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  • Full time
  • A salary of £40,000-£50,000, pro rata, depending on experience. For exceptional candidates, further negotiation is possible.
  • Blackpool, UK (with potential for significant time spent remote)
  • Apply by 31st March
  • To start ~1st May 2025
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Looking for your next high-impact role?

We are looking for a highly dynamic and strategic individual to lead CEEALAR’s growth. There is considerable flexibility for the candidate to shape the role according to their own strengths and preferences, but we envisage this being a full-time role, with at least 1 day a month spent on site in Blackpool, following an initial 3 month stint living and working on site to get detailed knowledge of the inner workings of the organisation.

 

What you’ll do

  • Developing and directing CEEALAR’s strategy and growth, including impact measurement.
  • Overseeing finances, including developing budgets, improving our accounting system, running payroll and preparing annual reports for the Charity Commission.
  • Securing funding for the charity, including writing grant applications and finding ways to diversify our funding streams.
  • Acting as spokesperson for the charity, including writing articles about CEEALAR and representing CEEALAR at wider EA events.
  • Leading our small team, including line managing our Operations and Community Managers and interacting with the Board of Trustees, as well as overseeing recruitment.
  • Ensuring CEEALAR adheres to all laws and regulations, for example HR, hospitality and charity law.
     

Person specification

We recognise that we are asking for a diversity of competencies and encourage people who have even one of the concrete skills to apply. The job can be somewhat adapted to the skills of the successful candidate. 

  • A strong understanding of, and passion for, CEEALAR’s mission, as well as to effective altruism more broadly.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience (in the form please note how your experience is relevant to the role).
  • Demonstrated ability to fundraise, ideally both within EA circles and with UK grantors.
  • A strong strategic mind, with the ability to scope, plan and deliver CEEALAR’s growth while running day-to-day operations.
  • A good team leader, able to motivate and develop others.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • A growth mindset - the ability to problem-solve and navigate challenges with persistence and positivity.
  • Experience of any of the following is desirable. Alternatively the proven ability to learn these types of competences quickly would be valuable.
    • Budgeting and accounting
    • Leading a small and growing organisation in the charity/impact space
    • Fundraising
    • Law and governance in the charity sector
    • Hospitality management

 

Compensation and benefits

  • A salary of £40,000-£50,000, pro rata, depending on experience. For exceptional candidates, further negotiation is possible.
  • 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year.
  • Flexible working hours (you can set your own hours).
  • £1,000 annual equipment and training budget.
  • We can provide a UK Skilled Worker visa if needed.
  • Accommodation and food provided in Blackpool if you live there.
     

Application process

Our application process is quick:

  1. You fill in this short form. Deadline 31st March 2025, but please note we may close applications before this if we find sufficient high quality applicants.
  2. Shortlisted candidates interviewed by our team via video call (possibly preceded by a short written work trial, depending on the level of interest in the role).
  3. We aim for you to be starting work on or before 1 May 2025.
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As one of the trustees at CEEALAR, I just want to add that we are very excited to employ a full time ED! This ED will have the chance to really take CEEALAR to the next level, and will get a ton of experience with fundraising and impact assessment especially. 

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me or the other trustees.

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This is a very exciting project to create a physical infrastructure that supports and advances our community's work. 

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