Chief Executive Officer

Paddle Cymru

Wales

Remote

GBP 54,000 - 66,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Fully flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension

Training and professional development opportunities

Employee welfare and support programme

Free Paddle Cymru membership

Job summary

Paddle Cymru is looking for an experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead the organization through a strategic reset. This exciting opportunity involves developing partnerships, providing inspiring leadership, and ensuring sustainability in a key role focused on growth and impact in the sports sector, with flexible remote working options.

Qualifications

Experience in a senior leadership role for a sports governing body.
Experience in budget setting and management.

Responsibilities

Develop partnerships and programmes to increase participation.
Provide inspiring leadership for the staff team.
Ensure the organisation's sustainable future.

Skills

Strategic planning

Financial management

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

University degree or significant relevant experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

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As well as the recruitment of a number of new Board members, our new Chief Executive Officer will be joining the organisation at a time when the organisation is undergoing a reset. Our new Chief Executive can play a pivotal role in the review of our strategic goals and how we will achieve them. If you are looking for a challenge, this could be the ideal role for you.

Our new Chief Executive will:

Develop partnerships and programmes needed to get more people on the water.
Provide inspiring leadership for our staff team, with the ability to listen.
Ensure a sustainable future for the organisation, both in terms of environmental impact and commerciality.
Use insight to develop a strategy to drive growth and improve the quality of our services.
Have a talent for diplomacy and the confidence to make tough decisions
Have a knack for building consensus around solutions to contentious issues
Ensure we continue to have a strong policy framework and excellent systems and procedures for safeguarding and child protection.
Be an expert in helping others do their best by supporting their team to use their talent, passion and experience.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior leader, with a flexible home working policy. It is essential that you have a robust IT infrastructure, so that you are able to work effectively remotely.

Person Specification for the role:Qualifications and relevant experience:

A university degree or significant relevant experience.

Experience of working in a senior leadership role for a sports governing body, or similar body

Experience of budget setting and management

Personal Qualities:

Sets high standard for self and others and represents the values of Paddle Cymru - with a commitment to the highest ethical standards.
Creative and adaptable - always seeking new ways to improve while learning from experience, research and insight.
Demonstrates confidence, diplomacy, empathy, enthusiasm and initiative.
A commitment to achieving equality and diversity in high performance sport.

Requirements:

Current full driving licence and access to transport.
Robust IT infrastructure to enable remote working.
Able to occasionally work unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends with overnight stays when required.
Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Knowledge and skills:

Strategic planning and evaluation.
Understanding of risk management techniques
Financial management skills, able to use Excel and other software tools to prepare and manage budgets.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to write and speak clearly and effectively.
Able to work remotely and manage your own schedule and work priorities with only occasional support from the Chair.
Passion for sport and an ability to motivate and energise others.
General understanding of safeguarding.
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Other relevant information:

Working hours:Three days / 22.5 hours per week, flexible hours

Location:Home working, based in or close to Wales.

Length of contract:Permanent

Salary:Pro rata based on £60,000

Benefits:Fully flexible working arrangements, generous annual leave entitlement, pension, training and professional development opportunities, employee welfare and support programme, and free Paddle Cymru membership

Other requirements:

You must complete a Disclosure and Barring Service check before starting the role.

You must have a valid UK driving licence as the role requires occasional travel.

As the role involves working from home, you should have a home office or a private space to work at home and a good internet connection, though if this is not possible, we may be able to arrange office space for you.

Seniority level