Job Type: Full time

Location: Young Lives vs Cancer is a flexible employer and we’re looking for the best candidate for the role so you can be homebased or hybrid, working out of Bristol or London office. This role will require some ad-hoc travel for Executive and Governance meeting

Contract Type: Interim role 2 year contract

Hours per week: 35

Salary: £88,000

Closing Date: 5th December 2022

Interview dates start from: 9th December 2022. Interviews will be held virtually.

When a child or a young person is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, of families being apart, the overwhelming money worries, of the feeling of isolation and being alone.

At Young Lives vs Cancer we exist so that no family should face that experience alone. We believe that when the doctor says cancer, everyone impacted by cancer in children and young people should get the support they need and that children and young people with cancer should have the opportunity to thrive, not just survive.

Interim Director of Services and Impact

Young Lives vs Cancer are looking for an interim Director of Services for a 2 year contract period. Our Director of Service is a critical role for the organisation and a vital member of the Executive Team. You’ll be accountable for ensuring that all Young Lives vs Cancer service provision delivers the best possible impact for children and young people with cancer and their families, in a safe and sustainable way.

Young Lives vs Cancer is in the midst of a services transformation, reshaping our operational delivery model and a services strategy which is underpinned by the needs of children and young people. This role will continue to lead and deliver that transformation effectively and at pace.

You’ll ensure that the voice of our service users underpins our decision making and delivery both within services and the wider organisation and drives our relentless ambition across the organisation to ensure those we support thrive and not just survive.

We need a credible leader who can work effectively to support service development and that service teams work seamlessly across the whole organisation, in particular with the income and engagement teams to support the delivery of our income aspirations.

Working closely with other Directors you’ll support our external influencing and positioning, using your high levels of credibility in the field to develop and maintain a robust network of stakeholders and influencers, both nationally and regionally, who will support Young Lives vs Cancer in meeting its mission

About you

• You’ll be a qualified social work professional, with experience of service development and transformation. A strong leader who is professional, driven and passionate to succeed. You will have experience of leading complex and diverse teams. You’ll think strategically with ability to work at pace. You will be an effective relationship manager, with the ability to support and engage with a wide range of stakeholders from the Board of Trustees, NHS, and Government to the Children and Young People we seek to support.

What we’ll offer

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme. To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website:

https://www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk/careers/our-benefits/

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we do not just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it. We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background.

We are on a journey, and if you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.

Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment