Chief Executive Officer

Lia’s Wings; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lia’s Wings is seeking a passionate CEO to lead its growth and strategic objectives in providing air transfers for children. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the charity sector, proven fundraising success, and a commitment to supporting families during crises.

Qualifications

• Experience at strategic level (CEO or senior director) in the charity sector.
• Proven track record in fundraising and income growth.
• Ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic objectives and growth of Lia’s Wings.
• Expand domestic and international child medical transport services.
• Enhance the Family Support Service.

Skills

Inspirational leadership skills

Fundraising strategies

Relationship building

Passion for family support

Job description

Lia’s Wings transforms lives through hospital air transfers for children. We are the UK’s international and domestic aeroplane ambulance charity dedicated to ensuring that children and babies who have a medical incident are safely and swiftly returned to their local hospital or home location within the UK. We also provide a tailored support service for families to help them through crisis, creating improved outcomes and lasting change.

Lia’s Wings has recently expanded internationally, assisting families by repatriating children with medical issues back to the UK, often collaborating closely with British embassies abroad. We ensure that any British citizen can get home to NHS care – even when crisis happens overseas.

Supporting families is a key part of what differentiates Lia’s Wings from other charities. Assisting families – before, during and after transfers - is a key element in why families consistently advocate for Lia’s Wings. We are always there when families feel they have no one else to turn to.

Our charity is entering a significant growth phase, with more demand and opportunity than ever before. With a number of opportunities open to us, the CEO will lead our strategic objectives and growth, including:

• Addressing the NHS’s demand for domestic child medical transport
• Significantly expanding our international service
• Continuing to enhance the Family Support Service that is a core part of our proposition

The CEO will lead the dramatic expansion of the service to allow us to help more families than ever before, ensuring we have the structure and resources to achieve these goals. We aim to continue to broaden our overall service proposition with expanded comprehensive pre- and post-transfer support services such as counselling, and reviewing our operating model and services provided to ensure they meet both existing and new community needs.

We are looking to appoint a passionate and ambitious leader who brings:

• Experience of operating at strategic level (CEO or senior director) in the charity sector, with inspirational leadership skills.
• Experience of implementing successful fundraising strategies that grow income.
• Experience of building relationships with senior stakeholders, including donors, and of leading on profile raising.
• A passion for the vital support we provide for families.

We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, recognising that embracing diversity and fostering inclusion directly contributes to innovation, creativity, and organisational excellence. Lia’s Wings is committed to equity and fairness in recruitment and employment, ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates regardless of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, socio-economic background, or any other characteristic. We are a Disability Confident employer and welcome you to disclose any disabilities as those meeting the minimum criteria for the role who disclose a disability will be progressed to interview.

For further information, to access the full appointment brief and to apply to this role, please visit the Prospectus website via the Apply button.

If having reviewed the appointment brief, you have any queries, please contact our retained advisor, Anna Gardet:[e-mail]

Recruitment Timetable:

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 24^thJune 2025.

Interviews with Prospectus: 30^thJune – 8^thJuly 2025.

Engagement meeting with Lia’s Wings: w/c 7^thJuly 2025.

Interviews with Lia’s Wings: w/c 7^thJuly 2025.