Chief Executive Officer / Chief Operating Officer
England Hockey / Great Britain Hockey England Hockey Head Office, Bisham Abbey, with some flexibility to work remotely. Some domestic and international travel will be required| Job Title | England Hockey CEO / GB Hockey COO |
| Contract | Full-time employed |
| Location | England Hockey Head Office, Bisham Abbey, with some flexibility to work remotely. Some domestic and international travel will be required |
| Responsible to | Board Non-Executive Chair |
| Remuneration | £115k - £135K per annum (dependent on experience) plus a car or car allowance, generous holiday allowance, 5% pension contribution and Simplyhealth Cashplan |
| Direct Reports | Executive Office of 6 |
England Hockey is looking to recruit an exceptional individual who is able to lead the organisation to success through building powerful partnerships, global influence, creative thinking and an ability to inspire, motivate, and drive a culture of ambition and excellence. This individual will deliver a step change and have a lasting impact on our sport.
This is an exciting time to be joining one of the very few Olympic team sports with great ambition, to build on the incredible achievements of the last decade and the strong foundations already in place. We are an ambitious, diverse and inclusive sport, priding ourselves on having gender parity, and an age demographic from as young as 5 through to 85
We are looking for someone with Board level experience who has a track record of leading a professional, high-performing and innovative team.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need:
- A genuine commitment to the ongoing success of hockey in England, Great Britain and more widely.
- Good all-round business acumen with proven experience, skills and knowledge of what it takes to lead high performing organisations.
- Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to empower people and foster trust and cross functional working.
- To be an innovative thinker with a flair for creative problem solving.
- A strong understanding of high-performance in sport or wider business environments.
- The ability to identify and critically assess opportunities and threats.
- To be an excellent communicator who can quickly establish trust and credibility, and influence and engage with a wide and complex network of stakeholders domestically and internationally.
- To be decisive and willing to commit in times of uncertainty.
- Relationship building ability with a track record of forging successful partnerships with stakeholders at all levels.
- A proven track record of success in senior leadership positions.
- An ability to demonstrate how you would work effectively in a membership organisation
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