Langdon's mission is to create a community in which Jewish young people and adults with learning disabilities or with autistic spectrum disorders thrive and have equal opportunities to live the lives they choose.

For a person with a learning disability, an ordinary everyday activity of looking after yourself, working and socialising can present huge challenges. With Langdon’s support and through their own hard work and determination, our members overcome these challenges achieving something quite extraordinary. 

The Marketing Executive's role is to oversee all internal and external marketing and communications for Langdon. 

• To be responsible for ensuring a consistency of messaging across the organisation

• To work within the parameters of the charity’s brand guidelines and ensure all materials put out by Langdon fit these guidelines

• To work with our creative agency to create high quality resources for the charity, including, but not limited to, Annual Reviews, fundraising event collateral, newsletters, service marketing etc

• To ensure good visibility across a variety of social media platforms, creating content and measuring success through analytics

• To ensure maximisation of press and PR opportunities in all areas of the charity

• To keep the website up to date

• To plan and oversee fundraising appeals

• Copy writing for various Langdon publications and fundraising materials 

Flexible working arrangements considered

Here at Charity Horizons we are honoured to be supporting Behind Closed Doors in their search for a new Chief Executive to play a significant role in shaping the strategic direction of the organisation moving forwards. The work of this charity provides a lifeline for those affected by domestic abuse and offers salvation in the darkest of times.

With a significant rise in reported cases of abuse due to Covid-19, this role presents a unique opportunity to lead this organisation in its next phase of development, expanding its reach and continuing its work at a time when its services are needed more than ever.

Behind Closed Doors strives to enable people to cope, recover and move on from domestic violence, regardless of gender or sexuality. The charity offers two arms of support services – a team that provides practical support to help those at risk of harm; and a team that provides emotional support to victims of abuse.

This multi-faceted role will involve the leadership of the organisation’s strategic direction, inspiring the team and finding new ways to grow the charity’s support and fundraising base. The role will also require operational leadership of the charity, overseeing the delivery of all services and the effective maintaining of quality standards.

To be considered for this role you must come to us with a demonstrable track record of achieving in a senior strategic leadership role in the voluntary or public sector and experience working within senior leadership or with boards. You must also have significant experience working with external stakeholders to effectively influence change, and experience of forming successful external partnerships. Although previous experience of working within domestic violence would be advantageous, this is not essential to the role; however, it is imperative you have a sound and extensive knowledge and understanding of the cause and effect of domestic violence. Most importantly you should possess strong networking skills and be known for your ability to build excellent relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Influential, clear and charismatic you should be a strong and confident communicator and public speaker with an ability to deliver messages to a variety of audiences while building a sense of passion and engagement.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity please contact either Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons. The role closes on 21st September with interviews scheduled for the week commencing 5th and 12th October.

BCD is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an organisation we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Please note: Only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and, as such, actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

OVERALL PURPOSE

The Chief Executive provides strong leadership for the organisation and is responsible for delivering its services, administration, and financial management to appropriate standards. Working closely with the trustees, the Chief Executive develops long term strategy, budgets and business plans and ensures EHCVS complies with relevant law and regulations. The Chief Executive acts as an ambassador for EHCVS, playing a key role in developing effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

ACCOUNTABILITY

The Chief Executive is accountable to the Board of Trustees via the Chair of the Board  

VALUES AND ATTITUDE

You will need to sign up to the values of EHCVS and be a passionate advocate for the voluntary and community sector within Ealing and Hounslow. Working in a small organisation necessitates the Chief Executive to be both strategic and hands on at various times. You will need to be able to inspire, develop and encourage our staff team whilst ensuring that performance is managed, targets are met, and that they work effectively and efficiently as a team. You will need to be a self-starter with a strong work ethic.

LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

The Chief Executive is responsible for maintaining an effective working relationship with the trustees and for corporate leadership and management including:

• Work with the trustees to develop long term strategies, policies and plans.
• Ensure that the operation of the organisation is consistent with the principles and objectives set by the board, advise the board on associated risks and managing those risks.
• Direct the operational activity of the organisation in cooperation with colleagues to ensure the achievement of business plans and objectives.
• Take overall responsibility for financial management and for delivering activities within agreed budgets.
• Annually review and update the EHCVS strategic plan.
• Oversee the implementation of the organisation’s marketing and communications plans.
• Develop and sustain appropriate quality frameworks.
• Identify and respond to external events that affect EHCVS and manage business and operational risks.
• Ensure systems are in place for monitoring, measuring and reporting on operational performance to trustees and funders.
• Develop and maintain the organisation’s reputation, culture and values with staff, beneficiaries, funders, partners and other bodies.
• Lead EHCVS’s operational management and ensure compliance with legislation, regulation and internal policies.
•  Advising and supporting the EHCVS Board of Trustees to fulfil its responsibilities for the proper governance of the organisation and act as the Company Secretary.
• Ensure the smooth running of the board including organising meetings, preparing Trustee briefings, keeping minutes/records, ensure action on Board decisions, responding to Trustee enquiries.

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS

The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring ongoing positive strategic partnerships and for ensuring that EHCVS meets the needs of its current and future beneficiaries, including:  

• Develop productive relationships with funders in order to secure funding for EHCVS’s services to support front-line third sector organisations.
• Enhance and develop existing and new stakeholder relationships including relationships between the VCS and relevant local government and NHS bodies in Ealing and Hounslow and surrounding areas, and also with the private sector to maximise support for the voluntary and community sector.
• Promote and build greater awareness of the value of the VCS and of EHCVS, particularly with local statutory agencies, media and elected representatives in the boroughs we serve.
• Develop and maintain communication within the VCS and between the VCS and statutory partners
• Represent EHCVS at meetings, conferences and events, giving presentations and promoting a positive image of the borough, EHCVS and the VCS, and their achievements.
• Seek to build VCS consortia with multiple capabilities to bid for funding, thereby strengthening alliances within the sector and obtaining income for VCS partners.
• To ensure EHCVS representation on local and regional committees, working groups etc as appropriate within the constraints of available resources.
• Provide advice, assistance and influence on policy, strategy and practice including the implications of new legislation, changing service needs and demands, and emerging community issues to the VCS, Council, CCG and Borough Partnerships.
• Innovate, develop, challenge and evaluate existing policy and practice towards the VCS across the Council, CCG, LSP, private sector and other partners. 
• Work with local VCS organisations and statutory agencies to promote equality, inclusion, cohesion and community leadership.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging issues and good practice to inform the voluntary and community sector’s activity, development and engagement.
• Facilitate the voice, representation and influence of the VCS through the development of the relevant VCS networks.
• Ensure the development and delivery to the highest standard of appropriate services to meet the needs of VCS organisations in Ealing and Hounslow. Ensure the delivering of high-quality training, advice and support.

GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL AND LEGAL MANAGEMENT

The Chief Executive assists the trustees with the stewardship of resources to ensure that EHCVS continues to be well financed and to:

• Support the Board of Trustees to fulfil their legal and financial responsibilities.
• Ensure adequate financial and human resources are available to carry out activity as agreed with the Board of Trustees, including income generation from a variety of sources.
•  Manage and work within agreed budgets.
•  Ensure the relevant management reporting of financial information, including preparation of annual budgets and reviews throughout the year.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of all funding bodies and all appropriate legislation.
•  Take overall responsibility for day-to-day financial management.
•  Responsibility for organising the annual general meeting and producing the annual report.

GENERAL

Attend personal supervision and appraisal meetings with the chair of Trustees or agreed substitute.

Be aware of own training needs and participate in training/education to improve performance considered relevant to the post and to achieve agreed targets.

Comply at all times with the policies and procedures of EHCVS.

