Chief Executive

Role Specification: Chief Executive 

Location: Remote (UK-based), with occasional travel to Uganda.

Commitment: Part-time, voluntary position. Approx 6-8 hours a month

Overview:
The CEO will provide strategic leadership to a UK-registered charity focused on delivering impactful education initiatives in Uganda as well as professional training to vulnerable young adults in Uganda, enabling them to escape extreme poverty through gaining employable skills. This person will drive the charity’s vision, oversee operations, and ensure sustainable growth and funding.

This person will work with a dedicated team who have been with the charity for many years plus the trustees (three of which are the originating members) who are still devoted in supporting in an advisory function. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Strategy: Develop and execute the charity's strategic plan, ensuring alignment with its mission. To ensure that the charity’s values, ethos and policies are consistently implemented. The Chief Executive is expected to participate in or lead a trip to inspect our international operations at least biennially. All major expenses will be paid by the charity. 

• Governance: Work closely with the Board of Trustees to maintain compliance with UK charity regulations.

• Management:  To run the charity efficiently and effectively by ensuring that the charity has an appropriate management structure and management systems in order to fulfil its strategic objectives and to carry out its work. To ensure that the charity is aware of best practice and that it constantly works to achieve this within the constraints laid down by the trustees and resources available

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with donors, partners, and local communities.

• Risk Management:  To ensure that the major risks to which the charity is exposed are reviewed regularly by the board and the executive team, systems have been established to mitigate these risks, and a risk analysis is automatically carried out when taking on new work or proposing new work to the board

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Proven leadership experience, ideally in the charity or education sector.
• Strong strategic and operational planning skills.
• Exceptional communication and fundraising abilities.
• Experience in cross-cultural collaboration; knowledge of Ugandan context is a plus.
• Passion for education and international development.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a significant impact on education and communities in Uganda
• Expenses paid trips to Uganda
• Flexible working arrangements with a dedicated and passionate team.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit their CV and a brief cover letter outlining their suitability for the role.