{"id":39,"date":"2026-04-02T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:24:35","slug":"person-specification-chair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/person-specification-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Person Specification – \u00adChair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Board is seeking a Chair who combines strong governance leadership with emotional intelligence, strategic judgement, and a genuine commitment to the charity\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

The Chair will:<\/p>\n

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  • champion the values and mission of Cats Protection<\/li>\n
  • support a culture of openness, trust and accountability across the organisation<\/li>\n
  • help ensure the charity remains strong, sustainable, and impactful for the next century<\/li>\n
  • recognise and respect the central contribution of volunteers to Cats Protection success<\/li>\n
  • above all, this role is for someone motivated by stewardship: enabling a respected national charity to continue evolving as a modern, unified and exemplary voluntary organisation delivering lasting change for cats and the people who care for them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    They will achieve this through a blend of the following style, skills, and experience:<\/p>\n

    Style<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    • Authenticity and integrity<\/strong>: credible, principled and trusted across diverse communities of employees, volunteers and stakeholders<\/li>\n
    • Low ego, high standards<\/strong>: creates an environment where challenge is welcomed and decisions are clear<\/li>\n
    • Inclusive leadership<\/strong>: actively draws out quieter voices and ensures all trustees contribute fully<\/li>\n
    • Collaborative instinct<\/strong>: works naturally through partnership rather than hierarchy<\/li>\n
    • Confidence with complexity<\/strong>: comfortable navigating ambiguity and organisational change<\/li>\n
    • Empathy and emotional intelligence<\/strong>: sensitive to organisational dynamics and able to manage difficult conversations constructively<\/li>\n
    • Visible commitment to the mission<\/strong>: genuine interest in animal welfare and the role of volunteers in delivering impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Skills<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      • Effective board leadership and chairing capability in complex environments<\/li>\n
      • The ability to support and challenge a Chief Executive effectively<\/li>\n
      • Confidence operating across strategic, financial and reputational issues<\/li>\n
      • Experience strengthening board effectiveness, contribution and cohesion<\/li>\n
      • The ability to mobilise trustees and senior stakeholders around shared priorities<\/li>\n
      • Strategic judgement in periods of transformation and organisational evolution<\/li>\n
      • Diplomatic handling of sensitive issues while maintaining clarity of direction<\/li>\n
      • Credibility as an ambassador with supporters, partners and sector peers<\/li>\n
      • The capacity to help the organisation remain outward-facing and future-focused<\/li>\n
      • Able to delegate effectively in a high pressure role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        • Senior executive and\/or non-executive leadership experience in a complex organisation, having experience of chairing boards, committees or governance structures carrying real accountability<\/li>\n
        • Experience supporting organisations through change or strategic repositioning<\/li>\n
        • A track record of engaging with diverse stakeholders across the UK<\/li>\n
        • A demonstrable commitment to animal welfare or related mission-led work<\/li>\n
        • Experience working with volunteer-led organisations, membership bodies or federated structures is desirable, though not essential<\/li>\n
        • Understanding of charity governance and the wider voluntary sector environment would be highly beneficial<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/cats-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}