Executive Director | Initiatives of Change UK

Peridot Partners; London; Hybrid; NOK 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization seeks an Executive Director to lead a pivotal transition. You will embed a new grant-making strategy, build partnerships, and inspire a skilled team. The ideal candidate has extensive strategic leadership experience in charity settings and a deep commitment to the organization's values. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in community cohesion and peace-building.

Qualifications

• Proven strategic leadership, ideally within a charity or foundation.
• Experience with grant-making or partnership-based funding models.
• Strong operational, financial and governance management skills.

Responsibilities

• Refine and deliver the strategic vision.
• Establish high-impact grant-making processes.
• Build partnerships with charities and funders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Grant-making experience

Operational management

Emotional intelligence

Collaborative leadership

Commitment to values

Job description

Executive Director – Initiatives of Change UK

Location: Hybrid/London

Closing date: 9 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2026

Lead the transformation of a values‑driven charity affiliated with a global movement for change. Initiatives of Change UK (IofC) is developing from a programme‑delivery organisation into a collaborative, grant‑making charity dedicated to peace‑building, ethical leadership and community cohesion.

About the role

As Executive Director, you will guide IofC through a pivotal transition, embedding a new grant‑making strategy and shaping the organisation’s next chapter. You will work closely with the Board, a small senior team and external stakeholders to build capacity, secure resources and strengthen the charity’s impact.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the Board to refine and deliver IofC’s strategic vision.
• Establish clear, transparent and high‑impact grant‑making processes.
• Build partnerships with aligned charities, funders and networks.
• Ensure effective governance, safeguarding and due diligence.
• Oversee finances, investments and property assets with sound stewardship.
• Lead and inspire a small, skilled team with compassion and purpose.

Required qualifications and experience

• Proven strategic leadership, ideally within a charity or foundation.
• Experience with grant‑making or partnership‑based funding models.
• Strong operational, financial and governance management skills.
• Emotional intelligence and the ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders.
• Confidence in representing IofC externally, building profile and partnerships.
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style, rooted in values.
• A deep and genuine commitment to IofC’s Christian foundation and ethos.

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

IofC UK is committed to diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility in its recruitment and in its ways of working. We comply with the Equality Act 2010 and provide an inclusive recruitment process with reasonable adjustments, including alternative interview formats and accessibility support.

Application information

If you would like to know more about this role please contact Clare Chesworth or visit the ‘How to Apply’ tab for further details. All applications should be submitted through the official channels by the closing date listed above.