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Office of the Third Sector appoints four Deputy Directors to spearhead new team structure

Campbell Robb, Director-General of the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) in the Cabinet Office, today appointed four Deputy Directors – all of whom bring a wealth of experience and expertise into their newly created roles.

The Deputy Directors will each lead a new team, created as part of the recently announced OTS restructuring and coming into effect on June 4, and play a pivotal role in the leading and implementing the Government's approach to the third sector.

The range of skills and experience of the new appointees, encompassing considerable achievement in both public and third sectors, will help the OTS strengthen levels of understanding and partnership between the third sector and every level of government.

Campbell Robb, OTS Director-General, said:

‘I am tremendously excited by the strength of our new team and the powerful range of skills and experience they bring to our work to enable a thriving third sector.

‘The Deputy Directors are the cornerstones of our new structure – their expertise will prove invaluable in forging a stronger leadership role for the OTS across government and in creating better links between the sector and the state.’

The appointments are:

Participation team
Sarah Benioff, current Chief Executive, Community Development Foundation

Public sector partnership team
Pat Samuel, current Head of Charity and Third Sector Finance Unit, HM Treasury

Social enterprise and finance team
Hilary Norman, current Deputy Director of the Social Enterprise Team, OTS

Third sector support team
Helen Stephenson, current Head of Strategic Policy and Partnerships, Big Lottery Fund

Building on its success to date, the new structure will enable OTS to increase its efficiency, performance and delivery, and continue to drive forward new, innovative policy-making. The core teams will be the focal point for their policy areas, but greater cross-team working and sharing of responsibility will allow a more flexible and integrated approach to the Government’s support for the sector.