Position: Policy Manager (Health and Care)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Office-based in London, N4 with the flexibility to work remotely (occasional travel required)
Salary: £38,891 - £44,336 per annum plus excellent benefits  
Salary Band: Band F2
Department: Policy and Evidence team

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

We’re looking for a Policy Manager for Health and Care to join our Policy and Evidence team. Helping us secure improvements to vital services and support that people with MS, their families and carers, rely on to live well.

2022 will be a crucial year in health and care policy. You’ll be working across a large and varied portfolio encompassing both the major currents of UK health policy and more focussed work on MS-specific priorities.

We have strong relationships across the sector. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with coalition partners as a thought leader on major issues like social care reform, the Health and Care Bill and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Priorities closer to home include supporting the next phase of our Neurology Now campaign to improve neurology healthcare services. And a campaign to improve access to symptom management medicines like Sativex.

You’ll be contributing to the development of our policy positions, campaigns and influencing programmes.

You’ll have a central leadership role across the team in ensuring that our policy work is built around strong evidence, informed by and developed with people living with MS, their carers and health and care professionals.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a high-performing team operating at the heart of a friendly and supportive directorate with an excellent track record of influencing policy change.

About you

You’ll have experience of working in a policy or influencing role and knowledge of the policy making processes that surround health and/or care in the UK.

You’ll be a strategic, analytical thinker, able to understand complex subjects and construct persuasive arguments. And you’ll have excellent written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.

You’ll also have strong leadership skills. And the ability to unite disparate team members and stakeholders around a clear vision, driving forward a plan of action to achieve it.

We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays, travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 7 February

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We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.  We’d be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form attached and submit it with your application. 

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment. 

We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make. 

No agencies please.

Exciting opportunity to develop Anti-Slavery’s individual giving fundraising programme as we enter a new strategic period. You will join a growing and supportive team generating funds for the eradication of all forms of slavery throughout the world.

Reporting to the Individual Giving Manager, you will support programme growth and generate income from donors both new and existing. These donors will give to us through membership, regular donations, appeals, digital fundraising and through new products we are yet to establish. You will support the development, implementation and growth of a portfolio of products. By building upon existing relationships, and attracting and converting new supporters, you will grow our income in this area, helping to create a sustainable platform for all our fundraising activity at an organisation going through an exciting period of growth.

Please note a 4 day week with either compressed or reduced hours and hybrid working will be considered. 

If this sounds like something you might be interested in, we look forward to hearing from you.

Every year hundreds of people, families, groups, fundraise and volunteer for CALM. Our public fundraising has grown from £650k to £3m (end of financial year 2020/21) in the last five years, and we have thousands of donors and supporters who we work with annually. At least a quarter of our supporters have lost someone to suicide, and for many fundraising for CALM is part of their bereavement journey and a way of remembering a loved one. This understanding sits at the heart of all our interaction with our supporters.

This Fundraising Officer role joins an experienced team working at CALM to care for our individual donors and our community fundraisers. Reporting into one of our fundraising managers, time will be split between administration of donations and community fundraising, and managing relationships with funders and donors. The individual should be passionate, diligent, and want to make a real difference to our supporters’ lives. Whilst previous experience in charity or fundraising could be useful, it’s not essential.

Why choose CALM?

• Unlimited annual leave

• Nine day fortnight where you will be paid for a full-time role, but every other Friday is a non-working day

• 6% employer pension contribution

• Healthcare cash plan

• Wellbeing and health support including 1:1 counselling sessions

• Progression opportunities within the business where and when appropriate

This role will:

- Work as part of the supporter care supergroup to give all CALM supporters the best experience possible

- Ensure accurate supporter data is maintained 

- Provide support to a wide range of fundraisers

- Work with supporter care supergroup to share best practice in supporter care, with particular focus on public fundraising

- Support on delivery of projects relating to community fundraising and individual giving and challenge events as required

- Work across various income platforms to ensure pages and donations are correctly coded

- Run regular mailings to supporters

- Work with manager to develop and improve supporter journeys

- Represent CALM at events as required

- Support on the maintenance of relevant pages on the CALM website

We are looking for a Supporter Relations Assistant for an 18 months fixed term contract to play a frontline role in tackling the climate crisis and building Friend of the Earth’s supporter base and grassroots strength. We’re looking for an innovative and passionate person to join our team and be a part of our mission to enhance and embrace the best relationships with the change-makers and protectors of our planet!

