Chief Executive Officer - CEO
Based - Aberystwyth
Salary - Between £46,176 - £48,100.
Role purpose :
In conjunction with trustees staff and stakeholders, to review and
deliver the organisation’s future strategic direction and business
plan, ensuring that this effectively delivers the charitable objects,
mission and values of WWDAS.
To be responsible for the effective leadership, management,
development and operation of WWDAS services.
To ensure a professional, cohesive joined-up approach throughout
the organisation, across all programmes and sites to maximise the effectiveness of the .
To engender positive, professional and respectful relationships
between staff members and put in place aspects to ensure staff wellbeing.
To maximise WWDAS income and ensure the financial viability of
WWDAS; the effective use of staffing, property and financial
resources to achieve high quality services for survivors.
To establish and maintain key strategic relationships regionally and
nationally, working with violence against women and sexual violence
specialist services and other stakeholders to deliver regional
priorities, whilst maintaining WWDAS’s position regionally as being
at the forefront of good practice in responding to domestic abuse.
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Do you have the passion, vision and expertise to lead our organisation into the next
stage of its development?
West Wales Domestic Abuse Service (WWDAS) is seeking to appoint a new CEO who
has senior management experience preferably in the violence against
women/domestic abuse sector. The post-holder will also be able to demonstrate
professional leadership, strategic and operational planning expertise, successful bid
writing, an ability to work in partnership with other organisations, and extensive
experience of staff management and financial management responsibility.
The post-holder will be expected to engage with service users, staff, trustees, partner
organisations and stakeholders to deliver and hone our new strategic plan ensuring
survivors across Ceredigion (and Northern Pembrokeshire) continue to receive high
quality, needs-led, strengths-based and gender responsive services, working in
partnerships with other regional providers where necessary to achieve this.
To apply, please download the job description and further details, from:
WWDAS website – www.westwalesdas.org.uk/careers/
The deadline for completed applications is 17.00 on Monday 20 t h July 2026 .
Interviews will be held between 3rd and 7th August with a view to the post-holder
taking up this position as soon as possible.
WWDAS is committed to following Equality and Diversity policies. This post is open to
female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement
under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Pay: £46,176.00-£48,100.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
