We are looking for someone with passion and drive to lead and develop a new Deaf and Disabled Peoples Organisation in Haringey.

About the organisation:

The Board of Trustees are looking for someone with the drive and vision to lead the organisation through a period of significant development, growth, and challenges. 2020 has been a very difficult year for everyone, we hope 2021 will be a springboard to launch Disability Action Haringey as an organisation which provides disabled people with life opportunities of their choice. This post will be offered on a fixed term contract for a period of 18 months with a possible extension dependent on securing funding. The successful candidate will be a person with lived experience of disability and the ability to establish DAH as an organisation who deliver innovative and sustainable services.

Disability Action Haringey is in the early stages of development we have secured Charity registration and will be operating as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. As a user-led pan-disability Deaf and Disabled Peoples Organisation delivering services, the Trustees are passionate in ensuring Haringey becomes a more inclusive borough where disabled people are seen for their valuable contribution to society and where disabled people have the same life time opportunities as non-disabled people.

About the role:

This is a new role in a newly formed organisation. As CEO you will be expected to:

• Work with the Trustees to develop a business plan for the next 3-5 years
• Manage the day to day operations including recruiting your team
• Securing additional funding to ensure the organisation’s success beyond the initial 18 months.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a new organisation and make a real difference.

How To apply

Stage 1

Download the application pack and application form from CharityJob website. Your completed application form should give clear evidence, with examples, of how you meet all parts of the Person Specification. 

The closing date for applications is midday, Monday 14th December 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and unfortunately, we regret we are unable to provide feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted.  If applicants have not heard from us after four weeks, they can assume that, unfortunately, they have not been selected for interview.

Both stage 2 and stage 3 of the interview process will be conducted virtually on Microsoft Teams.

Stage 2 will take place week commencing 4th January 2021. Those candidates selected will be asked to deliver a presentation.

Stage 3 will take place week commencing 11th January 2021. Candidates successful at stage 2 will be asked to attend a virtual panel interview.

Stage 4

The successful candidate will be offered the position of Chief Executive Officer, subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Disability Action Haringey is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality, and diversity amongst our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010.

We want a working environment where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason. We expect all Disability Action Haringey employees to champion and live our values through their work at every opportunity. 

Reprieve has ambitious and exciting plans towards realising our vision for the world, and the Development and Outreach Team is responsible for ensuring we have the funds needed to achieve our goals. The Development and Outreach Officer will be directly responsible for developing a pipeline of prospective funders and generating new income from trusts, foundations and statutory bodies (with a focus on the US and in Europe), whilst managing and maximising a portfolio of grant relationships and building the profile of Reprieve and our partners through applications to relevant awards.

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser with a strong track-record of successful applications to charitable trusts, foundations, and statutory bodies, and someone with the professionalism, energy, creativity and drive to seek out and make the most of funding opportunities. You do not necessarily require experience in raising funds for human rights causes, but you do need to be able to rapidly get to grips with Reprieve’s key areas of work and the impact we seek to achieve, and be able to articulate this to donors in a way that is accessible, accurate and compelling.

The Development and Outreach Team is a small and close-knit team, so you will need to be both self-sufficient and a team player. You will regularly collaborate with people across Reprieve, from caseworkers, to the finance team and operations, as well as local partners and fellows. You will be an excellent communicator with a passion for Reprieve, and the willingness to muck in on all tasks big or small in order to ensure that Reprieve is in the best position possible to keep delivering justice and saving lives.  

For full details and information on how to apply please see the job description and person specification. 

Director of Income Generation, Marketing and Partnerships

Compton Care is a large hospice in the West Midlands that excels at delivering care to people who have been diagnosed with a life limiting or end of life condition.

Established for nearly 40 years, Compton Care is a dedicated and integral part of the Wolverhampton Health System, having been fortunate enough to receive excellent support from local communities and businesses alike.

Compton Care has remained in a relatively stable financial position during the current pandemic however, we recognise that we need to continue to develop new relationships and change the way we generate income in readiness to face new challenges that may lie ahead.  This is why now is such an exciting time to you to join us on our journey as we embark on our next period of change to continue to provide excellent care across Wolverhampton and beyond.  

Our patients are always at the forefront of everything we do, and we are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative individual to join our Leadership Team, to help further shape and enhance what we have already achieved. The successful candidate will need to have demonstrable experience of creating and delivering plans for income generation in commercial activities, including fundraising and retail, in both corporate and individual donations. We require a dynamic strategic leader who will build on our existing success in increasing sales across all our Retail stores.

The successful candidate must also have experience of defining and developing commercial strategies to generate income and accelerate growth. A strong financial and or strategic development background is advantageous as you will be monitoring and forecasting the commercial budget as well as developing and negotiating commercial agreements and partnerships. With excellent communication skills you will be confident in building and maintaining relationships, both internally and externally with an ability to react positively to change and think outside of the box

At Compton Care, we pride ourselves on developing our teams and nurturing our talent ensuring we provide opportunities for personal growth and development. A cultural fit is also important and as such we are seeking candidates who share our values, For the right candidate, with relevant experience and ambition, we would consider adding the Deputy to our CEO into this role.

If you feel you have what we are looking for, we would welcome an application from you, or if you would like more information or a discussion, please contact Rachel Overfield, Interim Chief Executive on

0 3 0 0 3 2 3 0 2 50  Ext 223 who will be happy to have an informal discussion with you.

The closing date for applications is the 7th December 2020 and interviews are scheduled to take place on the 15th December 2020.

The role is home and site based.

I have a new opportunity for an experienced Director of Income Generation to join a fantastic organisation for an initial period of 6 months (possible opportunity of temp to perm) . With a team of 10 and reporting directly to the CEO, you will be required to generate income across a range of disciplines, to deliver their 5-year strategy.

Whilst you will need to have knowledge in a variation of income generation techniques, the focus of this role will be digital transformation and corporate fundraising, including developing commercial relationships outside of traditional fundraising.

In addition to the above, you will need to have worked at senior level, previously implemented an income generation strategy, and managed a high performing team.

Ideally this position will start in December to allow a handover with current post holder who is due to leave in January.

This role can be homebased for the duration of the contract.

Please get in touch with me a soon as possible as this role may close early.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

Director of Income Generation, Partnerships and Marketing

Our client has remained in a relatively stable financial position during the current pandemic however, they recognise that they need to continue to develop new relationships and change the way they generate income in readiness to face new challenges that may lie ahead. This is why now is such an exciting time to you to join them on their journey as they embark on their next period of change to continue to provide excellent care across Wolverhampton and beyond.

Their patients are always at the forefront of everything they do, and they are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative individual to join their Leadership Team, to help further shape and enhance what they have already achieved.

Main responsibilities:

• Enable our client to realise their vision, mission and strategic ambitions through the delivery of the required funding to support the future financial sustainability of the organisation.
• Develop and deliver a progressive and comprehensive income generation strategy utilising all available voluntary and commercial income streams.
• Develop and deliver a strategy to engage all communities with our client’s vision, services and activities, building a thorough understanding of their work and galvanise the financial and volunteering support of those communities.
• Develop and deliver with the CEO a key stakeholder and strategic partnerships plan that supports the future sustainability of our client.
• Develop and deliver internal and external communication and marketing strategies.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will need to have demonstrable experience of creating and delivering plans for income generation in commercial activities, including fundraising and retail, in both corporate and individual donations. They require a dynamic strategic leader who will build on their existing success in increasing sales across all their Retail stores.

The successful candidate must also have experience of defining and developing commercial strategies to generate income and accelerate growth. A strong financial and or strategic development background is advantageous as you will be monitoring and forecasting the commercial budget as well as developing and negotiating commercial agreements and partnerships. With excellent communication skills you will be confident in building and maintaining relationships, both internally and externally with an ability to react positively to change and think outside of the box.

Our client prides themselves on developing their teams and nurturing their talent ensuring they provide opportunities for personal growth and development. A cultural fit is also important and as such they are seeking candidates who share their values, For the right candidate, with relevant experience and ambition, they would consider adding the Deputy to their CEO into this role.

About our client:

They are a large hospice in the West Midlands that excels at delivering care to people who have been diagnosed with a life limiting or end of life condition.

Established for nearly 40 years, they are a dedicated and integral part of the Wolverhampton Health System, having been fortunate enough to receive excellent support from local communities and businesses alike.

Location: Wolverhampton

Job type: Full Time, Permanent.

Salary: £75,000 Circa

You may have experience of the following: Director, Income Generation, Director of Finance, Director of Fundraising, Fundraising Partnerships, Third Sector, NFP, Charity, Not for Profit.

St Benedict's Hospice has been at the heart of the local community in and around Sunderland for over 35 years. Never standing still and always striving for the very best in care and a diverse range of services for patients and families, St Benedict's Hospice Charity is small, but mighty.

