Chief Executive Officer - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - RE Recruitment

RE Recruitment

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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

CEO required for my client, a well established UK Charity that provides safe, supported accommodation and life skills to people with mild to moderate mental health conditions with the aims of a return to independent living.

The Trust operates multiple sitesof accommodation and is responsible for numerous residents at any one time.

The Board of Trustees are seeking an experienced individual as Chief Executive Officer who will commit to providing the best possible quality of support structure to the residents of the Trust with empathy and compassion and is highly motivated, resilientand flexible.

Responsibilities of the the CEO:

To provide the leadership necessary to ensure that the aims of the Trust are fully implemented
To prepare a strategic plan and annual budget for approval by the Board of Trustees
To operate within the annual budget and liaise closely with the Finance Manager
To identify and secure sustainable funding
To ensure that all policies and procedures are managed and kept up to date
To recruit, support, inspire and empower the management and staff teams
To oversee the proprietary Resident Management System
To act as an advocate of the Trust and its staff and residents
To ensure the health and safety, and safeguarding, of all residents and Trust property
To work with the Board of Trustees to ensure the highest standards of governance

Essential Qualities and Skills of the CEO:

Leadership: Your consultive and inclusive leadership style will encourage and motivate staff and volunteers from all backgrounds to feel valued and equipped to fulfil their own roles effectively, and ensure the goals of the Trust are met.

You will be able to implement decisions with energy and commitment. You will operate with complete transparency
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Personal Qualities: You will be passionate and personally driven in your commitment to the Trust's mission and its residents. You will be confident and assertive and be committed to best practices and continual improvement. You will bepositive, dynamic and proactive. You will be rigorous and diligent when fulfilling your duties
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Advocacy: You will be the face of the Trust and will effectively promote and communicate the charity and its aims
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Interpersonal Skills:You will build and maintain constructive relationships with residents, staff, trustees, the local council and businesses
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Organisational Skills: You will be a highly organised individual with exceptional communications skills, both verbal and written, either one-to-one or in front of a large group of people
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Financial: You will possess strong financial knowledge and liaise with the Finance Manager, Treasurer and Finance Sub-Committee to set and operate an annual budget and work with the Fundraising Committee to build a surplus for charity
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Flexibility: You will be open and committed to change, and react creatively and rapidly to adapt to new information, fast-changing conditions and unexpected circumstances
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Experience: You will have significant experience in a leadership or senior management role in the charity sector and dealing productively with committees and boards. A background in health and social care is desirable

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