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Norwich, Norfolk (Hybrid)
£45,000 - £55,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent

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Job description

Role Purpose 

The Chief Executive Officer will provide strategic, operational and values-led leadership for Home-Start Norfolk, ensuring the charity delivers its mission, supports its families effectively and remains financially sustainable. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, the CEO will lead the organisation’s strategy, people, services, partnerships, governance, income generation and volunteer strategy, while acting as an ambassador for the charity and its work. 

Key Responsibilities 

Strategic Leadership 

  • Lead the development and delivery of the charity’s strategic plan in partnership with the Board of Trustees. 

  • Translate the charity’s vision, mission and values into clear priorities, measurable objectives and effective operational plans. 

  • Identify opportunities for growth, innovation, collaboration and improved impact. 

  • Ensure services and activities remain responsive to beneficiary needs and changing external circumstances. 

Governance, Compliance and Risk 

  • Support the Board of Trustees to fulfil its governance responsibilities through clear reporting, sound advice and timely information. 

  • Ensure the charity complies with charity law, company law where applicable, employment law, fundraising regulation, data protection requirements, safeguarding duties and all relevant regulatory obligations. 

  • Maintain a robust approach to risk management, internal controls, policies and procedures. 

  • Promote transparency, accountability and ethical decision-making across the organisation. 

Financial Leadership and Income Generation 

  • Provide overall leadership for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and long-term sustainability. 

  • Work with trustees and senior colleagues to ensure resources are used effectively and in line with charitable objectives. 

  • Lead the development of a diverse and resilient income strategy, including grants, trusts and foundations, individual giving, corporate partnerships, contracts and other appropriate income streams. 

  • Maintain strong relationships with funders, commissioners, donors and supporters, ensuring excellent stewardship and reporting. 

Service Delivery, Quality and Impact 

  • Ensure the charity delivers high-quality, safe and effective services that achieve positive outcomes for families. 

  • Embed continuous improvement, evidence-based practice and meaningful beneficiary involvement. 

  • Oversee monitoring, evaluation and impact reporting to demonstrate the value and effectiveness of the charity’s work. 

  • Champion safeguarding, inclusion, accessibility and dignity in all areas of service delivery. 

  • Comply with Home-Start UK’s Quality Audit Policies and Process, to ensure the charity maintains a high standard of quality assurance. 

People, Culture and Organisational Development 

  • Lead, support and develop the senior leadership team and staff, creating a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture. 

  • Ensure the charity has the right structures, systems, skills and capacity to deliver its strategy. 

  • Promote wellbeing, learning, accountability and collaboration across the organisation. 

  • Ensure effective HR, performance management and recruitment practices are in place. 

Volunteer Leadership 

  • Provide strategic leadership for the development and delivery of the charity’s volunteer strategy, ensuring it supports organisational priorities and beneficiary needs. 

  • Oversee effective volunteer recruitment, induction, training, supervision, support, retention and recognition. 

  • Ensure volunteers are valued, well-supported, appropriately deployed and able to contribute safely and confidently to the charity’s work. 

  • Develop a sustainable volunteer workforce plan, identifying current and future volunteer capacity, skills and support requirements. 

  • Promote a positive volunteering culture that reflects the charity’s values and strengthens engagement, inclusion and community connection. 

External Relations, Partnerships and Advocacy 

  • Act as the public face and senior ambassador for the charity, representing it with credibility and confidence. 

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with beneficiaries, partners, funders, commissioners, local communities, statutory bodies and sector networks. 

  • Raise the charity’s profile and influence through effective communications, thought leadership and advocacy. 

  • Promote collaboration and partnership working to extend reach, improve outcomes and strengthen sustainability. 

Application resources
Organisation
Home-Start Norfolk View profile Organisation type Registered Charity
Refreshed on: 04 August 2026
Closing date: 02 September 2026 at 09:00
Tags: Advice / Information, Finance, Social Care / Development, Business Development, Volunteering Management, Child Protection, Early Years, Engagement / Outreach, Mental Health, Partnerships, Safeguarding, Strategy, Sustainability, Wellbeing, Youth / Children, Community Fundraising, Trusts / Foundations, Governance / Management

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