The team:
Our supporters put the Friends into Friends of the Earth. You will be providing administrative and project support to colleagues, acting as the first port of call for enquiries and will have a good overview of the Friends of the Earth’s activities. Our team also act as Friends of the Earth’s first point of contact for our generous donors, providing an excellent Supporter Care experience via multiple channels.

Key skills and attributes:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed customer service whizz who can juggle speaking to our brilliant supporters on the phone, moderating our social media pages, analysing data and processing donations. You’ll be adept at using CRM platforms, Microsoft packages such as Outlook and Excel and be a proactive self-starter who can hit the ground running, answering queries about climate change, the environment and protecting the natural world.
This is the perfect role for someone looking to start their career in fundraising or the charitable sector. Due to the varied nature of the role, no two days will be the same! We are looking for someone to start immediately.

Closing Date: 26th January 2022

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

We are seeking a Community Engagement Lead to join a small, dynamic team by supporting our vision: To be known and respected by everyone living or working within reach of our services who may become affected by cancer. You will support the Information and Support Services Manager in raising the Mulberry Centre’s profile through community engagement and raising awareness about the signs and symptoms of different types of cancer and ways in which people can adopt preventive measures. 

The Community Engagement Lead will deliver a targeted information community engagement service in Hounslow and Richmond, and surrounding boroughs. They will develop user engagement within the Centre and in the local community. Part of the role will require you to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally. The Community Engagement Lead will look at ways to increase the footfall in the Centre through community engagement and with hard to reach groups such as men and minority and vulnerable groups. 

This vital role will suit an enthusiastic and dynamic person who has excellent communication skills. 

The ideal applicant will have the ability to work with people and have experience in presenting to individuals and groups of people and organise a wide range of community engagement events. You will need to be compassionate and empathetic individual striving to make a difference to people affected by cancer. The Community Engagement Lead will be at the forefront of our client-based services and need to be self-motivated and have a positive and flexible attitude.

Location: Flexible with frequent visits to London office.

Salary: £65,000 per annum.

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

St John Ambulance, the volunteer-led health and first aid charity which responds to emergencies and supports and saves lives, is seeking a Head of Supporter Acquisition and Engagement to help deliver big ambitions to grow income and engagement.

St John Ambulance is a significant and complex charity, turning over £100m annually with social enterprise income streams from commercial first aid training, ambulance and other NHS support, and event cover as well as other sources of income in addition to fundraising.

This role will involve leading the organisation’s largest fundraising income streams and the implementation of audience-focused fundraising campaigns that deliver long-term sustainable income and mutually beneficial relationships with supporters.

It will include collaborating across St John to support the implementation of a developing experience strategy which highlights the wide range of opportunities to deepen relationships with the public and those already connected to St John, whether as a delegate of a First Aid course, a parent of one of the charity’s badgers and cadets units or a volunteer who is giving up their time to help.

The charity is seeking candidates with a strong background in using a data-led approach to fundraising and planning to help them prioritise which exciting new opportunity to test first.

You will have extensive experience of achieving or exceeding income targets of over £5milliion through managing fundraising programmes including individual giving, digital fundraising and legacy programmes in the voluntary sector. You will have led, inspired and motivated large multifaceted teams and you will have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, combined with a compassionate and emotionally intelligent leadership style.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest. 

CLOSING DATE: 9am (GMT), Monday 31st January.

Age UK Camden are a local independent charity, established in 1965, who have been supporting older people in Camden for more than 50 years.

We have grown to become one of the largest Age UK charities in London, helping over 15,000 older people each year through a range of services. There are currently over 30,000 people over 65 years living in Camden. Our role is to help those over 55 stay active, connected, independent and to empower them in later life. Some of our services are now open to those aged 18 years and above. 

The Camden Care Navigation and Social Prescribing service is looking to recruit a Care Navigator to join this vibrant team. Their work is supporting Camden adults, operating as a door to services and opportunities, matching people with appropriate support to manage their health and wellbeing.

The Care Navigator will support those with long term conditions to access timely care and community support services. Working closely with Camden GP practices and Integrated Care Teams is required as is accurate record keeping using IT systems. Through timely intervention and care co-ordination, unnecessary hospital admissions, GP appointments and residential placements will be reduced.

The successful candidate will come from an information/advice, social care, or health background, must be computer literate, an excellent communicator, and able to work in a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of person centered planning is required. 

The post is based at a GP surgery in Camden and some travel round the borough is required.

Closing date: 5pm, 31st January 2022

Interview date:  TBC

Hours: (Full time) 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent 

Bexley Mencap is a small and dynamic local charity focused exclusively on supporting people with learning disability and their families.  Our vision is that people with a learning disability are respected, valued and empowered to live life to the full.

