Could you lead extraordinary learning and development experiences for a pioneering charity, at the forefront of the outdoor education movement?
As Brathay Trust’s new
Head of Delivery , you’ll lead a talented and passionate team working to develop and deliver high-quality, experiential learning programmes onsite at their breathtaking Ambleside home, right on Lake Windermere in the heart of the Lake District. Salary:
£50-60k Location:
Onsite at Ambleside, potential for 1-day per week from home Contract:
Permanent, full time 35 hours per week Benefits:
30 days annual leave, 5% employer pension contribution Culture:
Committed and supportive, with genuine team spirit About Brathay Trust From its beautiful and inspiring Ambleside residential centre and estate, Brathay Trust has been delivering impactful residential programmes for over 75 years, creating positive change for thousands of young people across the UK. Their vision is still to inspire young people to build brighter futures through transformative residential and learning experiences. Alongside schools and youth groups, Brathay also serves a wide range of people, stakeholders and organisations, including businesses linked to apprenticeships, leaders and executive teams, universities, and the public sector (local authorities and the NHS). About the role We’re looking for someone to build on strong foundations and continue to develop Brathay’s legacy as the pioneers of outdoor education. You’ll oversee and continue to evolve their sector-leading £2 million residential delivery on the Ambleside estate, leading a talented and experienced centre management and delivery team (x4 direct line reports at manager level) towards excellence, success and impact. There are three key components to this role: Being an active and supportive strategic contributor to the SLT. Leading, enabling, and empowering a skilled operations team. Developing new partnership opportunities via relationship management. About you To lead with real authenticity and add value in this role, you must have previous experience of
learning and development within the outdoor education sector. As well as significant sector expertise, we’d love to see you showcasing the following skills, experience and behaviours: Delivering to targets and outcomes, always clearly demonstrating impact. Utilising coaching and mentoring to empower people to achieve. Experience working with complex stakeholders and partners, ideally via contracts and commissioning. Keen commercial awareness, confident influencing and negotiating. Transitioning seamlessly between strategy and operations, meeting the needs of a dual role. A ‘team first’ approach, with examples of showing up as a supportive colleague. If you feel that 2025 has something special in store for you, then this could be it. Please get in touch with a copy of your profile or CV to
Amelia Lee at Charity People. Deadline: 12pm on 14 th
February Interview dates to be confirmed soon. Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Head of Delivery , you’ll lead a talented and passionate team working to develop and deliver high-quality, experiential learning programmes onsite at their breathtaking Ambleside home, right on Lake Windermere in the heart of the Lake District. Salary:
£50-60k Location:
Onsite at Ambleside, potential for 1-day per week from home Contract:
Permanent, full time 35 hours per week Benefits:
30 days annual leave, 5% employer pension contribution Culture:
Committed and supportive, with genuine team spirit About Brathay Trust From its beautiful and inspiring Ambleside residential centre and estate, Brathay Trust has been delivering impactful residential programmes for over 75 years, creating positive change for thousands of young people across the UK. Their vision is still to inspire young people to build brighter futures through transformative residential and learning experiences. Alongside schools and youth groups, Brathay also serves a wide range of people, stakeholders and organisations, including businesses linked to apprenticeships, leaders and executive teams, universities, and the public sector (local authorities and the NHS). About the role We’re looking for someone to build on strong foundations and continue to develop Brathay’s legacy as the pioneers of outdoor education. You’ll oversee and continue to evolve their sector-leading £2 million residential delivery on the Ambleside estate, leading a talented and experienced centre management and delivery team (x4 direct line reports at manager level) towards excellence, success and impact. There are three key components to this role: Being an active and supportive strategic contributor to the SLT. Leading, enabling, and empowering a skilled operations team. Developing new partnership opportunities via relationship management. About you To lead with real authenticity and add value in this role, you must have previous experience of
learning and development within the outdoor education sector. As well as significant sector expertise, we’d love to see you showcasing the following skills, experience and behaviours: Delivering to targets and outcomes, always clearly demonstrating impact. Utilising coaching and mentoring to empower people to achieve. Experience working with complex stakeholders and partners, ideally via contracts and commissioning. Keen commercial awareness, confident influencing and negotiating. Transitioning seamlessly between strategy and operations, meeting the needs of a dual role. A ‘team first’ approach, with examples of showing up as a supportive colleague. If you feel that 2025 has something special in store for you, then this could be it. Please get in touch with a copy of your profile or CV to
Amelia Lee at Charity People. Deadline: 12pm on 14 th
February Interview dates to be confirmed soon. Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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