DIRECTOR OF SERVICES
THE ORGANISATION
The Irish Cancer Society is working to build a future where no-one
dies from cancer and everyone affected by the disease has access to
world-class treatment, care and support.
The Society supports all people at every stage of their cancer
experience, reaching many thousands of people every year. The Society
provides practical, financial and emotional supports and services,
including end-of-life night nursing care, counselling, transport
services, grants, and in-person, telephone and online advice,
information and support. All services are free of charge and designed
to ease the burden of cancer.
The Society?s Strategy **Apply on the website** sets out an
ambitious plan to significantly grow existing services and develop new
ones to meet the holistic needs of children and adults with cancer.
The Society is recruiting a Director of Services to lead this exciting
programme of growth and innovation.
THE ROLE
The Director of Services will be a strategic leader of the Society and
member of the Executive Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO.
The overall goals of this post are to lead, inspire and empower the
Society?s Services Team to deliver excellence in services, and to
achieve an exciting programme of service growth and innovation for
people affected by cancer. The Director of Services will lead the
delivery of high-quality patient-centric services, and ensure an
integrated, personalised and meaningful experience for everyone who
uses the Society?s services and supports. To do so, they will drive
a programme of transformation, ensuring a patient focussed and
operational excellence culture across all services. The Director of
Services will be responsible for rapidly growing the Society?s reach
and impact to meet the growing need for the Society?s services and
supports.
The Director of Services will be responsible for leading, inspiring
and growing a large Services team, and for the delivery and governance
of all services. The Director of Services will serve as a strategic
advisor to the CEO and Executive Team, and a spokesperson for the
Society, championing the needs of cancer patients and making
meaningful change.
THE PERSON
The successful candidate will be a goal oriented and target-driven
executive leader with strong commercial acumen. They will have proven
capability in developing and rapidly scaling new services and channels
to meet needs and in rapidly creating growth in their area. They will
have experience in leading transformational change in an organisation
or business unit.
The candidate will be an excellent people leader and motivator, with a
high degree of emotional intelligence, possessing the ability to lead
and inspire diverse people. They will be a highly effective problem
solver, deriving insight from data to make evidence-based decisions
and solutions. They will be an effective and clear communicator, able
to distil information and present clearly and with impact.
Above all, they will be purpose driven, with a strong commitment to
the Society?s mission and a desire to improve the lives of people
affected by cancer.
APPLICATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information and to apply for this role visit
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Type: Permanent
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Category: Health
