Executive Director

Executive Director – Competitive Salary (Negotiable) + Benefits – Birmingham/Hybrid

The Role

Do you possess a degree and/or work experience in Operational Research or related subject? Do you have an understanding of Operational Research (OR) and its benefits, and an interest in seeing OR, analytics and data modelling applied?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

The OR Society is looking to recruit a new Executive Director due to the upcoming retirement of our current ED, who has led the organisation since 2006. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering the Society's strategy to enable it to continue to play a key role in the growth of the analytical field.

The role provides the opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their career within a growing profession of the future as well as the chance to develop their influence at all levels of government, industry and academia.

Key Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of an Executive Director include, but are not limited to:

• Produce the Society's Strategic Business Plan covering aims, goals, objectives and KPIs.
• Ensure that the Society's operational and strategic activities are aligned with the Business Plan.
• Build and maintain relationships with government, research councils, industry bodies and other learned societies.
• Maintain an overview of key strategic markets: publications, events/conferencing, training, accreditation, apprenticeships and membership
• Maintain a working knowledge of the relevant parts of the Companies and Charities acts and the Society's constitution.
• Advise the Society's officers, Board and committees on compliance with the Society's statutory obligations.
• Ensure that all statutory and official returns are completed and filed on time.
• Use relevant sources to keep abreast of charity, pensions, health & safety, fire, employment, tax and other relevant statutes and regulations, and take action as necessary to ensure compliance.
• Run the nomination and election processes for President, Officers and members of Board and General Council.
• Compile the Annual Report & Accounts
• Oversee all financial elements to the Society.
• Ensuring proper accounting records are kept.
• Ensuring compliance with the Society's Rules for Financial Control.
• Approving all payments/expenditure.
• Work with the Society's accountant and auditor regarding the preparation of the statutory accounts and the annual audit.
• Build budgets and forecasts for the next 1–5 years.
• Monitor and report performance against budgets
• Provide secretarial support for Board, General Counsel and general meetings (such as AGM).

The Company

The Operational Research Society is a professional membership body for the operational research & analytics community, dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, interest and education in operational research (OR). Through practice, research and teaching, our community helps our members thrive in their analytical careers. It has over 3,500 members in more than 50 countries around the world.

The Benefits

• Automatic enrolment into ORS scheme with generous employer pension contributions of 11%.
• 25 days' holiday plus 4 office–closed days.
• Flexible, hybrid working combining home and office working.
• 2% Christmas bonus (where affordable)

The Person

The key skills and qualities of an Executive Director:

• Educated to a degree level or equivalent.
• A willingness to be 'hands–on' and an ability to deliver against tight timescales if necessary.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to create relationships with people at all levels of seniority.
• Clear thinker who is ready to increase their strategic experience.
• Previous experience of working in a senior management role and the ability to lead a Senior Management Team

If you are keen on joining this exciting, forward thinking company and taking the next step in your career, then please click the apply now button to find out more.