Overview

Position: Executive Director, Giving, Volunteering and Voice

Location: Home-based. Frequent travel will be required

Salary: £120k per annum

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 2 November 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Role purpose

The charity provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year, fund vital scientific research, and campaign to secure the best care and support for everyone affected by stroke. We re looking for an Executive Director of Giving, Volunteering and Voice to help grow reach and impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead through relationships by bringing people together around a shared vision and inspiring colleagues to embrace digital and data in ways that strengthen human connection.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and inclusion to support teams in creating personalised supporter experiences that deepen trust, grow loyalty, and increase long-term impact.
• Ensure significant growth in fundraising income, volunteering, and advocacy that fuels the strategy, supported by integrated supporter journeys that facilitate giving, volunteering, and campaigning.
• Shape cultures and embed supporter-centric strategies, with a proven ability to deliver growth through relationship-led fundraising and stewardship.
• Combine expert knowledge of supporter journeys with strategic vision and commercial acumen to unlock new opportunities through collaborative working, talent unleashing, and creativity.
• Contribute to a bold, values-driven leadership team committed to changing the story of stroke and building a movement that transforms lives.

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of senior leadership in income-generation, customer engagement, or related fields with a track record of driving growth.
• Ability to work with the Chief Executive and wider Executive team to ensure teams help and inspire thousands more people to contribute to tackling stroke.
• Experience shaping cultures and embedding supporter-centric strategies; strong ability to lead through people and partnerships.
• Strategic vision, commercial acumen, and enthusiasm for collaborative working, talent development, and enabling creativity to unlock new opportunities.

About the organisation and recruitment

The Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all those affected by stroke and their families. This includes tailored support services, funding vital scientific research, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke. We are a Disability Confident employer, supporting flexible working, reasonable adjustments, and access to work. If you have questions or access needs, we’re happy to discuss adjustments throughout the recruitment process to enable you to contribute effectively.

You may also have experience in roles with titles such as Executive Director, Giving, Volunteering and Voice, Marketing Director, Director of Communications, Sales Director, Director of Supporter Engagement.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.