Chair
Bowel Cancer UK
London
Voluntary, reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Bowel cancer is the UK’s fourth most common cancer and the second biggest cancer killer. 46 people die from bowel cancer every day. We’re working to fight this because it doesn’t need to be this way. The disease is treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early. Nearly everyone diagnosed at the earliest stage will survive.
Not only is our vision a future where nobody dies of the disease; we’re also determined, every day, to save lives and improve the quality of life for everyone affected by bowel cancer. We work nationally to provide information and support; we campaign for change; we support and fund research, and we raise awareness and understanding of bowel cancer.
We already punch well above our weight in terms of our profile and influence. Yet we know this isn’t enough to achieve our aims, so we remain on a journey of significant growth and change. This has already seen us gain in strength and scale ever since Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer joined forces in 2018.
THE ROLE
Now one year into our ambitious five-year strategy On a Mission we’re more committed than ever to extending our reach and impact. To help us steer the course, and achieve our vision, we are looking for a new Chair to succeed Richard Anderson as he reaches the end of his tenure. You will be leading an exceptionally talented and committed Board and working with our Chief Executive to seize the opportunities and handle the inevitable growing pains inherent in change and expansion. Outside the organisation, you will be a trusted and persuasive ambassador with policy makers, opinion formers and partners.
The successful candidate will share our powerful drive to beat bowel cancer and empathise with the issues ahead for an organisation like ours. You needn’t be from the cancer sector to play your part as Chair; however, you will understand the complexities of leading and overseeing a medium sized charity in a competitive space and it’s likely that you will have a connection, personally or professionally, with what we’re trying to do.
We’re looking for a successful and commercially astute senior leader who understands this role and what it means to chair a growing organisation. An intuitive understanding of good governance will also be essential, along with an accessible and personally flexible style. We’re focused on our mission, yet we’re also a warm and collegiate team working together. Someone ‘low ego’ who builds rapport and works through relationships will be the best fit for us.
