Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust is a Supported Housing Project for single homeless young women aged 16 to 21. It was founded by Sybil Phoenix OBE MBE, MS in 1979.
We manage two sites, both based in the London Borough of Lewisham. The first hostel is owned by us and is based in Brockley. It has 21 bed spaces. The second hostel has six bed spaces and is in New Cross. It is owned by London and Quadrant Housing Trust.
The service we offer is accommodation with support. This means each resident has an allocated worker who will work with them to deal with any of the problems they may have encountered and to help them to build the skills and confidence needed to move on to live more independently. This ranges from counselling to education support, from help with accessing benefits to advice over personal issues and relationships.
We are now looking for a Charity Director (Part-Time) for Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust - a dynamic and caring individual with a broad range of skills to support the organisation.
Alongside other criteria listed in the job description, the successful candidate will have:
Senior Manager experience with a demonstrable track record of successfully contributing towards or running a not for profit organisation
Experience in supported housing sector with reference to contracts and funding
Experience of large/medium staff team management
Proven financial management of a medium sized charity/organisation
HR and Employment law / people management experience
Strategic planning and implementation experience
Due to the sensitive nature of the charity's work this vacancy is open to females only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1) If you would like to receive a Job description for this role with details on how to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar: shweta.prabhakar@harrishill.co.uk | 020 7820 7320
Closing date for applications: 5th September 2021
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
