Job Title:  Director of Fundraising

Reports to: Chief Executive

Direct line reports: 4 (Grants Manager, Head of Corporate Partnerships, Centenary Appeal Manager and Head of Individual Giving, Events and Community Fundraising)

Contract: Interim, 3-month full-time contract (35 hours per week); part-time and flexible working will be considered

Salary: £55k FTE per annum (inclusive of London weighting), £13,750 pro rata for 3 months

Location: Central London office (Lambeth North), initially largely home-based then moving to more office-based working when restrictions allow

We are looking for an interim Director of Fundraising to join our successful and growing fundraising team on a three-month contract to give leadership support and maintain direction and plans, affording the charity the time to undertake the recruitment process for the permanent position over the summer months.

The interim Director of Fundraising will work closely with the Chief Executive, Executive Leadership Team and the Fundraising Senior Management Team to help grow income across all income streams, drive forward the charity’s centenary appeal, alongside planning and delivering a collection of cultivation events in support of the Vision Foundation’s centenary anniversary in 2021.

About us

The Vision Foundation believes passionately that people living with sight loss should have the same opportunities as anyone else. We strive to ensure London is a city that works for everyone and that avoidable sight loss is prevented.

The Vision Foundation is a sector leader in London standing up for the rights and freedoms of people living with sight loss. The charity funds organisations providing front-line projects and services across the capital, and works collaboratively through researching, building capacity, funding and advocacy.  We’ve been going for a hundred years and following a cultural and organisational re-shaping, including changing our name and branding, we have the energy and drive of a start-up. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Leadership
  • Support and lead a talented and motivated fundraising team, maintaining morale, focus and strategic direction to achieve business plans and budget for the year.
  • Ensure the team is involved in cross-organisational projects and that fundraising is joined-up and well-integrated with the wider organisation.
  • Provide 121 and line management support to the Fundraising Senior Management Team (four direct line reports).

• Executive responsibilities
  • Play a key role as part of the Executive Team.
  • Attend and contribute to meetings with Trustees, appropriate sub-Committees and other stakeholders.

• Planning
  • Ensure that fundraising income targets are met and ensure clear plans are refined and implemented as is required during the interim period.
  • Lead the development of special event plans and working groups to support the planning and roll out of the calendar of engagement events and activities.

• New business
  • ​Remain entrepreneurial and creative to take advantage of new opportunities to broaden out the funding base. 
  • Help drive forward and maintain progress on the Centenary Appeal.

• Income generation 
  • Ensure that targets are achieved or exceeded across income streams.  Fundraising annual target for 2021/22 is £1.3m

• Relationship management 
  • Support the Chief Executive and Fundraising Senior Management Team to build and maintain relationships across the high value fundraising portfolios of supporters (existing and potential), with a particular focus in supporting the Centenary Appeal Board in identifying networks and opportunities.
  • Fully capitalise on our network of contacts to support the growth of high value income.
  • Support the Chair, Chief Executive and other Senior Managers in managing and maximising the value of their key contacts and relationships, including overseeing and driving forward contact with Vice Presidents and the Royal Patron. 

• Finance
  • Deliver the fundraising programme within budget and work seamlessly with the Director of Finance and Resources to monitor income and expenditure. 

• Reporting
  • Oversee the delivery of high-quality reports for funders, in particular grant-making trusts, ensuring all grants are drawn down and reported on to a high professional standard and in a prompt and timely manner.
  • Maintain and build on to the management information systems to drive programme performance and risk assessment and mitigation. 

• Systems and processes
  • Oversee the implementation of all outstanding data projects including; the completion of the data retention project.
  • Ensure responsible and rigorous financial processes including cash handling and financial reconciliation.

• General
  • Maintain morale, focus and high energy both inside and outside of the Vision Foundation.
  • Ensure compliance and adherence with latest fundraising regulation and best practice.
  • Keep up to date with developments in the sector and key new initiatives in our field. 
  • To work at all times in compliance with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice and data protection legislation.

• Flexibility
  • The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as the Vision Foundation develops and the role grows. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.

Person Specification: Director of Fundraising

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable experience as an exceptional senior leader, with the ability to recruit, retain and motivate excellent fundraisers to deliver ambitious income targets.
• Excellent track record of personally securing significant gifts or partnerships from Individuals, Trusts and Companies.
• Experience of overseeing a multi-income stream fundraising department – spanning areas such as individual giving, legacies and high value fundraising.
• Experience of delivering special and cultivation events.  
• An experienced networker, with an ability to build high level relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Understanding of digital fundraising.
• Track record of managing complex relationships with funders, involving sophisticated reporting and stewardship.
• Experience of senior management in an organisation, and of contributing to good governance, wider organisational goals and strategic planning.
• Understanding and experience of working within the requirements of the Code of Fundraising Practice and data protection legislation.

Desirable Experience

• Experience of change management.
• Experience of creating and managing fundraising campaigns to support specific social issues and populations.
• An understanding of disability in London.

Personal Qualities

• An understanding of and commitment to London’s blind and partially sighted people.
• An strong leader and manager of people, adept at developing high performing teams.
• An excellent verbal and written communicator.
• Excellent financial fluency.
• Flexibility and a practical, can-do attitude.
• Highly motivated and commercially astute.
• A strong and persuasive negotiator.
• Positive, resilient and supportive of others.
• Strong attention to detail.

Other

• Availability for some occasional evening and weekend work when necessary.

We are looking to appoint a dynamic individual to lead Standing Together’s Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts (SDACs) and Criminal Justice team, including the Outer Mentor Courts. We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record in project development, strategic planning and skills in managing staff. 

STADA coordinates the ground-breaking Coordinated Community Response to domestic abuse in West London and the SDACs are part of a multi-agency partnership approach to domestic abuse in the Criminal Justice System. 

The post will require you to support this new project, Mentor Courts through driving forward process improvements, steering initiative outcomes, developing and monitoring project plans.

Remote working whilst restrictions are in place, otherwise a combination of some travel to Standing Together’s Office

Standing Together is committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse population and is therefore committed to increasing representation of staff of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds across all roles and at all levels. We strongly encourage applications from within BAME communities.

We have a great opportunity for a Fundraising Executive (Partnerships) for a wonderful homelessness charity. This is an exciting role to develop income from corporates and the community within a small, hands on team.

The Role
To join a small team and support the delivery of the organisations fundraising strategy with support and guidance from the Fundraising Manager.
To maximise existing partnerships and community relationships, to increase income.
To be pro active and hands on, eager to identify opportunities for partnerships and development.
To actively seek out new prospects for new business partnership opportunities and to make approaches/pitches to organisations.
Research prospects and maintain the pipeline of long-term and short-term income from warm and cold contacts in line with the Fundraising Strategy.
To work with the Fundraising Team, Communications Team and Service Teams to develop and promote a portfolio of fundraising packages to increase sponsorship for services and projects.
To provide excellent account management, ensuring that all partners receive the highest standard of care and feel that their contribution is recognised valued and actively acknowledged to encourage and develop long term partnerships.
To help develop fundraising campaigns in conjunction with Communications and Service teams.

The Candidate
To have genuine empathy for homelessness as a cause.
Track record of generating new business within corporate, community and/or events fundraising.
Experience of maintaining systems to accurately record information.
Experience of managing projects from start to finish.
Excellent planning and organising skills which include good time management, multi-tasking, personal self-management.
Strong project planning skills, reporting and followup.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessfnd but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Core Arts mental health creative college in Hackney are looking for a new Head of Sport  to join our senior management team. Our award winning Sports Department  provides a range of sporting provisions for adults with mental health problems as part of an individual’s recovery plan. The post holder will continue to lead the development, implementation, and delivery of services that support people with mental health problems and support positive wellbeing, ensuring that these are in line with the strategic plan of the organisation and are delivered within a framework of empowerment and excellence, tackling health inequalities in Hackney and surrounding boroughs through sport.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years’ management experience in a sport development role with a proven track record of delivering impactful services. Experience working with adults with mental health is desirable.  Plus excellent hands on delivery experience in sports coaching, programme and budget management, have managed staff and volunteers and be confident in developing external partnerships and contracts.

Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse seek to appoint a dynamic experienced manager to lead the Standing Together Housing Team.

Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse is a national charity bringing communities together to end domestic abuse. Standing Together pioneered this Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK in 1996. The CCR is a multi-agency partnership model for keeping survivors safe and holding abusers to account. These agencies include the police, criminal justice partners, housing providers, local authorities, social services, healthcare workers, faith communities and charities.

The is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop the Standing Together Housing Team.

In this key role, as Housing Team Manager you will have Strategic oversight the housing teams these include Housing First, Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance and Whole Housing Approach. You will develop the business plan ensuring successful expansion of the all the housing business streams: Please see the Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse website for more information.

As the successful candidate you will have:

• Knowledge of both the Housing and the Domestic Abuse sectors

• Project Management and business planning skills

• Extensive leadership and management experience at a Senior Level

• A creative and strategic approach to all aspects of your work

• The ability to inspire and motivate, and create high performing inclusive teams

Remote working whilst restrictions are in place, otherwise a combination of some travel to Standing Together’s Office

Standing Together is committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse population and is therefore committed to increasing representation of staff of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds across all roles and at all levels. We strongly encourage applications from within BAME communities.

At Young People and Children First, we believe every child leaving care, or who is homeless, can have a safe place to live and receive guidance and support to bridge the critical gap between Foster Care and independent living. We want every young person to develop the life skills, coping strategies and confidence they need to achieve their full potential.

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Fundraiser to plan, lead and implement all fundraising activities and events for our growing charity.  This is a new role and an exciting opportunity to join a passionate and diverse team.  Key responsibilities include:

• Plan and lead on income generation activity for all income streams
• Create a pipeline of support through planned community engagement and events
• Relationship management of existing supporters
• Excellent stewardship and donor care of all supporters
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting process.

The position of Senior Fundraiser is a leading role in the charity.  You will be responsible for the delivery of successful fundraising activities, trust and grant bids, to help generate and grow income.  You will build on current opportunities and extend the charity’s reach to develop new partnerships and alliances, which will enable YPACF to increase the impact of its work.

This role is for 20 hours and YPACF can be flexible on how this is worked across the working week.  This position is office based, but a mix of remote and office working is currently in place for YPACF staff.

OB TITLE: Senior Fundraiser, Supporter Development 

DIRECTORATE: Income Generation

DEPARTMENT: Individual Giving

SALARY: £29,500-£33,245 (plus Inner London Weighting)

TERM: 12 months fixed term maternity cover.

DATE: April 2021

Context and background

The NSPCC is looking for an experienced, and enthusiastic senior fundraiser to join their team for 12 months to cover maternity leave. Reporting to the Fundraising Manager responsible for welcome and loyalty, as well as other programmes, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing supporter engagement strategies and ways of working that compliment and optimise audience fundraising strategies, brand and acquisition spend and press and media coverage.

The Supporter Development team focusses on engaging existing supporters to build loyalty and maximise long term income for the NSPCC. Covid-19 has given us an opportunity to change the way in which we engage with our supporters, enabling us to communications regularly with relevant and engaging content, we are looking for someone who can help us build on this and instill a new way of planning and generating this content. The ideal candidate will be confident in developing loyalty and engagement strategies as well as developing engaging online and offline content. They will also be confident in monitoring and evaluating campaign and strategy effectiveness across different audiences.

Specifically the person in this role will be responsible for:

• Work with fundraising managers to develop supporter engagement journeys to compliment and improve fundraising strategies
• Engage with Acquisition, Brand, Press and other marketing teams to identify themes and content to develop a narrative for supporters, whilst optimising on the charities marketing spend and resource
• Work with members of the Supporter Development team to develop content to support agreed journeys
• Work with Supporter Engagement team to maximise cross sell opportunities and data selections

Ideally we are looking for someone with experience in the following:

• Developing audience led engagement strategies and content
• Proven ability to build, manage and develop positive and fruitful relationships within an organisation and externally and achieve objectives through these relationships
• Ability to develop content strategy and generate engaging online content
• Direct marketing (preferably within fundraising,) to include direct experience of campaign managing a range of direct marketing activities including direct mail, email and telephone.
• Management of creative (external agencies and internal team)
• Monitoring and reporting of results and other financial data
• Success in delivering results as set out in a team or departmental plan.
• Working with data for fundraising purposes, experience should either be in using a database to select and segment data or experience of producing briefs to do so.
• Experience in using Windows-based software packages including word processing, spread sheets, email and the internet, in order to deliver tasks and projects.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Your new company
London based university are seeking an experienced professional to join them on a 3month basis initially to cover a Partnerships Manager position within their Pro Vice-Chancellor Strategy, Planning and Partnerships department.

