Qualifications

• Graduate or equivalent vocational qualification

Essential Experience

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience at senior management level in an organisation of comparable or greater size and scope

• Demonstrable experience of growing impact and reach, and of managing large budgets

• Knowledge/understanding of health and social care commissioning and/or provision, and of the new health and care landscape

• Familiar with the regulatory environment for charities and/or health and social care

• Demonstrable experience of setting and/or delivering successfully on organisational strategy

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge/experience of the palliative and end of life care sector and specifically hospices

• Experience of formal collaborations/joint ventures

Skills and Abilities

• A strategic mindset, able to set clear objectives having considered the wider implications, risk and fit with the organisational long-term aims

• Able to lead and inspire teams, empowering them to bring their best to work in the pursuit of excellence

• Role models collaborative working and inclusivity, valuing individual differences

• Decisive, able to make well-informed, timely decisions

• Persuasive, skilled at building consensus to move things forward

• Skilled at presenting complex issues succinctly and with clarity, both orally and in writing

• Able to read and interpret financial spreadsheets

• Analyses problems systematically to identify root causes and solutions

• Skilled at building relationships across and outside of organisations

• Adept at using technology

Attributes

• Results oriented, focussed on outcomes

• Encourages differences of opinion and able to manage and resolve conflicts constructively

• Curious, willing to challenge conventional approaches and to embrace innovation and new learning

• Values driven, role modelling integrity, reliability and trustworthiness in all situations

• Commercially focussed, with a good grasp of financial risk and opportunity

• Organised, managing own time and workflow effectively, meeting deadlines, being well prepared and prioritising effectively

• Resilient, able to care for self and to set an example for others

Other

As would be expected with a role of this seniority, there are often work commitments in the evenings and at weekends. The postholder will be expected to travel within the hospice’s catchment area and within the South East, with occasional national travel. It is preferred that the postholder lives within the hospice’s catchment area or if not, within easy commute.