Greenwich Hospital

This is an extraordinary opportunity to join the Advisory Board of a unique organisation that combines over 325 years of history with a purpose that is as crucial and as relevant today, as it was at our foundation. Greenwich Hospital is a Crown body and the oldest provider of Royal Navy charity, providing support to serving and former serving Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel and their families. With income from quoted investment and commercial property portfolios; we provide grants and charitable support in areas ranging from education and housing to health and well-being, employability, and crisis support. We work in partnership with the Royal Navy and the navy charity sector and other stakeholders to ensure that the current and future needs of our beneficiaries are met.

We are moving into a significant next phase of development for the organisation and are working closely with the Royal Navy and our many stakeholders, to ensure that our future governance, structure, and activities, are ideally placed to be even more impactful on behalf of our beneficiaries. We do not have a board of trustees but benefit from the guidance and advice of our Advisory Board, chaired by the Second Sea Lord, and from our Finance Committee (Advisory Panel) – which advises on investments – chaired by the Royal Navy Finance Director. We are now looking for two outstanding and committed members to join this group.

We are seeking a senior leader from investment management, preferably with multi asset class experience and strong knowledge of financial management and property investments to join our Advisory Board and our Finance Committee (Advisory panel). She / he will have the strategic leadership experience within investment fund management, to provide support and advice to the Board and executive team.

We are also seeking a leader with substantial education sector experience garnered in a senior executive position. Experience of the UK boarding school sector would be an advantage, as would be knowledge of higher education, early years, and the charity sector.

 The successful candidates for both these positions would ideally have experience at Trustee or Board level in charity, law, education, marketing, PR, or business although first time Board members will be considered. Critical to both appointments will be an empathy for the mission and personnel of the Royal Navy and Marines, serving and past. You will need to display a firm commitment to our beneficiaries and our work on their behalf – a firm advocate, who is happy to be an ambassador for Greenwich Hospital.

Greenwich Hospital embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We are an equal opportunities employer and treat every application on merit alone.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Greenwich Hospital on these appointments. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference XBFEB. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Wednesday 20 September 2023.