Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Centre for Writing

We are looking for someone who has a dynamic, forward-looking, collaborative and inspirational leadership and working style, and who would enjoy the opportunity to shape the future of NCW and the literature sector in the UK and beyond. We are looking for an individual who thinks strategically, is comfortable working with partners and myriad stakeholders both inside and outside of the organisation, and who has a passion for the work NCW is doing at Dragon Hall and online. You will be someone who can build trust, lead, and inspire others through your communication style, someone who can develop and implement a creative vision, identify new ways of generating income and who can interrogate business models to ensure financial resilience.

You will have an understanding derived from your own experience of the local, regional, national and international ecologies within which NCW is operating. Your experience and knowledge will include a working understanding of the complexities of running an organisation that is both a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Ideally you will have held a Chief Executive or equivalent leadership role before, within an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, and you should have an understanding of the challenges involved in operating a cultural venue and managing commercial activities within the creative and cultural sector. Your understanding of NCW's work and values, your capacity to lead and inspire, and your ability to work with the Board and SMT to deliver a robust and financially literate strategy are the most important things that will be considered.