Chief Executive
- Employer
- Charisma Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Salary
- £50K FTE
- Closing date
- 6 Sep 2018
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- Function
- Senior Management, Management, Operations & Service Delivery, Business Development & Commercial
- Sector
- Social Care & Welfare
- Hours
- Part Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Job Title: Chief Executive
Salary: £50k FTE
Hours of Work: 3 days a week
Location: Portsmouth
We are working in partnership with Veterans Outreach Support (VOS), a unique charity that offers help to ex-service personnel from all three services, the merchant marines and their dependants. It has been described as the ‘gold’ standard in its field and recently won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
For 10 years, VOS has been running a monthly Drop-In at the Royal Maritime Club in Portsmouth, hosting a mix of charities and organisations offering comprehensive welfare assistance and supported by an in-house mental health clinical team. Since May this year VOS has also been running a Drop-In in Newport Isle of Wight.
The charity is seeking to appoint a Chief Executive to provide day to day operational direction and leadership for the charity. You will, alongside the Chairman be the public face of VOS, promoting the organisation's name and reputation. You will build strong relationships with existing and potential funders to ensure financial security for the charity. You will also help to shape and implement the strategy of this growing organisation and lead the activities of the staff and volunteers.
The successful individual will be passionate about helping vulnerable veterans and will demonstrate:
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Senior manager experience
- Understanding of military culture
- Knowledge and experience of charities
- Successful track record in fundraising.
You will be a team player, happy to get involved in all aspects, including hands-on practical tasks. VOS is a team of committed people, many of whom are volunteers therefore as leader you will have the responsibility for ensuring a motivated and happy team.
To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Jill Livingstone, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment, info@charismarecruitment.co.uk quoting our reference JO1560.
Closing date for applications: 9 September 2018
Interview date: 27 September 2018
2nd Interview date: 3 October 2018
Company
At Charisma, we believe that every candidate should be treated with respect and care, whether they are applying for a Chair, Trustee, Chief Executive or administrative role. We will work with all our candidates to ensure that they stand the best possible chance to succeed in securing a role that is perfectly suited to match their skills, background, passion and ambitions. For those who require it, we can offer advice on compiling CV’s and supporting statements. Follow up and after-care is also vital, so once you have started your new role, we will maintain contact to ensure that all is going well.
Some feedback from a candidate we have successfully placed:
“Now I have been in my new post for a week, I feel I must write to you to commend you on both the recruitment process I have just undergone and the personal support I have received. I could not have expected a better experience of a recruitment process - and even had I not been appointed I would have written in the same vein. I can understand why Charisma was recommended to me by a friend and I will certainly do the same in the future.”
- Website
- http://www.charismarecruitment.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01962 813300
- Location
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2nd Floor, Star Lane House
Staple Gardens
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9AD
GB
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