Executive Director of Service Operations

We are looking for someone with a strong background of delivering and developing creative and impactful services for rough sleepers and others at risk of homelessness with complex needs. Someone who is motivated by the challenges of change and someone with the energy and enthusiasm to lead and support others in working with a cohort that may be harder to reach to achieve sustainable outcomes.

HARP is Southend-on-Sea's leading homelessness charity. On average we help around 1,000 local people every year to overcome or avoid homelessness. In addition to providing essential short-term emergency accommodation, food, clothing and washing facilities, we work to identify the root causes of homelessness, creating tailored support for each person's circumstances. We achieve success by providing structure, purpose and training opportunities, and also by providing longer-term supported housing, empowering people to take steps to leave homelessness behind and ultimately live independently in the community.

You should have experience of developing and maintaining relationships with councils, other statutory services and community partners to deliver positive outcomes for the client group. You will be the organisations expert on safeguarding and should be conversant with supporting others and managing risks which might fall into safeguarding or sit just outside it. You will be flexible, adaptable and confident in adapting services to respond to shifting priorities and evolving external environments.
Closing Date: Mon 13th May 2024
Interviews: Wed 22nd May 2024
HARP will provide you with support and training to carry out your role effectively, and to develop your career. Our benefits package includes 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays with an extra day of leave awarded after 5 years' service (all pro rata for part time employees).
HARP participate in an auto-enrolment pension scheme through The People's Pension. Where eligible, you and HARP will each be required to make a contribution to the pension scheme. Employees will also become members of the non-contributory HARP Death In Service scheme. Full details of the schemes can be given on request.