Managing Director of Family Services and Development in London

Managing Director of Family Services and Development in London

London Full-Time On-site
The Thomas Coram Foundation for Children (“Coram”)

Salary - Circa £75,000 per annum.
Coram Family Lives was formed over fifty years ago by volunteers to ensure all parents had somewhere to turn before they reach crisis point and provides targeted early intervention support to those who are struggling. Following integration into the Coram Group, the organisation is entering an important phase of development, sustainability and impact, distinctive expertise, voice and relationships.
Coram is the first and longest continuing children's charity, originally The Foundling Hospital, helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, a dynamic group of organisations, Coram now helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year through direct services, curriculum tools, and digital advice.
Working directly with the Chief Executive as a member of the Senior Management Team of Coram, the Managing Director of Family Services and Development will lead the delivery, oversight and development of both national and local programmes of family support. This includes leading Coram Family Lives, which consists of 100 staff and more than 130 active volunteers, as well as leading other projects as required.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the strategy to ensure sustainable operation and development of Coram Family Lives including responsibility for income generation working alongside the Coram Family Lives Head of Business Development and the Coram MD of Fundraising.
You will lead on service innovation and policy for family focusing programmes, including initiating and developing relationships with key partners. You will develop strategies and plans to reach out to staff and volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds, including working with colleagues to maintain the Investors in Volunteers Award.
This senior role is an opportunity for a for an established leader with advanced knowledge of the children and family sector across the UK. The successful candidate will have a strong business focus, with experience of identifying, responding to and delivering new business opportunities, and managing finances to seven figures. The successful candidate will also have experience of managing multiple and distributed teams spread across the UK
Please note that this is a full-time role, office based in central London. Hybrid working is supported but this post is not offer...

The Thomas Coram Foundation for Children (“Coram”)

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The Thomas Coram Foundation for Children (“Coram”) Recruitment Team