To enable the Board of Trustees to fulfil its duties and responsibilities for the proper governance of the Charity and to ensure that the Board receives timely advice and appropriate information on all relevant matters.
• To support the Head of Fundraising in meeting the revenue targets of the Charity.
• To network with potential funders, corporate leaders, HNWIs
• To act as the public face and voice of the Charity with respect to communications, marketing and PR to develop a larger potential pool of funders.
• To attend the Finance and Investments Committee which controls and monitors all of Oracle’s major financing commitments, the Research Committee, which reviews, approves and monitors all of Oracle’s research commitments, and you will lead the Management Team which manages Oracle’s day-to-day operations. Each of these committees meets approximately every quarter.
• To consistently commit valuable time to the Charity and spend an average of two days per week on a variety of Oracle activities.

Skills and Experience

• Prepared to engage in close, ‘hands-on’ day-to-day operational management of the Charity.
• Able to demonstrate a strong track record in leadership and management of people – can motivate and drive team colleagues.
• Has had previous experience as a CEO, Executive Director or other senior management.
• Has both commercial business experience and experience of working in, or with, a charity.
• Is conversant with the current changes to the charity and social investment sector.
• Organised, can plan ahead and meet deadlines.
• Energetic and enthusiastic.
• Has the experience and presence to be able to engage effectively with other CEOs, HNWIs, foundations, trusts and corporate charitable giving programmes; has a wide range of business and personal contacts.

Contract - Permanent (35 hours per week)

Location – Bloomsbury, London

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to support and opportunities they need to thrive.

Throughout its history, Coram has benefitted from the involvement of artists and musicians and today we specialise in Art and Music Therapy, Parenting Programmes and Therapeutic interventions and family support from the dedicated Pears Pavilion on the Coram Campus in Bloomsbury.

As part of the vision as a national centre of excellence for children, we have ambitious plans to extend the reach and impact of the Coram Centre for Creative Therapies and Parenting to provide pre-CAMHS support to children who are experiencing social, behavioural and communications challenges. Working in schools, youth and community settings and our own outstanding adoption agency, Coram Ambitious for Adoption, the Centre provides a multi-disciplinary approach involving families as well as parents.

About the role

This role reports to the Group CEO providing operational leadership to our creative therapy and parenting/ family support teams. It is an exciting opportunity, particularly suitable for an enterprising and pro-active clinical manager with broad skills in overseeing case work, social work practice, and parenting programme delivery. You will develop this leadership role for the Centre and in the Coram group providing consultative support, training, capacity building and innovative outreach programmes as well as direct work with children and families.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button to complete the application form.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 31st May 2021

Interview date: Friday, 4th June and Tuesday, 8th June 2021

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.