CEO Role Summary
Hold operational oversight and ensure delivery of the strategic objectives. Be responsible for the financial health of the organisation, including managing the budget and fundraising. Have oversight of the governance of the organisation. Represent the organisation to external organisations and the wider sector. Represent the values and culture of the organisation both internally and externally.
Our Work
- Education: The group is managed by our volunteer coordinator but will require managing director involvement in planning training resources and delivering more complex sessions.
- Campaigns: The CEO will lead on campaigning work, including report writing, taking part in research, contributing to sector-wide joint statements, and oversight of our social media.
- Expert Witness Service: The CEO will manage our head of direct work, and use our work to lead campaigns and ensure we are working towards our organisational strategy.
Core Responsibilities
Strategy and Governance
- Strategy: Support the Board of Trustees in setting the strategic direction for SWWB including its vision, mission and values, working with the SWWB team to ensure that implementation is aligned to strategy and charitable purpose, reporting back against strategic priorities each quarter. Be the driving force of the organisation's aims.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on organisational services, projects, and developments.
- Represent the organisation through external stakeholder networking, building relationships externally, updating social media and sharing SWWB’s view on changes to legislation and impact on our work.
- Maintain knowledge and expertise related to migration justice and advise the board with appropriate information on all relevant matters. Ensure we are providing good information to beneficiaries and others.
Finance
- Income generation: Being responsible for the overall financial health of the charity including developing, overseeing and monitoring an effective programme of income generation and diversification.
- Managing budgets: Work with the Treasurer and Operations Manager to ensure timely preparation of annual budgets and to closely monitor spend against budget, review cashflow and budget re‑forecasts with budget holders and ensure reports are prepared for Board review.
- Financial administration: Work with the Treasurer and Operations Manager to maintain and develop SWWB’s accounting systems, financial controls and procedures.
Organisational Health
- Staff management and wellbeing: Provide support and management to all staff, oversee all recruitment and team building activity.
- Embody and uphold organisational values: Ensure a culture of consultation and feedback across different stakeholders. Support SWWB to grow and develop as an inclusive and diverse organisation including embedding anti‑racism at the heart of all policies and practices.
Essential
Skills and Abilities
- Able to lead and support a team of staff and volunteers.
- Ability to represent SWWB’s publicly, through public speaking, attending meetings and networking.
- Be able to lead the strategic vision of the organisation, and to ensure our work reflects this and is working towards our strategy.
- Proven ability to fundraise for an organisation.
- Knowledge of the social care and asylum sector.
- Share our values and aims for our work.
Desirable
- A registered social worker.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of the social care and asylum sector, and of influencing change in these areas.
- Experience of managing the finances of an organisation, including managing the budgets, but also generating new income through fundraising.
- Able to manage a diverse team of staff and volunteers, and create a culture that reflects SWWB’s values.
- Experience of supporting an organisational growth, whilst managing capacity and ability to deliver our services.
Desirable
- Has experience or a personal connection to immigration control.
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