Future Humber, Managing Director

Role Profile: Future Humber, Managing Director Full-Time role, £55,000 - £70,000. Salary dependent upon role alignment and leadership experience. This position is to join the Future Humber Team. As a member of the Bondholder network, Sewell Group Ltd is supporting the recruitment process for this position. All candidate applications and information stored and shared during the process will remain confidential and shared no further than the Future Humber recruitment panel and the Sewell HR Team. Please click the link above to learn more about Future Humber. A more detailed overview of the business is also included at the end of this vacancy. About this opportunity As we prepare for our next chapter, we are seeking an exceptional leader to provide strategic direction, stability and momentum through a period of opportunity and change. With its future operating model still emerging, Future Humber aims to become a strategic delivery partner for pan-Humber place promotion and regional alignment, while strengthening its private sector-led role in convening and influence. This is a rare opportunity to lead with purpose, navigate complexity and help define Future Humber’s role. Working with the Board, team, Bondholders and regional partners, the successful candidate will shape a clear, credible and sustainable direction for the organisation and the wider Humber. This position is the Executive Lead for Future Humber, and encompasses the role of Director of Marketing. Key responsibilities As the organisation’s senior leader, the successful candidate will provide visible strategic and operational leadership, maintain existing commitments, strengthen relationships, bring together public and private sector partners, oversee strategic programmes and give a capable, committed team clarity and confidence. A more detailed overview of the role is summarised below. Strategic direction and transition Lead Future Humber with clarity, confidence and purpose through a period of change. Work with the Board and team to shape, test and refine the organisation’s future operating model and proposition. Translate strategic priorities into a focused and deliverable plan. Build support for Future Humber’s future direction among Bondholders, partners and regional stakeholders. Maintain momentum across existing commitments while creating the space and capacity for change. Ensure Future Humber’s place-first purpose remains central to its decisions, relationships and delivery. Regional leadership and influence Act as a visible and trusted leader for Future Humber and a confident advocate for Humber. Build strong relationships across business, local and combined authorities, education, anchor institutions and government. Navigate political, commercial and institutional complexity with credibility, diplomacy and sound judgement. Create the conditions for open dialogue, stronger alignment and collective action. Strengthen Future Humber’s regional…