Senior Services Manager (Domestic Violence)

We are looking for an Experiences Senior Manager to Join Our VAWG Team and Strategically Manage Our Brent, Ealing and IRIS Services

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding senior management role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

Role: Senior Services Manager (Domestic Violence)

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum depending on experience

Location: Advance Head Office in Hammersmith, Brent Civic Centre, and regular travel across London service locations (including Ealing).

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community.

About Advance

Established in 1998, Advance is an award-winning innovative non-profit organisation supporting women and girls experiencing domestic abuse and those women in contact with the criminal justice system, enabling them to live safe, violence-free and equal lives. We are at the forefront of developing whole systems change services, establishing the first teams working within statutory settings such as justice and health services, to reach women and girls.

We are a passionate and dedicated team who believe in empathy, empowerment, collaboration and innovation and accountability. These qualities characterise our work with women and girls experiencing trauma, reaching over 7,000 women and their children each year. The organisation has recently expanded its services across England, with annual income of £6m and 125 staff.

The role:

You will be responsible for managing the quality and delivery of services to women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse from crisis to step down and recovery. The portfolio includes management of Advance’s wide-ranging services in Brent and Ealing including IDVA provision, MARAC co-ordination and specialist co-located projects. In addition, you will support with development, implementation and management of new services in Brent, Ealing and beyond, as required.

What you will bring:

The successful candidate will bring a passion for the women’s sector and a dynamic, can do attitude. You will be an exceptional relationship builder with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women experiencing violence against women and girls (VAWG) and working with partners and funders. You will be an inspirational leader, responsible for recruiting, developing and managing a team including first tier managers and their teams and will be responsible for coordinating, reporting, and the delivery of the related services as commissioned by the boroughs and other funders.

In short you will have:

• A relevant qualification or equivalent experience (e.g. management and leadership) with a particular focus on the women’s sector/community and voluntary sector
• Significant experience, likely to have been gained over several years, of strategic planning and operational management at a service manager level and developing and delivering services at senior service management level.
• Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships and partnerships, dealing with ambiguity and resolving conflict effectively, achieving the right outcomes for the organisation, collaborating and networking.
• Significant experience of work with women and/or children with a complex range of needs, risk assessing, needs assessing and safety and support planning.
• Experience of developing relationships with funders/commissioners and achieving required outcomes.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays, pro rata for part time, and a day off for International Women’s Day
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 15th September 2024 Midnight.

First round interviews will take place on 24th and 25th September 2024.

To apply: Please send your CV with a supporting statement outlining your suitability for and interest in the role, paying particular attention to the essential criteria in the person specification along with information on your salary expectations, where you first saw this role advertised and notice period.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check