Centrepoint was founded in 1969 with a simple but bold belief: that no young person should be left to sleep on the streets. That is why, in 2021, we committed to an extraordinary goal to end youth homelessness by 2037. We know we cannot eliminate the threat of youth homelessness entirely, but we do believe we can make it rare, brief and unrepeated. By 2037, we envisage a world in which far fewer young people ever reach crisis point; where those who do receive rapid, effective support; and affordable, sustainable housing ensures they never face homelessness again.

Achieving this vision requires an Executive Team that leads with conviction and imagination. We are seeking leaders who believe this mission is both possible and necessary - individuals with the expertise, courage and commitment to drive change, challenge assumptions and shape a future where every young person has a safe place to call home. A new Discovery Division is being created to oversee delivery of existing pilot programmes, develop a Thinking Laboratory (research function) that will bring forward new ideas/solutions for ending youth homelessness, and rapidly test these solutions to sift out those that could be effective and moved to a pilot phase. Centrepoint will then orchestrate the wider adoption of solutions that have been tested and proven to be effective.

As Executive Director, you would be first and foremost a leader of the organisation, committed to the vision of ending youth homelessness by 2037, and reinforcing and promoting Centrepoint’s values personally, both internally and externally. The Executive Director, Discovery will lead on delivering curiosity-driven thinking and research that helps bring breakthrough solutions across the youth homelessness ecosystem, testing and learning from new ideas, piloting agreed solutions, and creating pathways from pilot to mainstream.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the Centrepoint on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit roles.saxbam.com using reference NBXVA. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com. Applications should be received by noon on Wednesday 18 March.