Chief Executive

SALFORD FOUNDATION LTD; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization based in Greater Manchester is seeking a Chief Executive to lead its strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will provide operational leadership and manage relationships with funders. Responsibilities include planning, service oversight, and championing organizational values. This role offers a supportive work environment with benefits such as a pension plan and additional leave on birthdays.

Benefits

Work based pension with 6% employer contributions

26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Additional 1 day's leave on birthday

Flexi-time and flexible working

Essential car user post with travel paid

Onsite free car parking

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Significant experience of effective stakeholder engagement at local and regional level.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Board Members, Commissioners, Funders, and Senior Managers.

Responsibilities

• Leading on strategic planning and implementation of the annual business plan.
• Relationship management with funders and commissioners.
• Oversight of quality services for beneficiaries and performance management of contracts.
• Creating sustainable income streams and oversight of funding strategy.
• Championing organisational values, culture, and brand.

Skills

Effective stakeholder engagement

Interpersonal and communication skills

Collaborative working

Job description

Opportunity

Are you passionate about Tackling Disadvantage and Changing Lives of people in Greater Manchester?

Do you have experience of developing high quality targeted and universal services for children, young people and adults?

About Us

We are a charity based in Salford, tackling disadvantage and changing lives. We help over 12,000 children, young people and adults each year from the most deprived communities. Our vision is "Communities free of disadvantage, in which everyone has the opportunities and resources to change their lives and reach their full potential."

The Role

Salford Foundation is seeking a new Chief Executive to advance the charity's strategic objectives and to implement our recently formulated 5 year strategy. You will provide operational leadership on service development, future growth and the direction of the charity.

Key tasks include:

• Leading on strategic planning and implementation of the annual business plan
• Relationship management with funders and commissioners and partnership development with public, private and VCSE
• Oversight of quality services for beneficiaries and performance management of contracts
• Creating sustainable income streams, oversight of funding strategy and creating bids and proposals
• Oversight of organisational effectiveness across Operations, Business and Finance
• Championing organisational values, culture, reputation and brand

About You

You will have significant experience of effective stakeholder engagement at local and regional level. With excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work collaboratively with Board Members, Commissioners, Funders Partners and Senior Managers.

Please refer to the job pack available on our web site for further information.

What we offer:

• Work based pension with 6% employers contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Additional 1 day's leave on your birthday each year
• Flexi-time and flexible working
• Essential car user post with travel paid at 45p per mile
• Onsite free car parking
• Employee assistance programme and Medicash scheme

Application Process:

Please see attached the full candidate job pack and application form which is to be sent to: