Phoenix Education Trust

Person specification: Chief Executive March 2011

PHOENIX EDUCATION TRUST

Person specification

Job Title

/ Chief Executive

Qualifications

/ · Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Work experience / · Minimum 5 years’ experience at senior management level or as a senior professional responsible for both strategic and operational matters in a high quality, service focused organisation
· Sound knowledge of the education sector in the UK and awareness of educational policy development abroad.
· Experience of working with a Board to ensure good governance
· Evidence of working with stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.
· Proven track record in fundraising and income generation from diverse sources.
· An evidenced track record of identifying and converting opportunities into profitable and sustainable business growth.
· Evidence of financial management skills.
· Track record of building relationships with external organisations, funders, local authorities and Government departments.
· Track record of line managing staff.
· Experience of working with young people in a personal, volunteer or work capacity.
· Proven experience of successfully managing a large workload, overseeing various streams of work, and prioritising tasks to ensure targets are met.

Skills

/ · Established leadership skills with the ability to manage a team to deliver against performance targets.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Proven track record in mentoring; excellent interpersonal skills.
· IT literate; good level of proficiency with standard software packages such as Microsoft Word and Excel and confidence with emerging forms of e-communication.
· Project and programme management skills.
· Ability to work with young people as equals.

Key attributes

/ · A belief in and respect for their views of a diverse range of young people.
· Commitment to democratic participative practice and equal opportunities.
· Dynamic self-starter with demonstrable ability to take ideas from inception through to completion
· Ability to identify, develop and define opportunities
· High level interpersonal and negotiating skills.