Technical Skills and Minimum Knowledge:
- Confidence in developing and executing strategic plans, managing organisational change, leading senior teams and effective decision making.
- Demonstrable experience in harnessing an organisation’s core assets and orienting these towards mission effectiveness, and building an organisational culture.
- Strong track record of delivery in at least one area of strategic oversight (finance, income generation, transformation and impact, people and culture) in a similar sized organisation at Director or Executive level.
- Proven ability to assess and manage strategic risks and embed effective and proportionate controls and mitigations, with an appreciation of how to manage risk in a federated / franchised structure.
- Proven ability to represent an organisation’s culture and values, and to establish strong relationships, acting as a credible ambassador internally and externally.
- Strong understanding of issues of workplace equality, diversity and inclusion and safeguarding – with confidence in applying these principles to complex real-world scenarios.
Behaviours and competencies:
- Demonstrate a commitment to the values of Trussell and our vision of a UK without the need for food banks.
- Demonstrate empathy for people from disadvantage, marginalised or socially-excluded backgrounds.
- Strategic role model, responsible and accountable for inclusive behaviour, values and leadership.
- Comfortable leading a fast-paced and high-performing organisation, combining problem-solving with collaborative interpersonal skills.
- Strong communication skills: persuasive and influential, diplomatic; effectively builds rapport with individuals and groups; presents information accessibly and in a format appropriate to the audience.
- An authentic, values-based leader who drives a fair and respectful culture.
- Strong ownership of the organisation’s strategic plan and confidence to operationalise strategy into action.
- Providing effective leadership to the organisation, investing in building understanding and passion for the organisations strategic vision for a UK without the need for food banks.
Data Protection
To lead by example and promote a proactive and positive culture of data protection compliance by ensuring they adhere to the Data Protection Principles as laid down in the UK GDPR and UK DPA 2018. This includes ensuring all projects complete a DPIA at the design and initiation stage and any identified risks are assessed, logged, mitigated, or resolved in consultation with the Data Protection Lead.
Key Stakeholders
- Co-CEOs
- CPO
- Directors
- Board of Trustees
- People with lived experience, staff, volunteers, food bank staff, other 3rd sector partners and corporate partners