Programme Director – Bristol Changing Futures Programme

Salary c£60k + benefits

Fixed term contract to March 2024. There is an opportunity for this role to be fulfilled as a secondment.

Second Step is a leading mental health charity that has been putting mental health first for people in Bristol and the Southwest for over 30 years. Second Step believes that with the right support, everyone can take control of their life and make their future their own.

Second Step is the lead agency, in a partnership of organisations, chosen by Bristol City Council, to deliver the MHCLG Changing Futures programme in Bristol. This new, exciting programme has been designed to support people facing multiple disadvantages, including discrimination, homelessness, domestic abuse, mental health, drug and alcohol and interactions with the criminal justice system. 

The programme’s aims are:

• To improve the way that local systems and services work for people experiencing multiple disadvantage and who are traditionally not well served by services

• To use the learning from this to influence future government programmes and policy

Changing Futures’ purpose is to make a lasting impact through profound cultural and systemic change.

We are looking to appoint the new role of Programme Director, to lead and manage the Changing Futures programme, working to deliver the City’s vision, aims, objectives, outcomes and activities.

You will be passionate about making a difference and meeting the needs of hidden, underserved communities; you will have proven strategic leadership skills to work across organisational boundaries, working with the Changing Futures Programme Board and other networks across the city, leading the Programme Office, and overseeing the delivery to achieve our ambitious goals. Co-production sits at the heart of Changing Futures; the right candidate will demonstrate a willingness to engage and work closely with people with lived experience.

We are seeking candidates who bring a proven ability to work successfully and collaboratively in a team environment across organisational boundaries, sectors, agencies. Ideally you will have experience of working in/ or with the voluntary sector preferably with a focus on people with complex and multiple needs, which could be related to mental health, drug and alcohol, homelessness, and interactions with the criminal justice system. You will also have experience of leading system change with proven experience of business planning.

Candidates will adhere well to the mission and values of Second Step with a commitment to equalities and diversity, the ability and motivation to work with a Recovery focused, strengths-based approach and bring exposure to multiple service users and peer led approaches.

To learn more about this fantastic opportunity, please contact Vanessa Moon and Sandy Hinks via 01275 371200 or recruit@moonexecsearch.com for an informal conversation and a copy of the briefing pack.

We ask that you then send a copy of your latest CV or biography together with an Expression of Interest (up to 1,000 words), explaining your motivations for applying for the role, and how you feel your skills, knowledge and experience match the requirements sought. We are particularly keen to know about a significant system project in which you have a played a lead role and where you have operated across organisational boundaries.

Closing date for applications is 13th December and interviews with Second Step will take place on 16th December 2021. 

To ensure fairness to all applicants, any decision to shortlist you for initial telephone screening will be based solely on the information that you supply on your CV/biography and Expression of Interest. Therefore, it is important you give as much information as possible as to why you wish to apply and what you think makes you a suitable applicant.

Second Step celebrate diversity and value equal opportunity, and believe the more inclusive we all are, the better our work will be. They want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and they recruit on the basis of merit and potential. They also welcome applications from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

They are a Mindful Employer and a Time to Change champion which means they have access to a wealth information and support for staff who experience stress, anxiety, depression or other mental health problems 

Moon Executive Search is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all areas of society.

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