Chief Executive Officer

Bank of America; Wales; Remote; GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading organization in the sports sector as the Chief Executive. This part-time role focuses on fostering partnerships to increase community involvement while ensuring sustainable growth through strategic leadership. The ideal candidate will possess significant leadership experience, excellent financial management skills, and a deep passion for sports. Offering flexible working arrangements and a commitment to equality and diversity, this position presents an exceptional opportunity within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Fully flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension

Training and professional development opportunities

Employee welfare and support programme

Free Paddle Cymru membership

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior leadership role for a sports governing body or similar.
• Experience with budget setting and management.
• Strong commitment to equality and diversity in high-performance sport.

Responsibilities

• Develop partnerships and programmes to engage more people in sports.
• Provide leadership and support to the staff team.
• Ensure a sustainable future for the organisation.

Skills

Financial management skills

Strategic planning

Outstanding interpersonal skills

Passion for sport

Risk management techniques

Education

University degree or significant relevant experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

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 prior to 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.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £60,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• 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

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