Interim CEO

Charity Sector
Sussex (Hybrid)
Circa. £70,000
Hackney

Starfish Search is working with a small charity based in Sussex to appoint an experienced Interim Director. This is an exciting opportunity to guide this charity through a period of transition to drive sustainable growth.

THE ROLE

You will have:

  • Experience of being in a senior leadership post of 3+ years in a small-medium sized organisation.
  • Experience of leading organisational change and development.
  • Financial oversight experience of budgets £1mill+, including but not limited to financial forecasting and/or risk assessment.
  • Experience in oversight of business development, fundraising and diversifying income generation.
  • Proven understanding and experience of safeguarding.
  • Experience of understanding, holding and mitigating organisational risk, including but not limited to financial and governance accountability in line with Charity Commission practices.
  • Track record of working effectively alongside a management Board, such as Board of Trustees, Governors or similar equivalent.

This role is running for a period of 12 months and offers a salary of c.£70,000.

This role is based in Sussex, with the expectation that the successful candidate will be on-site 2/3 days per week.

Closing Date: 5th September 2025

How to apply

To make an application, please click on the apply now button below:

For more information, please contact tom.race@starfishsearch.com

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