About the Role
The geography for this role encompasses the coastline from Portishead around to Weymouth including the inland region, as well as the Channel Islands. The Head of Region will give greater visibility, voice, and input into decision making at a regional level. Responsible for the delivery of our lifesaving service, you will lead the lifesaving effect in the region including the lifeguard service, lifeboats and water safety enabled by fundraising, asset and equipment management and over time, other support services. Responsible for a multi-disciplinary senior management team, and a high number of overall staff and volunteers, you'll be focused on ensuring effective business performance across all services. This includes reviewing potential opportunities and threats, and monitoring and analysing data and trends to track progress, measure performance and understand regional impacts. You will cultivate collaborative working with the Regional Leadership Team, building relationships, providing support and constructive challenge within the region and the wider Lifesaving Operations Senior Leadership team, as well as across the organisation. Working with key internal and external stakeholders, you will ensure that we operate in the most effective way to save more lives at sea. There will be an expectation to travel cross region and departmentally too. This is a highly visible and critical role responsible for all operations within the region therefore, you will convey the necessary credibility to influence at Board level, creating compelling proposals for budgets and resources whilst having the humility and empathy to work alongside our passionate volunteers and staff at all levels.
Qualifications
* Senior leadership and influencing skills gained from leading multi-functional teams within a similarly complex organisation.
* Proven experience in formulating annual business plans, monitoring, and reporting.
* Significant financial responsibility in relation to assets and services.
* Experience of working within organisation risk and compliance frameworks.
* Ability to lead, manage, develop, and motivate teams, whilst working collaboratively with support functions and other regions.
* Expert communication skills to deliver sensitive information, internally and externally.
* Experience of change leadership and delivering programmes and projects.
We're looking for an inspiring and experienced leader to join us in leading our South West region.
As one of six RNLI regions, the South West region has 54 lifeboats, 89 lifeguarded beaches, 110 members of staff, 800 seasonal lifeguards and 2,500 volunteers as well as a regional base in Saltash, Cornwall. Therefore, frequent and extensive travel across the South West coast of England is expected to be a key component of this role.
EEO Statement
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.
Benefits and Compensation
* Salary £75,191 - £88,460 (dependent on experience).
* Hybrid and Flexible working options.
* 26 days' annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays (increases with service).
* Outstanding pension scheme (employer contributions of up to 10% of basic salary).
* Life assurance.
* Health cashplan option.
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