Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

This is an exciting and varied role in which an experienced senior leader will find great opportunities for professional growth and personal fulfilment. You will lead a creative and professional team who are dedicated to our mission and vision.

The CEO is of strategic importance not just to our charity but to the wider creative and cultural sector in Cornwall and the South West. The postholder supports the development of sector plans and policy through connections to a rich ecosystem of networks and partnerships and is at the heart of dynamic and far-reaching conversations about the future of the arts, creativity and culture in our region.

Recognising the challenges for a rural charity operating in the post-Brexit funding environment, the Board of Trustees are committed to a new phase of evolution to ensure a confident future for Creative Kernow. This will include the streamlining of the charity group structure and the development of new strategies to boost earned and commercial income streams. Our new CEO will be someone who can bring energy and resilience to this challenge and embrace the opportunities in shaping and leading an organisation at a point of transition.

Duties & Responsibilities

• The overall management of the Creative Kernow group. This includes the management of our staff, the implementation and monitoring of company policies and overall responsibility for the Krowji site.
• Developing, sustaining and communicating a vision and strategic plan for the group, including the development of business plans across the group and the design and monitoring of budgets, working closely with the Finance Director
• Developing and maintaining good relationships with our key public funding agencies, in particular with Creative Kernow’s current main revenue funders Cornwall Council and Arts Council England
• Maintaining Creative Kernow’s role as a strategic leader for the creative and cultural sector and developing partnerships to build the national reputation of CK
• Be an effective ambassador and advocate for Creative Kernow and Cornwall’s creative and cultural sector
• Be the Accountable Officer and report to the Board of Trustees on all matters and supporting the development of boards and sub committees, including directing the recruitment process for new trustees
• Working closely with senior management team to monitor progress and develop future work-plans
• Bringing strategic foresight and landscape analysis to the development of creative projects that may further the aims of Creative Kernow
• Developing relationships with external organisations, communities and individuals, including both our cultural sector partners and the wider regional ecosystem
• Deliver effective and positive people management, building a culture where staff feel valued, receive recognition and are equipped to do their job through appropriate recruitment, supervision and development
• Direct line management of the senior management team and supporting training and development across the organisation
• Health & safety – the Chief Executive is the nominated H&S Responsible Person and Designated Safeguarding Lead for Creative Kernow