I didn’t know that access to rehabilitation and life after stroke care was dependent on where you live. This is why I campaign. If I lived elsewhere, maybe I would still be on that hospital bed in my living room.’

The purpose of the role

You’ll connect, convene and enable people across our organisation and beyond to help and inspire all those who give their money, time or voice to the cause of stroke – making sure that all our supporters feel understood, valued and able to make their best possible contribution.

You will galvanise the organisation, align us behind a shared purpose, and help us move from a function-driven model of giving to a high-performing approach that prioritises supporter experience and mutual benefit across all forms of contribution. By leading a supporter-centred approach, you’ll generate the resources, relationships and momentum needed to fund and fuel our impact. Harnessing the talent of our people with the power of data, digital and human connection, you’ll help us grow and unlock the full potential of our supporter community so that, together, we can tackle the devastation of stroke.

The application process

Download our applicant pack which gives you more information about the role and our work in the space of stroke support.

We want to find the right person for this role – and we want this to be the right role for you. We’ve designed a process that gives us both the opportunity to make sure that this is the right role and match for us both.

Applicant pack

Deciding to apply

• Learn more about us and the role at a webinar 1 – 2 pm on 13 October 2025. Register here
• Submit your application by midnight on 2 November 2025

We’ll invite long-listed candidates to join us to:

• Meet the CEO on 10 or 11 November 2025. This is a chance for you and Juliet to get to meet and learn more about each other
• Meet our people between 12 and 17 November. This is a chance for you to get to know the people both delivering and accessing our stroke support – and for them to meet you.

We’ll invite shortlisted candidates to join us for:

• Values exploration (not assessed) during the week of 24 November 2025. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about your values and how aligned you feel with us and ours.
• Meeting our Executive Team (face to face) on 5 December 2025. You’ll join a Thinking Council with the team – experiencing one of the ways you’d be supported in this role.
• Panel interview (face to face) on 8 December 2025. This is a chance for us to ask you questions, and vice versa, grounded in what we’ve learned about each other.

If we invite you to move through to the next stage of the process with us, we’ll share more about what each moment involves.

We will be looking to offer the role to the successful candidate by mid-December.

We will keep you informed about any decisions on your application along the way.

‘I was honoured to run the 2024 London Marathon for the Stroke Association UK after my mum had a significant stroke in late 2023. Taking on this challenge gave me a real sense of purpose during an incredibly difficult time for our family.’

If you have any questions in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at applications@stroke.org.uk

Other important details

We’re a remote first organisation. We’ll provide you with all the kit, but you’ll need somewhere at home you can work from.

You’d be needing to travel regularly across the UK, with frequent travel to London and the Midlands where we often come together.

We’ll be looking to pay £120k per annum depending on your experience.

We offer a range of generous benefits, including:

• Flexibility around when you work, to help you balance work and life commitments.
• Employer pension contributions of 6%.
• Life assurance, critical illness cover, a health cash plan and more.
• Annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays, with flex to use those days when you like.
• A volunteering day each year, to give back to a cause you care about.

Find out more on our website.

'Volunteering is my medicine. Helping other stroke survivors keeps me going with my recovery. I am grateful for every day, for the things that I have and for simply being here.'

Application Guidance

To apply for this role, we’ll ask you to respond to three questions and upload a CV of no more than two pages.

Applicant pack

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

We are a Disability Confident employer, and we are making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. Our charity has a variety of staff network groups, and we're committed to continuously improving our diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.

The questions

As you respond to the questions, we invite you not only to share your knowledge and experience, but also to give us a sense of who you are as a leader and how you work. We are keen to understand:

• What drives and motivates you,
• How your values guide your decisions and relationships, and
• How you bring others with you in challenging or complex contexts.

Your response to these questions is what we’ll use to sift through the applications we receive. These will be assessed ‘blindly’, with no other information about who you are, or what’s on your CV.

Your CV

Please keep your CV to just two pages. It should include the remit and impact you’ve led in any relevant roles you’ve held, as well as any relevant learning or education.

The hiring team will only see your CV if you are successfully long-listed.

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