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Work with us to end domestic abuse, for good.
Working at SafeLives is more than just a job. Every member of our staff team knows that their work has a direct impact on making more families safe from domestic abuse.
If you believe in our vision of a UK where every family is safe, do consider applying to work with us. This page will be updated with all our current vacancies as they arise. Our work affects whole families. We welcome applications from all genders, and actively seek applications that reflect the diversity of the UK.
SafeLives' associate consultants work with us to deliver exciting projects across the country. We're always on the look out for new consultants to join our team - if you're interested in becoming a SafeLives associate, get in touch.
Job Vacancies
Chief Executive
Appointment details:
Company: SafeLives
Job title: Chief Executive
Job reference: RBLZA
Closing date: 3rd January 2024
SafeLives’ mission is to end domestic abuse and the harm it causes, by focusing on the whole family. We have a track record of driving change through a combination of practical advice, high quality data and the voice of those with lived experience. We influence change at all levels: nationally across the UK and locally, within both the voluntary and statutory sectors. We change systems, frontline practice, the national conversation – and lives. This is vital work for our next CEO to drive forward and there is real opportunity to make a difference.
We are looking for an ambitious and mission-driven leader to be our next CEO. You will help us refresh our strategy and lead the delivery of it, define our role in ending domestic abuse and help us to deliver our ambitions. We would welcome applications from candidates with demonstrable experience of effective execution of a vision and strategic direction they have set and clear evidence of maximising impact. Building on SafeLives’ track record of driving change and influencing across sectors, candidates will bring experience in leading and building effective partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders – from survivors of domestic abuse to Government ministers, funders and the media. You will bring strong professional networks to boost our fundraising efforts and influence with Governments. An effective spokesperson, you will help us raise the profile of our work nationally and highlight the contribution we are making to ending domestic abuse.
Our next CEO will be a confident, big picture thinker who is also pragmatic and practical, and able to empower and harness the collective knowledge of our highly motivated team and partners, as well as our Board. You will be an inclusive leader, committed to EEDI, and embody our values: human, rigorous and brave.
We believe there is no ‘them and us’ in domestic abuse, and we place lived experience of domestic abuse at the heart of all we do. We are committed to achieving a culture of equality and inclusion for all, and we welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to SafeLives on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference RBLZA. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Wednesday 3rd January 2024.
Director of Quality & Innovation
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (will consider 30 hours per week minimum)
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 Per annum (£3,000 London weighting, if applicable)
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months, sabbatical cover. Available as a secondment or fixed-term appointment
Location: Hybrid working, required frequent travel across the UK
Benefits: A generous package including 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Workwork scheme, access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
We look forward to discussing with candidates the exact terms of appointment, if you are applying as a secondment, period of leave from your home employer or other situation.
About SafeLives & this role
You might have direct personal experience of domestic abuse – if so we value and recognise that even if you don’t choose to use that openly in your work. Whether you have this experience or not, you will be able to bring empathy to interactions with victims and survivors, as well as sensitivity to all aspects of the role internally and externally. You will want to create and sustain practice and research which works for everyone in the UK, inclusively, no matter what their characteristics or what front door they live behind. You will read the EEDI pages of our website and our latest diversity data and feel confident we can continue to improve and meet our own and other people’s expectations.
You will be in a leadership position in the organisation at a pivotal time, as we continue to increase the extent to which our work addresses all family members in an abusive situation – non-abusive and abusive adults, adolescents and children.
SafeLives’ has a valued track record around the UK of driving change. We are known for being practical not theoretical, and bringing pragmatism and openness to what we do. We combine practice, high quality data and the voice of those with lived (personal) experience to influence change at all levels. You will operate UK-wide and locally, with the statutory and voluntary sectors and with commercial partners who are increasingly supporting their workforce and customers.
