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BAVS is an independent voluntary organisation supporting the growth of community organisations and volunteers in Berwickshire and is a partner in Borders TSI. We are seeking a chief officer committed to working on a locality basis with a strong track record in community capacity building and leading an organisation. Bavs plays a key strategic role in local relationships and community planning working alongside communities, statutory partners and other agencies. Our purpose is to support Berwickshire’s communities to build their skills, confidence, knowledge and experience to take their ideas forward. As we prepare to celebrate our 50th year, we are looking for a chief officer to take us back to our roots as an organisation made and shaped by local community activists. We are seeing a chief executive with a track record making an impact for communities, with excellent communication, organisation and business skills.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We offer more than just a career, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development.

The Head of Communications at Mary's Meals will raise awareness of our work within the UK to attract new supporters, develop relationships with existing supporters, and to ensure the values of the organisation are upheld and promoted in all communications activities. Responsible for managing the communications team, which may also include volunteers.

Reporting to the director of communications, you will be comfortable working at a senior level to achieve success and will be experienced at managing relationships at all levels. The communications team lead on mass marketing activities (including campaigns) and the supporter engagement team focus on building personal and local relationships, to ensure as many people as possible can hear about and engage with our work. It will be important to develop good working relationships with the head of grassroots engagement and the head of major giving and partnerships, in particular.

We are seeking an outstanding leader to be the first Chief Executive for a unique and exciting role, working with our Trustees in helping to establish and build this brand new charity from the ground up.

This charity is principally a partner organisation and there will be an emphasis on fundraising which will be driven by the charity’s profile.

We already have the profile and funding in place to make an impact on the youth sector in Scotland and now we need a strong and well connected leader who can build partnerships, grow budgets effectively and maximise the potential impact that this charity has to offer the youth sector of Scotland.

Based from home (with travel to Glasgow and Liverpool) the perfect candidate will be extremely ambitious with a great vision, well connected across the third sector in Scotland.

This is largely a blank canvas to shape the future direction of the charity, we seek a creative and entrepreneurial approach to:

• Acting as a strong figurehead for the charity, a positive ambassador with our stakeholders, partners, funders and networks.
• Building relationships with both operational partners, supporters and a range of stakeholders
• Design and deliver the strategic plan and associated objectives
• Designing and implementing projects inline with the Charity’s Mission and Vision.
• Taking full responsibility for the finances, fundraising and budgets
• Taking advantage of a high level platform including PR and media interest
• Representing the charity on a very public platform as well as design and deliver a range of high profile events
• We encourage applications of persons who have previous experience in a similar role (5+ years)
• Whilst a degree is desirable, we would at least expect to see evidence of continued Professional Development.
• We seek proven leadership skills and ability to develop the organisation quickly and sustainably.
• We seek a very adaptable range of skills and a strong drive and enthusiasm to ensure we play a key role in improving the lives of young people in Scotland.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership

• Provide leadership and direction toward the organisation’s vision and strategy.
• Design, implement and embed the strategic objectives of the organisation.
• Establish performance goals and ensure resources are correctly allocated to deliver the objectives including any contractual obligations.
• Ensure that the organisation’s policies and procedures are effective, up to date inline with legal requirements and are consistently and transparently practiced, not limited to; Human Resources, safeguarding, finance, health and safety, expenses, information, communication and technology, GDPR.
• Ensure effective governance is adhered to, with support from the Board.
• Direct, plan and participate in building the organisation’s profile, image and credibility through delivering real results, positive media relationships and high profile fundraising events so that the charity becomes a household name.
• Create and lead an inspirational, creative and aspirational culture for employees and volunteers.
• Ensure effective recruitment, training and management of staff and volunteers inline with employment law. Promote a positive and supportive working culture to help attract, retain and motivate good quality staff and volunteers including regular appraisals, supervision, support and rewards.

Strategy Planning and Development

• Develop the Charity’s Strategic Plan and Business Plan with the Board of Trustees.
• Take overall responsibility for delivering, monitoring and performance reporting against targets and set objectives across all areas of the Charity’s operations.
• Keep abreast of local or national legislative changes, government initiatives and funding streams which could affect the Charity and the services and projects it delivers.
• Be responsible for regular Risk Assessments and develop a Risk Management Strategy (for eventualities such as Covid19) and Crisis Strategy for the charity, as well as local projects.

Relationship Management

• Build and develop the Charity’s reputation, credibility and profile through effective PR, marketing and communications. Build strong and positive relationships with local and national media to capitalise on the potential profile the Charity will have.
• Develop a strong working relationship with the Charity’s founders who will continue to have an active presence and involvement with the Charity as it’s figurehead/s.
• Ensure the charity’s objectives, achievements and positive impacts are consistently presented in a strong image to all stakeholders.
• Actively build positive relationships with Patrons and Ambassadors, understand their role and what they can bring to the organisation.
• Create a wide and strong network, ensuring that the organisation becomes an integral part of the sector.

Financial Management

• Be accountable to the Board of Trustees for the financial position and health of the organisation. Responsible for budgets, expenditure, management accounts and fundraising targets are reached.
• Ensure full and accurate financial planning and reporting including the preparation of management accounts, an annual report, financial statements and social impact reports, oversee annual returns.
• Develop and implement effective sustainability plan to identify and diversify income streams and maximise new opportunities.

General

The description is the typical level of duties the post holder will be expected to perform. Other duties of a similar type and level may also be required.

The Person Specification is available for download bel

The Chief Officer holds overall responsibility for the running of the Bureau, including the management of our dedicated team (paid & volunteer), the management of all financial aspects of the Bureau including fundraising, and the premises and IT considerations. The Chief Officer reports directly into the Board of Trustees and the post holder will work closely with the Board to design and develop the strategy of the Bureau.

The role of Chief Officer is extremely varied and busy, and the ideal candidate will have experience of working within a fundraising environment and of managing all the financial aspects of an organisation. A minimum of 2 years’ experience in recruiting, managing, developing and motivating a team is also required.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a desire to work towards the success of a valuable and well-used resource. This is a genuinely rewarding role, working to support a local community, and the Chief Officer is integral to the provision of that service.

The key deliverables of this role are

• Overall operational control and management of the Bureau within the guidelines laid down by the Management Committee and Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS)
• Line management of all paid and unpaid staff
• Management of all aspects of client enquiries
• To represent the Bureau within the Citizen’s Advice Bureau network and to outside agencies
• In consultation with the Board, design and development of the Bureau’s long-term strategic aims
• Responsibility for all aspects of IT and its effective use
• Overall financial responsibility for all aspects of income and expenditure, including preparation of accounts for external audit, staff salaries and pension liability, and filing of relevant returns
• Responsible for attracting funding to maintain and develop bureau services.
• To ensure that the Bureau’s service meets quality standards.

Please see the job description for further information and a person specification.