Start Date: January 2021

Location: Any UK Trust office

We are expanding our development team and currently have a vacancy for an exciting role as a Backend Developer. You can be based in any of our UK offices however, due to coronavirus, you will be working remotely until further notice.

You will be working within a small software and digital products team who are building new digital platforms and services to help us reach, engage and transform the lives of our young people.

The role is perfect for you if you are a Backend Developer who is a self-starter and is an expert coder with Blade or Trig, CSS, Bootstrap, PHP 7, Laravel and Vue.js.

If you meet all of our essential criteria stated in the job description, we would love to receive an application from you! For more information, please go to our website.

We require a supporting statement/cover letter, from each candidate, so please avoid submitting your CV twice.

Why we need Backend Developers:

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days of annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives is the right thing to do.

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT NOW (Network of Women), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBT Network). For more information, click here.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 597 

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Director of Finance

About Us
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the largest and most diverse employer in West Dorset. With a turnover of £200 million and a workforce of over 3,000 staff we provide an acute hospital service to a population of over 250,000. DCH is a vibrant organisation with a reputation for delivering high quality services and our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them. To achieve this, we ensure our values of Integrity, Respect, Teamwork and Excellence are at the core of everything we do.

Increasingly however, like most NHS organisations, this is against a backdrop of fundamental challenges facing the sector. The future will be about organisations working together to deliver the best quality experience and outcomes for patients in a sustainable way. The Deputy Director of Finance will play a pivotal role in making this happen. 

The role
We are currently looking to recruit an experienced, professional, and highly motivated Deputy Director of Finance with a depth of leadership experience to ensure financial sustainability is delivered for the Trust.
This is a key role for the Trust, working with the Chief Financial Officer (deputising when required) and other members of the Executive team and this role will be instrumental in developing the financial culture, systems and practice within the Finance Department and the wider Trust environment and across the local Integrated Care System. (ICS)
As Deputy Director of Finance, you will be responsible for the overall strategic and operational management, and performance of the Trust’s finance function ensuring all statutory financial duties are achieved. You will also work with the CFO and other Executives to shape and develop the Trusts strategic direction and successfully manage this implementation.
The Deputy Director of Finance will also be responsible for the leadership of the finance and procurement functions and will be accountable for the management, motivation, and development of these teams. 

About You

To succeed in this role at DCH you will: 

• Be a qualified accountant with significant financial management experience working in a medium - large, complex organisation and have experience of leading and working with Finance and Operational teams alike in the development of financial plans that enable the delivery of operational requirements, high quality care and financial sustainability.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience of leading and engaging with finance and other corporate functions to develop a mature and rounded service
• Be financially and politically aware, bringing a high level of NHS knowledge on the delivery of transformational change and the wider NHS agenda and act as an ambassador for the Trust when working with many external NHS organisations and the wider health economy including regulators.
• Need strategic perspective, a proven ability to develop a financial strategy that enables the delivery of high-quality services, complemented by resilience and a collegiate approach. 

In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

• Band 8D salary package £75,914 - £87,754 depending on experience
• At least 27 days holiday each year and a generous NHS Pension 

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We would welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

For a candidate pack which contains a job description and full details on how to apply, please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law.

Closing date 6th December

Interview date 16th December

Zetetick Housing (ZHC) is seeking a highly experienced Head of Finance (HoF) to provide consistent, robust and expert financial support to the Exectutive Team. A new exciting role offering opportunities to help shape our future.

You will be expected to take on executive functions and provide operational line management to the finance team. Working closely with the finance team, the HoF will be accountable for all aspects of financial accounting and transactional finance for the Charity, ensuring all systems are updated and reporting is timely and in line with all annual financial returns.

This is a hands-on role working with the Executive team to develop and maintain a five-year business plan and associated budgets to meet the Boards strategic objectives for development and sustainability in operational and educational areas. 

You will be expected to develop new standard operating procedures, policies and protocols where needed for an organisation that has grown organically and intends to grow further, handling all aspects of finance recruitment.

The HoF will support the CEO in all aspects of our Company Secretarial obligations, in particular acting in similar capacity for the Chair of the Audit, Risk & Finance Committee.

This is a great time to join ZHC Executive team, as the Board sets ambitious goals to double in size over the next 5-7 years, as well as seeking approved registration as a Registered Provider with the Regulator for Social Housing.

6-month contract

Remote / Home Working for the foreseeable future; central London thereafter.

I am currently searching for an Interim Financial Controller. My client operates within the Public sector, making a powerful a difference to lives of all age and background across the UK.

