The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) aims to preserve human life by making high-quality resuscitation available to all. Since 1989, the ERC has provided the standard for resuscitation guidelines and training in Europe and beyond. Comprising 33 National Resuscitation Councils, the ERC's principal activities are science, training, guidelines, congresses, and public awareness. Today we have a vacancy for a Managing Director of the ERC.

FOCUS AREAS FOR THE NEW DIRECTOR

• Focus on the long term

• Collaborating in building our strategy with the General Purpose Committee / Board as partner

• Translate the strategy in a long term/short term action plan

• Operationalisation of this strategy

• Leading role in strategic planning and operational execution

• Enable the ERC Office and organisation to execute the action plan

• Further develop the ERC Office team

• Focus on all stakeholders of the organisation

• Optimising business and finance operations

• Be the central driver of the entire organisation

• Establish and maintain excellent bi-directional communication with our network of National Resuscitation Councils

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• Managing the ERC Office team: explore needs and growth opportunities in the team, coach and connect the team, find a common balance between flexibility and borders, encourage, and develop communication and cooperation within the team and the entire organisation

• Taking decisions: entrepreneurial and autonomous in taking decisions in line with the strategy, stand up for our decisions, incorporating ideas of all, evaluate alternatives, take clear and final decisions, and communicate these clearly

• Know your context/market (contextual intelligence) and react adequately to opportunities and threats

• Build trust by requesting feedback, communicate openly, support others, focus on the “We” and not the “I”

• Result driven develop a vision, set goals/ambitions related to this vision and engage and drive yourself and the organisation in realising them

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

• Focus on higher purpose/long term goal
• Focus on organisational objectives /organisational mindset
• Going the extra mile when needed/flexible
• Value driven:

  • People focus and embracing diversity

  • Taking employee talents as a starting point and showing appreciation

  • Focus on cooperation (working together brings us further)

  • Have faith in the future and the process (what we do today has an impact on tomorrow)

  • Put things in motion and challenge yourself

  • Lead the transition of the organisation

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSITION PROCESS

The European Resuscitation Council is currently undergoing a transition process. In its external focus it aims to grow and develop its activities and approach, internally it aims to optimize the current processes and ways of working. For this the role of managing director also requires experience and knowledge on leading an organisation in transition.

• Developing consciousness: on objectives and priorities for the organisation

• Enable the need for transition: helping change to be seen as added value

• Increase knowledge on transition: understanding the development lines (from-to) and the elements that will guide us in the transition growth path (supporting elements and structures)

• Enabling potential: creating belief, showing support also in moments of setbacks, stand side by side as a group

• Incorporating growth, development, knowledge and know-how: building confidence as the organisation moves forward

YOUR PROFILE

• You have a master’s degree and an additional business-oriented education is a plus.

• You have more than 10 years of working experience in a leadership position.

• You communicate fluently in English, both orally and written. You also communicate in Dutch or would acquire this within 1 year of appointment.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A challenging full-time position in an internationally-active organisation

• A working environment where customer focus and well-being are central

• Possibilities to develop your own ideas and initiatives

• A competitive salary package with additional benefits

OUR OFFICE

European Resuscitation Council vzw

Emile Vanderveldelaan 35

2845 NIEL – BELGIUM

HOW TO APPLY

Send your application letter and resume to [email protected] to the attention of Kathleen Pitches, before 1/06/2022