Job Description

Job Title: Executive Director

Reporting to: Board of Directors

Salary: £50,000 pro rata

Hours: Initially 2 days a week

Contract type: Employed, permanent

Location: Flexible and varied

The Organisation

The National Association of Disability Practitioners is the professional association for members of staff who work with disabled students in further and higher education. We are a Community Interest Company with members drawn from across the UK and internationally. Members include disability and inclusivity practitioners within colleges and universities, needs assessors, accessible technology suppliers and trainers, independent practitioners and agencies supplying staff to deliver non-medical help.

Our aims are to:

1. Campaign for the rights of disabled students and staff to receive appropriate support.
2. Campaign for the rights of staff working with disabled students.
3. Provide expert and impartial support and advice to universities, FE colleges, NGOs, governmental departments and agencies.
4. Educate and inform widely on the benefits of correct support for disabled students.
5. Develop the professionalism of those working with disabled students through education, continuous professional development, accreditation and networking.

Role Background

Our reorganisation over the last few years has increased our ability to support members and represent their views. Recently we created the role of Executive Director to take an active leadership role and relieve pressure on the voluntary directors.

Following the retirement of our current Executive Director, Lynn Wilson, we are now seeking an inspirational and influential leader who is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion to lead our association into its new phase of growth.

Main responsibilities

We are seeking to appoint an Executive Director who will be responsible for achieving our aims whilst working within the framework of values and strategies set by the Board of Directors.

The Executive Director is ultimately responsible for the delivery of the strategic goals as agreed by the Executive and Directors of the association.

The Executive Director works closely with the Executive [the chair and two vice chairs], Directors and members of staff to present the public face of the association, build our sector influence and increase our member benefits.

We would expect our new Executive Director to bring enthusiasm and a positive attitude to the role.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of influence in the disability sector with a track record of innovation and success.

You will have proven leadership abilities with strong people management and communication skills to enable planning within the constraints of a small team. You will also have financial and business development skills together with a proven ability to network successfully

Skills, Attributes and Experience

The ideal candidate will be able to bring the essential following characteristics to the role:

• Creativity: an understanding of how the association can provide new ways of creating value for membership and how NADP can present the benefits for our community of disability practitioners and the wider community of disabled students.
• A demonstrable commitment to positive models of disability including the social model, affirmative model and human rights model.
• Leadership: inspirational and decisive – being prepared to take forward ideas you believe in and work with others to develop them further.
• Strategic thinking: seeing connections and thinking through a cohesive strategy for NADP which you can recommend to the Board of Directors
• Commercial awareness: advocating the aims of NADP whilst understanding and explaining the business case for embracing disability as a priority for Government, business and society.
• Networked: a significantly connected individual.
• Credibility: confident at board level and in front of the target audience specifically the disabled community and government.
• Communication: able to develop, create and implement a media strategy to promote the organisation and its aims.

Application process for the roles

Applications for the role should be by email, including a CV and a supporting statement of up to 400 words, detailing why you think you would be suitable for the role.

Applications and queries should be sent to ex**********@na*****.org no later than midnight on the 12^th September 2022.

First interview to be held on Thursday 22^nd September 2022.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Part-Time. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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