Chief Executive

3 weeks ago

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians Full time

Job description

We are looking for an ambitious, enthusiastic, and creative Chief Executive with strong empathy and listening skills who is passionate about our vision and mission. Our new Chief Executive will need to grow ASCEL so that it can deliver against its business plan and new role as an Investment Principles Support Organisation for the public library sector.

A first requirement will be to establish the organisation, which is a newly registered charity, developing a strong culture of listening to a diverse range of children and young people and centring their voices at the heart of our strategy, values and programmes of work.

Working closely with the Board and the wider ASCEL members, the new Chief Executive will then be responsible for enabling ASCEL to transition effectively into a credible, innovative and responsive organisation, which delivers significant impact and value for staff and volunteers working with children and young people in school and public libraries, and for the children and young people who use those services.

**Job** Purpose**
- To lead and develop the empathetic, listening and child-centred culture of ASCEL as it transitions into a formally constituted charitable organisation and an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation;
- To work with the board to provide the strategic leadership and direction for ASCEL, developing and implementing the agreed vision, values, aims and goals, ensuring it delivers strong and demonstrable impact for children and young people and the staff and volunteers who work with them in libraries;
- To manage the transition to a Charitable organisation, putting in place all necessary systems, policies and processes for delivery and governance arrangements;
- To maintain existing close partnerships with other organisations to support ASCEL’s long-term effectiveness and sustainability and develop new strategic partnerships;
- To ensure delivery of ASCEL’s business plan, meeting key performance indicators agreed with Arts Council England and other stakeholders;
- To maintain and develop ASCEL’s profile and reputation within the public library sector and beyond, sustaining the existing high levels of support for the organisation from its membership;
- To lead the diversification of income streams for the organisation, engaging with board members, funders and stakeholders to identify and bid for appropriate funding streams.

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