Your weekly roundup of appointments happening across the charity sector.
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SafeLives

Harpinder Collacott has been appointed as chief executive of domestic abuse survivors charity SafeLives.

She joins from 4Thought Social Ventures and currently chairs SOS Children’s Villages UK.

“Throughout my career, I have worked alongside organisations and communities seeking to challenge inequality, shift systems and create lasting social change,” said Collacott, who has previously been vice-chair of NGO organisation Bond and a trustee of WaterAidUK

“Domestic abuse remains one of the most pervasive and damaging injustices in our society, and I am deeply committed to ensuring that everyone affected can access the support, safety and opportunities they need to rebuild their lives.”

She replaces interim chief executive Tracey Bleakley, who took on the role earlier this year following the last permanent CEO Ellen Miller’s early retirement.

Home-Start UK

The chief executive of Home-Start Edinburgh Eliza Waye has been promoted within the Home-Start network to be strategic lead for Scotland.

The role has been created following funding from the Charles Gordon Foundation to focus on strengthening collaboration and learning across Home-Starts services in Scotland.

The role sits within Home-Start UK’s senior leadership team and will have oversight of its partnership with Citizen’s Advice Scotland and Save the Children UK, which has been funded through the Scottish Government to invest £1.2m in family support over the coming year.

“The new role will enable us to be more responsive to national needs and opportunities, strengthen collective impact and amplify the case for holistic, early family support in Scotland,” said Home-Start UK co-chief executives Jodie Reed and Natalie Acton.

Waye, who has worked across the Scottish Home-Start network for the last year alongside her role leading the Edinburgh charity, added: “I’m excited to continue this work full time, alongside local Home-Starts and Home-Start UK, and to build on everything the Scotland network has already achieved together.”

BID Services

Deaf people’s support charity Bid Services, which merged with Nottinghamshire Deaf Society earlier this month, has appointed Sinéad Cregan as its chief executive.

She joins in November from Inspire North where she is its director of development and innovation and replaces BID Services current CEO Gail Penberthy.

The charity’s chair Matt Collingwood said: “Sinéad really impressed the interview panel with her strong background in business development and service transformation, her understanding of BID Services, and her genuine passion and enthusiasm for all of the different people and different communities we serve.

“Throughout her career, she has worked closely with many of the communities that BID supports, giving her a strong understanding of the barriers and challenges people can face, and the importance of bridging gaps to ensure services are accessible, inclusive and shaped around the needs of people who use them.”

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