Cavan Credit Union is seeking to recruit a dynamic Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
This is a unique opportunity to lead a large community-based credit union with assets exceeding €75 million and a dedicated team of 20 employees.
The CEO will play a pivotal role in reporting to the Board of Directors and leading the credit union, the management and staff team, to meet the financial needs of its members in the future in line with credit union ethos.
This position offers an excellent opportunity for leadership growth and influence in a strongly performing credit union.
The Role
The CEO will be responsible through the management and staff team for achieving the strategic, financial and operational goals, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing leadership across all areas of the credit union.
Collaboration with the senior management team and regular engagement with staff are essential to foster a member-focused ethos and culture of continual change and organisation development.
The CEO will work with the Board to drive strategic developments and deliver on the credit union’s strategic plan working with the management and staff team.
This is a PCF-approved role.
The CEO reports to the Board of Directors through the Chairperson.
The Person
The ideal candidate will have a proven record of accomplishment in the financial services, banking, fintech, or credit union sector. They will possess strong senior management and leadership experience appropriate to leading a large credit union.
The candidate must hold qualifications relevant in the finance sector and will preferably hold other qualifications in areas such as business, management, IT, strategy, change, or project management, and have completed personal leadership development programmes.
Essential management experience includes several of the following:- senior-level management, lending, investments, banking/credit union operations and products and services, digital services and digital transformation, financial management and P&L and balance sheet management, risk, compliance, business development, board reporting, Central Bank of Ireland reporting, and project management, amongst others.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Ambition, drive, and energy to build on the credit union’s success
- Strong commercial, operational, and senior management abilities
- Strong leadership skills and ability to support and develop people
- Ability to build successful relationships with the Board and stakeholders
- Ability to build successful relationships with management and staff and continue to build the existing team and culture
- Comfort in leading change and developing the organisation and people
- Strong project and programme management experience
- Strong financial management experience
- Strategic thinking and execution
Salary & Benefits
The credit union offers a competitive salary, pension, and other benefits commensurate with the role and market benchmarks. Salary is negotiable, DOE.
Contract & Hours
This is a full-time, permanent contract. Flexibility in working hours is essential, as the CEO will attend Board and Committee meetings outside normal working hours and represent the credit union at events, sometimes in the evenings and at weekends.
Location
The role is based in Cavan Town. This is an on-site role.
Applying and Closing Date
Apply at https://collierbroderick.hirehive.com/ceo-cavan-RQHmht and Helena Broderick from CollierBroderick, the credit union’s HR partners, will be in touch shortly. Applications close on Wednesday 8th January.
Confidential Enquiries
For confidential enquiries, contact Helena Broderick of CollierBroderick at 01 8666426 or 087 9074843. All enquiries should be directed to Helena. Canvassing will disqualify.
Interviews
Interviews will be held w/c 14th January with a view to the successful candidate commencing in the role asap taking account of PCF approval and notice periods.
