Essential
Leadership
- Senior leadership experience with demonstrable expertise in and evidence of an entrepreneurial approach to achieving organisational impact.
- Proven experience of board-level contribution to influencing and shaping organisational strategy and development (Desirable: within think tanks, institutes, or similar environments).
- Excellent people management and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and collaborate across highly committed and talented teams.
Impact and Influence
- External profile and network across government, policy, or academic communities with proven track record of engaging with senior political and official stakeholders.
- Experience of building partnerships for impact and resource generation.
- Understanding of audiences, ability to develop and deliver engagement strategies.
- Evidence of exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Understanding of impact evaluation.
Knowledge and Motivation
- Sophisticated understanding of UK government and policy processes.
- Commitment to the Institute’s mission: belief in the potential of good government, how it can be improved, and its role in improving lives.
- Commitment to demonstrating the Institute for Government’s reputation for absolute political impartiality in own actions and public communication.
Desirable
- Expertise and credibility derived from experience of and/or record of research relevant to the Institute’s areas of focus.
- Prior experience of audience growth and development in a policy or public engagement context.
- Experience of design and delivery of engagement activities, including facilitating workshops, roundtables or events.
- Proven track record of strategic leadership enabling an organisation to meet resource generation targets in an impact-focused context.