Head of Impact

• Set the Fund's strategy with the CEO and Trustees
• Design how impact gets delivered, including new AI-enabled programmes
• Build and manage funder relationships with banks, consultancies, foundations, and major donors
• Write and pitch funding propositions
• Own charity governance, including trustee board packs and regulatory compliance
• Run financial controls, treasury, and audit preparation
• Build and lead a small team

Requirements

• Currently based in the UK, with the right to work here without sponsorship
• Comfortable owning genuinely ambiguous work with no existing playbook
• Can build a relationship with a senior funder from a cold start
• Can write and pitch a funding proposition that actually gets money moving
• Can build a theory of change
• Governance and financial discipline
• Real, hands-on fluency with AI tools, applied to actual problems
• Experience scaling partnerships from inside a tech company (strong signal, not a requirement)
• Corporate fundraising or partnerships background (strong signal, not a requirement)
• People management experience (strong signal, not a requirement)
• Startup-stage experience, roughly 20-100 people (strong signal, not a requirement)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic fundraising, governance, and financial management, with a strong ability to build relationships with senior funders and deliver impactful AI-enabled programs. Proven experience in team leadership and navigating ambiguous environments is essential.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strategic Fundraising
• Governance and Financial Discipline
• AI Tools Fluency
• People Management
• Building Relationships with Funders

Hard Skills

• Funding Proposition Writing
• Theory of Change Development
• Financial Controls
• Audit Preparation
• Regulatory Compliance

Soft Skills

• Relationship Building
• Ambiguity Management
• Team Leadership

Industry Keywords

• Corporate Fundraising
• Partnerships
• Startup Experience

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tools