Role Conditions
Salary: circa £125k p.a.
Location: London, a minimum 3 days per week expected in ReLondon’s office and for external events and meetings. Our office is based in Sustainable Workspaces, a community of climate focused organisations, in County Hall, Waterloo.
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic, innovative CEO to lead ReLondon through its next stage of evolution, ensuring that we remain impactful to the communities and stakeholders we serve and in good financial health.
They will work closely with the Board and play a prominent role in ReLondon and the wider waste management, resource, and environment sectors, leading on relationships with the Mayor of London, London boroughs, Government, as well as philanthropic and business partners. They will need to build trusted relationships with partners and stakeholders and work collaboratively to achieve positive results for London.
The CEO will be supported by a highly motivated and experienced senior management team and a total team of 30.
Commercial leadership is central to this position, alongside big-picture strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, political acumen and organisational leadership. Above all, this is a significant opportunity for an ambitious senior leader who wants to make a positive difference to the lives of citizens in London.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Lead the development and execution of a bold organisational strategy with our stakeholders, with the transition to a circular economy at its heart, ensuring that ReLondon remains ambitious in its impact and effective in delivering outcomes for London.
- Lead the development and implementation of ReLondon’s income strategy, ensuring that our funding pipeline is strong and diverse, and that ReLondon remains in good financial health.
- Act as a key representative of ReLondon, building collaborative and trusted relationships with government departments and agencies, the Mayor of London and GLA, London boroughs, philanthropic funders and business (including waste companies). Similarly, represent ReLondon externally to other partners and stakeholders such as non-London cities, regions and governments across the UK and further afield.
- Shape ReLondon’s approach to influencing across a wide variety of stakeholders in a changing political environment.
Operational Leadership
- Alongside our Board and senior leadership team, ensure the long-term financial sustainability of ReLondon.
- Act as a key steward of ReLondon’s culture, ensuring that we retain a values-driven, inclusive and open culture that is equally creative, resilient and innovative.
- Work closely with our Board to ensure robust governance, transparency and alignment with our values and goals, and that ReLondon meets its statutory obligations.
- Maintain professional development needs of colleagues
- Ensure that ReLondon is operationally, strategically and culturally responsive to a fluid political environment and that we remain clear-sighted about our aims.