With increased funding streams being issued by Government to support the current COVID climate this organisation is tasked with helping people return to some form of normality. The role has been introduced to combat an increase in workload and will provide vital financial support and leadership to the team and lead them through the submission of annual accounts year end. Reporting into the Deputy Finance Director this role will:

• Plan and lead the production of all statutory and regulatory reporting for the organisation and its subsidiaries ensuring compliance with IFRS, Government financial reporting (FReM) and Charity SORP.
• Manage all reporting relating to pension schemes including annual returns.
• Maintain compliance with financial internal controls ensuring that the highest standards of propriety and integrity are operated working with the organisation to understand and implement new reporting requirements where required.
• Support the integration of the new grants management system into the finance system (Net Suite) and work on the finance system to deliver improved reporting
• Lead the financial accounting and control team of 6, managed through 2 direct repots (qualified accountants).
• Support and deputise for the Deputy Finance Director.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get stuck into an interesting, complex role whilst working as part of a supportive and welcoming team. In applying, and to be considered for this role it is essential you meet the following criteria:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent)
• Public Sector Experience
• Experience reporting under IFRS and Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) and Charity SORP.
• Have a good understanding and capability of using systems; Oracle Netsuite would be advantageous but not essential.

Due to the nature of the requirement this role will move quickly with the application process closing on the 2nd December. Please do not hesitate in applying.

Director of Finance and Central Services

York

Salary £51,000 p.a

Permanent Contract with up to 9% Employer Pension Contribution

Our client has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Executive and qualified accountant to join their team as the Director of Finance and Central Services. They are seeking someone with commercial acumen and significant experience of business or charity financial management, who can build and maintain key relationships with a wide range of partners of this growing charity. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the successful candidate will be responsible for the overall financial management and be able to provide strategic financial direction and oversight across the Trust. As an expert in this field, you will also be expected to provide advice to Trustees and the Chief Executive as required.

Our client has over 44,000 members and manages more than 100 nature reserves across Yorkshire. They have a turnover of £8m-£10m from multiple income streams and operate from a head office in York with staff at seven other sites. Notably, the Trust has also made a commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030 as well as delivering on their core focus to address the ecological emergency through catalysing the delivery of a Nature Recovery Network and by working on creating a sustainable future for Yorkshire.

The Director will lead and manage a dynamic team of staff who work together across financial, IT systems and facilities management and will be willing to take a hands-on approach where necessary.

A professional accountancy qualification and IT literacy are essential, as are excellent communication and people management skills and knowledge of how to support inclusivity internally and externally. Substantial experience at senior executive level, in a growing organisation, is preferred. Experience of commercial development, fundraising and charity governance, contract management, property tenure and transactions would all be welcomed within the skill set of applicants.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. 

About the role

The culture of the National Extension College (NEC) is one of friendliness, hard work, informality and respect. We are fortunate to work with staff, authors, tutors, directors and trustees of the very highest calibre. We know that the traditional UK model of education delivery based within schools and colleges doesn’t meet the needs of all, and we are proud to support more than 4,000 students each year to successfully achieve their qualifications and progress into higher education, further training or employment.

Our success is not based on traditional external quality metrics – it is based on students achieving what they set out to achieve.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the most senior staff member, reporting to the Council of Trustees, and leads all aspects of our organisational strategy, finance, risk, commercial development, and the delivery of transformative education through an expert and committed staff team.

With our current CEO’s long and successful career with the organisation coming to an end, we look forward to a new CEO building on Dr Ros Morpeth’s legacy and developing a new strategy for NEC that will see us enhance our offer to students and customers, and extend our national reach and overall presence in the sector.

Who we are looking for

Having been saved from administration by the incumbent CEO in 2011, following NEC’s merger with another organisation, our initial focus was one of survival. We have come a long way since that time.

Now in a much stronger position and through having strategically adapted to market demands, we now look to appoint a new CEO who can build a new strategy and see NEC further develop its national impact and grow our market share.

First and foremost, our next CEO must be an educationalist and truly believe in our charitable mission. You will have expert knowledge of digital learning pedagogies, an entrepreneurial mind-set, and the ability to balance business and partnership development with high-quality education and support for our students.

Whilst this may be your first CEO role, we do expect you to have experience of strategic planning and reporting to a non-executive board. Our Council of Trustees are experts in their fields and have high expectations of the new CEO’s ability to manage future risks, take a strategic view of the opportunities available in the sector, and develop business plans and proposals to help inform long-term decision making.

For further information about the role and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: 12noon, Monday 4th January 2021

The Director of Ceremonies, a new position within Humanists UK, will be responsible for developing and implementing business plans for Humanist ceremonies. And, creating and implementing strategies to grow the business to deliver 10% of all ceremonies by 2025.

