Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Location: Hybrid (remote/South Kensington, London)

Status: Permanent (flexible and part-time working options would be considered)

Salary: c.£100,000+ FTE per annum, depending on experience and qualifications

We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and part time working. This is looked at on a case-by-case basis, balancing the Society's needs with the successful candidate's other commitments, to support a good work-life balance.

As the Society approaches its 200th anniversary in 2030, with ambitious associated goals, we are looking to strengthen our executive team with an exceptional, entrepreneurial leader with proven ability to balance strategic and operational impact.

To mark our bicentenary, we want our building, which is at the heart of London's Exhibition Road Cultural Quarter, to be a gathering point of global significance and influence for people intent on making a positive difference to the world.

In achieving this, we will be able to support many more people, from leading experts to the simply curious, as they develop their skills, share their knowledge, and travel with purpose.

This new role is a vital appointment during a critical period of opportunity and challenge for the Society.

We foresee the role to be a blend of three principal elements:

• Deputising for the CEO - Partnering with the CEO, in a cross departmental brief, acting as his deputy, taking a lead role in the shaping, implementation and reporting of the Society's wider strategy, and accepting such delegated responsibilities as the CEO may request. The focus will be on interdisciplinary activities and initiatives, e.g. those outlined below in points (ii) and (iii); deputising in specialist areas will remain the responsibility of the appropriate Senior Management Team (SMT) member.
• Optimising revenue - Leading the development of the Society's fundraising and commercial capabilities, coordinating operations across current and potential income streams to ensure an optimised, diverse and sustainable body of revenue.
• Strategic programme delivery - Leading the delivery of complex programmes that ensure the Society's future potential is fully realised, initially focussing on: The House Project, to reimagine how our building can most effectively work for all users; the Society's programme of bicentenary activities; the Society's sustainability performance; and developing effective strategic impact reporting.

Benefits

There are a range of benefits at the Society which include the following:

• 35-hour working week with core working hours between 10.00am and 4.00pm.
• 25 days annual leave per annum plus public bank holidays.
• Society closure between Christmas and New Year, in addition to the basic annual leave allowance.
• Generous pension scheme - 3% employee, 7.5% employer.
• Group Life Assurance at four-times basic annual salary.
• Corporate eye care vouchers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance helpline with available counselling support.

Closing date: 5.30pm on 14 February 2025.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The Society is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.

No agencies please.