Chief Executive Officer opportunity
Succeeding the current CEO due to retirement, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of strategy in collaboration with the Trust's Board and senior management team.
It will also be your job to create and build on the valued partnerships for the development of the Trust’s programme of events by leading a creative and collaborative team, while positively contributing to the region economically and socially.
Key Characteristics:
Reporting to The Forum Trust Board’s Chair, we are looking for an individual who can demonstrate a successful track record of:
- Senior leadership experience in a customer facing organisation, demonstrating excellent people management and negotiation skills – empowering and developing teams to deliver the Trust’s vision.
- Providing creative leadership, formulating strategy and policy, and being responsible for the management, overall direction, and quality of the Forum Trust’s activities.
- Promoting equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion as an employer to comply with the spirit of the law and in the Trust’s activities. To ensure that thinking is integrated into every aspect of the business, across staff and reaching out to audiences.
- Taking a lead in promoting the Forum Trust and utlising your track record of partnership working to nurture and source relationships at a local level with appropriate partners and the public.
- Ensuring the effective recruitment, development, reward, and retention of staff.
- Develop key performance indicators, specifically relating to customer engagement, satisfaction, attendance, and business priorities and overseeing long-term contracts.
- Responsibility for strict budgetary control, ensuring that staff and resources are used effectively and economically.
- Strong governance and best practice, with a continuous improvement mindset.
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