Chief Executive

**Chief Executive**

Are you looking for a Chief Executive role where every day is different and you can have a direct impact on improving the lives of young people? We are offering a fantastic opportunity to lead and develop a pioneering youth charity in Grimsby named ‘Horizon’ by local young people.

This is an amazing opportunity for someone who is looking for the next step in their career or for an experienced Chief Executive to take on a new challenge building a charity from the ground up.

**Don’t meet every single requirement but feel you have transferrable skills?**

**Position**: Chief Executive Officer

**Salary**: £55,000 to £60,000 per annum (depending on experience)

**Hours**: Full time, 37.5 hours per week; permanent/flexible working

**Location**: Grimsby

**Benefits**: Employer pension contribution, 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holiday days

**Closing date**: 9am, Tuesday 14th March 2023

**Interviews**: First stage interviews on 22nd March 2023 (virtual); Young People panel 23rd March 2023 (evening) and Second stage face to face interviews 27th March 2023

**About the role**:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the OnSide network and become the 16th Youth Zone committed to giving young people the opportunity to discover their passion and purpose.

This Chief Executive role is strategic, requiring effectiveness at a high level, yet at the same time it demands detailed and hands-on management. You will have responsibility for a revenue budget of c.£1.3-1.4m per annum and should be able to influence effectively at senior level, whilst also be willing to get stuck into the detail; all this in an environment without corporate support structures. As Chief Executive, your relationship with the Chair of the Board will be supportive and challenging, enabling you to deliver on-going success for the Youth Zone. The successful person and Youth Zone team will have support and development opportunities throughout the first 18 months, and we are looking to begin this role from August 2023.

**Key responsibilities will include**:

- Working with the Chair and Board to lead the continued development of the Youth Zone strategic plan, together with the delivery of a robust funding plan to ensure the long-term sustainability of the charity
- Nurturing and developing the Youth Zone’s vision and to lead and inspire the team to be effective in their roles, supporting them to deliver a wide range of activities for young people
- Working with the local business community and other services providers to generate added benefits for young people and showcase Grimsby Youth Zone as an asset for the whole community
- Demonstrating the charity’s values and a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

**About you**:
As an exceptional leader, motivated to improve young people’s lives for the better, you will have the ability to think strategically and develop a long-term vision for the young people of Grimsby, bringing with you a successful track record of developing organisations or large teams, experience of generating significant income and time spent in the voluntary sector and/or working with young people. Your communications and people management skills will be strong, together with an ability to build inclusive relationships and display excellent judgement and focus at all times.

If you have the desire and drive to take on this leadership role, whether a seasoned CEO already or believe this is the next step you’ve been waiting for, please provide a CV and one page cover letter explaining how you meet the criterial for this role.

**In accordance with Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check**

You may also have experience in areas such as CEO, Chief Exec, Chief Executive, Director, Head of, Senior Executive, Managing Director, MD, Manager, Board Member, Chair of the Board, CFO, COO, Family, Family Services, Family Support, Community Support.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.