Candidate Pack - Christian Aid Head of Region

ROLE DESCRIPTION
Department: Supporter and Community Partnerships
Location: Warrington or Birmingham
Reports to: Head of Performance and Development
Direct Reports: 10 max
Overall people management responsibility: 17
Matrix management responsibility: 1-3, depending
Budgetary responsibility: Expenditure approximately £1.2 million; Direct income approximately £2.4
million; Joint accountability for approximately £45 million
Expected travel per annum: Up to 20 days
On call/unsocial hours: Yes
Role Purpose
The Head of Region, Westside will lead the regional team in engaging with churches, activists,
supporters of all ages, volunteer networks, and the private sector in the region, building a
Partnership for Change.
The role will maximise fundraising and advocacy opportunities and be responsible for significantly
building and strengthening relationships with the church, private sector and government
contributing to an overall income target of £45 million for England.
The post holder will be expected to work collegiately with other Heads of Region in England to
deliver the England strategy, working closely with the Inspiring Participation division and the
Heads of Scotland, Ireland and Wales to ensure achievement of departmental objectives.
Supported by the Head of Performance and Development, the post holder will work alongside
other Heads of Region in enabling and inspiring work across England on fundraising, advocacy
including popular campaigning, private sector, gender, media and church relationships.
Role Context
The Head of Region, Westside will be based in a regional office in England and will establish an
appropriate structure and culture by which to manage the work of the strategy, staff and budget
for the region within a shared framework approach for England.
The post holder will provide effective leadership to staff and volunteers in the team which enables
the region to deliver fundraising and advocacy targets through partnership relationships within
the context of a Christian faith based organisation.
The role is a corporate one that engages with other departments within Christian Aid as well as
other parts of the Supporter and Community Partnerships department. It works closely with the
England Church Relations team on a unified strategy for church partnerships across England,
enabling unity across the diversity of regional contexts and for the England church relations to be
consistent with Christian Aid’s corporate and global church relationships.
The post holder will work with the Head of Performance and Development for England and
alongside the other Heads of Region to determine and deliver a single Christian Aid strategy for
England. This will include close engagement and partnership working with others who are
leading department functions across the key areas of fundraising, advocacy, media and
communication, private sector partnerships, gender, media and church relations.