Executive director jobs in charing cross, greater london
Contract: Full time, six months fixed-term contract (Maternity cover)
Location: London, required to attend the London office twice a week
A little bit about the role
Please note that applications for this role will close on Friday 11 July 2025 at 9am
Our people and culture are the critical enablers for us to achieve our mission.
Frontline needs to sustain a brilliant and high performing workforce that is driven to be the best they can, and our Head of People leads the work and team responsible for achieving this.
As the leader of the People team, you will oversee all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including strategy, performance, recruitment, induction, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, engagement, policies and more.
You will be an exemplary role model and leader championing high performance within a culture of freedom and responsibility. Your ability to build and develop strong and trusting relationships will underpin your excellent domain knowledge, sound judgement, comfort with pace and focus on outcomes.
Some key responsibilities include:
- Develop and implement our People & Culture strategy, goals and annual delivery plan
- Oversee all internal D&I initiatives including the D&I working group, point of contact for affinity group and all D&I training
- Line manage the People Team to achieve high performance of both the team and organisation
- Play a proactive role as a member of the Leadership Group and Operations team to champion high performance and our culture – supporting colleagues wherever priorities are identified, and the need is greatest
Please review the job pack for full list of responsibilities.
Please note that this role is a 6-month fixed term contract to cover for maternity.
A little bit about you
We’d like to see applicants who have experience leading and managing a HR team, who are able to empower, motivate and set strategic direction towards organisational goals. You will have strong knowledge and understanding of all areas of HR, able to build strong relationships and an ability to apply employment law in a pragmatic way to deliver principled solutions.
We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own.
If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
Important information
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.
Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing the People team (please see job pack for contact details).
We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.
We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!
Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.
For further information about this role, please contact Suzi Lawrence – Head of People (please see job pack for contact details)
Registered Charity
101 - 500
To make life better for children at risk of harm, by improving the services that support them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Background to Role
The Healthier Lifestyle team at Age UK Croydon offers a range of inclusive and accessible activities and events across the borough of Croydon combining exercise, and social engagement in a variety of local settings. These sessions help reduce isolation, improve independence, prevent falls, increase fitness levels and manage health conditions. They also provide social engagement and interaction, information and support around living with dementia, a safe and welcoming space for all to engage and relax.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Manager to lead our Healthier Lifestyle team which includes a team of 3 part-time Project Officers, one Dementia Support Officer, Dementia Project officer and a great team of volunteers. Addressing health inequalities and fulfilling our mission means that the Healthier Lifestyles service has opportunity to grow and expand. We want to reach younger older people to encourage “Act Now Age Well”
An important element of this role will be looking for opportunities to develop existing services and to introduce new services including some paid services. The Healthier Lifestyles Manager is a member of the Integrated Leadership team to support our One Organisation One team ethos for integrated working and holistic support for the older residents of Croydon.
Some duties will include (but are not limited to) –
- Oversee effective data recording for monitoring and reporting.
- Monitor outcomes and impact and prepare reports on the projects progress for Commissioners, Funders and AUKC Trustee Board
- Monitor and manage workload, organise schedules, ensuring that work is purposeful, targets are clear and support staff to reach their potential and feel valued.
- Support staff with regular supervision using the Age UK Croydon Empowerment Striving for Excellence, Innovation process
- Attend leadership team meetings, staff meetings and joint working parties and project groups as appropriate.
- Implement Age UK Croydon's Equality and Diversity Policy and ensure that equality and diversity principles are incorporated into the planning, delivery and monitoring of services.
- This list is not exhaustive.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Tuesday, 15th July 2025
Interview Dates: Wednesday, 23rd July 202
Registered Charity
51 - 100
Our mission is to reach, involve, support and connect people so they can age well in Croydon.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
WHA is an international NGO, representing over 400 civil society and patient organisation members in over 120 countries. We are committed to eliminating viral hepatitis, a devastating disease that affects more than 300 million people and is now the second most deadly infectious disease in the world.
We are seeking an experienced project manager to lead WHA’s delivery of the SAFEStart+ project. Focused on accelerating the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EVT) of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, and Chagas disease in endemic areas. The project will focus on demand generation, adoption and scale-up of innovative EVT programmes through strong community and stakeholder leadership. It will do this in part, through understanding the values and preferences of stakeholders, addressing barriers around awareness and stigma and discrimination, providing training to both community groups and health care workers and undertaking community led monitoring. These community led-activities will run alongside work in countries to strengthen health systems and supply chains and address gaps in product access.
The duties and key responsibilities of the Community Implementation Manager include:
- Plan and coordinate WHA activities related to the project to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed time and funding parameters.
- Manage community implementation partners within project countries, working closely with them to develop advocacy and awareness strategies, implement community-based research , monitor budgets in line with approved policies and measure impact.
- Support the coordination of global and country community advisory boards.
- Be the main point of contact for all project partners, fostering positive working relationships to ensure effective coordination throughout the projects’ lifecycle.
- Support capacity building efforts for community groups and health care workers in project countries.
- Work with teams across WHA, including communications and advocacy, to ensure the project outcomes are being appropriately disseminated.
- Coordinate all internal and external reporting related to the project.
There will be the opportunity for occasional international travel as part of this role.
General responsibilities:
- Uphold the values of the organisation and support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broader work of the WHA programmes team.
- Maintain and improve competencies through continuous professional development.
- Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice.
- Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or partners or staff etc.
About you
We are looking for an experienced project manager with the below skills and experience.
Desired experience
- Proven track record of delivering complex community-led projects across multiple countries or locations.
- Considerable experience in project management.
- Experience in working with community groups and with people and organisations from different cultures.
- Strong understanding of community and global health, with experience in HIV and/or maternal and child health highly desirable.
- Familiarity with a range of demand generation and awareness raising strategies.
- Experience of community-led monitoring and community-based research.
- Fluent in Spanish (desired but not essential).
Skills and abilities
- Confident in communicating with people from different cultural backgrounds.
- A self-starter who works both independently and across departments as part of a team.
- Ability to confidently engage with a range of stakeholders and global institutions.
- Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise work effectively.
- Ability to communicate complex issues simply.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan, organise and manage resources for successful completion of community driven projects.
Why join us?
You will be part of a small, driven and highly passionate team who are experts in what they do, and work with partners who are similarly committed to hepatitis elimination and improving the health of communities. We offer a flexible working environment, generous holiday allowance, and the satisfaction in knowing that your work will really make a difference to communities around the world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with demonstrable experience of coordinating projects to support the implementation of a new parish revitalisation programme that will enable 70-80 parishes over the next 9 years to grow and flourish through their participation in a two-year programme of learning, reflection and action.
This is a new role, giving the opportunity to be involved from the start of the programme and play a key part in supporting its development over time.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring the smooth running of the programme, engaging with parishes, trainers and other Diocesan staff teams.
- Oversee communication and coordination of training weekends, attend the weekends and support ongoing engagement and support for parishes.
- Contribute to ongoing evaluation of the pilot, ensuring that learnings are captured and applied in the future.
We’re Looking for Someone Who:
- Has experience in project coordination and management, able to deal with many and varied tasks and prioritise work to meet timescales.
- Is a confident organiser, with good interpersonal and social skills, who is flexible and can work with others and remain calm under pressure.
- Is a gifted communicator, experience in group facilitation and able to deal with a variety of people from differing backgrounds and authorities.
Registered Charity
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