Chief Executive Officer

The basics

Location: Agile with regular travel around London and time in Safer London’s Southwark office
Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
Hours: 32 hours per week (Safer London is a 4 day/32 hour working week organisation)
Starting salary: £85,000, rising to £104,500

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us they are just that - a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.

Who you are

You are someone with the expertise and knowledge to provide inspirational leadership, championing the organisation’s values, and to act as Safer London’s public face and ambassador across the sector and beyond.

You are committed to creating and sustaining a supportive, empathetic and inclusive organisational culture. Working closely with the Board of Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will be responsible for developing and implementing the organisation’s long-term strategy, budget and business plans and ensuring it complies with relevant laws and regulations.

You bring experience of partnership or multi-agency working and a solutions-focused approach to supporting, motivating and engaging employees, volunteers, beneficiaries and existing and prospective funders.

If you are committed and resilient, and believe you have what it takes to help us to improve the lives of young Londoners and their families, please apply.

What the role involves

- Strategy, planning and control - including the preparation of a strategic plan and annual budget for approval by the Board of Trustees, and developing a culture of continuous improvement throughout all aspects of the charity’s work.

- Leadership - providing inspirational and empathetic leadership to the organisation and developing a culture which motivates all employees to provide a high quality service.

- Governance - ensuring that systems and structures are in place to enable the Board of Trustees to fulfil its statutory responsibilities and exercise effective control of the charity’s affairs, and that the organisation fulfils its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities including those set by the Charities Commission and by Companies House.

- Representation - representing the organisation at external events and in the media and being the public face of the organisation across the sector and in particular within the Alliance of which Safer London is a key partner.

- Finance - ensuring the organisation delivers its business plan and supporting the business development team to win contracts from public bodies and other funders, and being accountable to the Board of Trustees for the overall financial health of Safer London.

- People management - line-managing the Deputy CEO, the Practice Directors and the EA to the CEO.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- A 4-day/32-hour working week (FTE) - normally worked either Mondays-Thursdays or Tuesdays-Fridays. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces).
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Access to an Employee Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Additional Annual Leave allowance after 3 years and 5 years, plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible; shortlisted candidates will be invited for a preliminary, on-line interview within one week of receipt of their application, and those who are successful in the first round will be invited to a full day of interviews and assessments in March.

Please make sure you find the Job Pack on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ’Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process or if you experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete the application through the online portal, please contact us via the "Contact us" section of our website.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals and you must be able to show proof that you have permanent permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

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