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Reference: 67760

Date Added: 11 September 2018
Closing Date: 10 October 2018

Job Title: Chief Executive

Working For: Feeding Britain

Location: London

Salary: £42,000 per annum

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Feeding Britain is seeking to appoint an entrepreneurial Chief Executive who will lead the organisation into the next phase of its existence. The Chief Executive’s overall objective will be to develop and extend Feeding Britain’s programme of work to counter hunger and malnutrition in this country, and maximise the impact of the gains it has made and the projects it has pioneered.

The key responsibilities of the Chief Executive will include:

  • Constantly seeking opportunities to propose and find new ideas that fulfil the founding purpose of Feeding Britain
  • Spreading through the Feeding Britain network of towns, cities, and counties our self-grown ideas and building up sufficient resources for their implementation
  • Leading and organising high-profile national campaigns that ensure the plight of people on low incomes, who struggle to afford food, becomes ever more prominent in public and parliamentary debates
  • Providing politicians with knowledge and expertise to change policy and legislation as part of the abolition of hunger and malnutrition in this country
  • Taking on overall responsibility for ensuring Feeding Britain complies with the necessary safeguarding, charitable, and financial regulations that govern the charity’s work
  • Overseeing the management of Feeding Britain’s accounts and budgets
  • Assisting with the drafting of funding bids
  • Overseeing the organisation of regular Feeding Britain events across the country

Feeding Britain is looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as strong organisational abilities, who is committed to the organisation’s mission of ensuring everybody in this country has the necessary resources and opportunities to access and obtain food of sufficient quality. The organisation is seeking someone with proven experience of managing multiple projects and budgets, and a working knowledge of the policymaking and legislative process.

Feeding Britain’s Chief Executive will be working closely with a senior board of Trustees to coordinate and implement the different strands of the organisation’s work. Those Trustees are The Rt Hon Frank Field MP (Chair), Heidi Allen MP, Andrew Bowie MP, Rosie Boycott, Andrew Forsey, Baroness Jenkin, Emma Lewell-Buck MP, Laura Mason, and The Rt Revd Tim Thornton.

Closing Date: 10 October 2018

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will take place between 4th and 15th October 2018 with applications being accepted on a rolling basis. Ideally the successful candidate would start in the week commencing 5th November 2018.

Application Details

Please email a CV and one-page cover letter to Andrew Forsey on andrew.forsey@parliament.uk

Website: http://www.feedingbritain.org

Additional Notes

September 13: Logo updated; interview dates clarified; closing date extended to October 10