Ensure that EHCVS Equal Opportunities policies, principles and practices are observed and implemented throughout service delivery.

Act as a representative of the values, beliefs and principles of EHCVS at all times.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation.

Please complete the application form below plus equal opportunities monitoring form.

Closing date for applications is Friday 2nd October, 5.00pm

Interviews will be held week-commencing Monday 19th October 2020

We look forward to receiving your completed application. However, if you have not heard from us by Friday 16th October, unfortunately this means that you have not been shortlisted. We will not be able to give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted.

Kairos Women Working Together (WWT) believes in the value and dignity of all women. Our vision is to see women living positive lives, free from exploitation. Our mission is to increase the safety, stability and self-belief of women in Coventry affected by or at risk of exploitation, through support, advocacy and awareness raising.

The CEO will provide effective strategic leadership to an ambitious grassroots charity making a difference in the lives of some of Coventry's most vulnerable women.

See further details on Job Description attached.

This post is restricted to female applicants only under Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010. 

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.

The closing date for applications is Monday 19th October at midday.

First Stage interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on Week Commencing Monday 2nd November.

Women are the overwhelming majority of victims of domestic abuse, a violation of their and their children’s human rights. Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. Founded on women’s struggle against patriarchy, sexism and male violence, we believe that domestic abuse is the result of an abuse of power and control and is rooted in the historical status and inequality of women in society.

Over the past 46 years, Women’s Aid has been at the forefront of shaping and coordinating responses to domestic abuse through practice, research and policy. As a federation of just over 170 organisations, we provide almost 300 local lifesaving services to women and children. We empower survivors by keeping their voices at the heart of our work, working with and for women and children by listening to them and responding to their needs. We take an intersectional approach to our work to end domestic abuse and stand with other feminist organisations leading the way in eradicating Violence Against Women and Girls.

Chief Executive

Women’s Aid

Up to £95,000

Flexible location with regular access to London and Bristol

We are seeking a Chief Executive inspired by our values of intersectional feminism to provide inclusive strategic leadership and a powerful voice for our members through the next stage of our development. Building on the recent increased awareness of domestic abuse, our campaign successes and our financial stability, the Chief Executive will work closely with our members to represent them and the voices of women and children experiencing domestic abuse, as well as supporting our staff to provide the best possible support. She will build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including government, parliamentarians and the media, to influence social policy and legislative change that delivers real impact. She will also develop our fundraising proposition and ensure a robust infrastructure is in place to take the charity to the next level.

We are seeking collaborative and adaptable senior leader with a passion for women’s equality. A credible ambassador, she will bring a track record of high-profile networking to successfully influencing national policy and media. Our new Chief Executive will have a proven track record of developing diverse teams and creating the infrastructure that allows them to achieve their best.  She will bring a sound understanding of fundraising, the confidence to develop fundraising propositions and experience of personally developing relationships with donors. Crucially, she will be committed to placing the survivor at the heart of all our work  and to equality, diversity and inclusion.

 Women’s Aid has agreed a Race Equality Strategy (RES), the delivery of which is a core priority for the organisation. Our Race Equality Strategy Group (RESG) manages this work which covers recruitment and HR, board representation, work with member services and the organisation’s culture. This group is led solely by black and minoritised women within the organisation. We also have a minoritised workers’ group for peer support for black and minoritised staff and the management team is leading self-led and reflective work on anti-racism. We run specific projects to tackle the impacts of racism, including work to ensure that survivor engagement is fully inclusive.

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Due to the nature of this role we will be considering female applicants only for this post in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, pursuant to Schedule 9 part 1).

