Coram

We are Coram. Better chances for children. Now and forever.

Coram is the UK’s first and longest continuing children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, we are dynamic group of specialist organisations helping more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year across children’s rights and voice, adoption and family services, education and training.

Our vision is bold and ambitious – to be the Institute for Children, driving insight into impact, creating better chances for children child by child and changing the odds of the next generation through policy, legal and practice development.

We are looking to appoint a new President of the Coram Group.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with extensive experience chairing diverse and complex Boards with an appropriate combination of empathy and authority and a comitment to a happy, thriving childhood.

The applicant must have a deep personal interest in Coram’s mission, strategy and ethos and a strong personal commitment to helping it achieve this.

The President attends five board meetings per annum in person and leading the Annual Court meeting of Governors and summer showcase. This is alongside four committee meetings and attendance at key events. The President should be prepared to devote around a day per week to Coram business and be based in or within easy reach of London. The position is unpaid and, when in person, meetings take place at Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ.

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and organisation welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams and our boards of trustees. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No. 312278.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Coram on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference RBPOA. Alternatively, telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Thursday 4 July.