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Are you a visionary leader with the skills and experience to help ensure that Manchester's older, disabled and vulnerable people stay safe, warm and independent in their own homes, for as long as possible?
We're looking for a new Chief Executive to lead an organisation on the next exciting phase of its journey. The charity supports older people with a range of specialist high-quality services, including home repairs, home improvements and home-from-hospital support.
Salary: £72-80k FTE, (£61,702 - £65,558 actual)
Contract: Permanent, 30 hours per week
Location: Hybrid, ideally 3 days per week onsite and 1 day from home
Benefits: 25 days holiday (+ bank and Christmas closure + length of service up to 5 additional days) and between 8-10% contributory pension
Culture: Flexible, life and family-friendly
About the charity
They are fundamentally a service delivery organisation, combining practical skills and a social care mindset to deliver handyperson support, home repairs, hospital discharge and personalised casework for older and vulnerable people across Greater Manchester.
They have ambitious environmental goals and were early adopters of the Carbon Literacy revolution, as well as being founding members of the carbon literate city initiative. They have won numerous awards, recognising their drive and commitment to innovation.
About the role
There's never a straightforward time to change CEO, but the charity is currently in a strong financial position with solid reserves. In recent years, they have sought to diversify income with real success. Moving from a position where over 90% of income came from two major contracts with the NHS and Manchester City Council, to one where they represent just over 70%. Further diversification is still required, and this will be a key priority for an incoming CEO.
You're joining at a genuinely exciting time. A positive measure of confidence in the future comes from a recent bid to take over a Victorian building, via a community asset transfer from Manchester City Council with outcome pending early 2025. This will provide rental saving and opportunities to grow unrestricted income, building new partnerships.
About you
We're looking for an ambitious and empathetic leader, who can work collaboratively with a passionate staff team and engaged Board. You'll foster an outward looking approach, particularly when it comes to partnership development, social value and environmental goals.
By empowering senior management and providing motivational leadership to the wider staff team, you'll futureproof organisational structure and nurture a positive culture that champions equity, diversity and inclusion.
To apply, we'd love to see the following core skills, experience and behaviours:
* Significant leadership experience, ideally within the charity sector.
* Harnessing the power of good governance frameworks to engage at Board level.
* Experience operating within complex multi-year funding structures.
* Aptitude for developing relationships and collaborations with public, charity and private sectors.
Most important of all, you're values-led and know how to bring people together, working together towards a shared vision.
How to apply
If you're ready for a new challenge in 2025, please get in touch with a copy of your profile or CV to Amelia Lee at Charity People.
Deadline: 9am on Wednesday 29th January
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
