Executive Director of Corporate Services
Royal College of General Practitioners
London
£120,000 per annum
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the largest Medical Royal College in the UK and has a network of over 54,000 family doctors working to improve care for patients. The College has a talented workforce of over 250 brilliant people who work to support our GP members in maintaining the highest standards of patient care. Every year, we help around 2000 new GPs join the NHS. We are the voice of GPs on education, training, research, and clinical standards. Our members and the College have made a remarkable contribution to the pandemic effort, with general practice responsible for delivering around 70% of COVID-19 vaccinations, in addition to the ‘day job’ of providing essential care and services to patients. The situation has shown just how vital general practice and GPs are for patients and for the NHS.
THE ROLE
Now is a superb time to join us, as we develop our new corporate plan – we are seeking an outstanding Executive Director of Corporate Services to be part of our excellent and high performing senior management team. As the strategic lead for finance, digital / IT, information governance and facilities, your remit also includes the commercial management of our 30 Euston Square building, as well as our work on sustainability. You will bring strong financial acumen, be commercially astute and have expertise of working within complex organisational and governance structures.
As a senior leader, you will bring a background in high quality financial strategy, alongside the big picture thinking necessary to lead and develop key operational functions. You will also have led teams through change, securing personal credibility with stakeholders quickly. Comfortable with complexity, you will work flexibly and at pace within nuanced circumstances; at the same time, you will be skilled in creating and maintaining a high-performance culture, inspiring and influencing at all levels, and working collaboratively with our talented teams.
If you believe you have the skills, qualities and attributes required, we look forward to the possibility of welcoming you to the RCGP family where, together, we make a difference in patients’ lives every day.