Your new role
Much of this university's work relies heavily on developing key partnerships across the university's member institutions and key stakeholders in the Higher Education Sector. Partnership working is embedded within many colleagues roles, and as Partnerships Manager you will work closely with the Vice Chancellor and member of the Vice Chancellor's Executive Group, to act as the engine behind colleagues' work, providing individuals and teams with the research, analysis, frameworks and infrastructure to develop effective and sustainable partnership initiatives. You will also be required to collate and intelligently connect the various strands for work across the University to add value by establishing common themes and interdependence that deepen their impact.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a collaborative and customer focused in your approach, with a focus on performance and delivery, being a self-starter and a proactive thinker. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• experience of working in an environment where partnerships and relationships are key to strategic delivery
• experience of research, analysis, clear mapping and report writing
• experience of working closely with senior staff
• experience of developing frameworks for partnership evaluation and development
• excellent analytical skills, including ability to evaluate the impact and meaning of data and to present it clearly to others
• excellent writing and presentation skills

A demonstrable understanding of the HE sector is desirable, but if not then a commitment to the values of higher education

What you'll get in return
This is a temporary position for 3months initially working 35 hours a week. The role is paying the equivalent of £45,000 - 53,000 per annum - which works out to be circa £25ph -£30ph+ holiday pay depending on skills and experience.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV - suitable CVs will be asked to complete a cover letter. Please note the very short deadline on this post of Wednesday 5^th May 2021. Interviews will follow shortly after.

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Charity People are so thrilled to be working with a leading Project and Communications agency that focus their work with non-profits, who are looking to recruit an experienced Senior Account Manager to join their friendly and hard-working team. This role would be a 9-month maternity cover contract, with a possibility of extension.

Job Title: Senior Account Manager
Salary: £40,000
Location: London
Contract: 9 month maternity contract (possibility to entend)
Benefits: 3 days from home (from June 21st)
Closing Date: Thursday 20th May
Required: CV and Cover Letter

Reporting to the Founder and Principal, you will lead on the relationship management of all the agencies clients by developing and maintaining new and current client relationships, from inception to delivery. You will be the first point of contact for all clients, and act as the liaison between the organisation and the clients, whilst providing end-to-end project management. This will include project budgets, resources and providing regular status reports. Furthermore, you will be responsible for responding to new business enquiries and delivering presentations to secure new business opportunities. There are line-management responsibilities within this role, as you will be supporting the Account Executive.

The ideal person for this exciting role will be an experienced Account Manager, or similar, within the not-for-profit sector. You will have excellent customer service skills and are able to meet tight deadlines and work on various projects effectively at one time. Although not essential, it would be great if you have previous CRM Software experience, for example in Salesforce, and of Project Management Software, such as Trello.

This role is currently remote working; however longer-term you will be based in their London offices.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV and a Cover Letter to Stuart Milliner at Charity People.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We're looking for a New Business Manager to help our charity expand upon our consultancy and training offer. A newly funded post, the role holder will help us to embed an entrepreneurial approach into our charity, ensuring that we have a brilliant offer that meets the needs of our clients whilst also fulfill in our mission of ensuring that  decision makers listen to and act upon the views of young people.

In this role you will be mapping our audiences and creating a new and improved offer. Through developing this programme of work you will help to bring in much needed funds to the charity, supporting our continuing work to bring young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change.

If you have experience of sales and marketing, developing a business proposition or a passion for helping charities to develop their entrepreneurial approach then we are want to hear from you.