We provide support and opportunities to people with learning disabilities and the people that care about them.  We work to raise awareness, break down barriers and promote understanding within the community.

Whilst the people we support are facing significant challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this is an exciting time to join our organisation.  We have a range of new opportunities and are actively expanding and developing the support and services that we provide. 

About the role

As the Community Services Manager, you’ll be part of the Senior Management Team leading a team to support adults with learning disabilities to live life to the full.  You’ll do everything to make sure that we provide high-quality person-centred support to help every individual achieve the outcomes that are important to them.  The role will involve working directly with service users and their families to identify the things that are most important to them then matching them with a support worker who can help them achieve their aims.  

This is an exciting time to join our team with a lot of opportunities to develop a flexible service which offers a range of options to service users.  This will include 1:2:1 support, small group support, alternative respite offers and day opportunities.

You will develop and review the policies and processes for the service, manage a team of support workers and review the service to ensure that it is always delivering the highest standard of care and support.  This will include regular finance audits, updating support plans, risk assessments and completing person centred plans. The ability to plan and prioritise your workload is essential.  This is a varied role and you’ll need to be flexible to make sure that the support that we offer is personalised to the individuals that access our services. 

About You

We are seeking a candidate with experience in leading a support service, ideally with people with disabilities.  It would be beneficial if you hold a minimum NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care and you will be experienced in leading a team.   Our ideal candidate has an enthusiastic attitude and person-centred approach as well as experience in developing and growing services.  We do ask that all our staff live our organisation’s values and demonstrate them in their day-to-day work. 

You will need to be caring, patient and have excellent communication skills.  You’ll need good IT skills to be able to complete online records and be able to drive with use of a car.  What matters most is that you are passionate about making sure that people with a learning disability live the life that they want to lead and providing a range of opportunities that members want and value.

What we offer

We offer full training to our team and ongoing support.  We offer a range of benefits including discounts at local shops and restaurants, as well as options to purchase health plans at discounted rates.  We also offer 22 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title Community Shop Supervisor

Responsible to Community Shop Manager with dotted line to Community Shop Assistant Manager

Purpose of Post Provide Assistance to Community Shop Manager and Community Shop Assistant Manager

Salary Grade 1 £18,200 - £20,910 Per Annum

Hours 35 hours per week

Location SCT Charity Shops (London)

Role and Responsibilities:

We are recruiting for a Shop Supervisor to join our diverse and engaged team in our shops. It’s a great opportunity to deliver positive social impact in the local community and contribute to funding the vital work of SCT.

As Shop Supervisor, you will be responsible for maintaining high standards on our shop floor, supporting volunteers to provide excellent customer service. As well as involvement in stock selection, pricing and merchandising. A key part of the role will be to engage the shop within the local community with the onboarding of new volunteers.

To be successful in this role you will have retail experience or experience of working within a busy environment. Experience of providing a high standard of customer service and will have the ability to deal effectively with conflicting priorities. You will have strong administrative skills including using all Microsoft packages, be solution focused, resilient, have a high level of attention to detail and excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with the ability to successfully manage a busy and diverse workload.

The post holder will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with challenging situations and individuals with a range of needs.

You will have knowledge of social media platforms such as Instagram and have a keen eye for fashion trends.

Assisting the Managers and assistant managers to achieve the following and using your initiative as necessary.

• To achieve maximum sales at all times
• To ensure that a high standard of service to customers is maintained at all times
• To maintain a high standard of display both in the shop and in the windows
• To ensure that the shop is clean and tidy at all times
• To ensure merchandise is clearly ticketed, sized and priced
• In consultation with the Shop Manager, arrange shop fittings to make the best use of space and to maximise sales
• To rotate stock so that no garment remains on the rails for longer than the specified rotation period
• To open and close the shop as specified by the Shop Manager
• To recruit and train volunteers to ensure they are able to perform tasks efficiently and effectively
• To ensure that key volunteers are adequately trained in the supervision and general management of the shop in the manager’s absence
• To complete all paperwork correctly and promptly
• To reconcile each day’s takings, keeping a clear and accurate record and pass them onto the Finance Administrator for banking
• To control all shop expenses within the budget agreed with the Shop Manager
• To ensure adequate stocks of necessary supplies are available by ordering on a regular basis
• To ensure that all sales are correctly recorded
• To ensure all money is kept secure
• To keep valuable donations in a secure place
• To be flexible when tasks not covered by the job description have to be undertaken
• To comply with guidelines within the staff handbook
• To be willing to cover at other shops when, and if, necessary
• To keep stockrooms clean and tidy
• To work within SCT guidelines to establish a social media presence for the shop

