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Kevin Curley has announced his plan to retire from NAVCA next March.  Kevin has served as Chief Executive since January 2003.  He will be 60 next February.

NAVCA’s Trustees have begun the process of recruiting Kevin’s successor.  The new Chief Executive will be in post by April 2012.
Kevin joined NAVCA eight years ago after running CVS in Hull, Derby and Leicestershire.  During his career Kevin has also directed volunteer programmes for VSO in Tanzania and Vietnam.  For three years he was Chief Executive of Headway the brain injury association.

Kevin Curley said:
Leading NAVCA is for me the dream job.  This is a great social movement always speaking up for local voluntary action and supporting citizens who want to make their communities better places to live.

As a student leaving York University back in 1972 I was involved with York CVS tackling street homelessness by setting up a night shelter.  Two years later we were welcoming refugees from Amin’s Uganda to the city and helping them to put down roots.  40 years on we still look to the CVS to lead the community’s response to new needs.

Mike Martin MBE, NAVCA’s Chair said:
Under Kevin’s leadership NAVCA has become a highly respected national charity which speaks for and effectively supports local charities and community groups.

We have decided to proceed without delay to the business of finding a successor to Kevin. We expect to advertise in September with a view to a new CEO starting by March 2012. We are confident about NAVCA's future. We have a great reputation and a strong board and staff team. We have excellent support from 400 members which strengthens our credibility. Our finances are in good shape. We believe we will be able to attract very high calibre candidates for the CEO post.

In common with many other national charities NAVCA faces issues of long term sustainability. As you would expect the new Chief Executive will be working with the board on these issues. However, we believe that the strategy we have set in terms of becoming a more enterprising charity that is less dependent on state funding is the right course.

Looking ahead to his retirement next spring Kevin said:
I chair two charities – Sengwer Aid and the Pickering Family Centre -  and want to give them both more time.  I also want to play a part at national level in defending the independence of the local voluntary sector.  And I also intend to give some energy to community organisations in Tanzania – where I lived from 1988 to 1992 – supporting sector leaders as they search for international funding.

Source: NAVCA