Small Steps Project
Managing Director
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Company Description
Small Steps Project is a humanitarian organisation and UK-registered charity that supports children and their families living and working on rubbish dumps around the world. The charity focuses on children who survive by scavenging, providing direct aid and raising global awareness of the hardships they face. Through documentary film and advocacy, Small Steps Project highlights these conditions and mobilises support for change. The organisation delivers shoes, hygiene kits, and emergency aid to protect children in dump environments. It then follows with sustainable, long-term solutions that help children take small steps off rubbish dumps and into education.
Role Description
The Managing Director is a part-time leadership role responsible for overseeing strategy, operations, and growth for Small Steps Project in the London Area, United Kingdom, within a hybrid working arrangement that combines in-person and remote work.
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Day-to-day responsibilities include:
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- Leading organisational planning
- Managing budgets and financial performance
- Ensuring effective delivery of humanitarian programmes and initiatives
The role involves:
- Cultivating relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders
- Overseeing fundraising campaigns and events
- Supporting communications that raise awareness of the charity’s mission
The Managing Director will:
- Guide and support staff and volunteers
- Ensure good governance and compliance with UK charity regulations
- Regularly report to the Board of Trustees on organisational progress and impact
This position requires balancing hands-on operational management with strategic leadership to strengthen and expand the charity’s work.
Qualifications
- Experience in nonprofit or charity leadership, with skills in strategic planning, organisational management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Proficiency in budgeting, financial oversight, and resource allocation within a charitable or humanitarian context.
- Demonstrated ability in fundraising, grant writing, donor stewardship, and partnership development.
- Strong communication skills, including public speaking, advocacy, and the ability to represent the organisation to diverse audiences.
- Knowledge of humanitarian work, child protection principles, and international development or social impact initiatives.
- Proven experience managing teams, supporting volunteers, and fostering an inclusive, collaborative working culture.
- Understanding of UK charity governance, regulatory requirements, and best practices in safeguarding.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field such as nonprofit management, international development, social policy, or business.
- Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment, balancing London-based activities with remote work and occasional international travel if required.
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