SWACA: Chief Executive Officer

Local Government Chronicle; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic leadership in supporting survivors of domestic violence and abuse. You will drive innovative service delivery and manage financial sustainability while advocating for adult survivors and children. This role requires a dynamic individual to enhance partnerships and elevate the organization's profile to ensure success in Sefton, UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a leadership role within the charity sector.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed service delivery.
• Ability to drive impact and innovation in service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide dynamic strategic leadership and direction to support survivors.
• Shape the charity's vision and oversee high quality service delivery.
• Build partnerships and raise the Charity's profile.

Job description

SWACA: Chief Executive Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen at SWACA for the position of Chief Executive Officer. SWACA is a charity that has been supporting Adults, Children and Young People who have experienced Domestic Violence and Abuse in Sefton since 1974. Today, our dedicated team pride themselves on providing a professional, holistic service to more than 1,500 families each year. The service includes advocacy, advice, counselling, structured programmes of work, parenting support and therapeutic support on a one-to-one, family or group basis and a dedicated specialist refuge service within the borough of Sefton.

The CEO will be an exceptional person, providing dynamic strategic leadership and direction, ensuring the Organisation effectively supports survivors and works towards ending domestic violence and abuse. This involves shaping the charity7s vision, overseeing high quality, research and trauma informed service delivery, driving impact and innovation, operational excellence, managing financial sustainability, and advocating for survivors. The CEO will build partnerships, raise the Charitys profile, and will ensure the Organisations overall success and impact is realised and focused on both adult survivors of domestic abuse and children. As we commence on a newly commissioned journey, we are looking for a dynamic individual to provide strategic leadership and inform transformation and improvement, through collaboration and mature partnership working. This calls for individuals to use the power of influence rather than positional authority to engage and align people, focus their teams, sustain momentum, and ensure success.

Closing Date: Friday 12th September

Interview Date: 14th or 15th October

Location/Organisation: Sefton Council for Voluntary Service, South East, UK

Contract: Permanent

Publication: Published on 14 Aug 2025

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For context, SWACA supports survivors of domestic violence and abuse, focusing on adults and children and aiming to end violence through strategic leadership and effective service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide dynamic strategic leadership and direction to support survivors and work towards ending domestic violence and abuse.
• Shape the charity7s vision and oversee high quality, trauma informed service delivery and research.
• Drive impact and innovation, operational excellence, financial sustainability, and advocacy for survivors.
• Build partnerships, raise the Charity7fs profile, and ensure overall organisational success and impact for adults and children.
• Lead transformation and improvement through collaboration and mature partnership working, using influence to engage and align teams.

About the Organisation

SWACA is a charity that has been supporting Adults, Children and Young People who have experienced Domestic Violence and Abuse in Sefton since 1974. The service includes advocacy, advice, counselling, structured programmes of work, parenting support and therapeutic support, and a dedicated specialist refuge service within the borough of Sefton.