Due to unforeseen internal circumstances as well as the impact of the wider global picture, St Benedict's is looking for a motivational Director of Income Generation and Operations to support the team through a period of significant change that includes transformational fundraising and commercial strategy.

With responsibility for fundraising income as well as a profitable retail arm and transport services, you'll report directly to the Board of Trustees and work with them to create a robust and sustainable income generation strategy. Visionary in thinking and practical in approach, you'll be able to effectively translate strategy into deliverables and have the gravitas to drive bold ideas forward, engaging people both internally and externally and taking them on the journey with you.

You'll explore and implement the viability and sustainability of new income channels, finding ways to diversify and innovate. With the current challenges for fundraising, it's more important than ever that the hospice has a proactive and interactive online presence to engage the local community in new and imaginative ways.

We're looking for a proven fundraising leader with experience managing multiple income streams and a track record of developing and empowering teams. Drive, resilience and confidence are incredibly important. You'll be an empathetic and enabling manager who brings the best out in people and allows them to shine, both individually and as a whole. Financial planning expert; budget setting, targets and monitoring performance will be second nature to you.

Flexible, life and family-friendly employer committed to personal and professional development. Open to partial homeworking (1-2 days) long- term.

If you're feeling excited after reading this, please get in touch with a copy of your CV to Ellen Drummond and Charity's People's Regional Team.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 10th December
Interviews w/c 14th December

We may close early if we have enough quality applicants so please get in touch ASAP if interested.

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 want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Centre for London is seeking a new Chief Executive who is passionate about cities and public policy to support our committed team and deliver our strategic vision. 

As Chief Executive your role will vary from day to day, from meeting and sharing ideas with policymakers, to fundraising for new projects, writing persuasive opinion pieces for newspapers, chairing panel discussions and leading motivational sessions with the team.

There has never been a more pressing need for politically independent thought and reliable evidence-led research to guide the capital through the present crisis and the challenging years ahead.

You will join Centre for London just as a new mayoral term gets underway and will ensure our ideas have traction within City Hall through London’s recovery and beyond. You will lead the team as we undertake our largest engagement programme yet through our London Futures review, which aims to build a vision for London’s future with Londoners. You will develop the next phase of our strategic plan, creating a sustainable business model, and will be ready to work with the team to raise the funds necessary to achieve our mission.

Application information 

If you are excited about this opportunity and fit the criteria we are looking for, we’d love to hear from you. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.

Applicants are asked to submit:

• A blog that would be appropriate to be shared on Centre for London’s website to share your thoughts on the role of a think tank like Centre for London in addressing the city’s critical challenges. The blog should be 500 words maximum, saved as a PDF with your initials as the title. This will be reviewed without reference to your personal information.
• A CV and cover letter, which should show how your experience and achievements to date would make you a suitable candidate for this role. Your file should be saved as a single PDF with your initials as the title. It should be no more than four pages in total (including both the CV and cover letter). 

The process will include two interviews with trustees and the opportunity to meet with members of the team. These interviews will be conducted over Zoom or Microsoft Teams, unless applicants have access issues that require use of a different platform. We will speak with all candidates and will share some of the interview questions ahead of the interview.

Full details of application process can be found on our website. 

This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities. Therefore, you must currently hold the right to work in the UK. 

Summary of the role: 

Working with the Board of Trustees, the post holder will shape the strategic direction of Muslim Aid and lead Muslim Aid into its next phase of development and growth. The post holder will provide vision and leadership to Muslim Aid and the leadership team to ensure that the objectives of Muslim Aid are implemented.

The post holder will be responsible for building strategic partnerships and representing Muslim Aid in the sector, media and high-level key stakeholders. The post holder will grow Muslim Aid’s profile by promoting the impact it makes in the countries we work in.  

About the Role:

The main responsibilities of this role will be:

• To provide effective leadership to Muslim Aid and be responsible for the management and administration of its strategic, policy and accountability framework laid down by the Board of Trustees.
• Together with the Chair enable the Board of Trustees to carry out its duties and responsibilities in the oversight, management and proper governance of Muslim Aid.
• To have overall responsibility for income generation and funding through sustainable and reliable income streams via government agencies, institutional donors, public donations, trusts and high net worth partnerships and collaborations.
• To develop, foster and manage effective relationships and Muslim Aid’s profile with internal and external stakeholders.
• To actively liaise and communicate with all legal, regulatory, government and non-government agencies and other key organisations on behalf of Muslim Aid.

