Chief Executive Officer

Citizens Advice Kingston is seeking a strategic thinker with strong business development, income generation and stakeholder management skills for our part-time CEO role, to take this stable, secure charity to the next level and ensure our crucial, high-quality services can meet rising demand.

As a local charity, we provide free information and advice services. Working mainly remotely, and playing a lead role in the Kingston Information and Advice Alliance, we work to provide free, independent, impartial and confidential advice, enhance local services, advocate for policy changes, and ensure fair outcomes for all residents. 

As our new Chief Executive, you’ll lead us to empower individuals and shape a better future, by developing our services, growing and diversifying our funding, providing inspiring leadership to our committed, expert and established team, and acting as an effective advocate and ambassador for the charity to our local, regional and national partners and stakeholders.

Key details:
Role: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Citizens Advice Kingston
Salary: circa £50,000 pro rata to 21 hours per week
Location: Hybrid – Kingston and home-working
Contract: permanent, part-time

As well as a clear commitment to the mission, vision and values of Citizens Advice Kingston, you will demonstrate: 

• Proven management and leadership experience of an organisation or function of comparable scale and complexity, preferably gained in the voluntary sector. 
• Proven track record of successful income generation and business development, from a range of sources (i.e. commissioned contracts, trusts and foundations, and partnership working).
• Proven ability to develop and implement strategic plans.
• Experience of leading and managing staff, motivating teams at all levels, building working relationships with colleagues through excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating personal commitment to organisational and staff development.
• Experience of building and maintaining partnerships within and across organisations and sectors, including delivering value/cost savings through these.
• Capability of influencing external change and the ability to earn and maintain the trust of those people with whom the organisation deals, especially funding bodies.
• Track record of financial management and budgetary control, and ability to manage a budget.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this CEO role with full details, including how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at Harris Hill, executive at harrishill co uk. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to talk.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday, 8th April 2024.

Harris Hill Charities Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.