Person Specification - Chief Executive Officer
Person specification – Essential
- Passion for Magic Breakfast’s vision and ambitious for the charity
- A dynamic, inspirational and confident leader with a proven ability to lead and motivate teams, including developing a high performing senior management team
- High levels of personal and professional integrity; personal values aligned to MB’s.
- The credibility and impact to articulate the vision and ambition to external audiences in a compelling way and skilled at undertaking a high profile ambassadorial role
- Previous experience of successfully scaling up an organisation, putting in place the right resources, team and capabilities to deliver growth.
- Significant experience of income generation, fundraising or the equivalent experience of major collaborations and partnerships
- Financial and risk management acumen
- Ability to scan the external landscape, proactively spot opportunities and respond quickly within a changing environment
- Policy and advocacy experience, including successfully influencing policy makers and government
- Able to balance strong strategic leadership with overseeing operational delivery and efficiencies
Person Specification – Desirable:
- Experience of working with child poverty, food poverty or similar
- Experience of senior leadership within a charity
- Experience of growing an organisation through fundraising, collaboration and government tenders
- Experience of working effectively with a Board and knowledge of what constitutes good Governance
- Knowledge of education sector and/or knowledge of working directly with UK schools
- Experience of commercial/partnership contract negotiation and management
- Experience of optimizing digital marketing and communication strategies
Magic Breakfast is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We aim to ensure that no job applicant suffers discrimination because of any of the protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures are reviewed regularly to ensure that individuals are treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities.