Co-CEO

AT THE BUS; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Oxford seeks a Co-CEO to lead alongside the Founder. You will shape business strategy and operations, ensuring sustainable growth while upholding core values. Ideal candidates will have significant leadership experience, especially in charity or education sectors. The role involves regular travel to London and collaboration in a job-share setup.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience, ideally within the charity, education, or health sectors.
• Strong track record in managing talented teams, establishing partnerships, and implementing robust processes around finance, HR and compliance.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a job-share environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead business strategy, operations, and organisational development.
• Share accountability for the charity’s impact, financial health, governance, fundraising, and partnerships.
• Co-own strategy and decisions with integrity, humility, and respect.

Skills

Leadership experience

Managing teams

Establishing partnerships

Finance and compliance processes

Job description

Overview

Co-CEO (Business & Strategy) to lead alongside our Founder and Co-CEO, Juli Beattie OBE. You will be jointly accountable for the charity’s impact, financial health, partnerships, fundraising, operations, and governance. Oxford-based, with regular travel to London. 3–4 days per week. Permanent contract.

Responsibilities

• Lead business strategy, operations, and organisational development to ensure robust foundations and sustainable growth.
• Jointly scale the Beattie Method, deepen partnerships, and grow reach while upholding the charity’s values of care, integrity, and teamwork.
• Share accountability for the charity’s impact, financial health, governance, fundraising, and partnerships.
• Collaborate in a job-share arrangement, co-owning strategy and decisions with integrity, humility, and respect.
• Base at the Oxford office with regular travel to schools and partners in London and beyond.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience, ideally within the charity, education, or health sectors.
• Strong track record in managing talented teams, establishing partnerships, and implementing robust processes around finance, HR and compliance.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a job-share environment with a true partner in leadership.
• Compassionate, pragmatic, purpose-driven, energized by purpose and comfortable holding complexity.

How to apply

How to apply: visit our website and request an application pack.