Job Posted: 11 January 2022 By Next Up

EY Foundation is looking for a new Chair of the Board

This is a voluntary position, but expenses will be reimbursed in line with our expenses policy.

Location: We encourage applications from across our regional hubs, the south (London), Midlands (Birmingham), North (Manchester) and Scotland (Glasgow).

Time commitment: The Chair is appointed for a three-year term, renewable for two further terms, with a maximum tenure of nine years. The time commitment is minimum twelve days a year, which includes attending four Board of Trustees meetings annually, regularly scheduled meetings with the CEO and a Board Away Day for the development of strategy and values.

Role Purpose

The role of Chair is to ensure the Board safeguards the Foundation’s charitable objectives, activities and values. As Chair, you will be required to:

• Provide leadership to the Board and the Executive to deliver on our 10-year ambition and scale up the Foundation significantly.
• Maintain an active dialogue with the Member (EY), including on the strategic importance of the EY Foundation, along with the Chief Executive.
• Act as the main representative for the charity alongside the Chief Executive and serve as the link between Trustees and EY Foundation staff.
• Preside at each meeting of the Board, attend Committee meetings (where applicable), and support incoming Trustees with their on-boarding, specifically our Young Trustees, and be willing to mentor the Chair(s) of our Youth Advisory Board.
• Devote the necessary time and effort to develop a good understanding of EY Foundation, its activities, and its position as an EY Member Firm by reading papers, attending training, and participating in regular meetings with the Executive and Member.
• Galvanise support for the mission within the wider community and own network, develop a high profile, and act as an ambassador for the mission.
• Support and challenge the Executive in the delivery of EY Foundation’s objectives.
• Commit to engage across our Board and Sub-Committees, particularly our Youth Advisory Board and Young Trustees, and with opportunities in our programme delivery.
• Ensure our diverse range of Trustees have the necessary understanding, skills and access to information to work effectively and in the best interest of the Foundation and, in the cases where they do not, identify sufficient training to fill these skills gaps alongside the Executive.
• Line manage the Chief Executive on behalf of the Trustees.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The right person would have:

• A wholehearted commitment to improving the working lives and prospects of Free School Meal eligible young people in the UK.
• A demonstrable responsibility for the successful scale-up of an organisation and delivery of transformational change (essential requirement).
• Thorough commercial awareness and business understanding gained at senior executive or non-executive level (essential requirement).
• A strong track record of building credible and prosperous working relationships at the most senior levels across government, business and voluntary sectors (essential requirement).
• An excellent track record on setting strategic direction, use sound independent judgment, and consider and challenge complex issues from an impartial and balanced viewpoint.
• Experience of chairing an organisation or strategic committee.
• Effective and respectful leadership style with evidence of leading a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and advocating for individuals of all ethnicities, genders, ages and backgrounds.
• Creative and entrepreneurial vision that balances the expectations of our various stakeholders and promotes the Foundation to a wide range of audiences from across the sector, business, education, and government.

HOW TO APPLY

If you would like to know more about the role or express a formal interest in the opportunity, please contact Miles Mackie from our Executive Search partners, Green Park on Miles.Mackie@green-park.co.uk before 11:59pm Sunday 27th August.

Closing Date

11:59pm Sunday 27th August 2023

Conversations with Green Park and EY Foundation

Ongoing throughout

Final Interviews with EY Foundation

w/c 2nd October

Do you know somebody else who would be interested in this role? Let them know!