Background and context:
Children’s Health Foundation (CHF) is focused on raising funds to fulfil our mission of
providing world class medical facilities, research and compassionate loving care for every
sick child in Ireland cared for in Children’s Health Ireland hospitals and urgent care
centres. The Foundation supports Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s Hospitals,
National Children’s Hospital Tallaght and Connolly Urgent Care Centre.
The creation of Children’s Health Foundation in 2019 brought together the existing
Temple Street Foundation and The Children’s Medical and Research Foundation Crumlin
to continue to support Ireland’s sickest children in their treatment journey today,
tomorrow and into the future.
This is an exciting time to join Children’s Health Foundation, full of challenges and
opportunities that allow us to support the hospitals in the best possible way, whether
that’s through family and patient support, vital research, medical equipment or
redevelopment. And, being embedded in the hospitals crystallises our cause and we see
first-hand the impact our work has.
Purpose of the Role:
As Director of Finance and Corporate Services, you will provide strategic leadership and
financial direction, helping CHF achieve its mission. You will oversee finance operations,
corporate governance, HR, and IT services, working closely with the CEO and other senior
leaders to drive long-term growth and sustainability. Your direct reports will include the
Head of Finance, Head of Impact, Governance and Compliance lead & Senior HR Manager.
Strategic Financial Leadership:
- Provide financial leadership in determining strategic business direction, financing, investment and longer-term strategies vital to the future performance of CHF.
- Measure the benefits and success of strategic initiatives and utilise any learnings for the future benefit of the organisation and its stakeholders.
- Lead the financial affairs of CHF ensuring timely and accurate reporting on financial performance to internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to and participate in the change management agenda.
- Collaborate and maintain strong relationships with funding partners and other relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure governance and compliance and adherence to relevant fiduciary obligations.
- Implement cost control strategies and increase financial awareness across departments to optimise resource use.
- Collaborate with the CEO on financial strategy, aligning it with the overall organisational goals.
- Oversee the creation of MOUs and contracts with relevant stakeholders and managing the delivery of same.
- Ensure rigorous controls are in place across finance, grants processes and fundraising to ensure donor intent is being delivered upon.
- Ensure robust internal controls by refining financial policies and procedures in line with best practices.
- Communicate effectively, internally and externally, ensuring accurate and efficient flow of communication across the organisation and that finance plans are understood and supported by all involved with the organisation.
Impact, Governance, HR and IT:
- Ensure effective and appropriate governance; evaluate, monitor, and implement appropriate risk identification procedures; design and implement appropriate and effective internal audit and control systems.
- Ensure all regulatory requirements are effectively completed and that deadlines are met for the Board and all committees.
- Support the HR senior manager in leading out on a people and culture strategy across the organisation and maintaining a HR function.
- Lead out on the IT and systems structure within the organisation and ensure due process and resource is in place to manage it.
Leadership and People Management:
- Provide credible and agile leadership to direct reports.
- Work closely with the other members of the Senior Leadership Team to ensure
- the strategic objectives of the organisation are fully met.
- Contribute to the development of a culture conducive to the establishment and
- maintenance of good employee morale.
Stakeholder Management
- Communicate in an effective and timely manner with the CEO, the members of
- the Leadership and Management Teams, the Board, and key stakeholders.
- Work assiduously in support of the fundraising activities of the organisation.
- Assist in the promotion of cooperation between state agencies, peer organisations and CHF.
Skills & Experience
- The job holder will hold a relevant professional accounting qualification.
- The Director of Finance and Corporate Services will have a minimum of 5 years’ operating at Director level.
- They will have a deep understanding of Corporate Governance in the Charity sector.
- Have a track record of leading Finance and Corporate Services functions at an executive level with sufficient exposure to effectively manage the core functions of
- Finance, Human Resources, and IT in support of our strategic priorities and activities.
Critical Core Competencies
- LEADERSHIP – Lead with integrity and the proven ability to lead through others.
- STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT - Build and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships.
- EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION & INFLUENCING SKILLS – Excellent oral and written communication skills, comfortable with public speaking and making formal presentations. Ability to assimilate complex financial and business specific issues and use appropriate communication strategies to influence wide and diverse stakeholder groups.
- STRATEGIC THINKING - Proven ability to formulate strategies - ability to take a broad-based view of issues and events and understand their longer-term impact for CHF.
- CHANGE AGENT – the ability to effectively implement strategic imperatives while maintaining the ethos and values of the organisation. Ensure the positive cultural artefacts and values of the three foundations are retained within the new organisation.
- PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING – Can analyse information quickly and come to a decision to address the impact of the information received.
- PLANNING AND ORGANISING – Can make efficient use of scarce resources. Plans effectively and deploys resources in an efficient manner. Meets deadlines
The closing date is 22nd November 2024.