Fundraising Partnership Executive / Fundraiser 

Location: Wimbledon, London, with an element of working from home and occasional working from our other easy to access locations in South London

Salary: £31,827

Contract Type: Permanent 

Position Type: Full Time

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) we will consider reduced hours or other flexible working arrangements

Closing date: Thursday 13 May 2021

Interview dates: 20th May 2021

Our client works in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Merton, Croydon, Lambeth, and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. They are the third largest provider of homelessness accommodation in London and work with people of all ages, providing housing, support and guidance to empower them towards independent living and to building a better life.

They’re looking for a Partnerships Executive to join their team and work closely with the Fundraising Team Leader as an integral part of their small Fundraising and Communications Team. They need someone who can help them to deliver high quality partnership opportunities with external supporters to increase annual income for their Community Services.

They are a flexible, friendly, and supportive team who work hard to constantly improve the way they work. Their days and weeks are busy but there is a lot of support and a chance for you to develop your skills in the Fundraising profession in an organisation who put people first.

In this role you will:

Demonstrate your skills as a talented fundraiser. This role offers a great opportunity to deliver your own creative approach to utilising their assets to generate new income. You will be primarily responsible for securing new corporate and community partnerships as well as managing existing partnerships, to help deliver their Fundraising Strategy. In doing so, you’ll enable them to support more of London’s most vulnerable people.

You will need to be:

• Enthusiastic about growing new and current partnership opportunities through skilled account management and meaningful fundraising packages
• Confident, organised, and self-motivated
• Experienced in generating new income and building charitable partnerships that add value to their services
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with Word and Excel to intermediate/advanced level
• Experienced in working with Fundraising CRM systems, data management and reporting
• Willing to go the extra mile in support of the homeless individuals they work with

The full Job Description & Person Specification for the role is also available. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you then they would love to hear from you!

Our clients benefits

Competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. occupational sick pay, contributory group pension scheme free life assurance, Cycle to work scheme, Tech scheme, Health insurance perks (medicash). 

Our client are an equal opportunities employer. They are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, they have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion steering group and have engagement across the business. They encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including people who have experienced homelessness to ensure their colleagues reflect the diversity of the people they support and society. They particularly invite applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic backgrounds as well as people with disabilities.

• Salary: Circa £38,000 (Including London Weighting)
• Hours: 37.5 per week
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: London (with flexible home working)

Brook has been the UK’s leading charity supporting, educating and empowering young people from diverse communities to make informed decisions about their sexual health and wellbeing for 55 years. We believe in a society where young people are free to be themselves.

Our mission is to equip young people for life’s challenges. We know being a young person can be tough, and through our innovative clinical services, digital support, tailored counselling and inspiring relationships and sex education, young people are able to take charge of their sexual health and wellbeing.

About this position

This new position will be responsible for growing Brook’s income through developing and managing effective and successful corporate partnerships. This role has a national remit and you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to support business growth and innovation.

You will be responsible for retaining Brook’s existing corporate partnerships through excellent relationship management and for identifying, engaging and securing new long term corporate partnerships.  You will be responsible for developing compelling proposals that are mutually beneficial for both Brook and the corporate partner, maximising Brook’s extensive reach to young people and our trusted and established brand.

About you

We are ideally seeking someone who has a track record in securing high value new corporate partnerships and who has excellent relationships management skills.  However, we also welcome applications from those with a positive, solution focused attitude and experience of developing and maintaining partnerships, promoting business development. You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have experience of working within the charity sector and have the ability to translate Brook’s work into compelling cases for support that result in additional income within a competitive funding environment.

You will have proven project management experience, be able to make decisions, work autonomously, meet challenging targets and work to tight deadlines.  You will be expected to represent the organisation externally and you will have excellent presentation and networking skills.

In return for your expertise, enterprise, initiative and drive, we can offer a truly supportive environment and genuinely interesting work for a charity that has a proud history and an exciting future.

Your application

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a personal statement (no longer than two sides of A4 by midday on Wednesday 19th May 2021.

Your application should outline why you are a suitable candidate and your reasons for applying.

Interviews for this role will take place over Zoom or face to face in London week commencing 25th May 2021.

