Job Description
The Head of OVO Foundation is responsible for delivering our charity's vision of a greener, brighter future for future generations. You will lead the Foundation team, work closely with our Board of Trustees, and build and maintain strong relationships with a wide variety of internal and external partners.
You’ll be a successful Head of OVO Foundation if you're…
- Passionate about doing the right thing for people and the planet, and particularly committed to equipping children and young people with the knowledge, skills and opportunities for their future
- Familiar with the funding landscape and how grant-making organisations operate and can bring about effective systems change
- Able to find and deliver opportunities to collaborate cross-functionally in a corporate environment, with solid understanding of the dynamics of corporate foundations
- Excited by partnership development. You’ll be able to spot promising opportunities to collaborate with external organisations
- Knowledgeable about good governance and working with a Board of Trustees to drive improvements
- Skilled in inspiring others. You will communicate the impact of our work - on paper and in person - and engage key audiences to support us.
- Experienced in developing a strategy and distilling it into goals and measurable objectives to support and drive the performance of OVO Foundation’s work
- A committed people leader, and successful in supporting your team
- Comfortable managing competing priorities in a small team and fast-paced environment
- Able to influence others. You will be skilled in using data and insight to demonstrate rationale and consequently make effective decisions and recommendations
We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you! If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.