Head of Domestic Abuse Services

**Head of Domestic Abuse Services - Perm - Hammersmith, London**

We are recruiting for a large charity that works with women experiencing violence and abuse or similar. The role is as the Head of Domestic Abuse Services, a permanent vacancy within Hammersmith, London.

As an experienced senior manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women experiencing violence and abuse or similar, the post holder will lead our Domestic Abuse Services across London and other work which compliments themission and values of the charity.

She will be responsible for building strong relationships and engagement with voluntary and statutory partners and funders, including over 10 specialist partner organizations.

She will represent the organization externally on service development groups and conferences. She will support the organization's strategic plans to ensure the sustainability and delivery of services. She will work to adhere to quality systems, lead andmanage the team and develop policies with the Directors and the CEO to ensure strong systems and working practices across the charity.

**Key Responsibilities**
- As part of the Senior Management Team, be responsible for ensuring the implementation of the annual strategic plan.
- Working closely with the CEO, Directors and senior managers, and the Business Development team, to drive the development of services, contributing to bid development and tendering for services.
- Be instrumental in raising the profile of the charity and in developing and sustaining partnerships.
- The post holder will jointly hold responsibility with Director of Services and Senior Service Managers for working within and updating operational policies and operational annual plans, which uphold the quality and implementation of the organization's programs.
- Represent charity and work with government and statutory agencies, and other community organizations; develop, maintain, and review protocols with partner agencies.
- Be active in network and partnership meetings, raising awareness of our services and identifying gaps to influence new service development.
- Maintain and develop relations with appropriate authorities, agencies, organizations and individuals, in consultation with the Director of Services.
- Ensure that all publicity meets the requirement of the organization brand.
- Work as part of the Management Team, liaising with staff at all levels.
- Protect the safety and security of the charity.
- Uphold the rights of women, children and young people who have experienced domestic violence.
- Be responsible for your own personal learning development.

**To Be Successful**:

- To have a thorough knowledge of issues relating to women experiencing violence and abuse or social justice issues.
- A relevant qualification or consolidated equivalent experience.
- Experience within strategic leadership and management and developing of services at a senior level of management.
- Experiencing of developing and leading teams in both a strategic and operational role.
- Enthusiastic, self-confident and a can-do attitude.
- Ability to lead a service effectively under pressure within a stressful environment.
- Experience of developing and working within partnerships.

**Why Choose Ackerman Pierce?**

Ackerman Pierce calls upon over 15 years' worth of experience in recruiting directly into the Social Work Sector. We can offer a unique experience within recruitment where you have your own personal consultant, a DBS and Compliance service with a quick andeasy registration process. We pride ourselves on a guaranteed weekly payment process.