The Director of Ceremonies has line management responsibility for the Ceremonies Training and Development manager. And will work closely with the Humanist Ceremonies Marketing officer and the Administration team who form part of the Celebrant helpdesk but also carry out the administration for the Ceremonies training courses.

Humanists UK is seeking someone who can demonstrate their leadership skills within a large organisation, business, or charity. To proactively apply business intelligence in developing, implementing and maintaining strategic business plans aimed at growth within the ceremonies market. The role holder will need to swiftly develop relationships with key stakeholders within the Ceremonies industry.

This position will be on a part time basis of 21 hours per week. Offering a salary in the region of £42,000 (FTE £70,000). Holiday entitlement is 15 days per annum (FTE 25) plus public holidays. This role will become permanent after a probation period of three months. 

As an equal opportunities, and striving to be, an inclusive employer, we particularly welcome applicants from Women and Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience, relative to the role.

To apply, please visit our website via the link below.

The closing date for applications is 09:00 on Monday 7 December 2020. CV's and cover letters will not accepted, please do not send them.

The Making Rooms is a vibrant and fascinating makerspace, creative hub and new business incubator that for the past 4 years has provided Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire with commercial design and prototyping services for local businesses; business accelerator and incubation services for budding entrepreneurs and artists; and community engagement for all ages and backgrounds through Lancashire's only Fab Lab.

In addition to developing a thriving community of entrepreneurs, makers, artists and craftspeople both within and beyond its two floors of incubation workshop, office and studio space, The Making Rooms houses the best equipped Fab Lab in the UK with a wide range of advanced fabrication equipment including industrial 3D printing technologies; CNC machining, laser cutting, electronics and ceramics.

An unbelievable opportunity has arisen to take the reigns of this rapidly growing, well-embedded and financially sustainable Social Enterprise (Community Interest Company) and guide it through the next stage in its journey and beyond. As the only executive Director of The Making Rooms and supported by a small non-executive board you will work with stakeholders from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, local business leaders and academia, to drive The Making Rooms forward, helping to start new businesses, create new jobs and provide fun and interesting activities and programmes to deliver positive socio-economic impact for the borough.

You will be supported by a small but hugely dedicated and talented team of two staff initially, but you may well grow this in time.

This role is challenging, varied and probably quite different from anything you've done before, and for the right person will be extremely rewarding. A detailed role description is attached.

Eikon is a national award-winning Surrey based charity providing support to some of the county’s most vulnerable young people and their families. The organisation founded 25 years ago, has grown significantly in recent years and has a proud record of transforming the lives of young people.

This is a great opportunity to take on a leading role in a dynamic and professional team, and is pivotal to our plans to help more children and young people who need our support to tackle significant challenges in their lives.

As part of a senior team committed to continuous improvement, your key responsibilities will include:

·  Ensure that voices of children and young people are heard across the organisation and impact decision making  at every level

·  Providing leadership, giving expert advice, support, and guidance, with a results and solution focused approach

·   Inspire and develop the team to deliver safe, high quality, transformational services

·   Lead in developing Eikon’s Research & Insight Strategy to maximise the impact of Eikon’s services and drive innovation and growth

·   Represent and champion Eikon’s services to key stakeholders and external audiences

You will have:

· Proven experience and achievement in senior management positions, preferably in the charity sector

· Extensive experience of working within a youth services, education, social care or equivalent setting, in particular leading service delivery for young people

·Highly developed presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills to inspire, influence and empower people

·Strong evidence of strategic thinking, effective planning and decision making, delivering plans to budget and on  time, measuring and evaluating service performance, and managing people to achieve objectives and improve services

Llamau is daring to imagine a world without homelessness – will you help us to create it?

Llamau’s mission is to end youth homelessness and homelessness for women in Wales. It’s a big ambition and to some people it might seem impossible, but we know that if we all work together, homelessness genuinely doesn’t have to exist.

We’re looking for passionate, talented and tenacious strategic leader to join Team Llamau and help shape our current and future service delivery.

You’ll be demonstrable experience working in a senior role and in-depth knowledge of delivering high quality operational services. You’ll be dedicated in ensuring the people we are privileged to support are able to thrive and achieve their aspirations.

You’ll be working alongside passionate and supportive colleagues in a rewarding environment, where you’ll be making a huge contribution to creating a Wales without homelessness, every single day.

Please email your completed application form to us directly. Please note we do not accept CVs. Full details including the application form, the full job description and person specification can be found on our website 

Contract: permanent

Salary: circa £50,000 - £55,000 dependant on experience

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

Location: South Wales

Essential: Driving Licence

Please send your completed application to our careers inbox or by post to our head office in Cardiff by 5pm on Monday 7th December 2020.

