Save the Children UK appoints CEO
Save the Children UK has appointed Moazzam Malik as its chief executive.
Malik previously served as the UK’s ambassador to Indonesia for five years and as director general, first at the Department for International Development and then at the merged Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.
Malik will start in January as Save the Children begins to implement a three-year strategy aimed partly at building the power of children to influence decisions that affect their lives.
Caudwell Children recruits chief executive
Caudwell Children, a charity for disabled and autistic children, has appointed Claire Marshall as its new chief executive. She took up the role on 7 November.
Marshall said she is “truly honoured to be chosen as the new CEO” at Caudwell Children.
“This charity has inspired me for many years with its unwavering dedication to helping families and children live fuller, happier lives,” she added.
“With the [charity’s] 25th anniversary around the corner, I see immense potential in expanding our services, increasing the number of children we support year on year.”
Sniffer appoints CEO
Sniffer, a Scottish climate charity, has announced that Jo Kerr will be joining as its new CEO from December.
Kerr joins Sniffer from the financial insecurity charity Turn2us, where she was director of impact and innovation.
She said: “I can’t wait to join Sniffer at this time. I’m excited to be part of working towards our shared vision for a flourishing and fairer future for all in a changing climate.”
Fawcett Society CEO to step down
Jemima Olchawski, the Fawcett Society’s chief executive, has announced that she will be stepping down from her role in six months’ time.
Under Olchawski’s leadership, the women’s rights charity achieved the first-ever Independent Press Standards Organisation decision to uphold a complaint of sexism, elevated menopause to a critical issue on the political agenda – resulting in new guidance for employers – and secured a new law on sexual harassment via the 2023 Worker Protection Act.
Olchawski said: “There’s so much that I’ve enjoyed and am proud of from my time at Fawcett.
“It’s been important to me that as an organisation we continue our history of evidence-based campaigns that create real change for women.”
Freedom from Torture appoints chair
Freedom from Torture, a national charity that supports people who have survived torture, has appointed Kate Sayer as its chair of trustees.
Sayer has recently retired from her role as the director of integrity and ethics at Oxfam.
She said: “Together with my fellow trustees, I look forward to guiding the charity through its next chapter and supporting the leadership of survivors, both within Freedom from Torture and in the wider global fight against torture.”
Services For Education appoints chair
Services For Education, the Birmingham education charity, has announced Martin Hall as its chair of trustees.
Hall succeeds Sarah Smith, who steps down after three years in the role having first become a trustee in 2015.
Hall, who became a trustee of the charity in 2022, said: “I’m looking forward to supporting the senior leadership team in this award-winning charity as it continues to use the power of learning to create and build confidence, resilience and wellbeing among the children, young people, adults and communities of Birmingham and beyond.”
Clore Social Leadership recruits chair
Clore Social Leadership, the educational and development charity, has appointed Vyla Rollins as its new chair of its board of trustees. She will step into her new role in December.
Rollins is currently the executive director of London Business School’s Leadership Institute, as well as a programme director and executive coach at the school.
She said: “As I step into the role of chair, I’m both proud and inspired by the progress we have made over the years at Clore Social.
“I extend my most sincere thanks to Sir Ciarán [Devane, the outgoing chair] for his exceptional leadership and the strong foundation he has established during his time.”
Changing Faces hires chair
Changing Faces, the visible difference and disfigurement charity, has appointed Helen Marshall as its new board of trustees’ chair.
Marshall is set to take over on 1 December and replaces outgoing chair David Clayton, who has been in the role since 2015.
Marshall said: “I’m truly excited to take on the role of chair, working closely with the charity’s campaigners, staff, donors and the wider visible difference community to achieve ever greater impact.
“Having seen how valuable the charity has been in supporting people with a visible difference, I’m really looking forward to joining the team.”
WithYou appoints chair
WithYou, a drug, alcohol and mental health charity, has appointed James Angus Pow as its chair of trustees.
Pow succeeds Anne Chapman, the longest-standing trustee at WithYou, in this role.
Pow said: “I’m delighted to join WithYou as the chair of the board of trustees.
“WithYou’s approach where anyone seeking help with drugs, alcohol or mental health issues feels welcomed, not judged, is a powerful ethos that I stand behind.”
Young Epilepsy recruits chair
National charity Young Epilepsy welcomed Markus Ruetimann as its new chair of trustees.
Ruetimann is taking over from Baroness Jane Ramsey, who has supported the charity for the past eight years.
Ruetimann said: “I have joined this fantastic organisation to support the many wonderful teams at Young Epilepsy and St Piers in their efforts to help children and young people overcome the challenges of epilepsy and reach their potential.”
Sense appoints chair
Sense, the national disability charity, has appointed Mark Cammies as its new chair.
Cammies, who has been a trustee for the charity since 2019, takes the reins from Justin Molloy, a professor of biophysics at Warwick University.
Cammies said: “I’m delighted to build on Justin’s great work as chair of trustees at Sense and continue to grow the organisation as a force for positive change.
“I’d like to take the opportunity to thank Dr Justin Molloy for all the incredible work he’s done for the charity – I have big shoes to fill!”
International Longevity Centre hires trustees and chair
The International Longevity Centre (ILC) UK think tank has appointed Lawrence Churchill, Yvonne Sonsino and Andrew Oxlade to its trustee board.
Churchill will take on the role of ILC chair in February 2025.
Churchill said: “I’m honoured to become the ILC-UK’s next chair. I look forward to collaborating with the many experts who share our passion on new solutions for better lives enabled by greater longevity.”
Muscular Dystrophy UK appoints trustee
Muscular Dystrophy UK, a health charity, has appointed Chloe Docker as a trustee.
Docker, 28, has become the youngest trustee in the charity’s history. She has been an ambassador for the charity for 20 years.
She said: “I’m honoured to become a trustee of Muscular Dystrophy UK, and the timing is just so right.”
Docker added that she “can’t wait to join the incredible members of the Board and help contribute at this next level”.
Oasis Community Housing recruits two trustees
North East homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing has announced Jonathan Wood and Steve Coles as its two new trustees.
Wood is the chief executive of the Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance. Prior to this, he had a varied career within the Ministry of Justice, latterly as the national services director of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service.
Coles works in a variety of leadership, governance and advisory roles in the social sector, with particular expertise in homelessness, housing and health.
Impetus appoints trustees
Impetus, which invests in charities working with young people to overcome deprived backgrounds, has welcomed Christian Lucas and Arnaud Bosquet as its new trustees.
Lucas said: “I believe that contributing to helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds stand a better chance at school, university, or for their first job, is a truly important mission.
“I’m honoured to have joined Impetus as a trustee and be part of their meaningful work.”
Bosquet said: “Education is the most valuable foundation one can get in life. It empowers, liberates and inspires. It helps combat inequalities. This is why Impetus’ action towards young people from disadvantaged backgrounds is so critical and motivating.”
Working Families appoints patron
Working Families, a national charity for working parents and carers, welcomed Denise Wilson as its new patron.
Wilson’s work to remove barriers that prevent gender parity has earned widespread recognition.
In 2016, she was awarded an OBE for services to women and equality, and in 2018 she received an honorary doctorate of letters from the University of Hull.
Wilson said: “I’m excited to be part of this important journey and look forward to contributing as part of my role as patron at Working Families.”
Rainbows Hospice welcomes patron
Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People, which supports children and young people with serious or terminal illnesses, welcomed former snooker world champion Shaun Murphy as its new patron.
Murphy said: “For every century break I make in a season, I’ll be making a donation of £100 to the charity.
“It’s not a life-changing amount but it’s doing anything I can to provide a little more love and support for the children who need it.”
Save the Children UK announces ambassador
Save the Children UK welcomes content creator Shabaz Ali as its latest ambassador.
Ali, 30, also known as Shabaz Says on his social media channels, creates comedic and light-hearted content on the latest news and social trends, with a particular focus on poverty and discrimination.
He has amassed more than three million followers across Instagram and TikTok.
As its latest ambassador, Ali will work with the charity on campaigns by using his platform to help raise money.
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