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Job Title: Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Location: Central London Reports to: Chief Executive Permanent: Full time / hybrid position Salary : £44,000k per annum Sector: Membership/Educational Interviews : ASAP with a view to a start as soon as possible. Wanted an Executive Assistant to support the Chief Executive of a prestigious Membership Institution headquartered in Central London. Renowned for setting exemplary standards of education and professional conduct for its members, this institution stands as the pinnacle of professional qualification desired by employers. Their mission extends beyond mere accreditation; they are dedicated to nurturing their members throughout their careers, providing a diverse array of learning opportunities and platforms for the exchange of ideas and skills. Overview In this pivotal role, you will be entrusted with providing comprehensive and efficient executive support to the Chief Executive while facilitating seamless business operations. NB. Experience supporting Chief Executive is essential for this role. Experience working for a Membership Organisation an advance. Responsibilities Executive Assistance : Furnish the Chief Executive with adept administrative support, encompassing the preparation of briefings, presentations, reports, and correspondence. This entails the judicious procurement of information and the initiation of general correspondence on behalf of the Chief Executive. Diary and Inbox Management: Proactively manage the Chief Executive's diary and inbox, exercising discernment to prioritise and highlight crucial requests or communications, and adjusting schedules to accommodate key priorities, relationships, and preparation requirements. Filing and Organisation: Oversee an efficient filing and bring-forwards system, ensuring its upkeep and enhancement in line with the institution's digital imperatives. Deadline Awareness: Keep the Chief Executive informed of impending deadlines for internal and external commitments, including reports, presentations, conferences, and projects. Travel and Event Coordination: Arrange travel, accommodation, and appointments, such as meal reservations, coordinating with other schedules as necessary and compiling comprehensive itineraries. Additionally, organise events like pre-event dinners or consultancies in collaboration with esteemed stakeholders. Research and Project Management: Undertake or oversee specific research and projects on behalf of the Chief Executive, potentially involving the preparation of presentations or reports. Budget Oversight: Engage in budget planning, monitoring, and management for the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team, - identifying variances and preparing necessary approvals. Meeting Facilitation: Prepare, collate, and distribute meeting documentation, including agendas, minutes, and papers, while arranging meeting logistics and taking and disseminating minutes as required. Team Management: Lead, inspire, and nurture the Assistant PA to the Senior Executive Team, fostering their professional development. Administration Oversight: Ensure the efficient operation of administrative tasks associated with the Senior Management Team. Communication Handling : Manage telephone calls on behalf of the Chief Executive, ensuring timely message relay and effective resolution of queries. Data Protection Compliance: Exercise caution regarding the use and storage of personal data, considering potential data protection implications and referring to the institution's Data Protection Policy or seeking advice as necessary. Key Relationships: Internal: Chief Executive Senior Executive Team All Departments External: Trustees Presidential Team Committees Members Key Stakeholders If you have the skills and experience required for this position please submit your CV now for immediate review. Interviews to take place week commencing 13 May 2024.
We are proud to be working with one of the leading charities which cares and supports older people across Hampshire to source a new Chief Executive Officer. The charity works across the county to promote independent living to over 50s. They work tirelessly to make lives easier for older people, their carers and families to ensure they achieve the very best quality of life. This role will be best suited to an individual who has a passion for working with and supporting older people and who has a superb commercial leadership background with the credibility and energy to take a charity on a journey of growth and diversification of services. Key Responsibilities: To lead the Charity in a time of change and ensure a long-term strategy is in place so that the Charity delivers its charitable objectives. Be responsible to the Board of Trustees for the overall financial health of the Charity; ensuring that expenditure is controlled in line with budgets as approved by them and direct and support internal operations to achieve budgeted results. Provide leadership in the development of innovative and best practice across all areas of the Charity, including demonstration of outcomes / impact analysis. Ensure excellence in the management of the charities resources financial, human and material and that all operational areas deliver to target. Work with the senior management team to deliver a successful and financially secure charity including its trading operations. Ensure the Charity's management and organisation structures are fit for purpose and facilitate continuous improvement. Together with the Board ensure a robust and appropriate risk mitigation and management strategy aligned to the Charity's objectives. Research areas of opportunity in which Age Concern Hampshire can effectively develop new or enhanced services to ensure the economic viability of the Charity. Make proposals to the Board of Trustees on areas of business development and objectives. Lead and direct on tender preparation, bid submission and funding applications for projects for new and existing contracts. Ensures the development of the Charity's digital strategy to maximise the contribution from staff and volunteers and deliver innovative services to clients. Support the Board of Trustees to maintain good governance in line with the Charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, Nolan Principles and Good Governance: Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector. Support the Chair to ensure the continued engagement and involvement of the Board of Trustees. Monitor and advise on the composition of the Board and its sub-committees. Proactively engage in stakeholder relations and manage those relationships to the benefit of Age Concern Hampshire. Maintain effective networks with all principal supporters and stakeholders, including but not limited to Local Authorities and other Age UK and Age Concern groups nationally. This role is a vocation and suitable to someone who has a desire to make people's lives better and give something back' to the local community.
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer for Feed the Minds Location: The Foundry 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5 RR Start date: Wednesday 29th May Salary: £60,000 per year (pro-rata for the period worked) Application deadline: Monday 13th May Could this be the job for you? Feed the Minds (FTM) is a small to medium international development charity with a Christian foundation. We have been operational for 60 years and over the last 15 years or so we have developed our founders' remit of feeding minds to using literacy as a tool for developing livelihoods in communities, especially through empowerment of women. Our current CEO is moving on to a new post after nearly four years with Feed the Minds (FTM), during which time she has strengthened our operations with robust systems while working under the constraints that the COVID-19 pandemic imposed, plus with significant changes to government funding for charities such as FTM. We are looking for someone who will lead the organisation for up to six months while the Trustees work on the next three-year strategy and while we recruit a permanent CEO. Your role will be to lead the organisation reporting directly to the Trustees through the Board Chair. We are ideally looking for someone with experience of working in the developing world with local partners, however for the interim post knowledge of the international sector is key. The interim post working hours can be negotiated with a minimum of 24 hours per week, although our preference is full-time. If shorter hours are negotiated, they will be paid pro-rata. Job Description Responsible to: Board of Trustees, Feed the Minds Line Manager: Executive Administrator, Senior Programmes and Partnership Manager, Fundraising Manager, Communications Manager, Finance Manager Purpose of the Job The Chief Executive Officer provides leadership of the organisation and ensures the effective management of Feed the Minds within carrying overall responsibility for the implementation of the strategy as set by the Trustees. To lead the staff team and enable Feed the Minds to deliver the organisation's vision Act as Company Secretary, United Society for Christian Literature (USCL) Working closely with the board of Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer will develop the organisation's long-term strategy, budget, and business plan to secure organisational sustainability and compliance. Visionary and Strategic leadership Refine and articulate a compelling organisational vision and purpose - lead, inspire and develop the work of Feed the Minds as it seeks to be true to its ethos and Christian roots. Work with the Trustees to maintain, review and develop the Strategic Plan. Work with staff to develop and recommend to the Trustees programme, fundraising, communications, and other policies consistent with, and in implementation of, the Strategic Plan. Cultivate, lead, and inspire a high-performing team. Develop and cultivate key partnerships. Stay abreast on sector trends and how they relate to the work of Feed The Minds. Navigate uncertainties with a solution-oriented mindset. Implementation of policy Deliver fulfilment of the Strategic Plan, reporting regularly to the Trustees on progress. Hold the organisation to the highest ethical and professional standards in its operational and fund-raising activities, including safeguarding. Income generation, Fundraising and Communications Contribute to the formulation of effective income generation, fundraising and communications strategies. Ensure income generation and fundraising targets are met. Engage with funders, supporting the organisation to secure support for Feed the Minds programmes. Management Lead and inspire the Feed the Minds team and Feed the Minds partner network, leading the ongoing development of the organisation, its identity, and its external profile. Manage the staff team, ensuring the efficient deployment of staff. Ensure that staff have the necessary resources to undertake their work effectively and efficiently and thoroughly understand and own the policies governing their work and work in accordance with them. Financial and legal responsibility Ensure that both Feed the Minds and USCL comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and advise the Trustees accordingly. Ensure the effective management of the financial resources of the organisation, ensuring compliance and avoiding unnecessary financial risk. Ensure reports are prepared and issued as required by Charity and Company Law and specific donor requirements. Relationship with partners Take principal responsibility for maintaining good and effective relationships with Feed the Minds' stakeholders and partner organisations. Governance Report regularly to the Trustees in such manner as they may require. Act as Company Secretary of the United Society for Christian Literature. Ensure the organisation has good human resources policies and practices supporting staff welfare and well-being. Other Undertake any other reasonable instructions from the Chair or Trustee Body. Person Specification This role carries a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the post-holder is a practicing Christian (this is not a requirement for the interim post) Experience and Qualifications Significant experience of working in the developing world with local partners and in the international development sector. Extensive experience in senior management, strategic leadership, organisational planning, and review. Graduate level education. Further qualification in international development, education, theology, or other relevant discipline. Experience of adult literacy would be an advantage. Experience of fundraising and communication with supporters. Please send a CV plus a covering letter indicating your interest and availability.