Chief Executive Officer | £55,000 FTE (0.4 FTE, £22,000 actual) | Home-based | 2 days/week
Applications close at 6pm on Sunday 23 August 2026
This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a respected and ambitious charity at a pivotal moment in its journey. Over the past year, The Belay Foundation has strengthened its services, systems and organisational foundations, creating a strong platform for sustainable growth. We are now seeking an inspiring Chief Executive Officer to shape our long-term strategy, grow our reach and influence and ensure more adoptive, kinship and special guardianship families can access the trauma-responsive support they need. This is a permanent, home-based role (0.4 FTE, with ambitions to increase over time) which offers a rare opportunity to lead a national charity to make a lasting difference to families across the UK while maintaining a portfolio career or other commitments. If you are a strategic charity leader with a track record of organisational growth, partnership working and income generation, we’d love to hear from you.
Please read our full Candidate Information Pack for further details about the role, our ambitions and how to apply.
Communications and Engagement Manager | £37,000 FTE (0.4 FTE, £14,800 actual) | Home-based | 2 days/week
Applications close at 6pm on Tuesday 1st September 2026
We’re looking for a Communications and Engagement Manager to help shape the next chapter of The Belay Foundation.
Working closely with our Chief Executive Officer, you’ll lead our communications, marketing and stakeholder engagement, helping us raise awareness of our work, strengthen partnerships, support fundraising and ensure more families can access trauma-responsive support. You’ll develop compelling content across our digital channels, share powerful stories rooted in lived experience and create opportunities for volunteers and families to influence and strengthen our work.
The role is home-based, working two days per week (0.4 FTE), with flexibility around working patterns and occasional travel for meetings and events. We intend to increase the hours in future, subject to funding, making this an excellent opportunity to join us as we continue to grow.
If you’re looking for a flexible role where you can combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery – and want to be part of an ambitious, values-led charity making a real difference to families affected by early trauma – we’d love to hear from you.
Please read our full Candidate Application Pack for further details about the role, our ambitions and how to apply.
