Total 7 Director/C-Level job vacancies in Medway, Kent, ME5 9FD

Are you passionate about empowering individuals to thrive and grow within an organisation? Do you excel at crafting innovative talent strategies that transform workplaces into dynamic hubs of development and inclusion? If so, this exciting role could be the next step in your career!

The Role

A leading organisation is searching for a visionary leader to take on the challenge of Chief Talent Officer Reporting directly to senior leadership, you'll be at the forefront of shaping a talent-driven culture, working across recruitment, learning and development, and strategic talent management.

This is more than a traditional HR role - it's your opportunity to redefine how the client attracts, develops, and retains top talent in a competitive landscape.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design and execution of innovative recruitment strategies to attract the best talent.
• Develop and implement forward-thinking learning and development programs, ensuring every team member achieves their full potential.
• Foster a diverse and inclusive environment by embedding these values into every talent initiative.
• Collaborate with leadership to align talent strategies with the organisation's broader objectives.
• Manage and inspire a high-performing team, instilling a shared vision and culture of excellence.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in talent acquisition, learning and development, or a similar leadership role.
• A strategic mindset paired with hands-on expertise in managing talent pipelines, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
• A track record of driving diversity and inclusion as core principles within an organisation.
• Outstanding communication skills to influence and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of safer recruitment practices

This role offers the unique chance to work with a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation, inclusion, and impact. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of its workforce and culture, supported by a collaborative team and access to cutting-edge tools and resources.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Owing to internal movement, we are excited to announce an exceptional opportunity for an experienced, innovative and dedicated individual to join our leadership team as our academy is committed to delivering high quality education and nurturing an inclusive and supportive learning environment.

As the Assistant Principal/Director of Sixth Form, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing our sixth form, ensuring our students are supporting socially, academically and personally. You will drive strategic initiatives to enhance student outcomes and foster a culture of high aspirations and success.

Job Purpose

• To lead and manage the task of creating and maintaining conditions in which the students can reach the highest educational standards at the Academy through the delivery of the Academy Improvement Plan and creating and maintaining an ethos which brings out the best in staff and students across the Academy to ensure continuous improvement.
• To contribute to the overall leadership and management of the Academy and undertake any professional duties that the Principal reasonably delegates.
• To support actively the vision, ethos, culture and policies of the Academy and to take corporate responsibility for delivering this vision.
• To be responsible for the academic progress and personal development of all students and work to identified key performance indicators in this regard, with responsibility for sixth form students.
• To provide information, guidance and administrative support to students, colleagues and other stakeholders on all aspects of the IB programmes.

To be responsible for coordination of IB.

• To raise standards at the Academy through the coordination of all activities linked to the IB programmes.
• To lead in areas of core responsibility, as designated and agreed with the Principal.
• To work to the professional duties for school leaders as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

• A valuable pension package
• Fitness suite and sports facilities
• Local authority rewards scheme
• E platform/digital library
• Staff car park including EV charging station

Commitment to safeguarding

The Skinners’ Kent Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.

The NHS is changing. With a growing emphasis on community-based care there’s never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking and passionate Deputy Chief Nurse to join our professional team. The Deputy Chief Nurse will work as part of the senior Professional nursing team and lead on portfolio areas on behalf of the Chief Nursing Officer.

The post holder will deputise for all aspects of the Chief Nurse portfolio and is an excellent opportunity for a nurse who has ambitions to become a Chief Nurse. This post is for someone who is able to manage a demanding and busy portfolio, who has the confidence to work autonomously and role models compassionate Leadership.

The Deputy Chief Nurse will provide strong, visible and professional leadership and ensure that the pillars of quality including patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness as well as the delivery of high-quality care remain central to our strategic direction and decision making. If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you.

Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That’s where you come in.

We’re always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is an important one as you’ll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to provide procurement support to our hard-working frontline NHS teams.

We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn’t a requirement for this role you’ll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times.

The challenges come thick and fast in this role but you’ll know that your input is contributing to the excellent experience our patients and service users have every day.

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers. With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted. The provisional date of the selection event is 16th December 2024, although this may be subject to change.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community differencehere. Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers. With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted. The provisional date of the selection event is 16th December 2024, although this may be subject to change.

We are looking for an Account Director to join our transport team in London, focusing on key contracts in the South-East region.

At Churchill, doing right is at the heart of our values. This is why we will provide you with all the tools, training, support and resources that you need to develop in your career.

The Account Director will provide the highest-level strategic point of contact, whilst supporting a team of Operations Managers to produce maximum returns. This will involve field accompaniment to drive the performance of operations and contract support staff, close analysis of the business and production of operating strategies for each contract.

As Account Director you’ll be:

• The main point of contact for senior members of allocated contracts developing and maintaining relationships at senior level.
• Ensuring consistency of high Service Delivery and high KPI scores, across the entire portfolio of all allocated contracts.
• Achieving regional annual operating profits, gross revenues and stock exception targets as set down and agreed with the OD / MD in the annual budget.
• Conducting Annual Reviews of contract, incorporating innovation and customer satisfaction at all levels
• Ensure Operational activities are regularly reported, contingency plans discussed, problems identified and decisions offered.
• Attending quarterly meetings with all senior points of contact, to lead meetings, ensure all necessary stakeholders are present and correct reporting is in place.

