CEO

Would you like to be RedR UK’s next CEO?

RedR’s mission is to develop the capacity and resilience of aid workers, communities and organisations in humanitarian, development and peace building contexts.

Founded more than 40 years ago in the UK Engineering industry, RedR began by providing training to engineers who found themselves working in disaster relief. Over the last 40 years the organisation has broadened its work to support building skills and capabilities for anyone working in the humanitarian sphere.

Over the last two years RedR trained more than 8,000 people in over 106 countries through a range of online and in person learning covering areas as diverse as water supply management, building damage assessment, climate change, disaster reduction and gender-based violence in situations of armed conflict, to name a few.

As RedR embarks on the next stage of its strategy it is looking for a leader who can build on these foundations. Increasing the number and range of courses delivered; the breadth and relevance of our contents; the speed with which we can respond to new demands. We are looking to diversify the channels and geographies that we work in, maximise local content where possible and enhance recognition for individuals who have completed these courses as we work to deliver our vision of a world in which sufficient competent and committed personnel are available and responding to humanitarian needs.

You’ll bring a history of successful and inspiring leadership within a high-performing charity, social enterprise, or the private sector, with sound experience of business and strategic planning. You will have an engaging and collaborative style, able to both motivate and inspire your team as well as interact with a wide range of stakeholders, such as donors and grantors, corporate and charitable representatives, humanitarians and senior public leaders. You also have an appreciation of leading within a regulated environment, with the appropriate level of emphasis on business and strategic planning, finances, governance and other statutory requirements.

If you have an interest in leading exciting opportunities for RedR UK in helping our global society meet the challenges of the future, and have a skill set to match the job description, please apply without delay.

Purpose

To provide leadership to RedR UK and to be responsible for the management and administration of RedR UK within the strategic and accountability frameworks laid down by the Board of Trustees. Together with the Chair, enable the Board of Trustees to fulfil its duties and responsibilities for the proper governance of RedR UK and to ensure that the Board receives timely advice and appropriate information on all relevant matters.

Responsible to

Board of Trustees (line managed by the Chair of the Board)

Responsible for

Staff

Location

London

Working with

Colleagues in the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Trustees and external contacts

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Leading the development of the organisation’s short and long-term strategies and related business, operational and annual plans.
• In partnership with the Chair, ensure that Trustees set the values, vision, mission, strategic objectives and strategic priorities for RedR UK.
• Lead, inspire and motivate staff and volunteers, developing and maintaining an organisational climate that attracts, retains, and motivates top quality staff.
• Have an active role in business development, leveraging professional, humanitarian and engineering networks, including attending high profile conferences and meetings and speaking engagements.
• Develop an organisation that is constantly seeking ways to improve its performance, reputation and quality of its offering.

Operations and Delivery

• Oversee the development of a pipeline of relevant courses and programmes
• Support the operation teams winning contracts with a range of agencies to deliver these programmes
• Develop the delivery of our training through a range of geographies, channels and technologies
• Monitor and improve the quality and outcome of our training interventions

Management

• Be accountable to the Board for the professional and effective management of RedR UK, ensuring the organisation has an appropriate management structure and management systems in order to fulfil its strategic ambition.
• Ensure that all management policies and decisions support the agreed vision, mission, values, philosophy, and strategic priorities of RedR UK.
• Ensure that RedR UK meets all legal and duty of care requirements in all countries of operation.
• Ensure that the recruitment, management, training, and development of staff reflect good employment practice and are directed towards achieving RedR UK’s objectives.
• Ensure that RedR UK is aware of best practice and that it constantly works to achieve this within the constraints laid down by the Trustees and resources available.

Income Generation, Finance and Risk

• Be responsible overall for the financial health of RedR UK including developing, overseeing, and monitoring an effective programme of income generation and fundraising strategies that consolidate existing and develop new corporate, trust, major donor, event, and individual donor income.

• Prepare annual and long-term budgets, establish, and maintain comprehensive financial records, and ensure that the organisation’s financial obligations are met.

• Ensure RedR develops strong relationships with a range of institutional donors and is able to access institutional donor funding for its international programmes.

• In conjunction with the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, ensure that:

  • the major risks to which RedR UK exposed are reviewed regularly by both the Board and the Senior Leadership team,
  • systems have been established to mitigate these risks, and
  • a risk analysis is automatically carried out when taking on new work or proposing new work to the Board.

• Ensure that there are effective mechanisms to ensure the robustness of external and internal controls (financial and non-financial).

External and Internal Relations

• Foster good communications throughout RedR UK and externally.
• Ensure the maintenance of a register of RedR UK members and continue to develop and promote the role of RedR Members in the work of the organisation and the aid sector globally.
• Represent RedR UK within the RedR International family and ensure that RedR UK works in a collaborative and coordinated way with other RedR organisations.
• Develop, as appropriate, RedR UK’s public profile, representing the organisation at the highest levels (e.g. CEOs of patron companies and INGOS, Government officials, Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal) and foster good relationships with statutory, voluntary and private bodies, and other external stakeholders.
• Set up mechanisms for listening to the views of current and future beneficiaries on the performance of RedR UK, as well as on areas for future development.
• Scan the external environment for changes that may affect RedR UK, to advise the Trustees proactively and to take necessary action.

High-quality Governance

• Ensure that RedR UK fulfils all its legal, statutory, and regulatory responsibilities including ensuring appropriate safeguarding processes.

• Attend all Trustee Board meetings and committee meetings by invitation and report back on performance against strategy, business and annual plans to the board.

• In partnership with the Chair:

  • to develop an annual programme of Board and committee meetings and Board away-days
  • assist the Board in regularly reviewing RedR UK’s governing instruments and ensures that the right and appropriate items reach Board agendas, including high level policy and other proposals for approval
  • regular one one-to-one meetings with the Chair
  • to assist with the Board’s assessment of its own performance.

• Ensure that staff understand and support the governance role of the Board and that there is a positive and constructive working relationship between the Board and the executive.

• Support, as required, the induction of new members of the Board, and ongoing advice, information and training (both individual and collective).

• Implement Board decisions.

Authority

The CEO is an employee of the organisation, appointed by the Board and functions with authority from the Board. The Board authorises the CEO to provide the effective management of the organisation in order that it may successfully realise its purpose. With the exception of such items as may be specifically reserved by the Board the CEO is authorised to expend all resources included in the annual Operational Plans as necessary for the achievement of the programme.

Limitation to Authority

The CEO operates within the parameters of the Board’s CEO Financial Authority Limitations and the Strategy and Annual Operating Plans designed by the Board.

Accountabilities

The CEO is accountable to the Board for performance to the agreed expectations and for compliance with the limitations of authority of the position. The components of this working relationship shall be reviewed annually by two trustees appointed by the Board and will include:

• an annual review of performance against agreed annual objectives
• a review of the CEO’s performance in discharging the responsibilities of the post
• a review of the progress towards achieving agreed strategic goals
• a review of the authorisation and resources required for the next period, including plans for professional development.