Bob Reitemeier is Chief Executive of The Children's Society.
In his six years in this role, Bob has led the transformation of the charity’s work to focus on the most marginalised children and young people in the UK. Its work is nationally recognised in the areas of children at risk on the streets, children in trouble with the law, disabled children and refugee children.
Under Bob’s leadership, The Children's Society is now significantly increasing its policy and campaigning work, allowing the charity to effectively lobby to improve the lives of all children in the UK.
Since 2006, Bob has overseen the highly successful Good Childhood Inquiry, which has strengthened The Children's Society's position as a thought-leader in the sector, dedicated to ensuring that every child, even the most marginalised, has a good childhood.
Before joining The Children’s Society, Bob built up over 20 years of experience in the voluntary sector, mostly in Africa. His career began in the early 1980s as a Secondary School Teacher in the Peace Corps in Zaire. He worked as Deputy Director and subsequently as Country Director of Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA), a not-for-profit small business credit programme working in Chad, Central Africa.
Bob subsequently held various posts for ActionAid, first as Country Director in Bangladesh and then relocating to London, where he had responsibility for coordinating all of the charity’s work within the African continent. Bob completed his eight years with ActionAid as their Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, before joining The Children’s Society as Operations Director in 1998.
In his six years in this role, Bob has led the transformation of the charity’s work to focus on the most marginalised children and young people in the UK. Its work is nationally recognised in the areas of children at risk on the streets, children in trouble with the law, disabled children and refugee children.
Under Bob’s leadership, The Children's Society is now significantly increasing its policy and campaigning work, allowing the charity to effectively lobby to improve the lives of all children in the UK.
Since 2006, Bob has overseen the highly successful Good Childhood Inquiry, which has strengthened The Children's Society's position as a thought-leader in the sector, dedicated to ensuring that every child, even the most marginalised, has a good childhood.
Before joining The Children’s Society, Bob built up over 20 years of experience in the voluntary sector, mostly in Africa. His career began in the early 1980s as a Secondary School Teacher in the Peace Corps in Zaire. He worked as Deputy Director and subsequently as Country Director of Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA), a not-for-profit small business credit programme working in Chad, Central Africa.
Bob subsequently held various posts for ActionAid, first as Country Director in Bangladesh and then relocating to London, where he had responsibility for coordinating all of the charity’s work within the African continent. Bob completed his eight years with ActionAid as their Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, before joining The Children’s Society as Operations Director in 1998.
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