CHIEF OFFICER, Ottery St Mary

Full Time £35,000-£40,000 depending on experience

With ten staff and nearly a hundred volunteers, the Ottery Help Scheme is a small charity with a big heart delivering a range of much need support into the community of Ottery St Mary and beyond.  Their Chief Officer has recently moved to Wales and the search is on to find a new person to lead the charity into the future.

The Chief Officer will be based at the charity’s hub in Ottery St Mary.   You will be responsible to the Board of Trustees and will represent, promote and support the charity, whilst ensuring the smooth running of all aspects of operations and future growth. At a time of change and development you will need to work flexibly and strategically to assist the organisation to develop and grow.

We are looking for someone who is a confident and empathetic manager with previous experience gained within a charity setting.  You will be a natural and inspiring communicator, equally confident in networking with our stakeholders, talking to the people we support and writing compelling content.

In addition, you will be computer literate and financially astute, able to work with a Board of Trustees, attend their meetings and provide them with timely and accurate information. 

• Submission of CV and covering letter by 5pm 17^th October 2025 to jackie@shinecharityrecruitment.co.uk
• First Interview with Jackie w/c 20^th October 2025
• Interview with Ottery Help Scheme at our offices in Ottery St Mary (date tbc)
• Our successful candidate will need to provide two written references and complete a satisfactory DBS check (cost for this to be met by the charity)

The Charity is committed to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in its work.  As with all positions, this role outline will be kept under review and may develop to meet the changing needs of the service.