RESULTS UK is looking for a Part Time Partnerships Manager who will take the lead in developing and implementing a resource mobilisation strategy across the organisation. The post holder will maintain and maximise support from our existing donors including the ACTION partnership and contribute to the continued diversification of our income by effectively engaging new donors (both in the UK and internationally).  This position will also line manage the Grants Officer who is primarily responsible for project reporting.

This is an exciting opportunity with scope for the post holder to develop and implement a resource mobilisation strategy across the organisation, with a focus on trusts, foundations and major donors, to diverse our income streams and deliver our mission to create the public and political will to end poverty, by enabling people to exercise their personal and political power for change.

We positively welcome the contributions of people from a wide range of backgrounds, skills and abilities, recognising the value that different perspectives bring to the organisation.  As part of this commitment, we aim to attract and retain high-calibre staff of all backgrounds by offering a range of people-centred policies to support our staff including options to work from home, flexible working and agile contracts, training and professional development opportunities, and membership of the disability confident scheme. Further information about these is available on request.

Please read the full job description for full details on the role and how to apply.

Position:  Chief Executive

Organisation: Redress Scotland​

Location: Scotland, Central Belt

Salary: £77,340 to £83,233 per annum + pension + holiday + flexible remote working

Closing date: 12.00 noon on the 31st May 2021

Background

For decades, children in residential care in Scotland were failed by those entrusted to look after them.  Scotland is taking steps to face up to those failing by establishing a financial redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care.

While nothing can ever make up for the suffering survivors have endured, financial redress can provide acknowledgement and recognition of the harm done.  A national redress scheme will offer a non-adversarial alternative route to justice and access to support and apology.

To deliver this, the Scottish Government is supporting the creation of a new ‘non-departmental public body’ entitled Redress Scotland.  This body will assess and make decisions on applications from survivors (and in some cases next of kin) seeking redress.  Redress Scotland will be entirely independent of the Scottish Government.

Organisation

Redress Scotland is primarily a decision-making body.  It will not process applications, provide support to applicants or arrange payments.  In order to make best use of public resources, all administrative aspects of the national scheme will instead be carried out by Scottish Government without impinging on the independence of Redress Scotland’s decision-making.

The Role

Redress Scotland is seeking to appoint a Chief Executive who will be the board’s principal adviser on the discharge of its statutory functions.

You will provide strong leadership from the outset, working to establish a strategic framework for Redress Scotland and putting in place the right resources, processes and policies to ensure success.  The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing and implementing organisational strategies, governance arrangements, resource plans and corporate reports. 

You will operate with high levels of personal integrity and be able to build new trusted relationships across organisational boundaries, helping to create a trauma-informed organisation that inspires the trust of the survivor community.

Main duties include:

• Working closely with the Chair, you will establish the strategic framework for Redress Scotland, translating this into operational processes and creating the right conditions for success as an independent public body.
• Make evidence-based recommendations to the Board on the action and resources required to achieve its vision – including recruitment, training and wider business infrastructure.
• Recruit and develop a small secretariat team, confidently communicating the needs of survivors in a clear and compelling manner and instilling a culture of trauma-informed practice. 
• Provide concise advice to the Board on the effective discharge of its responsibilities – as set out in legislation and statutory guidance – demonstrating a clear commitment to continuous improvement.
• Put in place robust governance, risk and reporting arrangements, following best practice to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.  This includes annual corporate, financial and operational reports as set out in legislation.
• Build new and trusting relationships with survivors, survivor organisations, care providers and other key stakeholders, working collaboratively across boundaries to promote the purpose and values of Redress Scotland.
• Work to ensure Redress Scotland is a professional and accessible organisation.  Role modelling a commitment to integrity, accountability, objectivity and equality.  This includes setting high standards of performance and establishing appropriate monitoring arrangements.

For more information about the recruitment process or to request information in a different format, please contact John Lavictoire, Director at Seymour John Public Services.

If you would like to review the job application pack and apply, please follow the links and send your CV and accompanying letter of application by 12.00 noon on 31 May 2021.

Any third-party applications will automatically be passed onto our Retained Executive Search Consultants at Seymour John Public Services.