Our Director of Quality and Innovation is an assertive human voice in the organisation, with the real world at their heart. You will advocate for the needs of those we work for, based on your direct work with vulnerable people and trauma. You will make others – including those who are unsure - feel passionate and driven, including in difficult times. We can’t wait to work with you!
How to apply
If you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the full job description and submit your 500-word cover letter and CV by 9am on January 3rd 2024. As part of our commitment to become a Disability Confident Committed employer we are happy to accept alternative applications such as video, voice note etc, should you wish to send an alternative format please email Recruitment@safelives.org.uk.
- First round interviews: 15th and 16th January 2024
- Final round interviews: 29th and 30th January 2024
- Ideal start date in role: 18th March 2024
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer
Reports to: Head of Public Affairs
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £33,000 per annum (London weighting £3,000, if applicable)
Contract: Permanent
Location: London office and/or remote working, with regular meetings in London and occasional travel to other locations around the UK, including our Bristol office.
Benefits: A generous package including 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Workwork scheme, access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Role summary
Our influencing work is changing the UK conversation about domestic abuse, with both national and locally based elected representatives and the officials and colleagues who work alongside them. Our Senior Public Affairs and Policy Officer, reporting to the Head of Public Affairs and Policy, will be crucial in helping us to develop our engagement, as well as deepen our policy influencing capacity to support our roll-out of ground-breaking interventions to end domestic abuse and ensure support for the whole family to keep people safe sooner.
You will be joining the organisation at a pivotal moment. The Victims and Prisoners Bill will be making its way through its final stages in Parliament and a General Election is likely to take place in 2024, providing an unmissable opportunity to ensure that SafeLives’ priorities for improving the response to domestic abuse are taken forward by the next Government.
We welcome staff members who have themselves had an experience of domestic abuse, either directly or indirectly, whether they choose to discuss this openly or not. We particularly encourage candidates from under-represented communities.
How to apply
If you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the full job description and submit your 500-word cover letter and CV by 3rd January 2024. As part of our commitment to become a Disability Confident Committed employer we are happy to accept alternative applications such as video, voice note etc, should you wish to send an alternative format please email Recruitment@safelives.org.uk.
Project Support Officer
Reports to: Project Manager
Hours: 30 hours per week
Salary: £28,800 Pro Rata
Contract: Permanent subject to funding
Location: Bristol/Remote with some travel
Benefits: A generous package including 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Workwork scheme, access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Role summary
The Project Support Officer will be responsible for supporting the Project Management Team and relevant programme team in the delivery of our major projects and programmes.
How to apply
If you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the full job description and submit your 500-word cover letter and CV by 19th December 2023. Your supporting statement should include responses to the essential criteria, and reference how your experience relates to the responsibilities outlined. As part of our commitment to become a Disability Confident Committed employer we are happy to accept alternative applications such as video, voice note etc, should you wish to send an alternative format please email Recruitment@safelives.org.uk.
Senior Research Analyst
Reports to: Research Manager/Head of Research, Evaluation & Analysis
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £32,969 per annum
Contract: Fixed Term till June 2025
Location: Bristol/Home based with some travel
Benefits: A generous package including 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Workwork scheme, access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Role summary
The Senior Research Analyst will be responsible for working with and supporting the Research Manager, and wider SafeLives Research, Evaluation & Analysis team. They will support the Drive Partnership to ensure our data and reporting remains rigorous and robust by taking a lead role on the ongoing research design, data collection, analysis, and delivery of our work.
They will manage, analyse, interpret, and present data and information to the Drive project team and local and national stakeholders in order to optimise the quality of implementation of the Drive model, ensure that the project achieves the greatest possible impact, and inform broader policy and practice in working with high risk/high harm perpetrators to disrupt abuse.
How to apply
If you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the full job description and submit your 500-word cover letter and CV by 27th December 2023. As part of our commitment to become a Disability Confident Committed employer we are happy to accept alternative applications such as video, voice note etc, should you wish to send an alternative format please email Recruitment@safelives.org.uk.