Director of Services and Engagement

Leeds - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Are you a values-driven leader who believes that women facing domestic abuse deserve exceptional services services not just designed for them but truly shaped by their lived experiences

Leeds Womens Aid (LWA) is a proudly feminist womencentred organisation delivering lifechanging support for women and girls experiencing domestic abuse. As they enter an exciting time of growth and transformation theyre looking for a visionary Director of Services & Engagement to help shape the next era of innovation and impact.

Salary:

Location: Hybrid (50/50) split between Leeds office home and cross-service/stakeholders

Contract: Permanent 35 hours per week FTE

Benefits: 30 days annual leave (bank) 5% employer pension contribution enhanced maternity/paternity policies flexible life and family-friendly working

About the opportunity

In this newly reimagined role youll lead service delivery and engagement with women accessing LWAs support ensuring services are safe trauma-informed and inclusive and above all grounded in womens lived experiences. You will create the conditions for their voices to be heard valued and amplified so they meaningfully shape practice and influence change.

This is a rare career-defining opportunity at the heart of LWAs future. The organisation is building a visible united and inspiring senior team rooted in shared leadership mutual accountability and collaboration.

Youll take ownership of a diverse and dynamic portfolio spanning refuge community services housing engagement impact and performance. As an ambitious organisational strategy gains momentum youll focus on strengthening partnerships building emerging housing capability and ensuring survivors voices influence every decision.

Taking the lead on

Strategic oversight of frontline services and survivorcentred practice.
Coachingled leadership for managers and multidisciplinary teams.
Quality assurance performance safeguarding and operational risk.
Innovation and service development informed by data evidence and lived experience.
External engagement with commissioners statutory services and the wider sector.
Development of a sustainable forwardfacing housing strategy.

About you

You are a confident highly skilled operational leader with a deep commitment to women-centred trauma-informed practice. You bring the credibility and conviction to represent an organisation rooted in womens lived experience ensuring its values language and decisions consistently reflect women-centred principles.

Youll also bring:

Senior leadership experience within charity public sector or social care settings.
Proven track record of delivering high-quality services across complex teams.
Strategic thinker with the ability to identify and drive innovation and change.
Sound judgement calm decision-making and strong relationship-building skills.
Able to offer respectful challenge foster reflective practice and shared ownership.
Consistently values-led inclusive and ethical in your leadership.

Please note this is a women-only role under the Equality Act 2010 which is an Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Why this role matters

Youll join an organisation with courageous ambition and a commitment to collective leadership. This role gives you the platform to influence strategy shape service excellence elevate survivor voice and lead a talented purposeled workforce making a profound difference every day.

Are you ready to apply

Please send a copy of your CV or profile toAmelia Lee at Charity Peopleas the first step.

If your experience matches what were looking for then well be in touch with more detail about the application process.

Deadline:9am on Wednesday 25^th March

Interview dates will be confirmed soon.

Charity People is a forward thinking inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age disability (including hidden disabilities) gender gender identity or gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.

Required Experience:

Director

Job DescriptionAre you a values-driven leader who believes that women facing domestic abuse deserve exceptional services services not just designed for them but truly shaped by their lived experiencesLeeds Womens Aid (LWA) is a proudly feminist womencentred organisation delivering lifechanging supp...