Experience/Job Related Knowledge
Essential
- Board-level experience, including service as a Chair, with a strong understanding of effective governance
- Experience of working with or supporting a Chief Executive, including performance management, constructive challenge and strategic alignment
- Demonstrable experience of setting and overseeing organisational strategy and monitoring delivery against objectives
- Strong understanding of good governance in a charity or public interest context, including legal, fiduciary and regulatory responsibilities
- Experience of operating at a senior level within a complex organisation, with accountability for strategy, performance and risk
- Financial awareness, with the ability to interpret financial information and oversee budgets, income streams and long-term sustainability
- Experience of stakeholder engagement at a senior level, including working with government, regulators, funders or sector partners
- Understanding of, or ability to quickly grasp, the policy and operating environment relevant to road safety, transport, policing or public protection
- Experience of leading through change, complexity or organisational growth
Desirable
- Road safety, including research, policy, enforcement, or behaviour change
- Transport and mobility, including public transport, highways, logistics, or innovation
- Policing, community safety, or public protection
- Government, regulation, or engagement with national or local authorities
- Systems-level leadership, with an understanding of how transport, health, environment and community outcomes interact
- An understanding of subsidiary or group structures (desirable), particularly where a charity oversees a trading entity
- Knowledge of, or interest in, evidence-led approaches, research funding, or grant-making environments
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Strong leadership presence, with the ability to guide, influence and bring people together around a shared purpose
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish trust and credibility at Board and executive level
- Sound judgement and the ability to balance support and constructive challenge, particularly in relation to the Chief Executive and Board discussions
- Highly effective chairing and facilitation skills, enabling inclusive, focused and productive Board meetings
- Strategic thinking, with the ability to see the bigger picture while maintaining appropriate attention to detail
- Clear and confident communicator, able to articulate complex issues and support effective decision-making
- Emotional intelligence and self-awareness, with the ability to navigate different perspectives and manage Board dynamics
- Integrity and independence of thought, with a strong commitment to ethical leadership and public accountability
- Ability to manage ambiguity and complexity, exercising calm and considered leadership in uncertain or sensitive situations
- Commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, with the ability to foster an inclusive and respectful Board culture
- Collaborative approach, with a willingness to listen, adapt and enable collective leadership
- Capacity and commitment to dedicate sufficient time to the role, including preparation for and attendance at meetings and key events