Director of Healthy & Sustainable Diets

About our Organisation

The Soil Affiliation, shaped in 1946, is the one UK charity which works throughout the spectrum of
human well being, the atmosphere and animal welfare. That’s as a result of we can’t deal with these points
in isolation.

We marketing campaign for change, we assist farming innovation, we serve wholesome meals in communities, we
assist and develop the natural market, and we defend forests. We could not do any of this with out
our supporters, companions, donors and devoted employees. We make a distinction on the planet
the place it’s wanted probably the most.

About the Alternative

You’ll lead our portfolio of ‘on-the-ground’ work throughout wholesome and sustainable diets, with
accountability for idea technology, innovation, piloting, business growth (together with
revenue technology) and operational supply, with affect a transparent focus all through. You’ll lead
a senior management workforce to make sure our programmes, schemes and companies obtain our 1-year and
3-year plans. You’ll be chargeable for figuring out alternatives and threats for the portfolio
as an entire, for forging robust exterior relationships and partnerships, that may assist to scale
our affect and revenue. Reporting to the Programmes Director, you can be a member of the
Charity Management Staff, while main, through your direct experiences, a wider workforce of c. 50 folks.

About You

You’re a pure chief with an empowering, teaching model, that may convey out the perfect within the
senior managers that you simply lead, serving to them realise their potential while sustaining a transparent
give attention to affect outcomes. You’re a confirmed business and operational chief, with in depth
expertise of programme or product growth and supply, in addition to data of/curiosity
in related points together with childhood well being and eating regimen, college meals, and public sector
procurement. You’ll be able to collaborate successfully and affect a variety of
stakeholders, creating relationships with companions and allied organisations who may help us
obtain our goals. You’re capable of strategically prioritise and supply readability, consistency and
confidence on your wider workforce.

Dedication to Safeguarding

The Soil Affiliation and FFL are dedicated to safeguarding and selling the welfare of all
kids, younger folks, and weak adults that we work with. In accordance
with this dedication we be certain that we observe an intensive and protected recruitment and choice
course of for all roles that work with kids. This consists of checking in opposition to the Disclosure
and Barring Service (DBS) the place applicable. Please observe that in case you are profitable in your
utility to the position any provide of employment will probably be topic to a passable DBS verify.

Our Advantages

We provide a spread of economic and life-style advantages to all our staff, together with:

• 27 days annual vacation rising to 30 days with size of service plus financial institution holidays (professional
  rata for half time)
• Pension scheme with moral funding choices and employer contribution rising with
  size of service
• Free membership of the Soil Affiliation and reductions on natural produce
• Volunteer days to provide again to the local people or assist inexperienced initiatives
• Household pleasant insurance policies and versatile working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sociable and fascinating office of pros that share a ardour for wholesome,
  sustainable life-style and produce

Hours

30 – 37 hours per week

Everlasting 

Location

Bristol or Edinburgh with hybrid working