Post:Chief Executive Officer

Responsible to: The Trustees of Axis Counselling

Purpose of Post:To provide strategic leadership and overall responsibility for all aspects of the functionsprovided by Axis Counselling, including financial, management and delivery of services.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy and Governance

  • Work closely with the Trustees and Management Committee to develop Axis’ strategy, policies and business plan and ensure they comply with all the current law and regulations
  • Ensure all policies and plans are up to date and reported on regularly
  • Build an effective working relationship with the Chair of Trustees
  • Support the Trustees in developing their long term vision and goals
  • Play a leading role in future strategy and policy

Public and Stakeholder Relations

  • Provide the public face for the organisation, build and develop good working relationships with stakeholders, politicians, the media and business’s and wider communities
  • Represent the organization at external events and publicity opportunities
  • Develop and implement a marketing strategy that promotes and develops effective relationships with key audiences and partner organisations

Financial Management

  • Is responsible for the maintenance of a sustainable income stream
  • Deliver the organizations business plan ensuring appropriate contracts are successfully bid for and delivered effectively
  • Ensure a sustainable income from individuals, corporations, legacy and trust donations
  • Must develop and maintain a working relationship with the funding organisations to secure future funding opportunities including potential partnership working with appropriate organisations
  • Responsibility for ensuring the preparation of an annual budget for approval by the Management Committee
  • Operate within the annual budget

Service Delivery and Development

  • Ensure consistent delivery of high quality services and develop quality outcome measures
  • Analyse and plan potential areas of growth or development to diversify the Charity’s services. E.g. training, work in schools, prevention, group work and appropriate additional services and opportunities for clients
  • Manage organisational and service data and information requirements to ensure effective use for funders, Axis Counselling and its future direction
  • Interpret publicly available data as a tool to inform current and future service delivery
  • Ensure accurate, timely reporting to funders is delivered according to any requirements of contracts

Leadership and Development

  • Ensure effective systems are in place and maintained for the recruitment, management, training and development of all staff and volunteers
  • Promote, maintain and develop organisational culture and values consistently throughout the organization
  • Provide inspirational leadership to the management team, and support, direction and supervision for staff reporting directly to the CEO