Lead a respected counselling charity and help shape the future of mental health support in our community.
If you're an inspiring leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach, this is an opportunity to make a lasting difference. As our new Head of Centre, you'll lead an established, BACP-accredited charity with an excellent reputation for delivering affordable, high-quality counselling and professional training across West Kent and East Sussex.
For almost 40 years, The Counselling Centre has been committed to ensuring that everyone can access professional counselling, regardless of their financial circumstances. We are now looking for an exceptional leader to build on this legacy, strengthening our financial sustainability, developing new partnerships and expanding our impact to meet the growing demand for mental health support.
Reporting to the Chair of the Board of Trustees, you will provide both strategic and operational leadership across the organisation. You'll work closely with our dedicated staff, volunteers and trustees to ensure we continue to deliver outstanding counselling, training and community services while identifying opportunities for growth, innovation and long-term sustainability.
This is a varied and rewarding leadership role. You'll oversee the day-to-day running of the charity, lead financial planning and income generation, develop relationships with funders, commissioners, businesses and community partners, and act as an ambassador for The Counselling Centre across the local area. You'll also champion our values, nurture a positive organisational culture and ensure we continue to meet the highest standards of governance and professional practice.
We're looking for someone who brings senior leadership experience, commercial awareness and a genuine commitment to improving mental health. You'll be an excellent relationship builder with experience of developing partnerships, generating income and leading organisational change. Most importantly, you'll be motivated by our mission and excited by the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of our organisation.
Why join us?
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Lead a respected charity with an outstanding reputation built over almost 40 years.
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Make a genuine difference to the lives of people in your local community.
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Work alongside a committed Board of Trustees, experienced staff and dedicated volunteers.
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Help shape the future direction and growth of an ambitious organisation.
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Enjoy a flexible part-time role (21 hours per week) with hybrid working.
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Competitive salary of circa £50,000–£55,000 per annum pro rata, contributory pension, 25 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays, and Christmas closure.
If you're looking for a leadership role where your strategic vision, commercial skills and passion for community impact can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Mindfulness and nature retreat centre needs a (mindful) Marketing & Comms Manager!
Salary is £38,025 pro rata for 3 or 4 days per week (22.5hrs to 30hrs pw, £22,815 - £30,420)
We need a skilled, creative, enthusiastic marketeer, with proven digital marketing experience, to take the Trust’s marketing and communications to the next level.
We are a registered charity caring for the historic Grade I-listed Sharpham House and Estate on the banks of the River Dart near to Totnes.
At the heart of the Sharpham Trust ethos is our desire to build a more mindful, compassionate and environmentally sustainable world. We connect over 3,000 people annually with nature and foster mindfulness and well-being through our programme of retreats, mindfulness courses, public events, outdoor learning and the arts.
In recent years the Trust has greatly expanded its activities, integrating and increasing the scope of our work. Our estate now embraces various retreat centres, operating all year round, together with online offers, serving a wide range of audiences and interests.
Our marketing and communications are founded upon a desire to build lasting authentic relationships with our participants and to expand the range and number of people we engage.
Over the last two years we have been reviewing our marketing and communications and increased the staffing resources dedicated to this area. We have worked with an external consultant and we are currently introducing a new Customer Relationship Management System (Zoho CRM), so that we are better able to understand our users and tailor our communications to be effective.
The Marketing and Communications Manager will line manage the Communications Officer and be supported by colleagues across the Trust who are responsible for: programming, finance, bookings, health and safety, property management, gardening and catering.
This is not a fully remote working role because we need the successful candidate to attend Sharpham at least part of each week so they can interact with colleagues.
All staff benefit from being part of the community at The Trust, an organisation which is working to create a more mindful, compassionate and sustainable world. Set in a beautiful landscape, with a warm and friendly team, a track record of success and an imaginative approach to the future, there can be few better environments to work in than at Sharpham.
About you
This is a role for someone who can see the bigger picture and is able to prioritise the best use of our resources by creating effective strategies to target, engage and develop specific audiences.
To do this you will need to be confident in the digital realm, with an understanding of proven digital marketing techniques and experience with using customer data to tailor marketing priorities.
You will need excellent communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative, as part of a collaborative team.
Most of all you will have a passion for communicating with people and be able to manage multiple priorities and always achieve high standards.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We want to build a more mindful, compassionate and environmentally-sustainable world via our retreats, courses and events, outdoor learning & the arts
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.