CEO

Wessex Cancer Support; England; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional cancer support charity in England is seeking a Chief Executive to lead their strategic transformation and ensure financial resilience. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills, experience in generating sustainable income, and a commitment to inclusivity. This hybrid position requires presence at the Chandlers Ford Head Office for around three days a week.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in senior leadership roles, preferably within the charity sector.
• Proven ability to drive income generation and financial sustainability.
• Collaborative approach to work with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the charity through a strategic transformation period.
• Ensure operational agility and financial resilience.
• Drive sustainable income generation across charity operations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Financial management

Commercial acumen

Inclusive leadership

Job description

Join Wessex Cancer Support as our ambitious Chief Executive leading our bold new five-year strategy.

At Wessex Cancer Support we understand how important it is for people who are affected by cancer to have high quality emotional and wellbeing support. That's why we offer personalised support for people with cancer and their loved ones, that empowers them to live well with and beyond cancer.

All our services are provided free of charge; we have four drop-in cancer support centres, local outreach and online service available to people navigating cancer across the Wessex region (Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight) and we prioritise equitable cancer support for all.

Our CEO will lead Wessex Cancer Support through a defining period of strategic transformation, ensuring the charity is financially resilient, operationally agile and mission driven.

We are seeking an experienced, collaborative and commercially minded senior leader capable of delivering our strategy, capturing our impact and driving sustainable income generation across the charity and our retail operations. You will be a resilient, inclusive and empowering leader ready to thrive in an SME environment and position us to meet challenges head-on as the demand for our services grows.

Wessex Cancer Support is committed to being inclusive and welcoming of diversity through our work and when recruiting this role.

For the full candidate pack or a conversation about the opportunity, please contact Tanya Stevens at All Leaders on .

This is hybrid position based circa three days per week at our Chandlers Ford Head Office & Support Centre and with travel across our sites.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 10 th October.