Chief Executive Officer

Foundation 92; Salford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation 92 seeks a dynamic CEO to lead the organization and foster a positive culture. The successful candidate will drive impactful strategies, enhance community engagement, and ensure financial sustainability while embodying the values of Foundation 92. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant difference in the Salford community.

Qualifications

• Highly credible leader embodying Foundation 92 values.
• Experience managing executive and board level relationships.
• Agile, resilient, and collaborative with a creative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong, inspirational leadership and develop a supportive culture.
• Lead on the development and delivery of Foundation 92’s strategy.
• Ensure excellent governance and financial sustainability.

Skills

Networking

Partnership Development

Advocacy

Negotiation

Leadership

Communication

Financial Management

Job description

Full job pack can be found here:

https://foundation92.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CEO-Job-Pack.pdf

To lead Foundation 92 by example and develop a positive culture where all staff are inspired and encouraged to succeed and prosper.

To provide inspirational leadership to Foundation 92, delivering the ‘Game Plan for Good’. To grow the impact of Foundation 92 through a greater focus on the key issues affecting the community of Salford.

To continually enhance the reputation and brand of Foundation 92 locally and nationally, so that locally Foundation 92 is recognised as an organisation that others are proud to partner with to deliver community solutions, and that nationally Foundation 92 over performs on delivering impact when benchmarked against its peers.

The Individual

The successful candidate will be a highly credible leader that embodies the values of Foundation 92 and in partnership with Salford City Football Club, drives our mission. You will have highly developed networking, partnership, advocacy, and negotiating skills to nurture and influence successful two-way relationships with key stakeholders and commercial partners.

You will be comfortable managing executive and board level relationships and have the ability to establish credibility as a trusted leader within the Foundation and Club and across all our networks.

You will be agile, resilient, collaborative, and have an adaptable attitude towards work, with the capacity to be creative, innovative, and continually motivate and inspire those around you.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide strong, inspirational leadership to Foundation 92 and develop a culture where all staff are encouraged to succeed and prosper.

To support the alignment of Foundation 92 and Salford City Football Club.

To lead on development and delivery of Foundation 92’s strategy in conjunction with the mission of the founders.

Working closely with the Board of Trustees and Senior Management team of Foundation 92, ensure excellent governance and financial sustainability whilst maintaining our excellent reputation for high-quality delivery.

Communicating clearly; sharing the vision, mission, and values with internal and external stakeholders.

Leadership, Strategy & Governance

Work with the Board of Trustees to implement the ‘Game Plan for Good’ strategy for Foundation 92. Develop future strategies alongside the Board of Trustees.

Work closely with Salford City Football Club to maximise engagement between the club and the local community whilst ensuring alignment between the two organisations and the founders.

Lead on development of a delivery model where impact is at the heart of decision-making.

Ensure Foundation 92 is appropriately resourced to deliver the strategy and that all required processes and procedures are in place.

Develop clear governance structures and operating models which ensure excellence in governance.

Establish and develop an effective structure to deliver the strategy and operational plan.

Lead, develop, and support the Senior Management Team.

Develop and nurture relationships with key partners across Salford and Greater Manchester as required.

Ensure safeguarding and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion are embedded across all areas of Foundation 92.

Income Generation and Stakeholder Relations

Continue to raise the profile of Foundation 92 amongst first, second, and third sector organisations, and supporters to create a sustainable financial model.

Diversify income through growth of new partnerships and funding avenues.

Establish new strategic relationships with organisations from across Salford.

Effectively communicate with partners, as a means of enhancing the Foundation 92 brand and the opportunity to attract additional donors.

Financial Planning, Human Resources, and Management

Coach and mentor staff as appropriate to develop performance.

Oversee an effective performance management process to include monitoring the performance of staff on an ongoing basis and incorporating an annual performance review.

Oversee the preparation of the annual budget.

Be accountable for the overall financial management and sustainability of Foundation 92.

Ensure staff are correctly and appropriately trained. Lead on embedding a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Impact

Embed effective impact and insight procedures and structures which ensure programmes are making a difference to the service users.

Provide timely reports to the Board of Trustees on impact.

Ensure the annual report and supporting evidence demonstrates the full impact of the charity’s work.