Head of Partnerships - Empire Fighting Chance

HEAD OF DELIVERY, EMPIRE FIGHTING CHANCE
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BRISTOL-BASED WITH SOME HYBRID WORKING,
COMPETITIVE SALARY + BENEFITS + ONSITE PARKING
Empire Fighting Chance is a well-established charity, based in Easton, Bristol. They combine non-contact boxing with intensive personal support to challenge and inspire young people to realise their unique potential. With outstanding results in Bristol, this has inspired other local authorities to invite them to replicate the work they do in deprived neighbourhoods, and they have now established themselves across other regions throughout the UK. They are also part of a global network, working with partners worldwide to reduce urban violence.
They support around 3,500 young people each year and their model has allowed them to identify exceptional organisations further afield, training and supporting them to deliver their work across the UK. In 2022 Empire officially partnered with England Boxing to amplify their impact through amateur boxing clubs. So now they recruit, train and support boxing clubs to deliver Empire programmes in their communities. These clubs have in turn supported 11,000 young people and raised in excess of £1.5 million resulting in sustainable transformation.
They are now seeking to hire a new role of Head of Delivery – a role which is central to the future growth and development of Empire Fighting Chance. The role will be focused on achieving their strategic goal of establishing a global centre of excellence in Bristol, where their work with young people is operating at its full potential and to optimal capacity. The Head of Delivery will be responsible for the quality of delivery of the charity’s work, its continuous development, the capability of the Delivery Team and collaboration with strategic Partners in Bristol.
We are seeking:
Strong leadership and people management skills
A strategic thinker, able to solve problems, exploit opportunities and create plans for the future
Excellent skills in problem-solving, analytical thinking and critical thinking
Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with confidence to represent and present Empire externally
Able to engage critically in Empire’s work and the issues it tackles. Knowledge of issues faced by young people in communities experiencing economic and social inequality would be desirable
Understanding of youth development and sport for development is desirable but not essential
Candidates will ideally bring prior experience in a senior management role, a track record of programme design, strengthening and innovation, and experience of managing people and developing teams, working with young people, including in a voluntary capacity is desirable. We also seek those who ideally have worked in education, statutory, charity, youth development, leisure, sporting or non-profit sectors.
NB Offers of employment at Empire Fighting Chance are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks