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We are seeking an experienced and influential leader to join us as our new Chief Executive. You will play a crucial role in shaping and delivering a new strategy to increase our income, partnership, and growth potential.
Brighton and Hove Independent Mediation Service (BHIMS) is a small yet impactful community-based charity with a strong reputation locally. Our mission is to bring people in our community together to prevent and repair the harm caused by conflict.
Our high-quality work is driven by our wonderful office team and with the incredible support of a loyal network of mediators volunteering their time and expertise. We work in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council, Lewes District Council, the Sussex Police & Crime Commission, various housing associations, community groups and charities. As a member of the Sussex Mediation Alliance, we work closely with Mediation Plus.
As Chief Executive you will be focused on diversifying and securing new income, building sustainable partnerships, and increasing our service impact overall – all the while collaborating with our dedicated team, volunteers, and Board of Trustees to achieve this.
Benefits
- 29 days annual leave, incl. public holidays
- 4-day week with hybrid working (office/home, Mon-Thurs, core hours 10am-4pm)
- Flexible working/TOIL
- Workplace pension scheme with 3% employer contributions
- Training & personal development
Values
Responsive | Accessible | Expert | Empowering | Supportive | Safe
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Brighton & Hove Independent Mediation Service (BHIMS) is committed to supporting and promoting Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – and complies with The Equality Act 2010. We believe that everyone has the right to live without fear or prejudice regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, belief, or disability. BHIMS strives to create an inclusive workplace and tackle all forms of discrimination and inequality in both the workplace and the services the charity provides.
How to apply
Please apply with an up-to-date CV (max. 2 x A4) and a 1-page supporting statement, highlighting your skills and experience in relation to the personal specification. As part of your application, please complete our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion monitoring form, which is located on our website.
For more information about the role, please download the Candidate Pack, including job description and person specification
Thank you for your time and interest in advance.
Closing deadline: 12pm Monday 15 April 2024.
1st stage interviews: End April 2024 (TBC)
Final stage interview: May 2024 (TBC).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Award winning, registered charity Future Living Hertford is seeking an Operational Chief Executive Officer. This vacancy has arisen as a result of the planned retirement of the current post-holder who founded the charity and has overseen the evolution, continued growth and huge success of the Charity for the last 10 years.
We are a well-established, forward-thinking organisation propelled by innovation, passion and flexibility. Our success stems from our ability to adapt to the evolving needs of our vulnerable clients and local communities. The charity is strongly supported by a committed and fully engaged Board of Trustees.
Working to a three-year plan that is always ambitious and stretching and supporting a highly skilled and committed staff team across Hertfordshire, this is a rare opportunity to lead a very exciting organisation into its next phase of development.
We are seeking to appoint an individual that puts community and delivering quality services at the heart of everything they do in line with our values of, Respect, Integrity, Safety and Community and possesses vision to take the charity to its full potential.
We are a Charity with a difference, we don’t have one mission, we support our clients and community in varied and innovative ways with programmes they participate in developing and delivering. We support them in leading self directed and flourishing lives. We are seeking an inspirational leader who is entrepreneurial and creative.
The qualities that we are seeking in applicants for this role are:
●Client/Volunteer focus
●Hands-on
●Involved
●Inspirational
●Flexible
●Motivational
●Appetite for growth
●Leadership
●Integrity
Chief Executive Officer
●Hours of work: 37 Hours per week plus occasional evening events
●Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum (plus 5% employer pension contribution) dependent upon qualifications and experience.
●Holiday: 25 days plus 8 public and bank holidays.
●Location:Vale House, 43 Cowbridge Hertford, SG14 1PN with the ability to travel throughout Hertfordshire when required,
●Responsible to: Future Living Hertford Chair of Board of Trustees
The qualities that we are seeking in applicants for this role are:
Community focus – the successful candidate could be someone from within the locality, someone who had a proven track record of delivering for a community in a meaningful way or indeed someone from another sector with transferable skills and a demonstrable desire to support communities in need. They could be connected to the community with an established network or alternatively may have proven skills in networking and building effective working relationships quickly.
Hands-on – we are a medium-sized charity and the candidate must be willing and able to be involved at all levels from operational to executive.
Involved – the candidate will be closely engaged with the Charity’s entire operation, and with local stakeholders and community leaders.
Flexible – the candidate must be able to thrive and lead within an environment of changing focus and priorities and a level of unpredictability.
Motivation – we are looking for a candidate who wants to commit to a medium to long-term career in a Chief Executive Officer role and continue to grow and evolve the organisation.
Innovation and an appetite for growth – the candidate must have an appetite to continually seek development and growth opportunities, whether through securing funding locally or nationally, social enterprise or through partnership working.
Leadership – the candidate will have highly developed leadership skills to be able to connect with our staff team and support them to deliver through their teams utilising training, development, support and if needed robust performance management measures to ensure service aims and objectives are met to the required standard and quality.
