About the role

This is an exceptional new leadership opportunity at one of the United Kingdom’s premier business organisations. Working with and reporting to the Director General, you will be responsible for a range of commercial and international services across the BCC business driving forward both operational improvements and key growth projects. As part of the organisation’s Board of Directors, you will play an important part in shaping the organisation and driving it forward. You’ll have P&L responsibility for all income streams across the business, and will accountable for ensuring the BCC’s commercial growth and sustainability, and the delivery of excellent services and value to its member Chambers across the UK and around the world. In short, you’ll have a wide-ranging impact on one of the UK’s top business brands – from day one.

You’ll be someone who’s passionate about business with purpose, and helping Chambers of Commerce and their business communities to thrive. You’ll also be committed to our values of excellence, care, trust and resilience.

The person

• Executive leadership/management experience in a commercial or membership setting, with a track record of successful commercial and operational delivery (including scaling up new business areas).
• High level of understanding of finance, HR, IT, sales and marketing and communications functions including experience managing budgets. Good knowledge of HR legislation and best practice.
• An understanding of the key role organisational culture plays in delivering success and demonstrable experience of working in a collaborative way to achieve successful strategic planning and change management.
• Ability to manage a diverse range of functions in complex stakeholder environment and to convene stakeholders, as and when appropriate.
• Excellent influencing and relationship-building skills and an ability to demonstrate diplomacy when operating within in a politically sensitive context.
• Strong sense of purpose and an affinity for, and appreciation of, the BCC’s strategic mission and values, with the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the demands of working in a member-led organisation with a significant public profile.
• Inspire confidence; engender agreement, positive enthusiasm and forward thinking.
• Personal integrity, stature, and ability to lead others by example. An ability to inspire confidence; engender agreement; positive enthusiasm and forward thinking.