We are looking for an experienced, proactive and focused programme management professional to join the newly established Programmes Resource Unit at Options to provide high quality programme management support across our programmes. The PDA is a broad role, ensuring quality standards are achieved throughout the life cycle of programmes, with a focus on operations and grants.

Responsibilities

The Programme Delivery Advisor (Operations & Grants) will be focussed on supporting and quality assuring programmes from a programme management perspective, including support to programmes with a grants component. The role has three areas of responsibilities:

• You will be custodian of the Options project cycle management approach, driving continuous quality improvement across the portfolio.
• Supporting the high-quality delivery and facilitation of performance improvement from an Options programme management perspective and providing quality assurance and guidance, mentoring and problem-solving support to the Team Leaders, their Deputies and Programme Management.
• You will be directly supporting programme delivery and business development as required, for example during programme start-ups.

The role will be situated within the Resource Unit of the Programmes Department and work across all programmes as needed. There will be some international travel.

Person specification

• Our ideal candidate will have a proven history of programme delivery in country or from a head office with relevant experience working in a project and programme department, being involved in the planning, budgeting and programme control, risk and change management.
• You will have experience of contracts and contracting, along with experience of maintaining successful working relationships with partners and consortia members.
• Networking experience to build successful relationships with potential clients, collaborators and consultants, as well as operational experience on programmes e.g. office management, employer of records, registration, IT infrastructure etc.
• You will have the ability to gain in-depth understanding of a programme within a short time frame, influence and inspire others and have highly developed analytical skills which can be deployed in a range of contexts to help you in making excellent judgement calls.
• Ability to travel internationally for up to two weeks at a time is essential. Fluent English both spoken and written is also essential and fluent spoken and written French is desirable.

About Options

Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high-quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last.

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and a performance related bonus scheme.

Other information

• Options is an equal opportunities employer
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
• We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
• Overseas candidates require a valid UK work permit

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship. CVs must be accompanied by a supporting statement outlining your key skills and experience relevant to this role.

Formed in 1998, Dalit Solidarity Network brings together individuals and organisations concerned about the continued violation of human rights as a result of caste-based discrimination, mainly found in South Asian communities. Registering as an official charity in 2003, Dalit Solidarity Network UK continues to grow as an effective campaigning and advocacy organisation, working on the issue of caste discrimination in Great Britain and being an active player in the global movement.

The DSN-UK Director is accountable for the development and delivery of DSN-UK's overall strategy and objectives; must provide strategic leadership to influence the policy and practice of key stakeholders to further DSN’s vision of a ‘world without caste discrimination’; and take on the overall management of DSN-UK, including management of staff, its finances and other resources.

We are seeking someone with a substantial track record of successfully working at a senior level with strategic leadership and management responsibilities, and an ability to develop organisational strategies and translate them into plans and budgets. You should have a proven track record of building and leading high performing teams, with skills in cross-cultural management. It will be essential to have experience of working on issues of social justice/human rights and of campaigning for change, whilst representing an organisation to others, ranging from grass roots activists to government officials. The role also requires high level lobbying, advocacy and public speaking, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. A proven track record and experience of fundraising from trusts, governments and corporate sources will also be needed. You should be skilled in developing and managing budgets; working in or with a coalition or network; working as part of a team; and designing and using office systems, taking initiatives and being self-sufficient in organising your own work and deadlines. Applicants should be willing to travel abroad and work outside usual office hours if necessary. The successful candidate must be committed to the aims of DSN-UK and sensitive to issues of caste, gender, race and religion, and ensuring equal opportunities.

To apply, please upload your CV and a supporting statement. Candidates will be expected to provide proof of the right to work and reside in the UK.

Director of Income Generation, Marketing and Partnerships

Compton Care is a large hospice in the West Midlands that excels at delivering care to people who have been diagnosed with a life limiting or end of life condition.

Established for nearly 40 years, Compton Care is a dedicated and integral part of the Wolverhampton Health System, having been fortunate enough to receive excellent support from local communities and businesses alike.

Compton Care has remained in a relatively stable financial position during the current pandemic however, we recognise that we need to continue to develop new relationships and change the way we generate income in readiness to face new challenges that may lie ahead.  This is why now is such an exciting time to you to join us on our journey as we embark on our next period of change to continue to provide excellent care across Wolverhampton and beyond.  

Our patients are always at the forefront of everything we do, and we are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative individual to join our Leadership Team, to help further shape and enhance what we have already achieved. The successful candidate will need to have demonstrable experience of creating and delivering plans for income generation in commercial activities, including fundraising and retail, in both corporate and individual donations. We require a dynamic strategic leader who will build on our existing success in increasing sales across all our Retail stores.

