Area Director (London) – Health & Integrated Care

British Red Cross

Area Director – Health & Integrated Care Location: London with flexible working Contract: Permanent Hours: 35 per week Salary: Up to £63,344 including £3344 inner London Weighting.

Are you the leader we are looking for?

We are looking for a compassionate and collaborative leader who will develop and deliver our Health & Local Crisis Response services in London.

Responsible for delivering high quality services across the area, this is an exciting opportunity to use your senior management experience to play a pivotal role in directing, delivering and developing the British Red Cross Health & Local Crisis Response services to ensure we continue to make a difference to the lives of people in crisis.

We support people in the space between hospital and home and respond to the needs of people in crisis following an emergency; maintaining an extensive network of external relationships across health, social care, and emergency services.

As Area Director, you will be responsible for an annual budget of circa £3-5 million and will oversee the direction of the service strategy, leading and representing service development initiatives to ensure services are locally/regionally tailored and consistently delivered.

*The role covers London – so it would best suit someone based somewhere commutable to London.

Diversity is something we celebrate

At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Strategy 2030

Our exciting and ambitious 2030 Strategy will transform how the British Red Cross helps people in crisis, with people at the centre of everything we do.

We want to build a movement of people empowered to take humanitarian action across the UK that makes a true difference to someone in crisis. Our movement will be powered by kindness and will bring together individuals inspired and motivated to make real change for those who need it most.

One of our key causes is Health Inequalities and as part of our strategy, by 2030 we want to ensure that people in the UK receive the care and support they need without falling through gaps in the health and care system.

We believe that connected communities are stronger communities. Building greater connections in communities will provide us with a platform fo r responding well to the needs of people when a crisis strikes. We will work with people, communities, and different organisations to strengthen connections, so that, together, they can better prepare for, respond to and recover from a crisis.

What we are looking for

You will be a senior manager, preferably within a regulated care sector or crisis response background, you will have experience in operational management delivering varied services within a complex, geographically dispersed operating environment.

You will be commercially astute, having managed significant budgets and operated contracted agreements or having achieved sustainable business growth, you will also have experience of identifying service needs, and exploiting and developing service opportunities.

You will have experience in liaising, networking and influencing at a senior level with external partners and be able to demonstrate leadership of approaches to share good practice.

You will have a genuine interest in upholding the British Red Cross Fundamental Principles, leading and advocati ng for the organisation’s values promoting diversity, inclusion and ethical behaviours.

Closing date for applications is 23.59 on the 18th of September with interviews scheduled to take place on the 29th of September.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:

36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave Up to 6% contributory pension Flexible working policy Genuine investment in your professional development

A little bit more about us

The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country – we’re there when you need us.

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

Diversity is something we celebrate, and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross, we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place and are comm itted to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated, and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.

If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation’s Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

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Connecting human kindness with human crisis

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