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Closing date: Tuesday 27th October 2020

Long-listed candidates to provide additional information: w/c 2nd November 2020

Engagement meetings with staff and Chair: w/c 16th November 2020

Interviews with Women’s Aid: w/c 23rd November 2020

Defined benefits pension scheme

London, Kent and Norfolk

Our 100-year old charity provides renowned therapeutic residential care and family support for children and young people.  We have a unique therapeutic approach, supported by our clinical training and research Institute, accredited by the UK Council for Psychotherapy.  Our Children’s Homes are all rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

We seek to appoint a successor to our current Chief Executive, who is retiring in June 2021 after seventeen years in post positioning us as national leaders in child psychotherapy and residential care. Our work continues to expand, and we are on target to open a further residential facility early in 2021.

We seek an exceptional professional in our field, who can maintain the current level of excellence in all areas, including clinical effectiveness, financial stability, and a tradition of pioneering development.  If you believe that you may have the professional, managerial, intellectual and leadership skills to undertake this role, we would like to hear from you. 

Application details can be found on our website.

If you wish to have an informal chat to learn more about what the role entails, please contact our CEO or our Chair to arrange a telephone conversation. Details can be found on our website.

The Fawcett Society

Interim Chief Executive

Salary £65-£75,000

3-6 months, Nov/Dec start; will consider 4 days p/w and flexible hours

Based London, SE1

The Fawcett Society are the UK’s leading membership charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights.  Fawcett has built a strong reputation for evidence-based campaigning work and significantly grown in reach, influence and impact over recent years, focussing on promoting equal power, equality in the workplace, challenging harmful gender norms and stereotypes and advancing women’s rights. 

With the Covid pandemic having a devastating impact on women and girls, setting the cause of gender equality back decades, Fawcett has a critical role to play in responding to that new reality, marshalling evidence, campaigning for key policy solutions and mobilising their allies and supporters.  With the current CEO due to step down in Dec 2020, Fawcett are looking for an experienced interim CEO to join them at this challenging time, to ensure excellent leadership and stability whilst they recruit their next permanent CEO. 

To be successful in this role you will need to have experience of leading an organisation through a time of change in a calm and capable way, responding and adapting to keep their messaging constant; have excellent team leadership skills – able to ‘lead from the front’ whilst managing remotely; be comfortable to pick up relationships with funders and financially astute and have a strategic mindset with the ability to translate that operationally.

The Fawcett Society is committed to achieve greater diversity in its executive team, and particularly welcomes applications regardless of race, age, LGBTQ+ status or disability.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Closing date: Friday 16th October 2020

The Book Trade Charity is the route through which the UK Book Trade helps colleagues in need and encourages fresh talent to join. We support the UK book trade, working with colleagues in difficult personal circumstances, young people (particularly from diverse or non-traditional backgrounds) who wish to gain employment in the industry, and partnering with employers to deliver appropriate, targeted support services.

Established in 1837, we have provided financial assistance, affordable housing and support to book trade people for over 180 years, including accommodation for interns entering the trade. We aim to ensure book trade people know how, where and when to approach The Book Trade Charity for confidential support and advice, and to help with relief in need and hardship.

Chief Executive Officer

The Book Trade Charity (BTBS)

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire

£70,000 to £80,000, dependent on experience

We are looking for a CEO to grow The Book Trade Charity to its next level of impact. Working with the Board and building on our reputation, the CEO will strategically review the current landscape and identify new opportunities to maximise our impact and grow services that best support our clients. This will include diversifying our funding, building our profile with the book trade and maximising our resources. The CEO will also lead the organisation externally with key stakeholders and internally to support our staff.

In order to continue to develop and provide the best possible service for the book trade, we seek an individual with sound leadership experience and a track record of developing organisations to be the best they can be, from reviewing internal practices to developing external opportunities. Our new CEO will have senior level experience of working closely with a Board and leading a staff team to develop the infrastructures for success. They will also have a strong understanding of how to grow and diversify income. As an agile and inspirational leader, the incoming CEO will be a strong communicator and a supportive leader who is able to juggle multiple priorities, as well as being able to develop relationships with a breadth of stakeholders.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Deadline for applications: Monday 12th October 2020

Interviews with Prospectus: 20th October - 4th November 2020

Engagement meetings with The Book Trade Charity: w/c 9th November 2020

Panel interviews with The Book Trade Charity: 24th and 25th November 2020

The Book Trade Charity is committed to achieve greater diversity in its executive team and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.

Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice and John Taylor Hospice have been providing expert care to communities across Birmingham for many years, ensuring that people can enjoy their time with friends, family and loved ones right up until the last moment with comfort and dignity.   

This is a pivotal moment for hospices. The Covid-19 crisis has re-emphasised just now vital a service hospices provide, and how important it is that patients have a smooth pathway when the time comes into end of life care.   

The two hospices have been working together for some time now to provide a joined up service. In early 2020, Chair of John Taylor Hospice, Harry Turner, was invited to become Joint Chair of both hospices. When Covid-19 hit shortly after, speeding the need for integration, the Boards decided to appoint a Joint CEO to further collaboration across both hospices and with the wider Birmingham healthcare economy.

The two boards are currently exploring opportunities for further integration of the two hospices, with a formal merger as one of the options under consideration. The Joint CEO will work closely with the boards on the strategy for the future of the two hospices, and will further collaboration and integration across both hospices and with the regional healthcare economy.   

For this role, we are looking for an inspirational and established leader, with experience of leading complex organisations through significant change, and a strong alignment with the values of the hospices. The Joint CEO will play a lead role transforming end of life and palliative care services across Birmingham, as well as a leading role in the city’s healthcare sector.

Key details: 

Role: Joint Chief Executive Officer

Organisation: Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice and John Taylor Hospice

Salary: £90,000 – £100,000

Contract: Permanent, full time

Location: Birmingham

Amongst other criteria, the successful candidate will have:  

• Substantial experience of leading at a system wide level, providing vision and strategic leadership and collaborating with a range of other organisation and partners.
• Substantial leadership experience gained at senior level in a complex multi-faceted environment, with evidence of leading the delivery of key targets, service improvements and management of change.
• Demonstrable evidence of strategic development, leading people / organisations through successful change; including the development of a senior management team.
• A track record of being an exceptional leader of people; with the ability to motivate and inspire large multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience at working with a Board of Trustees or equivalent.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send a expression of interest to lead consultant Jenny Hills at Haris Hill. This will be treated with the strictest confidence.   

CVs at this stage are welcome, but are not required and will not be considered as an application.   

Please note: responding to this advertisement will not in itself be considered an application. We will need a CV and a supporting statement addressing the full person specification included in the information pack.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 12th October 2020.

Swindon Therapy Centre is seeking an exceptional individual for the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer. The ideal candidate will bring a robust understanding of leading a service delivery organisation, a strategic approach and the ability to motivate, lead and inspire the Centre’s team through a period of growth and change.

This role offers a real opportunity to make a significant difference to the Centre’s future development, and to ability of local people living with MS and other neurological conditions to live their best life.

We are rightly proud of how we have grown from a small self-help group in 1981 to an established charity operating from recently expanded premises where we provide therapy, treatment, support, advice, and counselling. Yet we are only reaching a tiny fraction of those who would benefit from our services locally.

The new CEO will play a pivotal role in enabling us to widen our reach, including by using networking and partnership working skills to form strategic links with the primary healthcare sector and by taking an innovative approach to delivering services virtually. Your ability to establish robust measurements to demonstrate the value of our work will help to build compelling proposals to funders and commissioners, thereby building a sustainable platform for growth.

We are unashamedly ambitious and excited about the next phase of our development. To make these ambitions a reality will require a candidate with the right blend of vision, empathy and passion combined with the capability to identify and seize opportunities.

Inevitably, with growth comes change, both operationally and culturally. Success will depend on your ability to articulate an engaging vision and to inspire and lead the team with a shared sense of purpose where each individual feels enabled to perform to the best of their ability.

The ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate substantial senior operational management experience, preferably at Chief Executive or General Manager level;
• Have a proven track record in developing and delivering effective, high impact strategic plans and translating these into operational goals/targets;
• Have previously worked in a service delivery area, preferably in the voluntary sector;
• Be a strong and inspirational leader and team player, with experience of successfully managing and communicating organisational change;
• Be experienced in people management processes and leading teams;
• Have knowledge of charitable governance and experience of working closely with Trustees or non-executive Boards;
• A good understanding of budgeting and financial controls;
• Have experience of developing and using management information to aid decision making;
• Have a proven track record of generating income through fundraising, grant applications and/or tendering.

Additional Requirements: To hold a full driving license and own transport, or other means of being able to travel independently.

Interested? To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter detailing what attracts you to the role and why you are a strong candidate. We look forward to hearing from you!

Interview date: Interviews to be held in Swindon (with social distancing measures) in early/mid October.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 5th October

We are recruiting for an interim Chief Executive as our current Chief Executive heads off on maternity leave from mid-January 2021. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader with sound judgement and the ability to problem solve to work with trustees and the staff team to help us deliver our mission of helping children in care and young care leavers to unleash their potential and to make the care system the best it can be. 

With a track record in third sector organisational leadership, building, motivating and maintaining high performing teams and implementing strategic plans to have maximum impact, you will have extensive experience of financial management and in establishing and improving organisational systems and processes.

This is an important and exciting time for Become. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we have seen a 75% increase in demand for our services and have been supporting hundreds of young people facing very challenging circumstances. This year we have also launched our new strategy setting out our ambitions for the coming years.

We are now looking for an exceptional candidate to lead us through this critical time in the organisation’s history. If you are interested in this role, please read and download the attached job pack (which include the job description and person specification) and send a CV and covering letter to ou recruitment email address by midday on Thursday 22nd October. 

Informal conversations with the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team will take place on 28/10/20 with an interview with young people also that week. The panel interview will be held on 2/11/20 

Salary: £65-70k pro rata 

Hours: 35 hours p/w (flexible and part-time working arrangements considered) 

Application closing date: Midday, Thursday 22nd October 2020

The Fawcett Society Chief Executive

Salary £65-£75,000 Based London, SE1

The Fawcett Society are the UK's leading membership charity campaigning for gender equality and women's rights. Fawcett has built a strong reputation for evidence-based campaigning work and significantly grown in reach, influence and impact over recent years, focussing on promoting equal power, equality in the workplace, challenging harmful gender norms and stereotypes and advancing women's rights.

With the Covid pandemic having a devastating impact on women and girls, setting the cause of gender equality back decades, Fawcett has a critical role to play in responding to that new reality, marshalling evidence, campaigning for key policy solutions and mobilising their allies and supporters. With this in mind they are looking for an established leader to join them to help navigate the immediate challenges as well as plan for the future to ensure they continue to achieve their goals.

To be successful in this role you will need to have a strong understanding of gender equality, have the ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders and across political parties, and the drive and energy to lead their small, high performing team. The role will also require someone comfortable developing strong relationships with funders, to be financially capable and to have a strategic mindset with the ability to translate that operationally.

The Fawcett Society is committed to achieve greater diversity in its executive team, and particularly welcomes applications regardless of race, age, LGBT+ status or disability.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Closing date: Friday 16th October 2020

At Nottinghamshire Hospice, we add life to days. We focus on the care and treatment of the chronically ill and dying in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, particularly those at the palliative stage of their illness, as well as support and care for their families and carers. We believe everyone should have a good death.  For our service users and their loved ones our palliative, end of life care and support will be a beacon of hope in fulfilling their rights.

We do this by providing care and support in a place of people's own choosing, and most people choose to spend their final weeks and days in their own homes. We make this happen with our Hospice in your Home service - we are not a typical a hospice in not having a bedded inpatient unit. We also run a day hospice, providing a wide range of services and treatments. 