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Good literacy and numeric skills.
• Good team working and interpersonal skills.
• Good verbal and communication skills.
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to co-operate with other members of staff

Experience 

Essential

• Retail Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working with donated goods
• Charity shop background
• Working with and recruiting volunteers

Cultural Indicators

Delivering Results

• Delivers great outcomes through our vision and strategy, effectively planning and meeting targets

Continual Improvements

• Consistently seeks to improve how we do things to achieve and Embraces change and innovation

Effective Communication

• Communicates clearly, effectively and honestly. Listens to others and adapts communication to suit them

One Team

• Works with others as one team, actively collaborating to achieve a shared vision. Building relationships across SCT, sharing information and expertise

We’re looking for a community digital specialist to join our amazing team to support the implementation of a new digital strategy at LEAH. You’ll support and upskill staff and volunteers to embed digital within the organisation, lead on LEAH’s digital provision across all services and raise LEAH’s profile online.

The Digital Inclusion Community Coordinator role is a new role at LEAH and will enable LEAH to digitally adapt and thrive. The role will transform the digital capabilities of the staff and volunteer team to lead a digital transformation across the organisation’s infrastructure, operations and communications. The post will lead on a blended model of remote and community based digital provision with a focus on high quality digital inclusion across all our services.

Learn English at Home (LEAH) has been working for 39 years with ethnically and culturally diverse adults, including refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, to support them to learn English. Having limited English can impact access to vital services, including housing, education, healthcare and finding sustainable work. We empower clients to become active participants in their local communities and access local services for themselves and their families. We work across South West London and provide a stepping stone to employment, volunteering, other educational opportunities and other forms of community involvement. When referred to us by our network of partners in the NHS, local authorities and voluntary sector, LEAH clients often find it difficult to speak to their GP or their child’s teacher and access vital services.

LEAH clients are generally unable to attend formal English classes because of their caring responsibilities, poor physical and/or mental health, low confidence or illiteracy in their first language. We provide the following services to adults at no cost to the client:

• One to one English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) tuition in the client’s home or remotely
• A range of small-group classes in community settings and remotely, focused on a specific themes (e.g. health & wellbeing)
• In Work ESOL programme for migrant workers with limited English
• Trips and social activities in the surrounding areas, e.g. heritage tours of Kingston, trips to Kew Gardens

Information and support to access local statutory and voluntary services Our services offer clients a means to overcome isolation and improve integration through improved English language skills, increased confidence and self-belief, and greater knowledge of local services and community life.

During the pandemic all LEAH services have been delivered remotely by phone or online video and our digital offer will become an integral part of LEAH’s ‘blended’ offer of support for clients for the future to address digital exclusion amongst LEAH’s client group. We are now at an exciting phase in our development as we launch our 22 – 25 Strategy and move towards a hybrid delivery model in the community, re-open community based services alongside launching new services that respond to identified needs in our local communities. 

Please do not apply if you have submitted an application in the past 12 months.

About you

Are you a people person? Can you earn people’s trust? Can you help people find the support they need? Are you fully committed to person-centred services? Will you always “go the extra mile” to make sure people find the best possible solution to their needs?

Our purpose

Within a hospital setting, we work with clinical staff to ensure that people can leave hospital at the right time and with the support and care they need.

Within a community and primary care setting, we use social prescribing to help people reduce unnecessary NHS appointments and find appropriate community and non-clinical solutions to their needs. Our mission is to help health and adult care services to work together to reduce unnecessary demands and make sure people receive the best possible services appropriate to their needs.

The role

The Locality Manager will be responsible for managing staff within one of eight Hertfordshire "localities", developing local relationships and co-ordinating referrals. The Locality Managerr will support the team to work with people who are frail, vulnerable or unwell, people who are in danger of losing their independence, people who are being discharged from hospital and are struggling with their current circumstances.

Link Workers take time to understand people’s needs, they understand what services are available, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, and individuals so things link together as they should. 

Working across both hospital and community settings, you will help prevent the need for people to be admitted to hospital, reduce over-reliance on GPs and/or home care providers, reduce social isolation and improve health and wellbeing.

You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them

The job

You will be employed by one of the seven voluntary organisations involved in the partnership: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Oher partners may join. 

You will lead a locality team that will work flexibly to serve their communities; everyone is expected to do occasional evening or weekend work. You must be a driver with access to a vehicle. We can appoint people to work from home, but if your home is outside the locality to which you are attached, we will only pay travel expenses within your locality.

