VAL Chief Executive

You may already be a CEO or a senior manager who feels ready to step up and lead an organisation for the first time. Whatever your background, we will be delighted to hear from you.

Our Chief Executive will need to have sound strategic vision, a strong track record in delivering strategic objectives to budget, experience of leading teams through change and transformation, together with a proven track record in Income Generation.

Working closely with our engaged and committed Trustee Board you will deliver to the Board’s strategic priorities, support with setting VAL’s strategic direction through sound governance, disciplined delivery and value services. An ambassador for VAL, you will strengthen existing and develop new sustainable relationships, brokering strategic partnerships and collaborations with multiple internal and external funders, commissioners, members and stakeholders.

With at least five years’ established senior management experience in development, implementation, delivery and monitoring of strategic priorities you will need to demonstrate sound understanding of the challenges that the VCSE organisations face.

You will be a strategic and analytical thinker with financial acumen and be able to turn ideas into action but with a strong empathy with our values, aims and objectives.

With excellent presentation and people skills, your communication style will be inclusive and self-assured. You will need to demonstrate resilience, strength of character, flexibility and the ability to prioritise complex situations together with drive and determination to play a key role in our future.

You will be able to talk authoritatively about inclusive involvement, barriers which lead to discrimination and exclusion and be able to implement working practices that support equity and diversity. Knowledge of the voluntary sector and/or Learning Disabilities and/or Social Care is highly desirable.

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) is a sector leading diverse and ambitious organisation, with a vision for growth.

You will benefit from a competitive salary, a flexible and supportive working environment, up to 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, a 6% employer pension contribution and excellent enhanced sickness and family friendly benefits.