As Account Director you’ll have:

• The confidence and ability to communicate with Director and MD level clients.
• The ability to identify possible drops in service at early stages, to eliminate major dips in service occurring.
• A flexible management style.
• The ability to develop your management team both formally and informally by instructing groups as well as coaching and mentoring individuals.
• Proven experience of managing managers and the ability to coach and mentor managers, who are experiencing difficulties.
• Commercial analysis and resolution proposing capability
• Marketing, analysis, creation and implementation.
• Experience with acquisitions and integration.

What we offer you

The opportunity to be part of one of the fastest growing specialist FM providers in the UK. This means that as our teams continue to grow, so can you.

The good stuff

• We are employee-owned, making you a beneficiary of our future success
• 33 days holiday
• Company sick pay
• Maternity and Paternity pay
• 24hr online GP access as well as mental health, wellness, financial and legal support
• Two paid volunteering days annually – from beach cleans to supporting your local community. You choose…
• More than 250 perks and hundreds of exclusive deals and discounts
• Lots of training, development and apprenticeships opportunities programmes to grow and progress your career
• Our Mosaic committee and Mental Health First Aiders leading the change on all things Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion at Churchill
• All year-round recognition and annual awards programme to thank our shining stars

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Churchill is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and seeks to attract, develop and retain the best people from the widest network. We’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly, and with respect and dignity.

Reasonable adjustments

Please let us know if there are any adjustments, we can make to support you during our recruitment process. We’re happy to help.

Please note that security clearance (DBS) is required for this role.

Keywords:

Account Director

Covering Sussex, Surrey and Kent

£50,000 to £52,500 per annum

Reporting to the Regional Director, the Account Director will join our specialist Make Ready business. Churchill’s Make Ready division provides specialist vehicle preparation and station cleaning services within the Ambulance service which includes infection prevention control, technology, auditing and training. The Account Director will direct and support a team of three Account Managers, to drive the performance of operations, and close analysis of the business and strategy.

As Account Director you’ll be:

• Attending quarterly meetings with all senior points of contact
• Reviewing monthly KPI/QA scores for all contracts, ensuring required scores are being consistently achieved. Progress any relevant action for any low-scoring contracts
• Undertaking site visits as required to assess standards and quality audit scores.
• Ensuring Help Point are meeting KPI’s with regards to HelpDesk to Help Point requirements. Hold monthly/quarterly review of performance with Help Point Manager.
• Maximising business opportunities within each client, identifying new service opportunities and/or operating practices and introducing or implementing this as appropriate subject to approval.
• Reviewing profit and loss every quarter, ensuring the contracts are running profitably, highlighting any losses and suggesting cost savings
• Adhere to all Health and Safety Legislation, as laid down by the Company.

As Account Director you’ll have:

• The ability to communicate with Director and MD-level clients.
• A proactive approach to identify possible drops in service at early stages, to eliminate major dips in service occurring.
• The ability to implement Solutions self-sufficiently.
• Proven experience in managing managers and the ability to coach and mentor managers, who are experiencing difficulties.
• Commercial analysis and resolution proposing capability.
• Financial experience for P&L, balance sheets and cashflow
• Exceptional ability to create relationships and communicate at all levels, whilst not letting this compromise the ability to make and take necessary tough action.

Desirable qualifications/experience:

• Previous senior management experience, desirably 5 years’ experience within prestigious FM or NHS service sectors.
• People Management experience within a sales-orientated business
• Proven track record of performance growth/retention within a previous role.

What we offer you

The opportunity to be part of one of the fastest growing specialist FM providers in the UK. This means that as our teams continue to grow, so can you.

The good stuff

• We are employee-owned, making you a beneficiary of our future success
• 33 days holiday
• Company sick pay
• Maternity and Paternity pay
• 24hr online GP access as well as mental health, wellness, financial and legal support
• Two paid volunteering days annually – from beach cleans to supporting your local community. You choose…
• More than 250 perks and hundreds of exclusive deals and discounts
• Lots of training, development and apprenticeships opportunities programmes to grow and progress your career
• Our Mosaic committee and Mental Health First Aiders leading the change on all things Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion at Churchill
• All year-round recognition and annual awards programme to thank our shining stars

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Churchill is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and seeks to attract, develop and retain the best people from the widest network. We’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly, and with respect and dignity.

Reasonable adjustments

Please let us know if there are any adjustments, we can make to support you during our recruitment process. We’re happy to help.

Please note that security clearance (DBS) is required for this role.

Keywords:

Account Director, Operations Manager, Key Account Manager

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an excellent Maths practitioner with a proven track record of success and ambition, with a real appetite for career progression? We have the perfect role for you...Leigh Academy Bexleyh ave an exciting opportunity to appoint a Director of Learning - Mathst o join and lead their thriving, friendly and collaborative faculty from January 2025.

We are keen to hear from you if:

• You are passionate about your subject
• You have the ability and drive to make a positive impact on students’ progress and outcomes
• You have the drive to transform our learning and are dedicated to raising standards even further for all students

What the school offers its staff

We provide candidates with excellent career opportunities for those who have ambition and drive, and you'll have access to not only the academy's CPD programme, but you'll also be able to network and build strong working relationships with your peers and talented staff across the wider Trust. As our successful candidate you will build rapport with our students from the get-go and engage them in the subject as well as leading and inspiring an established and successful team of professionals.

In return we are offering:

• A supportive and professional environment to be a part of and full embed yourself into from day one
• The opportunity to teach at Key stage 3, 4 and Post 16 A Level and IB diploma groups
• The chance to join and be part of an academy that has a strong, dynamic leadership team whose aim is to achieve excellence for all
• A team of talented staff at all stages of their career, covering the specialisms assigned to this role
• Well motivated and receptive learners across our academy

Commitment to safeguarding

Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.