You will need to operate independently, use our case management database and communications systems, understand privacy rules and safeguarding, and work as part of a locality team supported by regular supervision, training and case conferences.

We are recruiting staff to be based throughout Hertfordshire. The roles are permanent (subject to future funding) and full-time but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners. 

Applicants

Please apply soonest: we will interview candidates as appropriate applications are received. Please apply online stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocated or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview. 

£12.00 - £12.75 PER HOUR

PERMANENT, FULL-TIME/PART-TIME, NIGHTS AVALIABLE

About the role

At St Elizabeth’s you are more than a care worker. You are a valued member of our longstanding community that makes the world of difference to the lives of the individuals we support. We have recently:

Increased our care salaries to £12.00 - £12.75 per hour!
Launched a fully paid comprehensive two-week induction programme
Designed excellent career development opportunities
Supported our staff with fully funded industry recognised qualifications

We have excellent full-time, part-time and bank opportunities for Care & Support Workers to join our care teams. You will work across our Children’s Homes, Adult Home, School, College and Supported Living Service to support children, young people and adults with learning difficulties, epilepsy and complex needs.

You will assist our children, residents and learners with various aspects of their day-to-day lives, including personal care, leisure activities, domestic duties, administering prescribed medication alongside developing life skills whilst creating a nurturing and welcoming environment that replicates home.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates within the UK and internationally. Applicants who require Tier 2 visa sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered alongside all other applications based on skills, qualifications and experience.

Our benefits

In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of their employment:

- Competitive salaries
- Generous holiday entitlement
- 20% uplift on your salary for working overtime on a Saturday & Sunday for allocated roles
- Fully paid for DBS
- We offer Tier 2 visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
- Life assurance
- Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own
- Free on-site parking
- High street retail/leisure discounts
- Discounted gym membership
- Recommend a friend payment of £1000! (T&Cs apply)
- Confidential employee assistance programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Comprehensive development plans designed for you
- On-site accommodation for £200 per month
- Subsidised staff transport service from Bishops Stortford, Harlow, Sawbridgeworth, Hertford and Ware

St Elizabeth’s

St Elizabeth’s is situated in 60 acres of picturesque Hertfordshire countryside between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support people with Epilepsy and other complex needs in our Children’s Homes, School, College, Residential Homes with Nursing and Day Centre.

All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.

St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant(s) will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. St Elizabeth’s is proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from across the community.

Registered Charity 1176777

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This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to use their supporter care, fundraising and organisational skills to make a difference to Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust’s staff, patients and wider community. This role will support the Head of Charity on a range of administrative, fundraising and financial activities to harness, develop maximise support and engagement from a variety of stakeholders.

This is a critical role in enabling our charity to achieve its goals - through drawing in supporters, developing them into donors and communicating the organisation’s work to build relationships and future support. It is an important link between our charity and our local community. As a small, busy, team we need an individual who can really ‘hit the ground running’ and be confident in being a main point of contact for our charity.

This is a great time to join our charity, and the successful post holder will play an important role in its growth, actively supporting the aim of making Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Charity the charity of choice for the community our Trust serves.

There is a director-shaped hole at Southall Black Sisters. Will you be the one to fill it?

Southall Black Sisters is looking for an exceptional woman with that mix of political vision and management & people skills which will ensure that the organisation retains and grows its iconic place in anti-racist, anti-fundamentalist, feminist politics, and provides an exemplary advocacy service to Black and minoritised women.

Originally set up in 1979, Southall Black Sisters has become a household name. Based in West London but with a national reach and reputation for its landmark legal interventions, its contributions to changes in policy through targeted campaigns and its unique approach to casework and advocacy have brought hope and freedom to countless women who have walked through its doors.

In 1983, we set up a not-for-profit advice, campaigning, resource, and advocacy centre for Black and minoritised women, defending women’s rights and freedoms, with a particular focus on challenging all forms of violence against women, especially in relation to South Asian women. We have been in the forefront of the fight to support migrant women whose escape from domestic violence is complicated by harsh immigration rules and the absence of state benefits.

Be prepared to challenge the state, community leaders, and all patriarchal and racist institutions in support of the women who come to our centre. You should bring substantial experience in a management role, including 5 years at a senior level. You should be committed to our values and have the experience and confidence to present our case to a range of external bodies, including the media and government. You should be able to demonstrate evidence of strategic leadership, and an ability to manage change, and inspire staff teams.

Due to the nature of our work the post is open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1). We particularly welcome applications from Black and minoritised women.