It's our 40th year of serving our community, but the celebrations have been overshadowed by COVID-19. Our team has adapted rapidly and admirably to delivering more of our care services out in the community, directly supporting patients in their homes with a combination of day and night time support, as well as telephone support and advice.

Our next CEO will navigate us through the constantly changing environment, and lead the organisation through further change and development. They will identify and implement opportunities to realise our ambitions to reach even more of those at end of life in Nottinghamshire, across all parts of the community, who would benefit from our support; and will develop a robust and sustainable business plan that will enable this.

Key details:

Job title: Chief Executive Officer at Nottinghamshire Hospice

Salary: circa £80,000

Contract: Permanent, full time

Location: Nottingham

Amongst other criteria, the successful candidate will have:

• Knowledge of current health/social care policies and practices and regulation of clinical services.
• A track record of experience at CEO or Deputy CEO level, with an organisation that has demonstrated significant growth and the ability for continued development.
• The ability to develop and deliver a strategic vision for an organisation in the context of the whole system transformation for patient centred care.
• The ability to manage all stakeholders effectively, both internal and external and to build local partnerships that enable us to further our aims.
• Excellent communication, networking and interpersonal skills, decisive, tactful and calm under pressure with high levels of emotional intelligence.
• Significant experience of change management and organisational development.

We encourage applicants who are from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics, as we value having a diverse pool of applicants to find the best candidate.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest to Harris Hill by pressing apply. This will be treated with the strictest confidence. CVs at this stage are welcome, but are not required and will not be considered as an application. 

Aled Morris or Jenny Hills at Harris Hill are happy to have an informal and confidential conversation with potential candidates about the role. To arrange a suitable time to speak, please email with your availability.

Please note: responding to this advertisement will not in itself be considered an application. We will need a CV and a supporting statement addressing the full person specification in the information pack.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 7th October 2020.

Voluntary Action Islington (VAI) is the main provider of support to Islington’s thriving and diverse voluntary sector and promotes community action through volunteering in the Borough.
VAI works with over 500 voluntary organisations based or working in Islington. We provide information, advice, assistance and training for the staff, volunteers and trustees of local charities and represent the interests of the voluntary sector to our partners in the statutory and private sectors.
In addition we also run the local Volunteer Centre, providing support for and brokerage between local people and voluntary organisations seeking volunteers.

Our King’s Cross base is a voluntary sector hub providing serviced workspaces, conferencing, training and meeting facilities – and is the location of Islington Volunteer Centre.

VAI is seeking a new Chief Executive to move us forward in the next stage of our development. The Chief Executive will take responsibility for the overall management of VAI’s staff and volunteers; report to the Trustee Board on organisational performance; represent VAI – and indeed the local voluntary sector – at meetings with partners; and working with Trustees to review and develop strategy and operational activities in a period of significant change.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy and Resources: Develop options and strategies for collaboration with and between voluntary, statutory and private sector  organisations in Islington and neighbouring boroughs to enhance the relevance and sustainability of services available to local voluntary and community organisations; to implement actions to achieve this agreed by the Trustees.
• Governance and Information: Provide appropriate and accurate management information and other guidance to the Board of Trustees to ensure they have a clear understanding of the health and performance of the organisation and are able to take informed decisions.
• External Relations: Pro-actively develop Voluntary Action Islington’s reputation and profile with members, other stakeholders and the wider voluntary and community sector locally, regionally and nationally.
• Service Delivery and Development: Ensure that services are developed, marketed and delivered in accordance with customer requirements and VAI’s leadership role in strengthening the voluntary sector in Islington.
• Leadership and Management: Ensure that Voluntary Action Islington has in place effective policies and procedures to manage human resources, associates, finance, information, communication, premises, and other resources and that these meet relevant legislative requirements and agreed quality standards.

Please see full details on website.