Movers: Judi Rhys takes top role at the British Liver Trust

Plus: Public Concern at Work promotes Francesca West to chief executive; and Dara de Burca moves to the Children’s Society

The British Liver Trust, which supports adults with liver disease, has appointed Judi Rhys as chief executive. She joins from the same position at Arthritis Care.

The whistleblowing charity Public Concern at Work has promoted Francesca West from deputy chief executive to chief executive. She succeeds Cathy James, who has stood down after 12 years at the charity, the past six as chief executive, and who will return to the organisation in 2018 as senior legal consultant.

Dara de Burca, director of services at the cancer charity Clic Sargent, has been appointed director of children and young people at the Children’s Society. She will take up her new role in January.

Seafarers UK, which supports people in the maritime community, has welcomed Mairéad Ní Cheóinín as corporate fundraising manager. She was marketing and publications executive at the marine insurance provider Steamship Mutual.

The medical research charity Raft has promoted Elena Garcia from science team leader, regenerative biomaterials, to director of research.

David Bloomfield has become chief executive of the medical charity the National Migraine Centre. He was managing director of the consultancy PHC.

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Movers: Giles Webber takes up top job at Birmingham Dogs Home

Plus: Peter Aiers becomes chief executive of the Churches Conservation Trust; Helen Goulden appointed chief executive of the Young Foundation; Jack Lundie rejoins Save the Children and more

Birmingham Dogs Home has welcomed Giles Webber as its new chief executive. Webber, who was operations director at the Dogs Trust, succeeds Simon Price, who was asked to leave Birmingham Dogs Home after he was arrested in connection with an alleged £450,000 fraud at the charity. The police investigation into the allegations is ongoing.

Peter Aiers, director north and south east at the Churches Conservation Trust, has been promoted to chief executive. He takes over from Crispin Truman, who is taking up the top job at the Campaign to Protect Rural England.  

Helen Goulden has been appointed chief executive of the charitable think thank the Young Foundation. She will join in October from the innovation charity Nesta, where she is an executive director.

Jack Lundie has been appointed to the new role of centenary director at Save the Children. Lundie, who was director of brand and communications at Save between 2010 and 2014, has spent the past three years as director of communications at Oxfam. 

Citizens Advice has appointed Katie Martin to the new role of head of news, public affairs and campaigns. She will join on 29 August from Guardian News and Media, where she is head of philanthropic partnerships.

SYHA Hostelling Scotland has promoted Margo Paterson to chief executive. Paterson, who has worked for the charity for the past 16 years, was deputy chief executive.

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Clinks takes over women’s charity Women’s Breakout

The two permanent members of staff at the women’s centre charity have lost their jobs because of the move, which came about because of financial difficulties at Women’s Breakout

The criminal justice umbrella body Clinks has taken over the women’s centre charity Women’s Breakout, with the loss of both permanent members of staff at the latter organisation.

Women’s Breakout, which was formed six years ago and had an income of £60,000 in the year to the end of March, approached Clinks about the merger because it was having financial difficulties and in an attempt to keep its women’s centres open, a spokeswoman said.

She said that the merger, which was completed today, meant the two permanent staff at Women’s Breakout would be made redundant when Clinks took over the charity’s services.

Clinks, which has 18 staff and had an income of £1.2m in the year to the end of March, will take on a Women’s Breakout trustee as part of the merger, according to the spokeswoman.

Women’s Breakout had no offices. Clinks will hold a consultation with Women’s Breakout members on whether to retain the charity’s branding.

Two years ago, Clinks released a report called The State of the Sector, which said there had been almost 400 redundancies among criminal justice charities between April 2012 and March 2015.

Dame Anne Owers, chair of Clinks, said it was crucial to keep women’s centres open.

“This merger will ensure that the work of Women’s Breakout will continue and we very much welcome Women’s Breakout members within Clinks,” she said.

Roma Hooper, chair of Women’s Breakout, said: “We are delighted we have secured its future within Clinks. We believe that the integrity of Clinks and its commitment to strengthening the work of Women’s Breakout will enhance the voice of our women’s centres and continue to support the work being undertaken.”

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