Chief Executive Officer,Children in Need in London

JOB DETAILS

• JOB BAND: SL
• CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
• DEPARTMENT: BBC Children in Need
• LOCATION: Flexible across UK but with regular travel to CiN HQ in Salford and other BBC /CiN sites as required.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Chief Executive Officer leads the charity, inspiring staff and volunteers, and managing resources prudently. The CEO has overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of BBC Children in Need, shaping and implementing the strategic direction of the charity with appropriate engagement from staff and Trustees. This includes setting and managing the budgetary, strategic, human resources, business development and other priorities of the organisation. Reporting to the Chair of the Board of Trustees, the post holder leads BBC Children In Need’s Senior Leadership team (Chief Officer Group) and, with the support of this team, leads the organisation to ensure that its activities meet the strategic and business objectives.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Responsible for the overall direction, leadership and forward planning of BBC Children in Need within a strategic framework approved by the Trustees.
• Responsible for the leadership, motivation, well-being and efficiency of circa 140 staff, and overseeing our relationships with external partners, volunteers, and more than 3000 grantees and charity partners, actively championing collaboration, creativity and diversity.
• Accountable for the commercial, strategic, financial, funding and operational success of the charity.
• Overall responsibility for the financial and P&L management of the charity, with annual income of circa £60m and typically funding over 3000 grants and projects to the value of up to £200m over 3 years at any point in time.
• Responsible for maintaining and raising the profile of BBC Children in Need both internally and externally as the BBC’s UK corporate charity and overseeing how we work with the BBC to tell the story of the challenges facing UK young people.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Significant experience operating at Chief Executive or Executive Board level within a complex, high-profile organisation.
• A strong track record of working with and influencing Boards of Trustees and committee structures.
• Good understanding of the UK voluntary and community sector, ideally including grant-making and/or services supporting children and young people.
• Credible external ambassador, with experience engaging senior stakeholders across the sector, government and/or major national partners.
• Proven experience of setting and delivering organisational strategy and leading through change.
• Experience of leading complex organisations with accountability for performance, culture and delivery.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory. Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from: Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. Excellent career and professional development. Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer. A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract. Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss.