About the role
As CEO, you’ll be responsible for the strategic leadership, operational delivery, and long-term sustainability of the charity. Working closely with the Board of Trustees and senior team, you’ll steer Headway North Staffordshire through a changing health and social care landscape, ensuring they remain responsive, resilient, and impactful well into the future.
Your key priorities will include:
1. Leading and empowering a small, committed senior team across service delivery, fundraising, operations, and administration
2. Driving forward a bold and sustainable strategy for growth and impact
3. Strengthening income generation and nurturing relationships with key funders
4. Ensuring financial oversight, compliance, and good governance
5. Championing the charity externally and building partnerships with local stakeholders, communities and the wider Headway network.
About you:
They are looking for a collaborative, emotionally intelligent leader with a genuine connection to their mission. You’ll bring both strategic vision and practical delivery skills, ideally grounded in a therapeutic, health, or social care setting.
You’ll likely have:
6. A track record in senior leadership within a charity, health, therapeutic, or social care environment
7. The ability to turn strategic vision into practical, sustained delivery
8. Experience managing teams and developing a positive, inclusive culture
9. Financial acumen and experience overseeing budgets and income streams
10. A confident, thoughtful communication style with the ability to influence and inspire
This role will suit someone who thrives in a close-knit environment, understands the challenges and opportunities facing small charities, and is motivated to guide a dedicated team making a life-changing difference every day.
To hear more and find out how to apply, please send a copy of your profile or CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People as the first step.
Deadline: 9am, Wednesday 1st October
First stage interviews: Monday 20th October
Second stage interviews: Tuesday the 4th & Wednesday 5th November