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SalaryWe are Gingerbread. We’re here to fight for single parents and their families.
We campaign against the injustices that single parents face every single day and we challenge the stigmas around being a single parent. We provide expert advice and information to support all single parents so that they have the tools to support their children and themselves. And we provide a support network so that, with Gingerbread, no single parent is ever alone.
Join us today. Together we can create a world where all single parents and their children don’t just survive but thrive.
Why join Gingerbread?
The work we do has a real impact. We make a difference in the lives of single parents. We do this through collaborative, focused working. We care passionately about the work we do, and we care for each other.
At Gingerbread, your wellbeing is just as important as the people we help; we make sure that you feel welcome as part of the Gingerbread team, and we offer benefits that reflect your hard work. These include a generous leave entitlement, time off between Christmas and New Year and an Employee Assistance Programme which provides support, discounts, and promotions. You’ll benefit from two charity days a year to volunteer with an organisation of your choice. There is also a workplace pension with the option of matched pension increase (up to 2%); we also have a death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance.
Overview of Job
- As a member of the senior management team (SMT), to share in taking corporate responsibility for the strategic direction, leadership and operational management of Gingerbread.
- To ensure that we are working towards achieving the organisation’s strategy, advising the Board, Chief Executive and SMT on matters relating to Policy & Campaigns in order to maximise Gingerbread’s performance.
- To be responsible for the organisation’s resources and lead the Policy & Campaigns functions.
- To lead on effective monitoring, evaluation and learning for the organisation, as well as taking specific responsibility for ensuring impact for the policy and campaigns team’s objectives.
- To provide input and guidance for the Risk Register, liaising closely with SMT across all areas of risk.
- To support a high-performing environment and positive culture across the organisation.
- Developing and implementing a robust strategy to maximise influence on policies and practices that impact the lives of single parent families.
- Lead on a core element of our organisational strategy to build a movement for change for single parents and their families.
- Exploring and implementing innovative new ways to influence policy and practice, including thinking beyond Westminster to other actors or mechanisms to secure change for single parent families.
- Building strong relationships with external stakeholders, including government ministers and civil servants, political parties, corporate and public sector partners, other charities and donors
- To be at the forefront of Gingerbread’s collaborative planning process, with oversight of the MEL infrastructure and input into the systems and processes.
