Inspiration - want to leave charity sector

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I was made redundant from a role in the charity sector last year and am looking for something new. It's SUCH a tough market as so many charities are letting people go so am randomly looking for inspiration.

Key info for background:

• I was working in operations/process improvement but don't have much of a finance background (which rules me out of some Ops jobs)
• I was head of dept level
• Have previously managed teams of experts in a field I knew nothing about. Love line managing people generally, am really good at it, and don't need to know what they know to do it well.
• Ideally hybrid/remote industry
• Have done a fair bit of change/transformation work (not at digital/product design level but implementation end)
• Previously worked in media before charities. Not averse to returning to it.

Anyone switched from charities to anything exciting? NOT civil service (don't think I could bear it). Any amazing inspiration of what people leaving charities do next?

I think you’re being really foolish to write off the civil service. You have skills that could get you a really well paid job. And you’re making some assumptions that aren’t true everywhere.

I work in a digital role and I love my job. It’s very challenging and fast-paced, and the money is good.

Thanks @midnightblackcat you're probably right. I think the application process just stresses me out! To be fair I've known various people who've worked in the digital service specifically and all loved it.
I'll revisit my assumptions and take another look at roles there. Glad you're doing something you enjoy!

Best of luck!