We are looking for an experienced leader who can maintain and develop an established charity and its services. We need someone with energy and enthusiasm, a commitment to youth and community led provision who has strong finance and fundraising skills, partnership development experience and a collaborative approach.
Main purpose
To provide strategic leadership for the charitable company, to ensure sustainability and establish and maintain networks and partnerships that enable 4CT to deliver its social aims and meet business objectives.
Main Duties
* To direct, manage, develop and deliver a range of community development and community business activities in accordance with 4CT mission.
* To direct activities such that the obligations to funders and/or sponsors are regularly and successfully fulfilled and that 4CT makes a return against turnover as agreed annually in the Business Plans.
* To promote 4CT and its activities.
* To play a part as a member of the Management Team (the Board) in setting, implementing and managing corporate strategy and direction.
* To lead and motivate a staff team who possess the competence and capability to deliver Community Development and Community Economic Development benefits to stakeholder communities.
* To direct and implement policies to ensure high standards and commitments to customer care, health and safety and staff/trainee motivation in line with best practice and current legislation.
* To be responsible for Health & Safety and Safeguarding within 4CT.
Location
4CT Registered Office, The Grange, Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, Manchester. Other premises / service delivery locations as appropriate.
Working Conditions
The job is office based but daily local travel is required to supervise activity or meet with partners and funders; regional and national travel are an occasional feature of this role. Home working may be appropriate to complete some tasks.
Knowledge
Educated to degree level (NVQ4) with a minimum of 3 years experience or 6 years proven experience of the voluntary and public sector, including experience of supporting and developing voluntary organisations and including 3 years staff management. The ability to fundraise. Experience and knowledge of statutory obligations is essential.
Requirements
The postholder must be willing to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Person Specification
* Financial Management: resource and financial management skills, formulating and monitoring budgets, reporting internally and externally and working with our accountant to maintain high financial standards in accordance with statutory requirements.
* Income Generation: securing income through a range of sources including permitted trade, facility hire, grants, contracts and direct fundraising. Working collaboratively to secure income within partnerships.
* People Management: effective support of a range of roles within the multi-disciplinary team to enable the workforce to deliver their roles effectively and meet the needs of service users.
* Partnerships and Collaborative Working: ability to build and maintain strong networks of support and to forge effective partnerships with a range of stakeholders including other VCSE organisations, statutory authorities and funders.
* Planning and Organising: ability to turn strategic objectives into practical, deliverable services and activities, maintaining quality and safety and being within budget. Self-management and the ability to plan and prioritise own and others' work. Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain sound judgement under pressure.
* Experience of capacity building and/or mentoring support for VCSE organisations.
To apply, please send the following documents via email to: info@4ct.org.uk marked CEO Application.
* CV - this should be no more than 2 pages of A4.
* Supporting Statement - this should address the person specification points and be no more than 2 pages of A4.
Please do not send any additional information at this stage.
More about this role
* Closing Date: Tuesday 3rd December 2024 at 12:00pm.
* Closing Time: 4PM.
* Anticipated Interview Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 12:00.
* Contact Information: info@4ct.org.uk.
* Would You Consider A Job Share For The Role?: Yes.
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