The Scaramouche Sailing Trust is recruiting its Director. The Trust's mission is to create life-changing opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds through the power of sailing.
Salary: £65,000-£72,000 FTE, pro rata (£39,000-£43,200 for 3 days a week, or £52,000-£57,600 for 4 days a week)
Hours: 3-4 days a week (0.6-0.8 FTE), with potential to discuss or grow
Contract: Fixed term for an initial two years, with the intention to extend subject to funding
Reports to: Chair of the Board of Trustees
Location: Flexible / home-based, with regular travel to London, Cowes and the south coast, and some evening and weekend work at events
Closing date: 30 November 2026
The role:
The Director will be a visible advocate for the Trust, a champion for inclusion in sailing and an inspirational leader for the team, providing executive leadership across all of the charity's work. That includes sustaining Greig City Academy's sailing programme, sharing what it has learned and its impact on young people's lives, and working with partners in the sailing world to scale up impact and break down barriers to inclusion from grassroots to national level performance pathways.
You will:
- Build a capable, well-coordinated staff team to work with partners across the Trust's strategic objectives
- Lead the development of new opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds in the sport of sailing
- Develop the charity's key strategic partnerships
- Ensure strong governance, joined-up management, safeguarding and financial management
Skills and experience:
- Senior leadership experience in a charity or comparable organisation, including leading a small team
- Strong fundraising, financial management, HR management and charity governance experience
- Building partnerships with a wide range of organisations and representing an organisation with senior stakeholders and funders
- Experience of youth inclusion in sport
- Great communication skills, in person and on paper
- A motivated, organised and entrepreneurial approach, comfortable in a small, growing organisation
- Proven commitment to increasing opportunity for young people from diverse backgrounds through sailing
Apply via the listing below.
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Salary: £65,000-£72,000 FTE, pro rata (£39,000-£43,200 for 3 days a week, or £52,000-£57,600 for 4 days a week)
Hours: 3-4 days a week (0.6-0.8 FTE), with potential to discuss or grow
Contract: Fixed term for an initial two years, with the intention to extend subject to funding
Reports to: Chair of the Board of Trustees
Location: Flexible / home-based, with regular travel to London, Cowes and the south coast, and some evening and weekend work at events
Closing date: 30 November 2026
The role:
The Director will be a visible advocate for the Trust, a champion for inclusion in sailing and an inspirational leader for the team, providing executive leadership across all of the charity's work. That includes sustaining Greig City Academy's sailing programme, sharing what it has learned and its impact on young people's lives, and working with partners in the sailing world to scale up impact and break down barriers to inclusion from grassroots to national level performance pathways.
You will:
- Build a capable, well-coordinated staff team to work with partners across the Trust's strategic objectives
- Lead the development of new opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds in the sport of sailing
- Develop the charity's key strategic partnerships
- Ensure strong governance, joined-up management, safeguarding and financial management
Skills and experience:
- Senior leadership experience in a charity or comparable organisation, including leading a small team
- Strong fundraising, financial management, HR management and charity governance experience
- Building partnerships with a wide range of organisations and representing an organisation with senior stakeholders and funders
- Experience of youth inclusion in sport
- Great communication skills, in person and on paper
- A motivated, organised and entrepreneurial approach, comfortable in a small, growing organisation
- Proven commitment to increasing opportunity for young people from diverse backgrounds through sailing
Apply via the listing below.