YOUNG MANCHESTER – PERSON SPECIFICATION

ROLE TITLE:CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

RESPONSIBLE TO:CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RESPONSIBLE FOR:SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS

LOCATION:TBC

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The CEO should be an experienced leader, who has a genuine commitment to, and sympathy with, Young Manchester’s aims and objectives, maintaining its ethos and providing vision, and ideally have the following skills and attributes:

  • Demonstrate leadership, management and organisational skills, including fairness and impartiality and openness to new ideas and information.
  • The ability to think, and operate strategically.
  • The ability to work closely with Trustees and staff, building positive working relationships in a constructive and consultative environment, looking for and acknowledging the contribution of others and making them feel like valued members of the team, at the same time as confronting and resolving inadequate performance in a respectful way.
  • The ability to influence key stakeholders positively, in order to achieve results that are in the best interest of Young Manchester.

Essential / Desirable
Qualifications / 1.Professional qualification in relevant field / 2.Membership of professional Body
3.Masters qualification
4.Qualifications relevant to the post
Experience / 5.Successful strategic and day to day management of organisational financial services
6.Experience of financial management
7.Successful experience in generating income from a range of sources
8.Experience in negotiating and securing commissioning and procurement contracts
9.Experience of Human Resources management
10.Proven track record of successful “business” strategy in a medium / large Charity
11.Experience of organisational legal responsibilities
12.Demonstrable experience of management of change
13.Experienced line manager at a senior level
14.Knowledge and experience of commissioning services for children and young people / 15.Five year’s senior / Board level experience in a children and young people focused large Charity
16.Experienced Chief Executive or second-in-line officer
17.Charity
18.Information Technology
19.Fundraising
20.Publicity
21.Networking
22.Playwork & Youth Work
23.Research and Academic Evidence
Skills, Knowledge
and Abilities / 24.Excellent interpersonal skills
25.Business focused
26.Financially aware, with high level negotiation skills
27.Visionary strategist with the ability to lead
28.Ability to develop and maintain networks
29.Able to lead and motivate staff
30.Knowledge of Charity / voluntary sectors
31.Ability to supervise senior management staff / 32.Knowledge of quality systems
33.Knowledge of services for children and young people in Manchester
34.Knowledge of voluntary sector play and youth providers in Manchester
Personal Attributes / 35.Understand and respect the Young Manchester’s mission and values
36.Commitment to the mission statement values and to the specific charitable objectives and ethics of the Charity
37.Decisive
38.Attentive to appropriately meeting people’s needs
39.Proactive with dynamism and energy
40.Ability to travel and communicate effectively
41.Strong Presence
42.Enjoy the leader position / role
43.Charismatic management / leadership style