Job Description

Goldsmiths Community Association has a great new opportunity for a voluntary sector seasoned Managing Director to join our team and help realise our vision. You will play a dynamic, agile and creative role and collaborate with private and public sector and community partners and stakeholders and oversee our exciting and ambitious Business and Community Development strategy that puts health, wellbeing and connection at the forefront; empowering local people to help shape community life and play an active role in our pandemic recovery.

Role Function

Overall strategic management of the organisation’s operational, business development, and community development functions in line with GCA’s charitable objectives. 

The Managing Director supports trustees and guides staff to deliver a full range of health, leisure and learning opportunities and services to local residents and navigates the organisation through a rapidly changing economic and social environment with agility and entrepreneurial vision.

For the right individual, our exciting mission offers a career opportunity to make a significant difference to their colleagues, our volunteers and the lives of local people in Whitefoot and surrounding wards.

Key responsibilities 

• Leading the charity’s vision and building on our charity’s business and community development strategy.

• Overseeing the effective delivery of all GCA’s activities in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers

• Effectively communicating our vision and strategy to all employees and supporting their contributions to organisational change, growth sustainability and community wellbeing as part of the GCA team. 

• Supporting staff  with personal development  and task management plans  to ensure the timely delivery of projects, maintaining and developing new income streams, and delivering measurable outcomes and impact.

• Lead on organisational transformation and change in collaboration with the Board of Trustees. 
   

HR responsibilities

• Line management responsibility for the Operations Manager, Finance Officer and Community Development Worker.

• Overseeing effective and consistent staff and volunteer management and support.
   

Operations and Service Functions

• Collaborating with Trustees on developing a mid to long-term plan for the charity's growth and sustainability, and distill this into individual work plans and projects with staff and volunteers.

• Overseeing the effective management and delivery of the charity's community development programme 

• Supporting staff to adapt to new systems and ways of working that optimise the efficiency and effectiveness of the charity’s functions and improve the working lives of staff and volunteers.
   

Financial management

• Working closely with the FO and OM to actively secure new income streams and ensure financial growth and stability. 

• Working with the CDW and FO and Trustees to develop and implement a fundraising strategy and achievable fundraising goals.
   

Impact Monitoring and Evaluation 

• Accountable for the proper auditing and reporting of all programmes, campaigns and projects and for ensuring accurate and up to date records are maintained.

• Managing and reporting to Trustees and external partners on performance and impact.
   

Networking and Partnerships

• Work with staff and trustees to develop and implement a communications strategy that actively promotes GCA’s brand message to stakeholders

  • Work with staff, volunteers and trustees to uphold and promote the charity's values in the community and in partnership development

  • Share responsibility for ongoing communication with all stakeholders (ward residents, funders, donors, partner organisations), the media, and external audiences to improve the charity’s public profile

• Build relationships with stakeholders and expand the charity’s partnership network on a local and borough-wide level.
   

If you love a challenge that changes lives for the better and have the experience to support our trustees and help lead our staff and volunteers on this ambitious mission, please complete the Application Form to tell us more about yourself, why you would like to work with us, and how you meet the requirements of the role. 

Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and to download the full Job Description and Application Form. We will close the application window for this role on 26th July. Interviews will be held on GoogleMeet.

Please note that we can only accept applications via email in Microsoft Word or PDF format. CVs will not be accepted.

We have a legal responsibility to ensure that all our employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.​​

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and defer where possible to the wisdom and schooling of lived experience. We offer an interview to disabled and/or BAME applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please don't hesitate to let us know how we can support you, when you apply. We will do our best to make reasonable adjustments to support you to have an equitable opportunity to demonstrate that you can do the job.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) who are currently under-represented.

Our staff share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups.

Our Employer Offer 

Hours of Work and Flexible Working
We actively encourage staff to work in ways that best suit their needs. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Holidays
All full time staff are entitled to 28 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays

Training and Development
We are committed to the development and growth of our employees and volunteers. We offer in-house and external development opportunities and encourage staff to identify other learning opportunities that work for them.

Mental Health Support
We strive to make Goldsmiths Community Centre a healthy and thriving place to work. We have a trained Mental Health First Aider and all employees have access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Peninsula which offers free counselling and mental health support.