Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Day One is looking for a hands-on CEO to help take the organisation to the next level.

Founded by Sharla Jaye Duncan, Day One’s mission is to improve the career progression of black, female or low-household-income school-leavers by helping them to take their first steps into rewarding and well-paid careers. We do this by delivering programmes, in partnership with ambitious UK businesses and philanthropists, to give our young people the best chance of entering competitive and well paid careers.

As a non-profit organisation, we work closely with our partners to ensure we are financially secure and able to consistently provide a valuable experience for those we serve. We are looking for a CEO to come on board and take us to the next stage of our growth, and allow SJ to focus on running our partner organisation, Journi.

The Role

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for the organisation, whilst being hands-on to scale and grow our partnerships.

• Strong leadership capabilities to lead our employees and volunteers.

• Be comfortable with generating revenue through the attraction of additional funding channels and sales.

• Financial and operational responsibility for all Day One matters.

• Come with experience of working in the not-for-profit sector and be able to demonstrate success through impact.

The Skills

• Able to demonstrate sales and relationship-building skills

• Having experience building programmes, and managing multiple deliverables 

• Ability to manage and build partnerships. Our key partners are schools, philanthropists and trusts & foundations.

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• Management experience including development 

This position is key for us to continue to grow as an organisation and deliver on the mission we have set out.

Start Date: Immediate