Our Staff & Volunteers

NOAH is run by a dedicated team of 40 members of staff and 40+ regular volunteers.

We are a small and friendly team who work hard and share a common belief in the fundamental dignity and worth of every individual. 8 of our permanent members of staff and many of our volunteers are ex-clients.

In addition to our regular volunteers, we also receive valuable help from the large number of people on our Assisted Work Experience placements.

Management Executive

Jim O'Connor Chief Executive
Jim joined NOAH Enterprise in 2000 on a part-time basis as Chief Executive, a role which became full-time in January 2003. Jim has been a volunteer member of a registered Charity the St Vincent de Paul Society, since 1978. Jim was elected National President of the Society in England and Wales for a 5 year term in 1997 and as such was Chair of the Board of Trustees. In his commercial working life, Jim's career was in Finance and general management with various subsidiaries of British Rail.
Jane Seaton Financial Director
Steve Gill Operations Director
Colin Gravatt Retail Manager
Roy Lewis Operations Manager
Marie Doherty Day Centre Manager

Board of Trustees

Rev Andrew Blyth Chair of NOAH Board of Trustees
Andrew Blyth is the Chair of the NOAH Board of Trustees and the Vicar of the Holy Trinity Church of Aylesbury. Before training to become a full time Anglican minister, Andrew had over 10 years experience as an Account Manager and Board Director of a Marketing and Communications Consultancy providing service to Voluntary and Statutory Sector clients.
Tony Gray NOAH Trustee
Tony joined the NOAH board as a Trustee in April 2005, bringing over 30 years of experience in HR, employee development, industrial relations, equalities, community inclusion and performance management environments.
Ralph Gough NOAH Trustee
A committed worker on behalf of St Mary's Parish Church, Ralph joined NOAH in 2002 as a volunteer and became a trustee in February 2007 bringing with him a wealth of practical and financial management experience.
Rev John G McArdle NOAH Trustee
John was employed as an Architect in general practice until 1989. From 1989 - 1995 John trained for the priesthood and has since managed several parishes in the Northampton Diocese, currently St Josephs in Luton. He is a Canon Lawyer officiating in matters relating to Church Law and is a Governor of St Josephs School. John became a NOAH Trustee in March 2006.
Karen Anne MacRitchie NOAH Trustee
Karen became a NOAH Trustee in November 2007. In addition to her place on the NOAH Board, Karen is a Marketing and Management graduate and Trustee of the MCR Foundation which is a charitable trust set up to provide support, advice and funding to grass roots rehabilitation, education, health and welfare projects. The trust, which is focused primarily on inner city based communities, helps individuals and groups to build and realise their potential.
Dr Peter Ward NOAH Trustee
Peter is a Board Member of the Luton Primary Care Group and joined the NOAH Board of Trustees in August 2008. Peter has been with a local GP Practice since 1983 has held senior medical appointments in Glasgow and Buckinghamshire. He also holds a Certificate of General Aviation Medical and has been an aeromedical examiner since 1984. Peter organised a recent conference on drug and alcohol misuse among airline staff and is a member of the Airline Medical Directors Committee.

Working for NOAH

As a Christian organisation, we expect all staff to be sympathetic to the Christian ethos NOAH's work is founded on. We do not however expect you to be a Christian and our current staff include people of all faiths and none.

We are not currently recruiting for any paid posts, but please keep checking back for details of future vacancies.