Battersea chief executive to step down
Battersea's current chief executive will be leaving after more than a decade in the role. Next year she will become director general of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Fozia Irfan joins BBC Children in Need
BBC Children in Need has appointed Fozia Irfan as its new director of children and young people, responsible for the charity’s impact and grantmaking activities.
Her appointment follows the departure of Anna Whitton, who left BBC Children in Need earlier this year to become chief executive of the Westminster Drug Project.
Most recently, Irfan was chief executive of the Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation
Irfan said: “I’m excited to be joining BBC Children in Need at such an important time for the charity. This is a critical moment for the UK’s children and young people: the pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing issues and made life even harder for those who were already facing disadvantages.”
Base51 chief executive Janet Lewis to retire
The chief executive of Base51, Janet Lewis, is to retire after more than two decades in her role at the youth charity.
Deputy chief executive Jo Jepson will fill the role.
Lewis has been at the Nottingham-based charity for 25 years. She joined the charity as a student youth worker during her university placement, and was initially appointed as senior support worker before working her way upward.
Lewis oversaw the successful delivery of various projects to help young people in Nottingham. This included supporting young people sleeping on the streets, coordinating teenage pregnancy services and mentoring teenage parents.
UK Community Foundations appoints a new chair
UK Community Foundations has appointed Andrew Tuggey as its new chair. He joins UKCF permanently from Community Foundation Wales, where he is currently a trustee.
Tuggey first became engaged with Community Foundation Wales (CFW) when he was High Sheriff of Gwent in 2015.
Tuggey said: “It is a great privilege and honour to have been elected by my fellow trustees to chair the board of UKCF, and I thank them. We all are excited, committed and determined to deliver for UKCF, the Network and our communities.
“As a board we shall become more diverse and inclusive, and welcome additional skills and expertise. Reaching out across the network and listening to the experience of others, we shall show leadership by our commitment to reviewing UKCF’s own, equality, diversity and inclusion practices.”
Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice welcomes a new head of fundraising
Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice has appointed Rebecca Jobson as head of fundraising.
She joins the Middlesbrough site of the charity from her previous role as communications and supporter care senior manager at Alice House, an adult-only hospice based in Hartlepool, where she worked for 13 years.
New chairman appointed to National Garden Scheme
After six years as chairman of the National Garden Scheme, Martin McMillan will be succeeded by Rupert Tyler on 18 November.
McMillan spent nine years as a trustee before his appointment as chairman in 2014.
McMillan said: “Rupert is a keen gardener and has opened his London garden in Clapham for many years.
“His involvement with the National Garden Scheme along with his experience of business and finance gathered during his distinguished career make him – in my eyes – the ideal individual to lead this wonderful charity as chairman.”
Leah Charles-King becomes an ambassador for Bipolar UK
Bipolar UK has appointed the multi-award-winning TV and radio presenter Leah Charles-King as its latest ambassador.
Charles-King first rose to fame in the 1990’s as part of the girl band Kleshay, which was signed to Sony. She enjoyed two UK chart singles, as well as a successful arena tour supporting Lionel Richie.
She has bipolar disorder and although receiving a diagnosis was a relief at first, she says this quickly changed to feelings of embarrassment and guilt after she experienced first-hand the “stigma and shame that can come with bipolar disorder.”
In 2019, aged 39, she decided to break her silence about her diagnosis by “coming out” on social media.
Church of England Pensions Board announces chief investment officer
The Church of England Pensions Board has appointed Michael Pratten as its chief investment officer. He will report to John Ball, chief executive, and work alongside the investment team’s co-director, Adam Matthews.
He will join in November. He was most recently interim CIO for the London CIV, where he was responsible for managing the internal investment team and developing the investment strategy and manager infrastructure.
National Literacy Trust appoints award-winning writer as trustee
The National Literacy Trust has appointed Louise Doughty to its board of trustees. The author and critic joins the charity as it sets out its ambition to support the literacy, learning and wellbeing of one million children most seriously affected by Covid-19 in the next year.
Doughty was a judge for the Man Booker Prize in 2008 and the Costa Book of Year Award in 2015, and has chaired many prize panels for new writers including the Orange Award for New Writers, the Fiction Uncovered promotion, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Desmond Elliott Award.
Doughty said: “I couldn't be more honoured to be joining the board of trustees for the National Literacy Trust, a charity whose mission has become more vital than ever during 2020, when educational opportunities and access to books have been severely affected by school and library closures.
“The ability to read has long been recognised not only as an important life tool but as solace during times of difficulty and isolation. I'm really looking forward to making my contribution to the work that the charity does in disadvantaged communities across the country.”
Tackle Prostate Cancer appoints national support and development manager
Tackle Prostate Cancer charity has appointed Sarah Gray as its new national support and development manager.
Gray has previously worked in regional roles across the West and East Midlands for Macmillan Cancer Support, Parkinson’s UK and British Lung Foundation.
She said: “I have listened to many stories from men on how valuable peer support is, and how important it is for them to have a space to learn from others in a similar situation to themselves.
“I am looking forward to learning from the amazing work done by the current peer support groups, and working together with them as well as other charity partners and healthcare professionals to ensure that more men are able to tap into local support from people who understand what it is like to live with and beyond prostate cancer.”
Matt Stevenson-Dodd appointed chair of trustees at Football Beyond Borders
Matt Stevenson-Dodd has joined Football Beyond Borders (FBB) as chair.
He said: “I am delighted to be appointed chair of Football Beyond Borders (FBB). The next few years will be immensely challenging for all young people, and if we are to build a stronger society post-Covid we must work harder than ever to ensure no one is left on the sidelines.
FBB has an incredible track record of engaging young people aged 12-16, living in the most disadvantaged communities, harnessing the power of football together with the right mix of therapeutic support, youth work, skills and education to help them stay in school and achieve great GCSE results.”
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