Interim CEO

**Job Description: Interim CEO, Emotional Wellbeing Service,**

**St Germain’s Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham**

Can you give proper strategic direction, and create a vision for success?

Do you have a head for the business end of running a charity?

If so, you could be our new interim CEO.

**How to apply**:Please submit a full CV with a covering letter explaining the fit between your skills and experience and this post. Applications without covering letters will not be considered.

**Interview date**:Tuesday 3rd February

**Hours**: 2 days per week for 34 weeks (8 months)

**Salary**: £9,330 (fte £35,000)

**Employed by the PCC**

Accountable to the EWS Steering Committee, currently a sub-committee of the PCC. It works in close co-operation with the PCC and vicar. Post transition, the steering committee will become the board of trustees.

**Context**

St Germain’s Emotional Wellbeing Service (EWS) has grown from an initial offer to our local community during the Covid-19 pandemic, into an established Emotional Wellbeing Support Service offering support to people in the local area and beyond. The EWS was established in May 2020 to equip people to self-manage mental health issues, particularly those caused by or exacerbated by Covid-19.

This free service has fast become one of the main referral points for GP-based social prescribers. We have provided early interventions which have impacted wellbeing, and supported people at their time of need, whilst waiting lists for secondary services have been at record highs. To date the EWS has conducted more than 1000 support sessions, supporting more than 400 service users. Our Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing dataset for 2021 showed that more than 85% of service users who completed a course of one-to
- one support experienced a statistically significant improvement in their mental wellbeing.

Although the Steering Committee is currently a sub-committee of St Germain’s Church’s governing body, the EWS is transitioning to independent CIO status. This role is key to shaping the EWS and enabling it to become a robust independent provider of this essential service.

**Job role**

We are looking for an experienced **Chief Executive Officer**, able to manage the
Emotional Wellbeing Service into independence as a separate charity. Our interim
CEO will have a proven track record of managing a small organisation through change. You will have skills to work strategically, have business management skills, be able to lead and grow a team, and to work relationally.

As CEO, your primary goal will be to drive the charity’s development into independence, placing it on a firm foundation for long term sustainability. Although responsible for the new organisation’s financial stability, you will work with our fundraising consultant to achieve this goal.

**Principal Responsibilities**:
**Key Objectives**
- Effect the transition to a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- Work with the Steering Committee to strengthen its membership
- Work with the Steering Committee to develop the EWS’ strategic plans and development priorities in consultation with EWS staff
- Enable the EWS manager to deliver the EWS’ programme effectively and efficiently
- Represent the EWS at functions, public meetings and other events

**Staff management and leadership**
- To manage the staff effectively, providing supervision, support, development and to establish an appropriate HR function within the new organisation

**Communication and representation**
- Act as an ambassador for the EWS, networking widely to build new and existing strategic relationships
- Manage the development and maintenance of effective channels of marketing/communication with all stakeholders

**Fundraising**
- Work with the Trustees and the fundraising consultant to ensure the EWS’ financial sustainability
- Manage data collection and monitoring as required by funders, collectively or individually

**Finance and legal**
- Establish the EWS as an independent charitable organisation
- Develop policies and procedures,including safeguarding, for effective independence from St Germain’s Church

**Personal and spiritual**

St Germain's Church is part of the Anglican Communion, reflecting its diversity as well as the social diversity of our local area. The postholder will be sympathetic towards St Germain's mission and values, and sensitive to its expectations when engaging with the congregation and the community we serve.

**Person Specification**

**Essential**
- Good leadership skills and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop a small team to deliver results;
- Excellent experience in financial management and budget development skills;
- Experience in leading change management;
- Ability to think strategically and to communicate the strategic vision;
- Good eye for detail and critical analysis;
- Excellent all round communication skills and relationship management;
- Personal drive, energy, integrity, adapt