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City of London (Hybrid)
Up to £60250.00 per annum
Full-time
Job description

Are you passionate about driving change for victims and survivors of domestic abuse?

Victim Support is seeking a visionary leader to become our Strategic Head of Domestic Abuse. This is your opportunity to shape the future of domestic abuse services across England and Wales, ensuring our work is innovative, evidence-informed, and truly impactful.

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

  • Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
  • Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
  • Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
  • Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
  • Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
  • Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
  • Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
  • Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
  • Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
  • Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
  • Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.


About the Role

We are looking for a dynamic leader to:

    • Lead the development and delivery of our national Domestic Abuse strategy, ensuring alignment with policy, commissioning priorities, and our values.
    • Champion best practice and drive transformational change in service design and delivery.
    • Represent Victim Support in national forums, partnerships, and consultations, advocating for victims and influencing sector-wide policy.
    • Oversee the creation and piloting of innovative approaches to increase engagement and quality of domestic abuse services.
    • Collaborate with leaders, internal teams and external partners to ensure our procedures, guidance, and training reflect the latest legislation and sector standards.
    • Engage with service users and frontline staff to ensure our strategy is grounded in lived experience and operational realities.
    • Build and maintain strategic relationships with commissioners, funders, and sector partners to secure future opportunities and influence policy.
    • Shape evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches


About you

      • Significant experience in domestic abuse service delivery, policy, or commissioning.
      • Proven ability to lead innovation and large-scale strategic programmes.
      • Strong understanding of the DA sector, VAWG policy, commissioning frameworks, and safeguarding.
      • Dynamic communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
      • Knowledge of trauma-informed practice and intersectional approaches.


Additional Information

Regular travel across England and Wales is required.

About Us:

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.


Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.


At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.


As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the selection process.



How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

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Victim Support View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size More than 1000
Posted on: 18 September 2025
Closing date: 16 October 2025 at 10:46
Job ref: 6368
Tags: Governance / Management