Head of External Relations

The Head of External Relations leads strategic engagement and influencing activities to ensure hunger and hardship remain a priority for key external audiences, to build the breadth and depth of support needed to help end the need for food banks.

Location: Based from home, London or Salisbury - travel around the UK as necessary, including attendance at staff conferences, 121s and team away days
Full/part-time: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £78,433.32 per annum plus benefits

This role engages and influences target stakeholders in government, business, civil society and faith communities to prioritise hunger and hardship in their decisions and actions.

This role is part of Trussell's Prioritising Hunger and Hardship programme, the goal of which is to keep hunger and hardship at the forefront of conversations and decision making - both amongst the public and key individuals and organisations relevant to our cause. This role is focused on the successful delivery of the overall programme outcomes, contributing to the fulfilment of our long term vision of a UK without the need for food banks.

Please submit your application no later than 9am, 2nd March 2026. We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

If you have any difficulties completing your application using the online portal and we will do what we can to help you. Trussell is committed to achieve greater diversity and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.