Independent Chair of our Employee Ownership Trust in London

La Fosse is the UK’s largest employee-owned technology talent services partner. Our purpose is simple: building tomorrow, today. We help organisations access, develop and deploy the technology talent they need to transform and remain competitive. Just as importantly, we create an environment where our people can build long-term careers, share in our success and have a genuine stake in the value they help create. Our employees collectively own 75% of La Fosse. This means that when the business succeeds, the people who helped build it benefit directly.

We are now looking for an experienced and genuinely independent Chair to lead the Board of our Employee Ownership Trust and help protect the interests of our employee beneficiaries as La Fosse enters its next stage of growth.

The Opportunity

La Fosse is scaling across three core service offerings:

• Recruitment: Executive, Permanent and Contract Solutions: including La Fosse Academy
• Consulting: Inovus

These services operate across three specialist technology markets:

• Business Systems and Change
• Cyber Security and Cloud
• Data, AI and Software Engineering

As we continue to grow and prepare the business for a future liquidity event, strong and independent Trust governance has never been more important. The Trust Board holds the employee shareholding on behalf of every eligible employee. Its role is to ensure that the decisions made as La Fosse develops continue to serve the long-term interests of the people who built the business, alongside its commercial ambitions. The creation of this Independent Chair position follows a wider governance review and reflects our commitment to strengthening the Trust Board’s independence, effectiveness and accountability.

Your Role

As Independent Chair, you will lead the Trust Board in carrying out its fiduciary responsibilities to La Fosse’s employee beneficiaries. You will provide experienced, objective leadership, ensuring the Trust remains independent from company management while maintaining a constructive relationship with the Executive Board. The principle at the heart of the position is clear: The Trust owns the business, but it does not run it.

You will sit alongside:

• Simon La Fosse, Founder Trustee Director
• Hannah Thompson, Trust Director and Chief People Officer
• Karina Oluwo, Trust Director and Lead Employee Panel Ambassador

The Trust Board formally meets twice a year, with regular engagement between meetings on trading, governance and other significant matters.

What you will be responsible for

• Leading an effective and independent Trust Board
• Protecting employee interests
• Providing oversight and constructive challenge
• Maintaining strong governance and compliance

Requirements

You will bring significant board-level experience, sound judgement and the confidence to challenge senior leaders constructively. You are likely to have previously operated as a:

• Board Chair
• Senior Independent Director
• Experienced Non-Executive Director
• Trustee or adviser within an employee-owned organisation

You will have a strong understanding of fiduciary responsibilities, shareholder governance and the role of an independent board. Experience of Employee Ownership Trust structures, Trust Deeds or Employee Ownership Association frameworks would be highly valuable.

You must also:

• Be genuinely independent from La Fosse, its founder and current Trust Directors
• Have no current or recent role as an owner, director or employee of La Fosse
• Be a UK tax resident, as required of all Trustees

How you operate

You will be a credible and thoughtful bridge-builder, able to work effectively across the founder, executive leadership, employee representatives and Trustee Directors. You will bring:

• The confidence and gravitas to challenge senior executives
• The judgement to remain constructive and avoid operational overreach
• Strong personal integrity and independence of thought
• Sound financial literacy and the ability to interpret group financial information
• The ability to mentor and support employee-elected Trustee Directors
• A disciplined approach to governance and conflicts of interest
• A genuine belief in employee ownership and responsible long-term value creation

Benefits

This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in the future of an ambitious and established employee-owned business. You will help ensure that La Fosse continues to grow responsibly, remains accountable to its employee owners and protects the interests of its people through the next important stage of its development. For someone passionate about strong governance, employee ownership and sustainable business growth, this is a rare opportunity to create a lasting impact.