Director of England
Mental Health Foundation
Salary: Up to £80,465 pa, depending on experience, plus £3285 London Weighting
Location: London with hybrid and flexible working
Hours: Ideally Full Time. Compressed hours, 4 days and job share considered
The Mental Health Foundation is the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health. We are home to Mental Health Awareness Week and - with prevention at the heart of what we do - we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive. We have pioneered change for over 70 years and we are not afraid to challenge the status quo.
The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Director of England, a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for change and an understanding of how to achieve great results through others. Your leadership and management expertise, demonstrable experience of strategic thinking and operational delivery and ability to influence and communicate with a range of stakeholders is exactly what we are looking for. You will be part of an outstanding team committed to delivering in England, collaborating with partners and colleagues across the UK. The Director of England role will oversee our England-based research, policy and community programmes team and sit on our Senior Management team. The role will report to the Chief Executive and have joint responsibility for managing our Public Mental Health Committee of the board.
What does the role involve?
To lead and oversee the Research, Programmes and Policy Teams across England and ensure cohesive, aligned effective delivery of the Foundation’s programmes of work to deliver on England’s part of the Foundation UK-wide objectives.
Ensure effective reporting of impact to the board, SMT and Leadership
To ensure that the Foundation is a source of recognised expertise and authoritative knowledge on effective, innovative and promising practice, and is influential with key national figures and institutions in the field.
To devise and develop programmes of work, research studies and policy campaigns that will enable the Foundation to grow its impact and to raise income, identifying new areas of work and securing funding to develop these.
What skills, knowledge and experience are we ideally looking for?
Deep knowledge in at least one of the areas of focus of the Foundation: mental health, public health, mental and emotional well-being or distress, common mental health problems, social inequality and mental health.
Leadership skills to motivate, guide and develop staff to achieve high performance in line with strategic goals and priorities
Proven experience of strategy development, implementation and evaluation
Evidenced experience working at a senior level in a sector related to health, social care or social justice
For full details of the role and knowledge, skills and experience we seek, please download the full appointment brief [below] [here]
Please note that for safeguarding purposes, all our roles require a DBS check. Also, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Why should you join the Mental Health Foundation?
Our Approach is:
Tell the world
We publish studies and reports on what protects mental health and the causes of poor mental health and how to tackle them.
Find solutions
We test and evaluate the best approaches to improving mental health in communities and then roll them out as widely as possible.
Inform and empower
We give advice to millions of people on mental health. We are most well-known for running Mental Health Awareness Week across the UK each year. We enable mentally healthier lives through public information and engagement.
Change policy and practice
We propose solutions and campaign for change to address the underlying cause of poor mental health.
Build a strong Foundation
We aim to become an exemplar employer and aim to continue to build an organisation that is financially sustainable and thriving.
We have pioneered change for over 70 years and we are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Come join us!
To find out more about the role and to have an informal conversation with our retained advisor, please contact Ami Jenick on ami@peoplebeyondprofit.co.uk or 07957316541
How to apply
We want applications from a wide range of backgrounds. If you think your passion and skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and send your CV and supporting statement (no longer than 2 sides) to vacancies@mentalhealth.org.uk (along with our online Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form). Applications will close at 5pm on 20th November 2022 and we are unable to accept late applications. Short interviews with our retained advisor are planned for week commencing 28th November, with panel interviews scheduled for week commencing 5th December 2022. You will be asked to deliver a presentation on the day of the panel interview. Second stage conversations will take place during the week of 12th December.
We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are especially encouraged.
If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us at vacancies@mentalhealth.org.uk. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview.
We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home for full time staff, pro rata for part time staff.
We look forward to hearing from you!