We’re looking for our next Head of Education.
This key senior leadership role is at the heart of the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation’s work to help young people make safer choices about drugs.
We are looking for someone with significant experience in drug education who can provide strategic leadership for our education provision, support and develop our team, and ensure our sector leading programmes remain evidence-based, high-quality and responsive to the changing world young people are navigating.
You will be joining DSMF at an important point in our development, with the opportunity to help shape how we grow our reach and impact while protecting the quality and values that underpin our work.
Head of Education
Location: Purley, Croydon (hybrid). Regular travel to settings and organisations across London and nationally.
Role Type: Permanent
Work Type: Hybrid
Salary: £43,368 FTE – 0.8FTE (30 hours per week)
Closing Date: 9.00am 28 September 2026
Interviews: wc 12th and 19th October
Find out more and apply through Eastside People via this link.
We invite anyone to apply
Evidence shows that long or overly detailed job and person specifications discourage strong candidates, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds, from applying. For this role, we have focused on the experience, values and judgement that matter most. We welcome applications from people who can lead high-quality, evidence-informed education work and contribute to the Foundation’s next stage of growth, even if their experience has been gained through different routes.
If you are excited by the role but unsure whether you meet every point, we would strongly encourage you to consider applying; feel free to contact John Sanger (johns@eastsidepeople.org or 07522 163938) if you would like to talk things through ahead of making an application. We will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process so candidates can participate fully and fairly.
If you would like a call to discuss the role in more detail, please email John Sanger to
arrange a convenient time at johns@eastsidepeople.org. Having a call of this kind will not influence the success or otherwise of your application. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact us so we can support you appropriately.
