Executive Director

1 month ago

United Kingdom Sportandrecreation Full time

This is a permanent and dual based role working from Lilleshall National Sports Centre, nr Newport, Shropshire (2 days a week) and from home Gymnastics is an amazing sport that has the power to have a positive impact on people, communities, and our society, helping to build foundations for life for all those who take part.

At the heart of that in the UK is the gymnastics community, made up of gymnasts, parents, coaches, clubs and other venues, officials and volunteers – together they form the fabric of a sport that is woven into local communities across the country. We work in partnership with the Home Country Gymnastics Associations across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Supporting more than 350,000 gymnasts, coaches, judges and volunteers that make up our membership, we seek to create safe, welcoming, and rewarding experiences through our investment in the people, places, and activity programmes to support our vision of an uplifting experience for all. We are looking for an experienced and passionate Executive Director for Finance (EDF) to provide excellence in financial planning and management.

The role will report directly to the CEO and be an Executive member of the Board and senior leadership team. A fully qualified financial professional with recognised qualification (e.g. CCAB ACA/CIMA) who has worked at senior leadership and Board level. An EDF with a clear passion for financial management and risk mitigation, with a growth mindset to ensure we can maximise the many opportunities working for a larger sporting orgainsation brings commercially.

The role will lead a committed and highly skilled team of direct reports across the organisation’s Finance, Commercial and Corporate Services functions. The EDF will have the financial oversight for the Audit and Risk and British Gymnastics Investment Committees and be the link to Gymnastics Enterprise Limited and Gymnastics Foundation.

Working alongside the CEO and Board, the Executive Director for Finance will:

• Develop, drive and deliver our financial strategy through robust financial infrastructure and controls whilst making strong and balanced commercial decisions.

• Be commercially astute, dynamic, and influential leader with the ability to galvanise a team of highly skilled team leaders across our corporate team, to support the delivery of our collective vision.

• Ensure the highest standards of financial controls and governance are in place, whilst driving innovation in pursuit of business growth and sustainability.

• Work with the Executive to ensure all opportunities to maximise resources are realised and to analyse strategies/opportunities to generate income/grow revenues.

• An ability to develop effective working relationships with the CEO, Executive and Board; to manage relationships with a range of partners and service providers; and share knowledge, guide and support colleagues.

• Have good communication and IT skills and the ability to analyse and data, to inform critical decision making.

Further Information

How to apply Full details about the role including the Role Profile and Role Requirements and how to apply can be found in the Candidate Pack, please visit We value diversity of views and contributions and have a strong commitment to equality and inclusion. We aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society.

We are particularly keen to receive applications from women, people with disabilities, people from ethnically diverse communities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community because these groups are often under-represented within our workforce. Closing date for applications: 9:00am on Thursday 2nd May Interview date: Friday 17th May at Lilleshall National Sports Centre, nr Newport, Shropshire

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