Strategic Director for Voluntary Sector Growth

1 month ago


Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom Cumbria CVS Full time

Cumbria CVS is a leading infrastructure organisation dedicated to supporting the voluntary sector in Cumbria.

Company Overview

We exist to enable the staff of Cumbria CVS to provide valuable support to voluntary organisations in Cumbria, while also delivering sector projects and coordinating with key stakeholders. Your role will be instrumental in helping us achieve our objectives.

Job Purpose
  • To promote and enable Cumbrian voluntary sector organisations through effective partnerships and collaborations.
  • To lead Cumbria CVS in line with its charitable objects, policies, and directions from the Board of Trustees.
  • To develop the strategic direction and financial sustainability of Cumbria CVS, in conjunction with Trustees.
  • To lead the Senior Management Team in delivering strategic and operational plans, adhering to charity laws and best practices.
Key ResponsibilitiesRepresentation and Partnership
  • Engage with stakeholders to align objectives with those of our partners by collaborating with voluntary and community organisations, local authorities, and other stakeholders to foster meaningful relationships.
  • Develop, support, and maintain effective working relationships and partnerships across Cumbria's voluntary sector, key statutory partners, commissioners, and regulators to deliver strategy.
  • Understand the sector and their support needs.
  • Support and enable voluntary sector representation in multiple sectors, demonstrating effective system leadership.
  • Act as the strategic point of contact for Cumbria CVS.
  • Represent Cumbria CVS and nurture effective relationships across local, regional, and national networks. Actively seek opportunities to expand and promote Cumbria CVS's role and impact.
Staff and Volunteer Management
  • Lead development and maintenance of a positive and supportive organisational culture.
  • Actively support trustee, volunteer, and staff development within CCVS and more widely.
  • Line management, support, and leadership of the Senior Management Team.
  • Ensure effective delegation and performance monitoring systems are in place.
Strategy and Planning
  • Continuously monitor and stay updated on current social, economic, political, environmental, and other relevant trends. Use this knowledge to identify strategic development opportunities for Cumbria CVS and proactively adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Lead organisational strategy development and review across multiple years/sectors.
  • Ensure translation of strategy into operational plans to achieve organisational objectives.
  • Oversee the development of effective business models, monitoring and evaluation of services, impact, and quality.
  • Seek appropriate service and project development opportunities for CCVS and wider sector, ensuring effective entry and exit strategies.
  • Support wider voluntary sector strategy development across Cumbria and positively influence related sector strategies.
Financial and Legal Management
  • Ensure effective financial, resource, and contract monitoring, management, and control systems.
  • Oversight of fundraising for CCVS to support the financial sustainability of operational plans.
  • Empower others to develop income-generating services and enterprises.
Communications
  • Establish effective communication strategy with key audiences, setting appropriate tone.
  • Act as organisational spokesperson in various media on proactive and reactive basis.
  • Support wider voluntary sector communications (local, regional, national).
Governance
  • Advise Cumbria CVS Trustees of responsibilities, duties, and recognised good practice.
  • Support the Cumbria CVS Chair, providing briefings in advance of Trustees' meetings.
  • Ensure effective organisational governance structures and systems.
  • Provide Trustees with appropriate information to enable effective discharge of their duties.
  • Ensure regulatory standards monitoring and reporting.
  • Undertake the duties of Company Secretary for Cumbria CVS.
  • Oversee the development and review of organisational policies.
  • Support wider voluntary sector representation and governance.
Benefits and Salary
  • A competitive salary of £60,000 per year.
  • A range of benefits including additional leave, casual dress, company pension, on-site parking, sick pay, and work-from-home options.


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