Interim Chief Executive Officer (Full time or Part time minimum 0.6 FTE)

Salary: starting from £131,660 + Benefits

Full time or Part time; minimum 0.6 FTE

Applications should be submitted no later than midday on Tuesday 29 April. 

Virtual interviews are expected to be held on the afternoon of Friday 2 May or Tuesday 6 May.

The successful candidate is expected to be in post no later than 1 June 2025. Please do not apply if you are unavailable to take up the position by this date.

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• Provide inspirational leadership of the staff team in a period of transition as we recruit our new CEO.
• Work collaboratively with the President, Officers and Council and staff to ensure that the Academy is influential and impactful at the UK and international level, with Government(s), industry, the public sector, other stakeholders, and the public.
• Be accountable to the Council (board of trustees) for implementing the strategic mission and vision of the Academy.
• Support the trustees in fulfilling their role in compliance with the Charity Commission rules and guidelines and support the current work to update our governance. 
• Actively engage and support the Academy Fellowship to deliver the Academy’s strategic mission and support the ongoing work to diversify the Fellowship.
• Review and lead the operational delivery of all Academy business, providing visible leadership, monitoring and direction of staff and support to Fellows engaged in Academy activities. Ensure a focus on maximising the impact of our activities and delivery of our commitments to funders.
• Line manage the six staff reporting directly to the CEO: the four directors; the Head of People and Culture; and the Head of Fundraising (who also manages the Fellowship Manager and the Senior Governance and Corporate Affairs Manager whose work is overseen by the CEO).
• Ensure strong financial management, reduce unnecessary costs and support ongoing efforts to increase and diversify the Academy’s income.

Expectations

1. One Academy: lead andwork collaboratively with Trustees and staff to promote and advance the Academy, its priorities and its reputation.
2. Strategy and planning: leads and oversees delivery of the Academy’s strategy. Capable of anticipating strategic change, proactively responding appropriately to it, and ensuring others are effectively brought on the change journey.
3. Inclusive leadership: strong leadership experience with the ability to inspire confidence both across the organisation, with Council, and externally. Exemplary role model for Academy values, behaviours, and reflective practice to motivate and support individual and organisational development.
4. Performance development: promotes and embeds an organisational culture of cultivating and nurturing high-performance teams, resolving conflicts, fostering growth, and learning in a supportive and open environment that welcomes productive debate. 
5. Financial and risk management: focuses on delivery through outcomes and results at an organisational level, including overseeing the identification and mitigation of operational, reputational, and financial risks.
6. Partnership working: operates with exceptional interpersonal skills to build positive relationships both internally and externally, demonstrating the emotional intelligence to adapt communication style as needed to maximise opportunities for the organisational improvement. 
7. Accountability and influence: always demonstrates corporate ownership, even when this requires putting functional needs second. Strong influencing and negotiating skills to support effective decision making and collaboration and drive mutually beneficial outcomes for all, bringing challenge where necessary.
8. Progressive: exceptional strategic thinker and able to demonstrate creativity and innovation in approach. Ensures a culture of continuous improvement and fostering innovation and new ways of working, particularly in environmental, social and governance sustainability. 
9. Ambition: commitment to elevate the Academy, creating an inspiring example of leadership and innovative progress in medical science globally.

About you – what you bring to the role.

Leadership

• Strategic Delivery: Ability to lead the communication and implementation of the Academy’s existing 10-year strategy.  For information about the Academy and our strategy 2022-2032 click here.

• Inspirational Leadership: Exceptional capability to inspire, motivate, and lead teams towards achieving common goals with a shared sense of purpose.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in building and maintaining robust relationships with diverse stakeholders, influencing policy, and advocating for the Academy's objectives.
• Decision-Making: Strong analytical skills and decisiveness, able to effectively navigate complex challenges and make choices that align with the Academy's best interests.
• Adaptability and Innovation: Demonstrates flexibility and a willingness to embrace change, fostering an environment of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Integrity: Committed to high ethical standards, ensuring transparency and accountability in all actions and decisions.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to present confidently to a range of audiences and ability to produce clear and persuasive written reports.
• Sound diplomatic and negotiation skills, with a well-honed political awareness.
• Comfortable networking and liaising with people at all levels, dealing with key opinion makers, government departments
• Strong inspirational leadership skills with a facilitative leadership style.
• Financial acuity and the ability to work with staff to manage resources effectively and to a budget, with a focus on cost containment.

 Experience

• Leading high performing teams. Experience of supporting organisations in transition is an advantage.
• Proven track record in leading and delivering results in an organisation in a relevant sector.
• Experience of influencing at senior levels of Government and/or other national/international organisations.
• A comprehensive understanding of excellence in governance, and a demonstrated ability to implement and oversee excellent governance, working with boards or non-executive directors.
• Previous experience of working in the health research sector, particularly in a role related to one of the Academy’s strategic areas, is preferable.

 Personal attributes

• Highly credible with diverse groups of people
• Champion of health research and what it contributes to society and the economy
• Resilient, with a commitment to one’s own wellbeing and that of colleagues
• Evidenced commitment the Academy’s values that are included in our strategy (including ED&I)

• Salary progression framework

• Hybrid and agile working

• 34 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays.

• Regular individual, team and organisation-wide Wellbeing Days.
• Pension (the Academy offers a flexible contribution structure with a minimum employer contribution of 13% up to a maximum of 18% of gross salary, with an employee contribution ranging from 3% to 8%
• Life assurance
• Vitality Private Medical Insurance, on completion of probation
• SimplyHealth Cash Plans, on completion of probation
• Season ticket travel loan (interest free), on completion of probation

• Cycle to work scheme, available on completion of probation

• Family friendly benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying period), coaching for parents returning to work.

• Subscription to Headspace and ClassPass

• Staff training to support your development including EDI training (you can see more information on our EDI values, principles, and behaviours here)

Click here for information about working at the Academy and the agile and flexible working style available and the full range of staff benefits

If you would like an informal, confidential conversation about the role before applying, please contact the Academy’s People and Culture team (peopleandculture@acmedsci.ac.uk) to arrange this.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive working environment.