CEO

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom TurtonHR Full time

Job description

An inspirational charity is seeking an inspirational CEO. The Amber Trust is a unique charity, dedicated to funding music opportunities for blind and partially sighted children and young people.

**J**ob title: Chief Executive Officer**

**R**eporting to: Board of Trustees through the Chair**

**L**ocation**:Flexibility to work remotely with at least one day per week in our SW London and other locations for meetings as required

**Contract: Permanent**

**S**alary range: £55 - £60K pro-rata (depending on experience)**

**Charity overview**

The Amber Trust provides musical opportunities for blind and partially sighted children, including those with additional disabilities, via its Music Awards and Music Services.

Amber Music Awards fund instrumental and singing lessons, the purchase of musical instruments and specialist software, funding for concert tickets, and travel to musical activities for vision impaired children throughout the UK. In addition, there are structured programmes in its Music Services.

‘Little Amber’ is a service that offers music resources and quarterly sessions with a specially trained music practitioner to children under five and their families. ‘AmberPlus’ provides music resources and sessions offered on a termly basis to children over five who also have complex needs.’ ‘With Music in Mind’ is a new service for visually impaired children and young people with life-limiting neurodegenerative disease. Amber’s workshop scheme offers music sessions for groups of children in schools, charities and community organisations.

We have also developed extensive online music resources for teachers that are freely downloadable from anywhere in the world.

The Charity has a turnover of around £400k, employs a small central administrative team, and, for the music services, works through a large network of self-employed practitioners.

**Role purpose**

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible to the Board of Trustees for leading The Amber Trust, developing and realising Amber’s vision and strategy, and playing a key ambassadorial role with funders and other senior stakeholders. The CEO is responsible for the management of the charity and its staff and the execution of Amber’s targets, plans and policies, ensuring that resources are used to best effect in meeting the needs of beneficiaries. The CEO is responsible for initiating and overseeing new initiatives that will ensure Amber plays a leading role in the field of music and blindness in children and young people into the future.

**Role Description**

**Accountabilities: To develop, lead and manage The Amber Trust, in particular**:
**Strategy**
- to develop and deliver innovative projects and services in accordance with Amber’s strategy.
- to ensure Amber flourishes, meeting all its charitable objectives and its legal obligations as a charity and a company limited by guarantee, and to honour its duty of care to its staff, beneficiaries and other stakeholders;
- to maintain Amber’s ethos of providing individual and personal support to beneficiaries and their families;
- to lead Amber in the development and implementation of its long
- and medium-term strategy and annual business plans in accordance with the strategic direction and policy framework agreed by the Trustees;
**Fundraising and events**
- to attend, represent and promote Amber at meetings, conferences and other events, enhancing its profile across the UK - occasional evening and weekend work and travel may be required for this;
- to manage volunteers and liaise effectively with fundraisers and individual donors;
- to engage in fundraising and income-generating activity to ensure the sustainability and growth of Amber, including bid writing activity;
- to monitor and evaluate the services offered by Amber as required by external funders and Trustees, writing and submitting reports to deadline

**Operations**
- **to manage and** support operations and services and to be hands-on where required to ensure these are delivered;
- to be pro-active in maintaining digital media relating to Amber and its work, including (but not limited to) its web page, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube;
- to manage the budget prudently to ensure Amber’s financial soundness;
- to ensure efficiency and effectiveness externally in service delivery, and internally in its systems, resources and infrastructure;
- to communicate effectively and in a timely manner with Trustees, organising and contributing to regular meetings for the Board, and its Investment, Fundraising, Digital Media, Music Awards and Music Services subcommittees, including the provision of reports, financial information, data on service delivery and all other matters to enable the Trustees to fulfil their governance role.

**People management**
- to manage staff, setting their objectives and ensuring that these are met, and that colleagues appreciate the ethos and values of Amber, a


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