Welcome
Thank you for your interest in applying for this role of Director of Mind Cymru. You couldn’t be arriving at a more important time for people with mental health problems, and for our work in Wales.
Over the last few years, we have seen interest in mental health grow, attitudes change, and behaviours improve. It’s much more a part of daily life-in the media, in policy, and in our lives. During this time Mind has been at the forefront of achieving change: we led the ground breaking Time to Change campaign; we are key partners in the Heads Together campaign with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and we work closely with politicians, business and other charities to deliver change.
In Wales, we are highly respected for our influencing and public facing work. We work in partnership on nationally significant programmes such as time to Change Wales, and Active Monitoring. At a local level, 20 local Minds ensure our work is rooted in local communities.
The pandemic has highlighted the impact on everyone’s mental health, but particularly those people who are more marginalised. People with serious mental health problems, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, and those affected directly or indirectly by Covid have all seen their mental health risk increased. The mental health consequences of Covid will be seen long after the physical health crisis has receded.
So, at Mind, we have set ourselves ambitions for the next three years: to mobilise public interest in mental health, to deliver long lasting change, to build on our strong reputation locally and nationally as a source of expertise for many partners, and to ensure that no one is left behind.
In this role, part of Mind’s senior management team, you will be leading our work in Wales to deliver on our new strategy and ensure that people with a mental health problem get the support and respect they deserve.
There’s a huge opportunity to a secure long lasting change for people with mental health problems, and we look forward to meeting you!
Paul Farmer
Chief Executive Officer