The successful candidate must also have experience of defining and developing commercial strategies to generate income and accelerate growth. A strong financial and or strategic development background is advantageous as you will be monitoring and forecasting the commercial budget as well as developing and negotiating commercial agreements and partnerships. With excellent communication skills you will be confident in building and maintaining relationships, both internally and externally with an ability to react positively to change and think outside of the box

At Compton Care, we pride ourselves on developing our teams and nurturing our talent ensuring we provide opportunities for personal growth and development. A cultural fit is also important and as such we are seeking candidates who share our values, For the right candidate, with relevant experience and ambition, we would consider adding the Deputy to our CEO into this role.

If you feel you have what we are looking for, we would welcome an application from you, or if you would like more information or a discussion, please contact Rachel Overfield, Interim Chief Executive on

0 3 0 0 3 2 3 0 2 50  Ext 223 who will be happy to have an informal discussion with you.

The closing date for applications is the 7th December 2020 and interviews are scheduled to take place on the 15th December 2020.

The role is home and site based.

WMUK is the only charity in the UK focused solely on Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia (WM), a rare type of blood cancer. It is a slow growing, incurable cancer with its own distinct characteristics that require specialist treatment and care in centres of expertise. Around 400 people are diagnosed each year in the UK, with around 4000 people living with WM.

WMUK is a small, agile and ambitious organisation. We are looking for a new CEO to lead us through the next phase of our development. You will have the experience and energy to lead the delivery of WMUK’s five-year strategy and our plans for the future. Supported by an engaged Board of trustees, you will have the opportunity to develop new areas of work, help establish exciting new programmes, and ultimately make a real impact for our WM community.

We are seeking a confident, dynamic and engaging individual with excellent communication skills and presence to provide highly effective and inspiring leadership.

An understanding of and empathy with health issues would be an advantage as well the ability to lead technological change through digital technology and social media.

The post holder will be articulate and influential and be proficient at presenting to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and partners.

The role is perfect for an experienced CEO within the charitable sector who is seeking a new challenge, or someone with senior level experience in a relevant environment who is looking to step into their first CEO role.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility and accountability for WMUK aims, strategy and business plans, resourcing, organisation and operational planning and delivery of performance management.
• Delegate to, support and empower the team in delivery of their work.
• Identify and lead on strategic relationships with key stakeholders implicated in the success of WMUK’s plans in order to drive and support business objectives.
• Design, implement, and lead on transformational strategic initiatives and projects, in particular research and policy.
• Be the external face of the organisation, champion and effectively implement the WMUK brand, profile and messaging, and play a key role in positioning WMUK as a leading authoritative voice on WM and rare diseases generally.
• Actively seek election to and effectively represent WMUK on relevant highlevel committees and task-forces aligned to business objectives.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit support from and steward philanthropic and high-level donors.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate: 

Knowledge and experience

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience at Director/CEO level or equivalent
• Working effectively with a Board of trustees
• Leading across different disciplines, teams and projects.
• Knowledge and experience of the medical, research and associated academic environment.
• Knowledge and experience of the policy environment and the NHS, particularly in relation to medicines regulators.
• Successful experience of influencing and developing partnerships with a range of senior external stakeholders.
• In-depth understanding of fundraising, including Trusts, major donors and community fundraising.
• Detailed understanding of charity finances and the legal and constitutional responsibilities of a not-for-profit organisation.
• Good knowledge of developing and maintaining robust governance.

Skills and abilities

• Capacity to lead, inspire and motivate high performing teams.
• Engagement skills, including the ability to persuade and influence, build high value partnerships, and act as an ambassador for WMUK.
• Experience of developing and leading the implementation and delivery of a mid to long-term strategic plan.
• Excellent financial acumen and skills including the preparation and control of budgets, and a proven record of driving financial and operational growth.

Personal style and behaviours

• Excellent team player with a collaborative leadership style.
• Self-starter with energy, initiative and enthusiasm.
• Diplomatic style with a personal demeanour that instils trust and confidence quickly.
• Collaborative and participative leadership style.
• Confident, resilient and forward-thinking.
• Committed to putting people affected by WM at the heart of our organisational strategy. 

The above is provided for guidance, is not contractual or an exhaustive list of all accountabilities that the post holder may have. The role may be changed in line with the requirements of WMUK at any time after discussions with the post holder. 

Please submit your CV, along with a written application explaining how you meet the requirements of the role 

Please apply as soon as possible as we will be arranging to meet potential
candidates at the earliest opportunity.