The Chief Executive (Joint since September 2021) of an independent grant making access to justice charity. Responsible for advising the Board on the charity’s strategic direction, with overall responsibility for fundraising, financial and governance compliance and people management. • Developed strategic plans for the Board’s approval, setting goals and objectives, and achieved huge growth in incoming funds as well as increased awareness and profile of the organisation.• Prepared… Show more The Chief Executive (Joint since September 2021) of an independent grant making access to justice charity. Responsible for advising the Board on the charity’s strategic direction, with overall responsibility for fundraising, financial and governance compliance and people management. • Developed strategic plans for the Board’s approval, setting goals and objectives, and achieved huge growth in incoming funds as well as increased awareness and profile of the organisation.• Prepared management accounts and budgets to achieve solvency and expenditure within budget. This meant that the organisation could maximise grants and have a lasting impact.• Initiated and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, including senior figures in government, the judiciary and the legal profession to increase the profile of the Charity and ensure it was the recipient of statutory and grant funding.• Chaired and participated external committees to ensure the charity’s views and objectives were heard and to increase awareness of its work.• Presented at conferences and other events to raise awareness and increase incoming funds.• Managed impartial grant making processes and reported to funders to ensure compliance with reporting and other obligations. • Provided influential advice to the board on governance, HR, finances and strategy, followed by implementation of the matters approved. • Led HR matters including appraisals, setting objectives, ensuring staff satisfaction, DEI and well-being to ensure staff motivation, legal compliance and best practice.• Adapted quickly to Covid, securing increased funds resulting in upscaling of the organisation. Restructured the team, including redundancies, in order to scale back down once emergency funding ended. Show less

• Advising small companies and start-up businesses on structure, finance, strategy, business development and legal issues.

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