Experience
Essential
- Deep commitment to and passion for wildlife, nature connection and the wider environment movement.
- Strong inclusive and collaborative senior leadership experience.
- Demonstrate strategic planning experience within a similar sized organisation.
- Clear understanding of the governance and management of a charity.
- Appreciation of the charity sector and its ethos.
Desirable
- Understanding of the role of Wildlife Trusts.
- Experience of working with a Board or similar governing body ideally in the charity sector.
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of successfully establishing and sustaining a strong and supportive performance management culture.
- Understanding and awareness of corporate issues and risks within a wide range of functions.
- Proven track record of developing strategic projects and implementing objectives.
- Proven financial acumen and management, sustainable business planning and implementing financial strategies under changing economic climates.
- Knowledge of leading cultural and organisational change.
Skills
Essential
- Experience of building and maintaining excellent relationships and successfully influencing all stakeholders of all levels.
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and engage diverse audiences.
- Experience of supporting organisations to take managed risks to promote innovation and bring about change.
Desirable
- Experience of representing the organisation to a wide variety of audiences including the media.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A self-aware, authentic leadership approach that inspires, motivates and embraces a culture of collaboration, inclusion, passion and innovation.
- Ability to be resilient and sustain the demands of high work pressure regularly requiring continuous application to complete work of crucial value to the organisation.
- High level of personal integrity and professional behaviour that inspires trust.
- A strong commitment to the investment in the skills and capacities of people and celebrates their success.
- Self-motivation, imagination and high levels of enthusiasm.
- Excellent organisation and self-discipline.