Chief Executive Officer

Job Summary

We are seeking a warm, knowledgeable and experienced Chief Executive Officer. Alongside overseeing operational management, you will be leading and growing the organisation’s team of staff and freelancers, driving development and fundraising, and delivering on our strategic vision.

Job Description

About the Role

Working pattern: Flexible, 4 days (30 hrs) per week Salary: 35 – 40k pro-rata Location: Hybrid, with some time spent in the office within The Old Courts, Wigan We generally spend over half of our time together in the office. Reports to: Board Benefits: NEST pension scheme, 33 days holiday(pro-rata) plus bank holiday hours. Notice period: 6 weeks Access: We are positive about disability, and making adjustments needed to welcome disabled applicants. Our current office and community room are wheelchair accessible. Our store and independent keyholder arrangements are not yet wheelchair accessible. We are working to address this.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing our small staff team of 2 part time employees, approx. 5 freelancers and 10 volunteers
• Operational and financial management, including delivery of strategic vision
• Leading appraisal of current premises and facilities needs

Key Areas of the Role:

• Delivering our strategy
• Operational Management
• People
• Fundraising
• Governance

Everyday work with children, young people and adults at risk. We are committed to keeping everyone we work with safe.

Everyday is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we aim for our workforce and audiences to be truly representative of all sections of society. We want our application process for this role to be accessible. If there are any alterations or adaptations we can make to support the submission of your application, please email hello@everydaywigan.org.uk to discuss.

Job Requirements

Essential

• Leadership in a strategic role, in the cultural sector
• Managing organisational budgets, accounts and grant funding
• Knowledge of key principles in employment law, HR, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Safeguarding, Health and Safety
• Developing and implementing policy
• Working for a Board, understanding of governance principles
• Strong track record in securing funds and reporting to funders
• Understanding of current funding landscape
• Managing happy, effective teams – commitment to workplace inclusivity
• Maintaining strategic relationships

Desirable

• Experience of premises needs-assessment and scoping
• Understanding of socially engaged arts practice
• Commissioning and freelance contract management
• Lived experience of the communities we work with
• Festival management

Qualities

• Organisational skills
• Compassion and empathy
• Flexibility
• Strategic thinker
• Commitment to working for social justice and change

Job Responsibilities

Delivering our strategy

• Leading organisational development and collaborative strategic planning, focussed on impact
• Sustaining partnerships
• Acting as a spokesperson for Everyday

Operational Management

• Financial and grant management
• Health and Safety, and Safeguarding
• Championing our values throughout our work
• Ensuring delivery of impact
• Admin, data, monitoring, communications and IT systems

People

• Line management of employed staff
• Contracting freelancers and consultants
• Championing collective care
• Ensuring teams have clear direction, motivation and skills
• Ensuring HR good practice

Fundraising

• Bid writing, reporting and grant compliance
• Delivery funding strategy, including contracting external fundraisers
• Maintain relationships with current funders

Governance

• Policy development
• Risk management.
• Ensuring governance and contract compliance
• Provide information, advice and practical support to the Board