Chief Executive

Charity Finance Group; Long Lee; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Charity Finance Group seeks an experienced Chief Executive to lead this community-focused mental health charity. The role supports the Board of Trustees to fulfil the mission, ensure high-quality services, and drive community engagement across the organisation.

The post requires strong leadership, budgeting, and governance experience, with a commitment to inclusivity and safeguarding. Location is office-based, with line management of staff and volunteers, and a focus on securing sustainable

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification; proven leadership experience in one or more organisations.
• Experience in managing Budgets, Risk, Quality and safety.
• Experience leading outcomes-based management processes.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for operational, service and performance management.
• Support and develop all members of the organisation.
• Ensure excellent communication between all stakeholders.
• Model trust, support and respect within the organisation.
• Develop, implement and review policies including induction and training.
• Work with the Board to improve quality standards and reputation.
• Coordinate with the Company Secretary and Chair to comply with governance and law.
• Supervise staff, students and volunteers.
• Plan, implement and evaluate the organisation’s Business Plan and fundraising opportunities.
• Foster relationships with funders and partner organisations.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Risk management

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced leader to support and the assist the Board of Trustees to carry out the objectives and fulfil the mission of this community-led mental health organisation for South Asian women.

Job Title: Chief Executive

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: £42,000 per annum

Location: Office based, Keighley BD21

Responsible to: Board of Trustees via the Chair of Trustees

Language: Requirement for this position, is the ability to speak Urdu, Punjabi or Bangla

Disclosure: The successful applicant will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (Working with Vulnerable Adults and children)

Exemption: This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. (Due to the nature and sensitivity of the client group, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder be a woman. This is in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010).

About The Employer

This charity provides a culturally appropriate service to support the mental health needs of ethnic minority women in the Airedale area of Bradford Metropolitan District. They utilise a service user informed approach that promotes recovery and well-being through participation, inclusion, and choice. They help to tackle inequalities and promote equality and diversity in partner organisations. This organisation strives to continuously adapt and improve services to ensure they continue to meet the needs of the community served.

Core Services

This charity provides culturally and spiritually sensitive support for ethnic minority women experiencing mental and emotional distress, empowering them to engage more responsively with mainstream and other relevant services where they may experience barriers. They do this through 1 to 1 key working, group work, including peer group support, promoting a better understanding of mental distress and mental health promotion and illness prevention, signposting and working with other services to promote the equality and diversity agenda. They support and enable an active service user voice not only in developing their own services, but also in service development for other health and social care organisations. The organisation encourages social inclusion and promote access to educational and vocational opportunities. They also provide a safe space for women to explore issues relevant to their mental health and well-being.

Key objectives of the post

The new CEO will enthusiastically support and assist the Board of Trustees in carrying out the objectives and fulfilling this charity's Mission Statement and work within and promote the organisation's service user led ethos. They will maintain and develop high quality services which aim to reduce the emotional and mental distress experienced by ethnic minority women and exceed the current funding levels in order to expand the organisation. They will continue and further develop the commitment to ensure that the charity provides a range of culturally appropriate activities and services and continue and further develop the strong track record of community engagement and the strong emphasis on partnership working.

Key areas of responsibility

• To have overall responsibility for operational, service and performance management issues.
• To provide support and help assist in the development of all members of the organnisation.
• To be responsible for ensuring an excellent level of communication between all stake holders.
• To be responsible for modelling and encouraging an attitude of trust, support and respect towards and between all parties involved in the organisation.
• To take overall responsibility for developing, implementing and reviewing policies and to ensure that all policies relating to induction and training are adhered to.
• To work alongside the Board of Trustees to continuously improve quality standards and the reputation of the organisation.
• To work closely with the Company Secretary and Chairperson to ensure that all actions are taken in accordance with the Articles of Association and applicable charity and company law.
• To participate in regular supervision and line manage a number of staff, students and volunteers.

Other responsibilities

The CEO will work closely alongside all internal stakeholders to plan, implement and evaluate the organisation’s Business Plan, as well as alongside the Board of Trustees to seek out, develop and evaluate new business opportunities. They will seek out and acquire new fundraising opportunities and, equally, to promote the charity's services citywide. This role will also improve and develop effective relationships with partner organisations, establish and develop profitable relationships and partnerships with funders, community mental health teams, and the wider voluntary sector and actively endorse and positively promote the charity across all aspects of the media. Management responsibilities will include ensuring financial sustainability and growth of the organisation and ensuring that the organisation continues to meet the high standards set by Funders. The CEO will be responsible for all activities relating to human resources and work alongside the Board of Trustees to develop and implement all organisational policies and procedures. They will also actively ensure that all feedback procedures and communications are operating effectively and perform any other tasks as identified by the Trustees, and commensurate with the grade of this position.

Candidate requirements

• The successful candidate will have a relevant professional qualification, proven experience in leadership and developmental management in one or more organisations, experience of managing Budgets, Risk, Quality and safety as well as experience of leading outcomes-based management processes.
• They will be able to speak Urdu, Punjabi or Bangla.
• They will have worked in a mental health setting with ethnic minority women and will be familiar with changing statutory care funding requirements and the social, medical and public health models of mental health.

Essential skills and abilities

Resilience, high level interpersonal and relationship building, communication and presentation skills, financial scrutiny, people management skills, interpersonal and relationship building skills alongside data analysis, reporting and data use.

Commitment to inclusivity

The CEO will be committed to service-user involvement in the design, delivery and review of services, an inclusive approach which welcomes and relates to people from many different backgrounds, have a positive attitude towards those with mental health difficulties and able to respect and value people unconditionally and an optimistic and motivational for people with mental health difficulties.

The closing date for this position is 23:59 on Tuesday 6th October.