NCVO

For over 100 years, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has stood shoulder to shoulder with the voluntary sector, championing the remarkable role of charities and volunteers, ensuring they get the help and support they need to deliver for people and communities. Using our ability to connect and convene, we help make sure the collective voice of charities is heard by those in power raising awareness of the issues and challenges, and campaigning for a better environment for the voluntary sector. We truly are the charities' charity and are always looking for ways to support our 17,000 members to do what they do best. Inequality, climate change, divisive public discourse, public service reform. The challenges society faces are complex and multifaceted. As the need in communities grows, the impact is felt at all levels from the largest charities, to small grassroots organisations. We're already delivering brilliant work to support the sector. We're working with government to deliver a new Covenant for the sector which is centred in a partnership approach, developing match funding campaigns that will raise millions for small charities in Small Charity Week, and training thousands of charity workers every year to grow and build their skills. But to ensure charities are equipped to play their best role, NCVO must continuously evolve and innovate to meet their changing needs. After four years, our Chief Executive is leaving NCVO to join Shelter. Now, as our current strategy comes to an end, we are beginning the process of developing our future direction, making this the perfect time to lead NCVO through a period of exciting transformation. To ready ourselves for building our future organisation, we have recently conducted a governance review and refreshed our Board of Trustees. We have a desire to innovate at pace and as a result of prudent management we have resources to invest in the innovation that is needed. To be successful, you will have the vision, passion and drive to reposition the sector's contribution to society and to deliver a programme of transformation which ensures NCVO meets the needs of the voluntary sector now, and for years to come. You will be a highly accomplished advocate, people influencer and consensus builder. You will have a track record of transformational change and building, shaping, and motivating a high-performing multi-disciplinary leadership team. Authenticity, emotional intelligence, and a commercial mind set are a must. This is a high-profile leadership role with influence across the voluntary sector, and beyond, that will give challenge and reward in equal measure. If you feel you have the right values, skills and experience to drive the changes we are seeking to make, please visit the attenti website via the Apply button to read the appointment brief for more information and how to apply. Closing date for all applications is 9 AM Monday 30 June 2025. For an informal and confidential discussion, after having read the appointment brief, please contact Anita Denton on , or David Fielding on ,

We have a flexible working policy at NCVO, but as CEO, it is important that there is regular visibility in our London office for at least two days per week. Regular travel around the UK will also be required. NCVO is the membership community for charities and voluntary organisations. Together we champion voluntary action, the compassionate people who make a daily difference, supporting the collective impact made across the country. With our members at the heart of everything we do, we unite to champion the remarkable role of charities and volunteers by speaking up and supporting each other to make a bigger difference. For stronger communities. For everyone. After a period with an interim CEO, we are now seeking to appoint a permanent leader for our organisation. They will be a powerful communicator both in listening to our members and other charities, and in influencing stakeholders including government and the media. Their natural way of working will be to seek to collaborate and partner with others to achieve meaningful and long-lasting outcomes which benefit voluntary organisations, volunteering, and wider society. Our leadership team are working to embed our new culture and ways of working. Driven by our values of being open, collaborative, inclusive and ambitious, this will underpin how NCVO approaches everything it does, and culture change sits at the heart of our new strategy. We are looking for a leader who can truly inspire and influence, who lives our values and can lead our culture change as we continue to support charities and volunteers to make a bigger difference. NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, both in our organisation and in the wider voluntary sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview. If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know. How to apply Please send a CV and supporting statement via the Saxton Bampflyde website, available via the Apply button, quoting the reference UATAGA. Closing date: 10 January 2022 (9am) Interviews: interviews will take place initially with Saxton Bampflyde as our recruitment agency and then shortlisted candidates will be interviewed during February 2022. Benefits for NCVO employees NCVO offers attractive benefits including: 25 days' annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) the option to purchase up to 5 more days each year the option to take 35 hours of volunteering leave per year subsidised gym membership season ticket loan flexible working, including opportunities to work from home/off site generous contributions to a stakeholder pension scheme training and development opportunities. We are located a short walk from London King's Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent's canal.