Job Description

Role outline and purposeThe Head of Scotland and Northern Ireland is responsible for leading our vision to end the need for food banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Scotland currently leads the way in having a rights-based, progressive agenda to ending the need for food banks, but there is much to do to ensure political intentions become a reality. This role directs Trussell Trust\'s policy and public affairs work in Scotland and Northern Ireland, leads our Scotland and Northern Ireland department as they support our network of food banks and works strategically with key partners to tackle the underlying reasons why people need to come to food banks.Role responsibilities\xc2\xb7 Lead the delivery of the Trussell Trust strategy for ending the need for food banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland, working to embed the Changing Communities, Changing Minds and Changing Policy programmes across the network, including through providing strategic support for the effective delivery of the Pathfinder, FI and organising programmes in Scotland and Northern Ireland.\xc2\xb7 Work with key partners to direct Trussell Trust\'s policy and public affairs and work with the Scottish government and local authorities across Scotland.\xc2\xb7 Facilitate the sharing of learning from Scotland to help shape our long-term policy and public affairs work in Northern Ireland.\xc2\xb7 Lead the Scotland and Northern Ireland department to ensure the safe and effective operations of the food bank network.\xc2\xb7 Work with our Head of Strategic Church Engagement to deliver a church engagement strategy that will mobilise the church in Scotland and Northern Ireland to work to end the need for food banks.\xc2\xb7 Work with the Policy, Research and Impact, and Network Programmes and Innovation directorates to ensure effective cross-departmental working on policy and research opportunities, strategic priorities, church engagement, external partnerships and impact reporting.Person SpecificationTechnical skills and minimum knowledge:\xc2\xb7 Senior level experience of leading delivery programmes nationally and locally.\xc2\xb7 Senior level experience of directing policy and public affairs programme nationally and locally, and representing the Trussell Trust to senior government representatives, national stakeholders and the media.\xc2\xb7 Expertise of significantly growing and managing services, project and programmes to drive change; leading, motivating and inspiring teams; leading culture change; able to manage multiple projects, identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities in order to meet agreed objectives.\xc2\xb7 An effective communicator, verbally and in writing. Diplomatic and with the interpersonal skills required by the role.\xc2\xb7 Ensure that due regard is given to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within all objectives that report into this department.Behaviours and competencies:\xc2\xb7 Demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust.\xc2\xb7 Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially- excluded backgrounds.\xc2\xb7 Comfortable working in a fast-paced and high-performing organisation, combining problem-solving with collaborative interpersonal skills.\xc2\xb7 Effective communication skills; diplomatic; effectively builds rapport with individuals and groups; presents information accessibly and in a format appropriate to the audience.\xc2\xb7 Role model inclusive behaviour and leadership.Key Stakeholders\xc2\xb7 Director of Network Operations\xc2\xb7 Head of South England and Wales\xc2\xb7 Head of North and East England\xc2\xb7 Head of Pathfinding\xc2\xb7 Head of Financial Inclusion\xc2\xb7 Head of Organising and local mobilisation\xc2\xb7 Head of Church Engagement\xc2\xb7 Head of Policy and Research\xc2\xb7 Head of Strategic Communications\xc2\xb7 Head of Brand and Marketing\xc2\xb7 Head of Evidence and Impact\xc2\xb7 Cabinet secretaries, MSPs and senior civil servants from central and local government across Scotland\xc2\xb7 MPs and front bench spokespeople\xc2\xb7 Spokesperson for media in Scotland\xc2\xb7 Directors of national organisations (in particular Child Poverty Action Group Scotland, the Poverty Alliance, Save the Children Scotland, British Red Cross (Scotland), Nourish, Scottish Food Coalition, STUC, Moderator the Church of Scotland.

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