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Remote
£50,285 per year
Part-time (32 hours per week)
Permanent
Job description

Life is a national charity committed to delivering high‑quality, compassionate and person‑centred support to people facing crisis. Guided by our values of Humanity, Solidarity, Community, Charity and the Common Good, we work across multiple sites to provide safe, effective and life‑changing services.

The Role

We are seeking an exceptional Director of Quality Improvement and Compliance to join our Senior Leadership Team at an exciting time of organisational development.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a senior, influential role with strategic responsibility for quality, safeguarding, compliance, estates and continuous improvement across our national portfolio of services.

You will provide visible, values‑led leadership, ensuring that everything we do is safe, effective, person‑centred, financially sustainable and fully compliant with regulatory requirements. This role has a real opportunity to shape the future of Life – and to positively impact the lives of hundreds of people we support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership on quality improvement, compliance and continuous improvement across supported housing, estates and services
  • Hold senior accountability for safeguarding governance, complaints and assurance frameworks
  • Lead audit, inspection and review activity, ensuring consistently high standards and strong regulatory outcomes
  • Embed a culture of quality, learning and improvement across multi‑site services
  • Oversee property compliance, health & safety and estates management, ensuring safe and welcoming environments
  • Use data, insight and digital systems to drive performance, manage risk and support innovation
  • Act as the organisation’s senior lead with regulators, inspectors and professional bodies
  • Work collaboratively with fellow Directors to deliver a joined‑up, high‑quality client journey
  • Develop, coach and inspire senior leaders, fostering a high‑performing, values‑driven culture

About You

You will be a credible, values‑led leader with a strong background in regulated services and a passion for quality and safeguarding.

Essential experience and qualifications include:

  • Senior leadership experience within supported housing, homelessness or a closely related regulated sector
  • Proven success leading multi‑site services and senior operational leaders
  • Strong track record in quality improvement, safeguarding, compliance and inspection readiness
  • Sound financial and commercial awareness, including managing significant budgets and resources
  • Lean Six Sigma qualification
  • Level 5 Safeguarding qualification
  • Health & Safety qualification (IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent)

You will also bring:

  • Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into practical delivery
  • A collaborative, visible and approachable leadership style
  • Integrity, humility and purpose in how you lead
  • A commitment to co‑production, continuous learning and innovation
  • Strong communication, influencing and relationship‑building skills

Information about the role: 

For further information, please see the attached job description on our website. 

Salary: £50,285 per annum

Hours: 32 hours per week

Location: Home Based with travel across sites in the UK

Benefits:  

At Life we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our:  

  • Generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time hours) 
  • Birthday Leave  (applicable after 1 years service)
  • Additional annual leave for long term service    
  • Company Pension Scheme  
  • Signed member of the Menopause Workplace Pledge 

Safeguarding and Equality:   

Life is committed to protecting all staff, volunteers and service users from harm of any kind. Life expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct.   

We are committed to ensuring diversity and equality within our organisation by encouraging applications from all backgrounds.  

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. Life takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) which is paid for by the Charity.  

Application resources
Organisation
Life 2009 View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 51 - 100
Posted on: 05 February 2026
Closing date: 07 March 2026 at 23:30
Job ref: Director of Quality Improvement and Compliance
Tags: Housing, Compliance / Quality, Facilities, Health and Safety, Safeguarding

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