Our client a leading Trade Body is looking for a new CEO.
About the Company
The CEO will ensure that the organisation maintains and continuously enhances its influence, standing and reputation in all areas of its activities delivering measurable value-added for the membership. The CEO will be seen as the figurehead and spokesperson for the organisation and its members firmly establishing its position as the “go to” source of expertise and guidance on all sector matters and recognised as such by Government, Public sector organisations, Media Outlets, affiliated organisations, Industry and our members.
About the Role
The CEO will ensure that the organisation maintains and continuously enhances its influence, standing and reputation in all areas of its activities delivering measurable value-added for the membership and a positive contribution to better safety and health in the workplace.
Responsibilities
- Structure, prioritise and direct the organisation’s activities to achieve the objectives within agreed short and mid-term strategic plans.
- Define the critical success factors and secure the Board’s agreement to the KPI’s.
- Lead regular reviews of overall strategy, proposing continuity of, or changes to, areas of focus as legislative, regulatory, market conditions and member requirements, dictate.
- Conceive and evaluate opportunities to increase the role of the organisation as a provider of guidance, support and influence in pursuit of progressively more informed decision making throughout industry with specific reference to, but not limited to, PPE and safety products and services.
- Secure the support of the Board for current and future goals and strategy elements through direct engagement on a “needs be” basis.
- Ensure that the number and composition of membership continues to be properly representative of our industry in terms of scale and mix.
Required Skills
- Detailed knowledge of the Safety and Health industry and market.
- Experience of managing industry associations or trade bodies.
- UK bias but with international experience.
Preferred Skills
- Intellectual bandwidth spans commercial-regulatory-legislative, commercial and market factors.
- Recognition and analysis of key industry trends and the translation of this into constructive action.
- Evidence based leadership skills.
- Effective networker-comfortable at all levels with first class, confident communication skills.
- Strategic thinker and thought leader, able to carry colleagues and third parties with positions taken or proposed.
- Effective delegator based on a clear understanding of detail and the capabilities of others.
- Sound judgement and clear decision maker.
- Ability to deal with difficult situations professionally and productively.
- Self-starter comfortable with the singular nature of a leadership position.
- Healthy level of Emotional Intelligence.
Pay range and compensation package
Basic Salary Range: Dependent on experience £95,000 - £120,000 pa.
Benefits: Incentive Scheme: 15% of basic. Car Allowance, Pension Contribution, Private Medical
Holiday Entitlement: 25 days pa, plus bank holidays.
Place of Work: Hybrid working - 3 days a week in the office 2 at home.
Travel: Minor requirement for overseas travel, national travel will be requirement.
Timescales: applications close Monday 6th January at 10am (I will be reviewing applications throughout Christmas period). Interviews: 28/29th Jan with 2nd interviews 6/7th Feb.
Due to the volume of applications, we are only able to contact successful applicants. Therefore, if you have not heard from us by 24th January please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.
membershipbespoke is acting as recruitment business in relation to this role. membershipbespoke positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
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