Chief Executive Officer
# Chief Executive Officer **Lister Steps** · Liverpool L13 7EB · `On-site` 🕒 **Статус:** *Опубликовано: 9 дней назад* · *Источник: Indeed* --- ### Top Skills & Match 🎯 **Ключевой стек роли:** `[Управление командой]` `[Бюджетирование]` `[Стратегическое планирование]` `[Управление рисками]` `[Управление проектами]` --- ### About the Role Overview Lister Steps is a value-led community charity in Liverpool 13 delivering high quality outcomes with and for local people. We take pride in our twenty year history of supporting people and providing high quality services, including our Lister Steps Nursery, founded by parents for parents. The Old Library provides a stunning, historic backdrop, redesigned with children and local people in mind to offer modern facilities. This wonderful building is the setting to bring people together, provide new experiences and opportunities and create a safe, inclusive space where everyone is welcome. We are passionate about what we do and reinvest our commercial income to support some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Liverpool City Region. Our trustee board has recently been refreshed and is made up of diverse, expert and strategically focused people who have strong connections to our local area. Our trustees, staff, partners and everyone involved in Lister Steps are looking forward to working with a new CEO who can lead us into a new era, through any changes and challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and support us to fulfil our true potential and strengthen our income generation capacity. Our vision is to be the spark that makes our area a better place to live and work. We want to continue to create positive impacts that are felt by people, businesses and others outside our neighbourhood. Duties - Working with Lister Steps at the Old Library is both demanding and deeply rewarding. It requires disciplined, values-led leadership, but offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference in communities facing significant challenge. For the right person, this is not simply a role, but a meaningful opportunity to lead with purpose and impact. - The organisation is entering a new phase of development. As the charity reviews its service model, strengthens its partnerships and plans for the future, the CEO will play a central role in shaping what comes next. - The Board of Trustees is seeking a leader who combines professional competence, - relational leadership and a deep commitment to delivering services that meet the needs of our communities. - Lister Steps is an established and trusted part of its community. The challenge now is to build on these foundations while ensuring the organisation remains sustainable, resilient and effective in a rapidly changing environment. - The successful candidate will therefore bring a balance of operational discipline, strategic awareness and empowering leadership. Key Responsibilities and Experience Leadership and implementing the charity’s vision - Develop and communicate a clear vision for the growth and success of Lister Steps - Lead the team in executing the strategic plan - Work closely with the Chair and board of trustees to review, develop and drive our vision and strategy to ignite positive change that makes our community a better place to live, learn and work - Inspire and lead a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence. - Build and maintain strong networks and relationships - Build relationships and foster partnerships with local organisations, funding bodies and community groups and encourage participation in our work and activities - Act as an ambassador for the charity and promote our vision, activities and work - Explore and deliver innovative ways to promote and market The Old Library through publicity, social media, events and options for ways to use the facilities - Identify and meet the challenges we are helping to address in our communities by working with the Community Coordinator, staff and partners to build activities, facilities and services that promote wellbeing, personal development, education and training opportunities, support regeneration and protect the environment - Operational and risk management - Work to improve operations to reduce stresses and strains on the charity but also contribute to financial strength - Manage services within a regulated environment, assess and manage risks, ensuring adequate resources and safe systems are in place to ensure day to day delivery and contribute to our long-term stability and success - Lead and supervise the staff teams and volunteers to deliver our services, creating robust business plans, policies and procedures - Manage and ensure effective maintenance of buildings - Maintain strong governance and compliance systems and oversee performance and quality assurance - Maintain a consistent and constructive dialogue with the Chair and Board of Trustees on all matters relating to the charity’s operations - Ensure that the board has sufficient oversight, resources, guidance and advice to discharge its duties and remain legally compliant, solvent and effective - Culture, staff and volunteer development - Work with trustees, staff and volunteers to review, create, and maintain a safe, inclusive and positive working environment, building on regular engagement and support - Provide guidance, training and mentorship to the team based on feedback from regular review and engagement - Maintain and develop robust systems and policies so that staff and volunteers feel valued and equipped to meet the needs of people using our services and living in our communities - Finance, Income and Resource Management - Move the charity to a position of financial strength and increase financial resilience by: - Leading organisational financial planning in collaboration with the Finance Officer and Board of Trustees - Managing budgets and presenting clear and regular financial service reviews to the Board of Trustees - Being accountable for and responsible to the Board for the overall financial health of the organisation - Supporting income diversification, grant management and commissioned services, including hire of facilities - Ensuring service delivery aligns with contractual and funding requirements - Work to achieve our true potential in fundraising and take opportunities to rebuild and strengthen our income generation capability by opening doors to sources of new income and exploring opportunities with a range of partners and funding sources Essential Qualities, Skills and Experience - Strong, collaborative and empowering leadership - The ability to inspire trust and respect across both internal and external professional, social and cultural groups - Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, ability to persuade and influence and experience of partnership building - Organisational and project management skills - Proven track record in people management to provide direction and support to a multidisciplinary team and volunteers in circumstances that involve assessment of risks and opportunities to achieve creative positive outcomes - A track record in fundraising from statutory, charitable and individual donor sources - Knowledge of the charitable sector, governance, budgeting, financial management and managing public sector and charitable grants - Knowledge of practice in relation to employment law and performance management - Knowledge of health and safety legislation and safeguarding - Experience working constructively with local authorities or statutory commissioners - Wide ranging IT skills Desirable Qualities, Skills and Experience - A genuine personal commitment to Lister Steps vision and purpose - Experience contributing to organisational development or service review processes - Significant experience in a senior management role and strategic planning in not-for-profit organisations - Commercial experience and understanding of commissioning processes and tender writing - Relevant qualifications in management, social work, community development or related fields - Demonstrate calm and balanced judgement under regulatory and financial pressure - Demonstrate integrity, discretion and transparency. - Enjoys working with diversity of experience, helping people to learn and engage with each other, and being keen to learn yourself from the experience of the team and the communities we serve - Personal commitment to a fairer and happier future and is passionate about doing this in partnership with Lister Steps at The Old Library and our communities Pay: From £35,000.00 per year Benefits: - Casual dress - Company pension - On-site parking - Sick pay Work Location: In person
Наблюдалась 2026-10-17, впервые 2026-10-08, источник — Indeed.