About You:

You will have inspirational leadership skills, a proven track record of business development and a strong passion for serving humanity. You will have senior management experience, preferably in the non-profit sector, with an understanding of effective program development, advocacy with some fundraising credentials.  You must have a clear and proper understanding of Islam in order to adhere to the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. You must have sound knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements in order to effectively manage charity funds.

To be successful in this role:

• Educated to degree standard or equivalent.
• Experience of delivering a plan to develop the organisation in a systematic approach – one that aligns strategy, people and processes and builds effective new systems.
• Experience in creating a financially sustainable organisation with diversified income streams.
• Ability to create a durable bond between our donor communities and wider mainstream society by anchoring our programmatic work domestically.
• Ability to generate new opportunities and skills to identify and realise key partnerships and funding.
• Ability to lead in influencing and advocate on behalf those we help to raise awareness amongst the communities we work in. Convene and participate in meetings that advocate for change, increase awareness and support for the causes we support.

Why you should apply:

We are looking for a focused and inspiring CEO who will enjoy full strategic responsibility in leading Muslim Aid during a period of transformation. You will build on, lead and mentor the leadership team to deliver exceptional results. This role is an exciting opportunity of developing an organisation driven by innovation, data and digital to improve the organisation’s performance, program delivery, efficiency and donor satisfaction.

You will be joining a supportive and a diverse INGO, built upon Islamic values. Muslim Aid offer a 35-hour week, generous holiday allowance of 37 days (including bank holidays), flexible working and encourage a healthy work-life balance.

Muslim Aid’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our care/employment. Successful candidates will be expected to undergo a DBS check and an Experian Credit Check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief or age. 

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date; however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible.

NOTE: We will review your application and see if you are a good fit for the position, and for us. Due to the volume of applicants we may be unable to contact you, but if you are shortlisted for an interview, we will be in contact with yo

The history of CrossReach stretches back 150 years to the formation of the Church of Scotland Committee on Christian Life and Work in 1869. Throughout this time CrossReach and its predecessor bodies have worked in communities all over Scotland and beyond, providing social care for those most in need. Over the years the services provided have been vast and varied, which have been adapted as time moves on to respond to the needs and requirements in current times.

In 2005 the name of the organisation was changed to CrossReach. The name CrossReach was chosen to convey the need and desire to reach out to people across Scotland who require support, all while making it clear that faith is the motivation for their work.

As mentioned, CrossReach offer a wide verity of services that are currently broken down into three key areas adults, older people, children and families. Within each key area there are various different support services available ranging from early years through to care homes, mental health support, creative art groups and everything in between.

The new Donor Relations Officer is a key role within the Fundraising Team. You will support all functions, giving you the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of income generation You will be working closely with the new Donor Relations Manager on everything from database analysis to campaign planning to fundraising communications. This as creative a role as it is operational and will give you a fantastic and varied opportunity to develop your fundraising knowledge and skills across a range of disciplines. If you are considering a move into the third sector and have the relevant transferrable skills, this is the ideal job for you.

You will need to be computer literate and understand how to engage with target audiences as well as have the ability to write compelling material to inspire, motivate and thank donors. You will need to generate and manage campaigns that capture the imagination while accurately reflecting the organisation’s work. Your work will involve dialogue with other stakeholder departments within CrossReach.

You will need to be analytical with an eye for detail. Be an excellent team player whose organisational skills are second to none and used to ensuring, deadlines and projects are delivered on time. This is an excellent opportunity to join the CrossReach fundraising team and if you think you have the experience or transferable skills for this role we would love to hear from you.

It is important to note this job requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold the charity’s Christian Ethos (this is an ongoing occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010).

How To Apply

Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing Date: Noon, Thursday 10th December

Interview Date: Thursday 17th December

This search is being conducted exclusively for the CrossReach by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team has all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.

We are looking for a Campaigns and Digital Officer to help communicate the work of our young people across social media, develop creative ideas to help our young people’s campaigns reach a wide audience and keep RECLAIM’s supporters up-to-date with what we are up to. This is an exciting new opportunity for someone with some digital and campaigns experience - in a professional or personal capacity - who is eager to grow this expertise. The role is a mix of campaigns project work and day-to-day communications and digital update and admin work.

Campaigns and Digital Officer

Reports to: Campaigns Manager

Location: Manchester, with working at home options during Covid

Salary: £20,000 p.a. 

Contract: 6 months with the possibility of extension

Hours: Ideally full time but we are very open to discussions about part-time working or job-shares. Flexible working will be essential as some evening and weekend work will be required.

DBS: The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check. 

In summary: Are you:

• Looking for an entry level role to grow your campaigning and digital skills while working to support some awesome working-class young people?

• Eager to work for an organisation that isn’t afraid to take risks and places young people front and centre in its work?

• Passionate about building a country where working-class people are heard, celebrated for our strength and diversity and aren’t held back by our backgrounds?

We may have the job for you.

Background

RECLAIM is a youth leadership and social change organisation. We are a small but bold charity, using our experience and platform to support and amplify the voices of working class young people. 

Our long term goal is to create a Britain where those of us from working-class backgrounds are proud of – and not held back by – our roots. We want working-class people to be represented in places where decisions are made about their lives and to be recognised for their talent, strength, and diversity. We want to see working-class young people at the heart of this, in a country that ensures that they are seen, heard, and leading change.

Through our work we run programmes to support young people to recognise and develop their leadership skills. We support them to lead campaigns on issues they care about. Recent campaigns include:

• We supported young people to successfully campaign for free bus travel for all 16-18 year olds across Greater Manchester. A policy which now benefits 40,000 young people, making 250,000 free journeys per week and saving them and their families an average of over £500 per young person per year.

• We helped young people highlight and challenge the increasing use of violent and dehumanising language in politics. The campaign gained widespread media coverage and resulted in new commitments from the Speaker, Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition.

• We supported young people across Manchester to have their voices heard on the impact of violent crime and how current responses don’t leave them feeling safe. 

• We are working with young people in a school to support them, and their teachers, to create a learning environment that better works for young working-class people.

• Young people we support have been at the forefront of highlighting the impact of COVID19 on working-class communities and demanding better recognition of the essential workers keeping the country going during lockdown.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Social media and website:

  • Keep our social media pages - Twitter and Instagram - active with inspiring content to engage supporters and the general public in RECLAIM’s work.

  • Work with our young people to create engaging and shareable content that tells the story of their campaigns

• Keeping the RECLAIM project websites updated with news and events

• Keep supporters up-to-date:

  • Keep supporters updated on our work and campaigns, helping to send email newsletters to our signed up supporters.

  • Work with the management and fundraising team to create imaginative ways supporters can take action to support our campaigns.

• Communications support:

  • Support young people and the wider team to answer media requests.

  • Track mentions of RECLAIM’s work in the media.

  • Pitch in as a team to support events, big moments and campaign launches.

To apply, please click on the 'How to apply' button and follow the instructions. A Person Specification can be found in the attachments.

Deadline: Friday 11th December 2020 - 5pm.

Envision is a social mobility charity which enables young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to develop their confidence and skills by empowering them to tackle the social problems they care about most. See what we do here: https://bit.ly/342nCv1

With rising youth unemployment and less opportunities for work experience during the pandemic new ways of developing young people are desperately needed.  Our Community-Apprentice Programme brings together secondary schools and local businesses to enrich education for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. A rigorous randomised control trial provides evidence that our model develops some of the most critical soft skills for life and work.

This year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary and looking for a new Chief Executive who can build on our achievements by scaling our programmes to reach more young people.

Although you will bring experience of leading teams and ensuring quality, you’ll be attracted by the external focus of the role and relish the opportunity to build our profile and partnerships that will be key to our growth.

You’ll bring a proven track record in a senior, strategic leadership role within an organisation that has demonstrated significant growth and the ability to scale. In return we’ll offer you a topical cause, a proven solution and an opportunity to make a difference.

About Envision

Britain has a deep social mobility problem. Envision is committed to changing this by helping to build a society in which success in life is not predetermined by the economic wellbeing of your parents or the post code where you grew up. 

We achieve this by enabling young people from disadvantaged communities to develop the confidence and skills they need to set ambitious goals, and then overcome the barriers they face in order to achieve those goals. 

Our approach is proven to work by the most rigorous of evaluation methodologies. Our challenge is to grow this solution to enable more young people to benefit.

Our programme, Community-Apprentice is, as the name suggests, a practical learning experience for young people. It is delivered by organisations and volunteers drawn from the local community - schools, businesses and local charities - brought together by Envision. These organisations invest in young people. In return young people invest their time back in the community.

We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and are committed to having an organisation that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

Closing date for applications: 5 pm Monday 30th November

We are looking for the right person to become our Retail Support Officer, a role that plays a key part in the development of our income generation from retail activities, including finding new shop locations, dealing with commercial estate agents and solicitors, and setting up the shops, with all that entails.

Just as crucial is ensuring a sound infrastructure is firmly in place for our existing shops network – till systems set up properly, Gift Aid reclaims from HMRC, procedures, and delivering training for our staff and volunteers.

This role will be hospice-based for some of the time but also community-based within our charity shops to set up / deliver training and to provide cover for shop managers, on occasion, as requested by the Retail Development Manager.

We provide high quality care to our patients and their loved ones at a time of most need. You might think a hospice environment would be a sad and quiet place but it’s an organisation with a great culture and a dedicated team of staff and volunteers.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of working in the retail sector and playing a key role in setting up new shops.

Do you believe you have the skills and proven competencies to help us maximise our current retail offerings and be part of our thriving network of stores across Wirral?

Posts are subject to Disclosure & Barring Service Certificate.

About the role

Our Students’ Union is the representative body of students at the University of Bath. We believe that when students come together, they can shape the communities they are part of for the better. Through our student leaders, elected representatives, staff and trustees, we grow and support communities of students as they provide opportunities for others and positively change the world around us.

We support a diverse range of activities, from helping students get their voice heard, providing advice, hosting student groups and offering a range of commercial events and venues, to ensure that students can have the transformative educational experience they deserve.

We enjoy an excellent relationship with our University partner and in recent years have modernised our infrastructure and developed a new cause-based strategy which will help us shape and evolve what we do in new and exciting ways. We have recently taken on two new additional venues which will allow us to provide more spaces on campus and in the city for students to socialise and enjoy extra-curricular activities, with dedicated spaces for art and community outreach as part of this.

Our new Chief Executive will pick up our new strategy as we set about re-inventing the Students’ Union for the 21st century, and help us agree a new bold set of inclusive values that are fit for a modern SU. We can then work towards delivering the ambitions set out in the plan.

Who we are looking for

Our ideal Chief Executive is someone with has high levels of emotional intelligence, who role models inclusive leadership and can thrive when working with multiple stakeholders to solve complex challenges.

We currently benefit from a good financial position but, like most charities, we could benefit from further diversifying our income streams and looking for more efficient ways to deliver our KPIs. It will be important that you have strong financial acumen and experience in income generation and leading sizeable budgets.

We are developing an action plan to help us deliver a structured approach to bringing together all equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives in one place; this includes us working towards Investors in Diversity accreditation. We strongly encourage any candidate who has a track record of demonstrating inclusive leadership to consider this opportunity, and especially welcome candidates from underrepresented communities to apply.

For more information and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 6th January 2021

A rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced strategic leader, with knowledge of the voluntary and advice sectors, to join Rother District Citizens Advice as Chief Officer.

Chief Officer

Up to £35,000 per annum (pro-rata)

Part time, 28 hours per week (flexible working pattern)

Permanent

Bexhill, Rother District, East Sussex

Citizens Advice Rother District has been giving quality advice and information to the local community for over 50 years. We provide free confidential and impartial advice and campaign on big issues affecting people's lives. We value diversity promote equality and challenge discrimination wherever we see it. Our goal is to help everyone find a way forward, whatever problem they face. 

As Chief Officer you will be responsible for leading a team of 4 paid staff and around 25 volunteers.  Working closely with our supportive Trustee Board, you will be instrumental in supporting the Rother District community, as part of the Citizens Advice national network of charities.

This is a diverse role in which you will oversee all operational aspects of the organisation, including planning and development, governance, service delivery and resource acquisition. You will have the skills to recruit, develop and motivate staff and volunteers. You will also have a track record of financial management and budgetary control, as well as managing IT in a business environment. A strong communicator and influencer, you will build relationships with a range of partners and stakeholders and will possess excellent networking and interpersonal skills.

Most of our funding comes from our local authority. We do however raise funds from other sources and we are committed to finding new and innovative ways of serving our community. You will therefore have a track record of successful income generation and managing strategic development.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) pro rata
• 3% employer pension contribution
• Flexible working hours to suit the requirement of the role
• Comprehensive training and ongoing development
• Attractive office in central Bexhill, close to mainline station
• Free parking under current arrangements with the local authority

How to apply

For further information and an application pack please click the how to apply button.

Please send completed application by post or email using the addresses within the Application Form.

CVs are not accepted.

If you would like an informal discussion about any aspect of the role please make the request by email and our Chief Officer will arrange a convenient time to contact you.

Closing Date: 30 November 2020

Interviews will take place in mid-December 2020.

We are looking for the new Chief Officer to start early in 2021 and to work during a handover period alongside the current Chief Officer, who is retiring.