Senior Leadership Team - VOLUNTARY ROLE

Newham & Tower Hamlets, London

Volunteer • Part‑Time • Senior Leadership Team

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Help build a charity that changes lives, shifts systems, and opens doors for generations.

At Unlock YOUR Potential, we believe an “accident of birth” should never determine a person’s destination. We are a new London‑based social mobility charity committed to breaking cycles of deprivation through holistic employability, wellbeing, and mentoring programmes that empower adults to thrive.

We are prioritising delivery in Newham and Tower Hamlets — two boroughs that rank among the top 10 most deprived areas nationally for employment and skills. The need here is real. The talent is abundant. The opportunity for impact is extraordinary.

Our vision is to build a flagship model in East London that can grow, evolve, and expand beyond these two boroughs — creating a blueprint for social mobility that transforms communities across the UK.

Through enriching programmes, professional experiences, and empowering support, we champion ambition, connect individuals to meaningful opportunities, and help every person develop, grow, and excel. We believe success should be defined by talent, aspiration, and dedication — never background or circumstance.

We are now recruiting our founding Senior Leadership Team — compassionate, strategic, values‑driven leaders who want to build something meaningful from the ground up.

You will work closely with the Founder to shape our culture, guide our strategy, build our systems, and lay the foundations for long‑term impact.

We are recruiting for the following Senior Leadership roles:

1. Executive Director

A confident, inspiring organisational leader who can drive strategy, oversee delivery, and work side‑by‑side with the Founder to build a high‑impact charity from scratch.

2. Managing Director

A collaborative, steady operational partner who can turn strategy into action, coordinate teams, and ensure smooth day‑to‑day running of the charity.

3. Head of HR & Volunteering

A people‑centred leader who can shape our culture, develop volunteer pathways, support wellbeing, and build inclusive, empowering HR practices.

4. Head of External Affairs

A relationship‑builder who can lead on partnerships, fundraising, communications, and public presence — amplifying our mission across East London and beyond.

5. Head of Service Delivery

A programme‑focused leader who can design, deliver, and refine our employability, wellbeing, and mentoring services to ensure they are impactful, accessible, and life‑changing.

6. Head of Insight & Impact

A data‑driven thinker who can build our monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems — ensuring we understand our impact and continuously improve.

7. Head of Learning & Development

A development‑focused leader who can shape our training, mentoring, and personal growth pathways for participants, volunteers, and future staff.

If you bring passion, integrity, and a commitment to equity, we would love to hear from you.

Why join us?

1. Shape a new charity from day one

Your leadership will directly influence our culture, strategy, systems, and long‑term direction.

2. Champion social mobility where it matters most

Help adults unlock confidence, skills, and opportunities that change the trajectory of their lives.

3. Lead with authenticity and heart

We welcome leaders with lived experience, community roots, and non‑traditional backgrounds.

4. Build a flagship model for national impact

Your work in Newham and Tower Hamlets will lay the foundations for future expansion across the UK.

Who we’re looking for

We welcome applications from people who are:

• Passionate about social mobility, equity, and community empowerment.

• Excited by the challenge of building a start‑up charity.

• Collaborative, reflective, and committed to inclusive leadership.

• Able to offer strategic insight, operational skill, and supportive teamwork.

• Ready to bring their whole self, lived experience, and voice to the table.

We particularly encourage applications from people from working‑class or low‑income backgrounds, people of colour, and those with lived experience of the barriers we aim to dismantle.

Time commitment

Flexible voluntary role with approximately minimum 10 hours per month, including occasional leadership meetings, working groups, and strategic development sessions.

Remote‑friendly, with some in‑person sessions in Newham or Tower Hamlets.

Join us and help build a charity that unlocks potential, transforms futures, and uplifts communities.

Help Us Unlock Potential and Break Down Barriers

If you’re ready to guide a charity with purpose at its core, we’d love to hear from you.