​Kinship carers are amazing people. They are the grandparents and siblings, the aunts, uncles, and family friends who step up to raise children when their parents can’t. Increasingly recognised as a positive alternative to the care system, kinship care keeps children in the family, leads to better outcomes and economic benefits. Yet it’s poorly supported, and kinship carers often feel marginalised and overlooked. Kinship think that should change.

Kinship is the leading kinship care charity in England and Wales, and they won’t rest until every kinship family has the recognition and support they need and deserve. They're growing rapidly, and are investing in the structures, capacity and talent they'll need to achieve their goals. Kinship want to ensure that their people have the support they need, and that the central services support change and provide what they need to be their best. The more streamlined and professional Kinship's ‘back office’, the more effective they can be on the front line.

This role will be at the heart of building a robust operational infrastructure that will enable Kinship to scale up rapidly, help more families, and change even more lives. You’ll lead on financial systems and planning, organisational performance, business planning, technology and an overall People Strategy, and will ensure best-in-class business support for home and office-based staff.

Kinship know that an organisation like theirs relies on having a healthy, respectful and optimistic culture, and you’ll exemplify that in your leadership style. Candidates will be values-driven, commercially-minded, strategic and forward-thinking. You’re likely to have experience of change management, excellent people skills, and hands-on knowledge of how a growing organisation can successfully expand its reach and impact. Strong financial acumen is a must: you’ll be a qualified accountant with previous experience of overseeing finance, operations and IT functions, ideally in a charity setting.

Please visit www.kinship-director.co.uk to find out more. If you have questions which are not answered by the microsite, please email kinship@cadencepartners.co.uk

Closing date: 7 July 2024.