Chief Executive

Shannon Trust

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Shannon Trust is an award-winning national charity whose purpose is to transform people’s lives by unlocking the power of reading and numeracy. Over 60% of people in prison struggle with reading. Some cannot read at all and many also struggle with basic numeracy.

We work across all prisons in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland where we train and inspire people in prison who can read and have a good level of numeracy to teach those who can’t or don’t. We believe in the power of reading and education to change lives for the better and our driving ambition is to make this a reality for more people throughout our communities.

As our new CEO, you will be instrumental in shaping Shannon Trust’s future as we embark on a new five-year strategy. We have been through a seismic period of growth and organisational and cultural transformation and expansion under our current chief executive, including a digital transformation process over the last 18 months to provide prisoners and other community stakeholders with greater access to learning tools. Our organisation is stable, well managed and well-funded.

We are looking for a rare combination, a strategic leader with a real appetite for our mission, combined with strong and resilient leadership and excellent organisational and communications skills, who will work with our talented leadership team to engage and inspire our volunteers and fully remote workforce. We need a leader who can establish effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and other likeminded organisations whose objectives align with ours.

This role can be tough and challenging with its share of frustrations, but what it does bring is that rare opportunity to make a very tangible difference to people’s lives.

To find out more and to apply please visit https://starfishsearch.com/jobs/shannon-trust-ceo/

The closing date is Friday 24th January 2025.