Executive Director

The OR Society is looking to recruit a new Executive Director with a start date as soon as possible in 2025 (although we appreciate many candidates may have varied notice periods).

This role presents a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to lead a small but dedicated team and work with a highly capable Board to develop and grow the organisation into the future.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering the Society’s strategy to enable it to continue to play a key role in the growth of the analytical field. The role provides the opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their career within a growing profession of the future as well as the chance to develop their influence at all levels of government, industry and academia.

The new Executive Director will ideally bring drive and energy to all the organisation’s work; they will lead the staff by personal example and through demonstrable understanding and empathy of the operational research and analytics community.

They will be strategic, creative thinking and innovative, they will be prepared to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in, and all this will be done with a strong sense of commitment to our members and community.

Our new Executive Director will be a highly effective and modern leader; an outstanding manager of their staff and resources; an exceptional supporter of the Board of Trustees; and a first-class communicator and influencer.

To view the full Recruitment Pack please click here

To apply, please send a tailored CV and covering letter to: gavin.blackett@theorsociety.com (via the ‘Apply’ button above), explaining why you are interested in the position of Executive Director and how you feel your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, no later than 9am Friday 31 January 2025.

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