CCE's Aspiring Chief Executives Programme 2023

CCE’s Aspiring Chief Executives Application Form, January 2023

Thank you for your interest in CCE's Aspiring Chief Executives (ACE) programme 2023. We would be grateful if you could take about 15 minutes to answer the application questions below. We will contact you to confirm receipt of your application form which will then be reviewed by the programme leaders, Tammy Tawadros and Mandy Hetherton, who may then be in touch with you to discuss your application.

The ACE 2023 programme will take place on the following dates:

Module 1: Thursday 26th & Friday 27th January 2023
Action Learning Set 1: Friday 24th February 2023
Module 2: Thursday 9th & Friday 10th March 2023
Evening session: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Action Learning Set 2: Friday 21st April 2023
Module 3: Thursday 11th & Friday 12th May 2023
Module 4: Thursday 8th & Friday 9th June 2023
Action Learning Set 3: Friday 30th June 2023
Module 5: Thursday 13th & Friday 14th July 2023

All sessions in this programme will be held online.

1. About You and Your Organisation

Your full name:

Your job title:

Your organisation:

How long have you been in your current post?

Your preferred email address:

Alternative email address (optional):

Your preferred contact number:

Alternative contact number (optional):

The website address of your organisation:

The purpose or mission of your organisation:

Total number of staff in your organisation:

Total number of volunteers in your organisation:

Annual turnover of your organisation:

Your Current Position

Please confirm the following:

That you are currently employed as a senior leader reporting to a Chief Executive (i.e. that you are directly line managed by the most senior paid employee in your organisation):

YesNo

That you are currently employed in a nonprofit organisation:

YesNo

That you currently lead a team of staff:

YesNo

How many staff report to you directly?

How many other post holders are accountable to you? (Please briefly explain their relationship to you):

If you have answered NO to any of the above questions, please enter some information about your current situation and why you have applied to join this programme at this time?

CCE’s Aspiring Chief Executives Application Form, January 2023

2. About Your Career

Please provide brief details under the following headings. You are welcome to use bullet points.

Career history:

Relevant professional accreditations or courses undertaken:

What is your proudest professional moment?

Is there anything else you have done or are currently doing, to help prepare yourself for taking a step up to a chief executive-level role?

CCE’s Aspiring Chief Executives Application Form, January 2023

3. Your Leadership Journey and Expectations of the Programme

The following section focuses on your leadership and expectations about the programme. Please keep your answers to approx 3-5 sentences in length and use bullet points if you wish.

Please briefly describe your leadership experience and development to date:

Which aspects of leadership are you most confident about?

What do you most hope to gain from this programme?

What are the biggest challenges you face in your current or future leadership role that you feel this programme can help you with?

CCE’s Aspiring Chief Executives Application Form, January 2023

4. The Programme

To relate your learning on the programme to your practical leadership experience, we are asking each of you to have an organisational dilemma in mind that you can refer to briefly in discussions with other participants and tutors. Please can you summarise, in two or three sentences, a current dilemma that you'd like to work on (N.B. If your project is sensitive there will be a confidentiality agreement at the start of the programme).

How did you find out about the CCE Aspiring Chief Executives programme?

Have you previously attended any other CCE programmes or events? If so, please give very brief details.

We really want this to be a great learning experience for you. Do you have any specific learning, accessibility or other needs that we can support you with, or any concerns about the programme that you would like to discuss in confidence?

I give my consent for the information provided in this application form to be shared with the CCE team involved with the programme (please note: guest speakers will only have access to your name, job title and organisation and no sensitive information. Guest speakers are indicated in the final programme agenda). If you choose to share any sensitive information during the programme sessions, there will be a confidentiality agreement at the start of Workshop 1. Any sensitive information provided will be held securely.

I consent.

CCE’s Aspiring Chief Executives Application Form, January 2023

5. Invoicing Details

As and when you are accepted onto the Aspiring Chief Executives programme, you will be sent an invoice for the amount of £2,495. Please fill out the the invoice details below.

Invoice name (FAO)

Invoice address

Town/City

Post code

Invoice email address

Contact number

Bursary

The Centre for Charity Effectiveness is keen to make this programme accessible to as many organisations as possible. As a result, we are offering a bursary programme which would give a maximum or two individuals from smaller charities the opportunity to apply for the programme at the reduced price of £1,995pp.

In order to be eligible for the bursary the applicant’s organisation must have an annual turnover of less than £500,000.

The two bursary positions will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis

I would like to apply for the Aspiring Chief Executives programme bursary

Thank you for letting us know that you are interested in applying for the Aspiring Chief Executives bursary programme. Please complete the below questions.

I confirm that my organisation has an annual turnover of less than £500,000

Your organisation's charity number

Please use the space below to write a couple of paragraphs on why your participation in the Aspiring Chief Executives programme would be of value to you and your organisation.

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