Chief Growth Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee the formulation and execution of growth strategies for the Foundation's key markets, ensuring our initiatives are ambitious, evidence-based, and tailored to the specific needs of each locality.

• Assemble, lead, and manage the country and regional teams operating in our priority markets, equipping them with the clarity, resources, and support necessary for outstanding performance.

• Direct the Foundation's global partnerships function by cultivating and managing strategic relationships with partners aligned with our mission to enhance our reach and influence.

• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve established objectives and key results, collaborating across the organization to synchronize planning and implementation.

• Guarantee that all programs and partnerships incorporate clear monitoring and evaluation frameworks that align with our theory of change, ensuring we learn from evidence to enhance our impact over time.

• Ensure that all programs and partnerships uphold our commitments to accessibility, inclusion, and safeguarding, with a focus on benefiting underserved and educationally disadvantaged youth and communities.

• Collaborate with the Chief Learning Officer to ensure that all our efforts embody our teaching and learning principles.

• Contribute to business development and fundraising by identifying and developing opportunities to broaden the Foundation's reach and influence.

• As a member of the Executive team and the broader Leadership team, contribute to the strategic direction, culture, and values of the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• A proven history of driving the growth of educational programs at scale, preferably across various countries and in diverse environments.

• Experience working within or in conjunction with education systems in low- and middle-income countries, with a solid understanding of the opportunities and challenges these contexts present.

• Direct experience or deep knowledge of one or more of the Foundation's priority markets.

• Experience in developing and managing significant strategic partnerships with governments, international NGOs, and other mission-aligned organizations.

• Demonstrated ability to lead geographically dispersed, multicultural teams, adopting a management style that balances high expectations with genuine support for team members.

• A strong and evident commitment to inclusion in education, coupled with experience in translating that commitment into program design, delivery, and evaluation.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities, possessing the credibility and presence to represent the Foundation at senior levels externally.

• Experience in business development and fundraising, including identifying new opportunities and engaging with funders and partners.

• A sincere commitment to the Foundation's mission of enabling all young people to reach their full potential through the power of computing and AI.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid time off. In addition to public holidays, full-time employees in the UK receive 25 days of paid annual leave initially, increasing to 30 days after five years of service, plus 3 additional days of paid leave for the company-wide closure at the end of each year.

• Pension. We provide an 8% employer contribution in addition to your minimum 4% employee contribution.

• Private healthcare. Comprehensive private healthcare is provided for all employees through Vitality Plus.

• Flexible working. We have clear policies that allow flexibility regarding when and where you work, helping you balance work responsibilities with personal life.

• Support for parents and carers. Generous family leave and flexibility for parents and carers is offered.

• Life assurance and income protection. We provide life assurance and income protection schemes for your peace of mind and that of your family.

• Investing in learning and development. We prioritize your growth and development, including access to learning resources and training, with dedicated time for all employees.

• Travel to work. We support cost-effective and sustainable commuting through our Cycle-to-Work and Season Ticket Loan schemes.