A former senior Downing Street official has been named as the next director of services at the homelessness charity Crisis.
Juliet Mountford, who will take up the role in September, runs the Operational Delivery Profession within the Civil Service, which provides delivery support in an emergency or during surge in demand.
She has worked in the Civil Service for more than a decade, including at the Cabinet Office and in Downing Street. She previously worked in the charity sector for the National Childcare Trust and British Red Cross.
Mountford will succeed Grant Campbell, who is stepping down after three years in the role at Crisis.
She said: “I’m delighted to be returning to the sector and to be joining Crisis at this critical time to help deliver its vital mission to end homelessness.
“We know the context is challenging. Across Britain, people are being pushed into poverty and homelessness and there simply isn’t enough affordable housing stock.
“But I Iook forward to getting to work with Crisis’ brilliant service delivery teams to help maximise their impact for the people the charity supports, at a time when the work they do has never been needed more.”
Matt Downie, chief executive of Crisis, said Mountford had “a wealth of experience in service transformation and delivery”.