Executive Director

Alongside the Artistic Director (AD), the Executive Director (ED) provides joint leadership to drive Pan's strategic growth, financial resilience, and social impact. As a dual-leadership team, the AD and ED champion an innovative vision in line with Pan's charitable status.

Operating within a lean, dedicated team of three permanent staff, the ED holds ultimate accountability for the charity's financial sustainability, business development (including venue optimisation and partnerships), governance, compliance, risk, HR and stakeholder engagement ensuring the organisation remains financially sustainable, well-governed and equipped to deliver meaningful community programmes.

As a senior ambassador, the Executive Director builds strong relationships with funders, partners, trustees and stakeholders, while fostering an inclusive, collaborative and values-led culture.

We're looking for someone who has done this role, or similar, already and can help turn our ambition into a sustainable, thriving future - building the relationships and the funding that will carry us forward, and doing it alongside a team that already cares deeply about the organisation.

• Co-Leadership: Partner with the AD to cultivate an ambitious, inclusive organizational culture for staff, volunteers, and participants.
• Business Planning: Lead the implementation, and evaluation of a robust business plan designed to secure Pan's long-term future.
• Venue Maximisation: Drive business development strategies to commercialise and diversify income streams through hiring out the venue for exhibitions, corporate events, workshops, and creative work spaces.

• Strategic Oversight: Set, manage, and monitor the annual organisational budget and cash flow projections, presenting quarterly management accounts to the Board of Trustees.
• Income Generation: Oversee the fundraising strategy, providing clear directives, goals, and management to the freelance fundraiser.
• Financial Control: Authorise high-level expenditure, monitor overall financial health, and collaborate with external accountants to oversee payroll, pensions, and year-end statutory accounts.

• Legal Compliance: Act on behalf of the Company Secretary to ensure Pan fulfills all statutory returns (Charity Commission, Companies House, HMRC, VAT, PAYE).
• Lease & Venue Compliance: Oversee the landlord relationship, ensuring all lease obligations, commercial insurances, health & safety mandates, and building compliance are met.
• Board Relations: Manage governance reporting, supporting the Board of Trustees by preparing strategic business and financial reports for quarterly meetings.
• Safeguarding: Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), ensuring robust policy implementation, tracking DBS compliance, and handling disclosures appropriately.
• HR Infrastructure: Oversee the organisational HR systems, including the staff handbook, recruitment policies, and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) workplace practices.

• Advocacy: Represent and pitch Pan at public events, sector networks, and to high-value external stakeholders or donors.
• Communications Oversight: Oversee the overarching marketing strategy to elevate the charity's profile.

• Senior Leadership: Proven experience at a senior or strategic management level within a charity, social enterprise, or creative organization.
• Income Generation: A successful track record of securing funding and hitting financial targets through diverse streams.
• Business Development: Demonstrable experience in generating earned income, specifically utilising and optimising a…