If you are looking for your next opportunity working with an award winning and highly respected organisation that is seeking continued success, growth and development then please submit your CV.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Transform Your Career & Community: Join Us as the Director of Health Transformation
Are you ready to make a real impact in the health sector and transform the lives of residents in City & Hackney? Hackney CVS is looking for a visionary and dynamic Director of Health Transformation to lead our journey towards a healthier and more equitable community. This is not just a job; it’s a calling for those passionate about making a difference in public health, especially for marginalised groups and communities.
Why You Should Apply:
Be at the Heart of Change: Play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering innovative health outcomes. Lead a team dedicated to improving population health through effective partnership working across the voluntary, community, and cross-sector agencies.
Drive Community Empowerment: Empower communities, especially those representing the Black & Global Majority and other marginalised groups, to have their voices heard. Use your experience to engage and influence system leaders and policymakers.
Innovate and Collaborate: Oversee a range of innovative programmes that build the infrastructure for collaborative community work. Facilitate partnership working and embed coproduction approaches to health service design and delivery.
Build and Grow Relationships: Inherit and expand a strong network of trusted relationships across City & Hackney, driving growth and shaping the future of our health services.
Your Role Will Include:
Strategic Leadership: Develop strong relationships with key health and care system partners to engage the VCS in shaping local health transformation activities.
Operational Excellence: Manage resources effectively to deliver impactful programs, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and robust financial planning.
Advocacy and Communication: Advocate for the VCS and local communities on health and care boards, and ensure high-quality communications to engage key audiences.
Who We’re Looking For:
Experienced Leaders: Significant experience in partnership approaches, addressing inequalities, and managing contracts and budgets within the health transformation sector.
Strategic Thinkers: Ability to contribute to the direction of the organisation, with excellent analytical, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Passionate Advocates: Strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, with the skills to build relationships across organisations at a senior level.
Why Hackney CVS?
Join us and enjoy benefits like 25 days of annual leave, continuous professional development opportunities, staff wellbeing initiatives, flexible working, and a supportive and inclusive working environment. Hackney CVS is not just an employer; we’re a community committed to making a difference.
Ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to meaningful change in City & Hackney? Visit our website for more information and to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Citizens Advice Kingston is seeking a strategic thinker with strong business development, income generation and stakeholder management skills for our part-time CEO role, to take this stable, secure charity to the next level and ensure our crucial, high-quality services can meet rising demand.
As a local charity, we provide free information and advice services. Working mainly remotely, and playing a lead role in the Kingston Information and Advice Alliance, we work to provide free, independent, impartial and confidential advice, enhance local services, advocate for policy changes, and ensure fair outcomes for all residents.
As our new Chief Executive, you’ll lead us to empower individuals and shape a better future, by developing our services, growing and diversifying our funding, providing inspiring leadership to our committed, expert and established team, and acting as an effective advocate and ambassador for the charity to our local, regional and national partners and stakeholders.
Key details:
Role: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Citizens Advice Kingston
Salary: circa £50,000 pro rata to 21 hours per week
Location: Hybrid – Kingston and home-working
Contract: permanent, part-time
As well as a clear commitment to the mission, vision and values of Citizens Advice Kingston, you will demonstrate:
- Proven management and leadership experience of an organisation or function of comparable scale and complexity, preferably gained in the voluntary sector.
- Proven track record of successful income generation and business development, from a range of sources (i.e. commissioned contracts, trusts and foundations, and partnership working).
- Proven ability to develop and implement strategic plans.
- Experience of leading and managing staff, motivating teams at all levels, building working relationships with colleagues through excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating personal commitment to organisational and staff development.
- Experience of building and maintaining partnerships within and across organisations and sectors, including delivering value/cost savings through these.
- Capability of influencing external change and the ability to earn and maintain the trust of those people with whom the organisation deals, especially funding bodies.
- Track record of financial management and budgetary control, and ability to manage a budget.
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this CEO role with full details, including how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at Harris Hill, executive at harrishill co uk. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to talk.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday, 8th April 2024.
Harris Hill Charities Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Chief Executive
PAVS - Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services
Salary £50,000 - £55,000
Location: Pembrokeshire / hybrid (up to £8k support with relocation)
Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS) is the County Voluntary Council for Pembrokeshire supporting the third sector in Pembrokeshire.
We exist to ensure there are sustainable voluntary groups and active volunteers creating thriving, inclusive, and connected communities across Pembrokeshire.
Our charity is deeply embedded in the local community and we pride ourselves on connecting people both with causes they could support, as well as services that help to support them. We provide advice and support for organisations in the region, and we influence and advocate on their behalf locally and nationally.
Our outgoing Chief Officer has provided us with 20+ years of excellent service, and we are now seeking a new Chief Executive to lead us through our next exciting phase.
It’s a wonderful time to join us. We benefit from an excellent team which has a blend of experience and fresh perspectives. We have a healthy pipeline of projects and funding streams which enable us to deliver a diverse range of projects. We also currently benefit from an excellent reputation based on our impactful work locally and nationally.
We are looking for a Chief Executive who can continue to grow our profile and positive reputation. To us this means continuing our excellent work with the local voluntary sector, enhancing our growing presence in the health and social care sector and building new partnerships with the private sector locally.
It will be important that our next Chief Executive is an excellent communicator, with a desire to actively build partnerships within the community.
Whilst we currently have a diverse stream of different funders, many of our funders work on annual agreements. It will be essential that our Chief Executive has significant experience of generating income for organisations and delivering excellent performance on projects.
We are open to supporting an ambitious and aspiring leader in their first Chief Executive position.
Pembrokeshire is a place where the beauty of nature meets the warmth of community, offering a quality of life that's hard to find elsewhere. We are pleased to be able to support candidates seeking to relocate to Pembrokeshire and can discuss a relocation package.
We are also open to candidates seeking to work flexibly / hybrid. Though we do note that visibility with our team, within the community and across the region will also be important, especially within an induction phase.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are important to us, we welcome all candidates to consider this role, especially those who are from communities traditionally under-represented in leadership. We are open to discussing any barriers that might exist and will remove them where possible.
Closing date: Monday 8th April 2024, 9am.
For further information and to apply for this position please visit the site of our recruitment partner, Peridot, which can be found by clicking the apply button below.
Objective:
2wish exists to provide support to anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young person aged 25 and under.
Aims:
- Ensure every Emergency Department and Critical Care unit has a suitable bereavement suite
- Ensure that bereavement boxes are available at each of these hospitals
- Ensure that immediate bereavement support is available for all affected by the sudden death of a child or young person
- To provide a professional counselling service and other therapies for those affected by the sudden death of a child or young person
- To provide support to individuals who witness the sudden death of a child or young person
- To provide support and training to professionals from any sector who may be affected by the sudden death of a child or young person
- To advocate and campaign on behalf of suddenly bereaved families
Context of role:
The Director of Operations is a Senior Leadership role supporting the CEO in the strategic leadership and management of 2wish. We are in an exciting transition period where the organisation is expanding and this is a new role in our staff team that has been created to support our ambitious CEO to deliver our new strategic plan whilst ensuring we maintain operational excellence and high performance.
One of our greatest assets is our kind and caring staff team who consistently adhere to the high standards required by our CEO, our Board of Trustees, our funders and our families. We are searching for an experienced, positive and thoughtful individual with a strong background in operations, office management and people management. The successful candidate will play a central role within our dynamic team with a focus on developing and overseeing the smooth running of our internal systems and processes, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, developing and managing our team, monitoring performance and helping to develop our services and support families and individuals.
The successful post-holder will join a supportive Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO, working collaboratively with the Director of Transformation and closely with the Heads of Support, Finance, Fundraising, and Marketing and Communications, to effectively deliver services in your remit, namely; Organisational Development, Compliance, Governance, IT, Systems and Facilities.
Hours:
Normal office hours are 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday, although alternative hours may be worked with line manager agreement. Work outside office hours may sometimes be necessary and will be compensated for by time off in lieu
Annual leave:
28 days plus bank holidays. Annual leave steadily increases after five years of service. Annual leave and statutory holidays are calculated on a pro rata basis where applicable.
Pension:
2wish operate a contributory pension scheme. 2wish will auto-enrol you into the scheme in accordance with it's auto-enrolment obligations. Full details of the scheme will be provided to you once you are enrolled, including the minimum level of contributions that you will be required to make during your membership (current contributions - employer 3% and employee 5%).
Mileage:
A fixed rate allowance is payable for agreed mileage undertaken on 2wish business in a private vehicle, over and above your usual journey to your workplace/s.
Location:
2wish currently offers a form of hybrid working and this will continue for the foreseeable future. This post will continue to include home working, with the expectation on the successful candidate to travel to 2wish Head Office regularly. Applicants living in border counties to Wales will be considered, but the applicant must be willing to commit to regular travel to Head Office.
Additional benefits for our employees:
- An 'Employee Assistance Programme,' including wellbeing support
- Free parking on 2wish premises
- Free branded 2wish clothing
- An extra annual leave day on your birthday
- Incremental increase in holiday entitlement based on length of service
- Paid sick leave
- Discounts for personal purchases on 2wish Merchandise
- Discounted tickets to UK 2wish events for staff and family
- Extra holiday entitlement when taking part in 2wish overseas events
- Company mobile phone for performance of duties
- Tools/equipment required for the performance of duties
- Reimbursement of work expenses
- Bright Exchange employee discounts