Q&A with Alice Lamb, LandAid’s Newly Promoted Director of Operations

Posted by LandAid on 12th May 2023 -

Since April 1, LandAid’s Deputy Chief Executive (DCEO), Alice Lamb, has added a formidable, additional cog to her wheels, following her appointment to Director of Operations.  

Her new role, which will see her have responsibility for all LandAid’s outward-facing work – fundraising, engagement, and impact – doesn’t mean that she will be relinquishing her DCEO role (which she has gone from strength to strength in since 2019) any time soon, in fact it’s anything but – and Alice is ready to grab her dual role with both hands and dive straight in. 

Before her day-to-day gets even busier, we sat down over a cuppa with Alice, to chat about her new role, what this means for LandAid, her plans and hopes for the year ahead (and beyond), as well as an opportunity to reflect on her time at LandAid to date.  

Firstly, congratulations on your promotion to DCEO and Director of Operations. How are you feeling about this?  

I’m super excited to be in my new role and to be a part of LandAid at this hugely exciting time. We have just had our best fundraising year ever! This means that we can increase our impact, in turn, providing so many more young people with a safe place to stay.  

I am a fundraiser by trade and in my new capacity, this allows me to oversee the full operations of LandAid – not only raising the funds but playing a part in seeing where the funds go, creating real impact for vulnerable young people, and ensuring that the money we raise is used in the most effective way. 

It’s clear this new position means a lot to you, personally and professionally. What does your new role mean for the organisation and how LandAid operates? 

 

This role joins together the 3 pillars of our organisation and strategy – Engagement – Income – Impact – therefore ultimately bringing oversight of LandAid’s key operations within my remit and in effect responsibility for shaping and maintaining the ‘LandAid journey’ (from engagement (comms), to fundraising, to impact) 

We are in the final year of our 3 year strategy and are on target to reach our goal to create 1,000 vital homes for young people – this is a huge achievement – but only just scratches the surface of the issue of youth homelessness.   

This also means that we are starting to shape our new strategy, set to launch in April 2024, which I am looking forward to developing collaboratively with the support of our Team, Boards, Trustees, Committees, Corporate and Charity Partners.  

We know that sadly, now more than ever, LandAid’s mission is vital. Last year, 129,000 young people between 16-24 years-old approached their local council for housing support. This number is rapidly growing, with figures standing at 86,000 in 2017.  

Continue to read on the LandAid website 

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