We are a Registered Charity and SCIO SC046907. Our aim is to provide relief to women, children and young people, who have been subjected to or are still experiencing domestic abuse so they can become active citizens who are achieving, more resilient, respected and responsible for their own lives. This post will require Enhanced Disclosure.

Our posts are open to women only applicants as we are a woman only service, covered by the occupational requirement exemption under the Equality Act 2010.

Role

The Director will lead the Charity and continue to build and future proof the Organisation. The Director will also create and embrace the vision providing focused strategic leadership, enabling the Charity to achieve challenging income generation targets and maintain the high level of service delivery to survivors of Domestic Abuse.

The Director will raise the profile of the Charity with all supporters and stakeholders. The Organisation’s values and culture will be key to how the Director will lead and empower staff and volunteers to continue to provide a service that is truly User led. The Director will be accountable to the Board for ensuring the Charity operates legally and safely.

Overall responsibilities:

Vision and Strategy

• Work with the Board to construct an inspirational vision
• Provide Organisational leadership, and oversee the development and implementation of the Organisation’s strategy to deliver the vision
• Translate the strategy into realistic plans for the SMT [Senior Management Team] and the staff team
• Measure progress against agreed Key Performance Indicators
• Ensure the views of the CWA service users are always heard and acted upon
• Build an effective relationship with the Chair and Board of Trustees
• Ensure the Charity meets all legal, statutory and regulatory requirements
• Ensure the Charity has effective and up to date policies in all areas
• Ensure the annual report and accounts are submitted on time
• Ensure that all information is current, appropriate and accepted best practice
• Good leadership skills and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop a small team to deliver results
• Ability to think strategically and to communicate the strategic vision
• Create a culture of continuous improvement throughout the Charity with training and mentoring opportunities for staff and volunteers
• Build relationships with politicians, the media, government officials, third sector professionals, other professional Organisations to advance the Organisations aims.
• Explore and action ways to enhance the Charity’s branding, people and culture
• Attend external events to raise awareness of CWA and the Organisation

Personal Skills and Attributes

Essential Experience:

• An understanding of, and commitment to, the values of the CWA
• Knowledge of Scottish Women’s Aid and the impact that Domestic Abuse has on women, children and young people
• Helpline and or direct supporter or service user experience in the Women’s sector
• Experience of building and maintaining relationships with policy makers and policy professionals within the Women’s Sector
• A successful leadership record within an appropriate Organisation and a strong fundraising or commercial element
• Experience in developing and implementing Service User focused Organisational strategy
• Evidence of leading change in the charitable sector
• A track record of growth; building an Organisation and significantly increasing income
• Experience of empowering, motivating and building teams through exceptional people leadership and interpersonal skills
• Experience of positively raising an Organisations profile and influencing external audiences
• Evidence of effective communication and relationship management with a wide range of stakeholders, able to develop successful partnerships and encourage support
• Experience in hosting on-line webinars and facilitating on-line Q &A’s through various platforms to increase service user engagement
• Previous experience in the charitable sector

Desirable Experience:

• Previous Director experience or similar role
• Understanding of data management and security
• Knowledge of the Violence against women agenda