Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Charity

Apsley Recruitment; St Albans; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated charity organization in St Albans seeks a passionate and energetic CEO who will be accountable for its strategic development and operations. The ideal candidate will have experience working with ex-offenders, strong fundraising abilities, and the drive to build relationships with key stakeholders. Responsibilities include managing staff, ensuring financial viability, and maintaining high governance standards. This is an opportunity to lead a committed team focused on impactful work in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience working with ex-offenders or those at risk of offending is required.
• Strong relationship-building skills with funders are essential.
• Ability to develop and deliver an ambitious strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an ambitious strategy for the organization.
• Manage, develop, and coach dedicated staff and volunteers.
• Ensure financial viability including identification of potential funders.

Skills

Energy

Passion

Empathy

Knowledge of the justice system

Fundraising skills

Job description

The Role

Accountable to the Board of Trustees the CEO will have responsibility for the strategic development and running of the organisation, including the management of all staff and volunteers and the building of relationships with important supporters and partners.

This includes:

• Developing and delivering an ambitious strategy;
• Managing, developing and coaching our dedicated staff;
• Ensuring the financial viability of our client, including identification of potential funders and the preparation of bids;
• Delivering on the highest standards of governance;
• Oversight of Safeguarding while ensuring the safety of staff, volunteers and Participants;
• Monitoring the delivery of projects and key performance indicators and reporting to the Board and to funders, as required.

The Person

Our client's participants are energetic but can have complex needs so we are looking for someone with energy, passion and empathy. A knowledge of the justice system and prior experience of working with ex-offenders or those at risk of offending is required.

As a charity, we are dependent on grants, so the person needs to have personal credibility to build and nurture relationships with current and potential funders and to be tenacious in identifying new potential sources of funding. Ideally, the person will also have a broad personal network and experience in fundr...