Director, Civil Society and Youth
| Posting date: | 12 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £100,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2026 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 450245/1 |
Summary
- Friday 20 March 10:30
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have about the application, and the interview and assessment process.
Please register your interest before 16:00, Thursday 19th March by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation. Invites will only be sent after this deadline has passed.
This will take place virtually, via Google Meets. If you wish to attend the session anonymously, and you are using a google email address to join, please ensure that you have changed how your name appears before joining the call.
Please note that the session will not be recorded.
The Director for Civil Society & Youth at DCMS is a varied and challenging leadership role driving delivery of high profile policy areas and programmes included in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) that are critical to our Ministers’ priorities and the wider Government agenda.
The successful candidate will:
- Lead on charity law and regulation and sponsorship of the Charity Commission, the charity regulator; lead VCSE (voluntary, community and social enterprise) policy and the government’s relationships with these sectors; lead policy on volunteering and tackling loneliness.
- Lead sponsorship of The National Lottery Community Fund (c£800m p/a of lottery good causes) and the Dormant Assets scheme (£1bn to date to good causes, in partnership with the Financial Services industry and HM Treasury).
- Act as the Senior Responsible Officer for the Youth Capital Portfolio, a £500m+ GMPP portfolio comprising several capital infrastructure programmes, building, refurbishing and equipping youth centres.
- Lead policy for youth services and cross-government approach to young people, and lead government’s relationship with the youth sector. Lead delivery of the National Youth Strategy, government’s 10-year plan for young people.
- Ensure successful delivery of multiple place-based youth services programmes, including grant-funding and working with Local Authorities. Lead delivery of 50 Young Futures Hubs, a cross-government manifesto commitment.
- Act as the Senior Responsible Officer for the Better Futures Fund, a £500m+ innovative GMPP programme that will lift 20,000 children out of poverty through social outcomes partnerships, in line with the Child Poverty Strategy; lead policy on impact investing, social impact investing and philanthropy.
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