Chair

Since its establishment in the mid-1970s, our client has developed into one of the country’s largest hospices. We are a widely known, highly regarded and passionately supported local charity providing care and support for over 3000 people affected by terminal illness in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland each year.

Chair
Unremunerated, expenses covered
Time Commitment - 2/3 days per month
Leicester - meetings mainly held on-site with some online

The organisation has gone from strength to strength, extending services to patients and communities through the opening of new facilities such as our day therapy and learning and professional development centres, launching the Centre for Excellence as a focus for high quality teaching and research in palliative and end of life care, and strengthening support for patients in rural areas through our merger with Dove Cottage Day Hospice.

We are now seeking to appoint a Chair with strong empathy for the vision and values of the charity and a passion to build on the successes of the past 40 years.

With significant experience of board-level leadership, you will have an inclusive and collaborative style capable of bringing out the best in everyone. You will provide leadership to the board, enabling it to fulfil its governance responsibilities and ensure a clear strategy is in place to deliver the charity’s vision. Your highly developed sense of strategic purpose and ability to grasp complex issues will help the board, our Chief Executive, Rob Parkinson, and Senior Leadership Team to navigate the shifting policy and funding landscape affecting the organisation and the wider hospice sector.

For further information, please review the attached Appointment Brief on the Prospectus website.

Our client is working hard to become a more diverse and inclusive charity. It is one of our central priorities for the next five years. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this goal and would particularly welcome applications from women, and individuals from diverse ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented on our board.

Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications - 10 November
First interviews with Prospectus (online) - w/c 18 November
Final interviews with the client (on-site) - w/c 2 December