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