Chief Executive Officer

Are you a visionary leader ready to shape the future of a national charity supporting people with hearing and sight loss, as they look for their next Chief Executive Officer?

Location: Hybrid, working from Birmingham office 3 days per week

Salary: £90k

Contract: Permanent, full time 37 hours per week

We are looking for a Chief Executive Officer for this national charity supporting people who are deaf, hard of hearing, sight impaired, severely sight impaired, and those with dual sensory loss. They work alongside clients, their families, and carers to ensure they can access the opportunities, services, and information that matter most.

We are seeking a strategic, values driven CEO to lead the organisation into its next chapter. This is a hands-on leadership role and you will shape strategy, drive operational excellence, and ensure this organisation continues to grow its impact, reputation, and financial sustainability.

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What you will do

• Provide visible leadership to the organisation, inspiring and motivating a multi-disciplinary team while fostering a high performing, inclusive, and collaborative culture.


• Translate strategy into action, delivering operational priorities and ensuring services meet the highest standards.


• Take responsibility for financial stability, new business, fundraising, and income generation, and embedding a sustainable funding model


• Act as the public face of this charity, influencing the national conversation on sensory impairments, building partnerships, and engaging stakeholders across sectors


• Lead governance, risk management, compliance, safeguarding, and data protection, reporting to the Board and supporting trustees in their responsibilities.

Who we're looking for

• Proven senior leadership experience in the not-for-profit, social, or private sectors, with a track record of delivering strategy, growth, and change


• Commercial acumen, with experience securing funding, generating income growth, and managing budgets


• Skilled at partnership building, stakeholder engagement, and influencing policy or national agendas


• Experienced at Board level and able to lead and motivate teams while fostering a strong organisational culture


• Familiarity with working with people with a sensory impairment, those with disabilities or vulnerable adults


• Credible, confident, and collaborative, with the courage to make bold decisions and the energy to drive innovation

Additional Considerations

• Full time role, requirement to be Midlands-based (Birmingham) typically 3 days per week


• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, wellbeing, and sustainable practices

This is an opportunity to lead a respected, impactful organisation where your leadership, vision, and energy will make a real difference in people's lives.

How to apply

Please send a copy of your profile or CV to Amelia Lee at Charity People, as the first step.

If your experience matches what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with further information on how to make your formal application.

Deadline: 9am on Thursday 25th June

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.