We’re looking for a talented Director to run the Bulb Foundation. The right person will share our passion to fight the climate crisis. You will work with our Board to set our strategy, and use your expertise and connections to bring together exceptional organisations who can make a huge impact with our support.  About us Bulb Foundation was launched in 2019 to reflect Bulb's belief in the power of business for good. Bulb fight the climate crisis every day by providing affordable, renewable energy. But they wanted to do more. Every time a new member switches to Bulb, £1 is donated to the foundation, increasing to £2 in 2020. We will use it to make grants to other charities and social enterprises tackling the climate crisis head on, through mitigation or adaptation. We fund high-risk, early stage ideas with the potential to create system change around the world. We are particularly interested in convening networks, advocating for policy change, adoption of new technology and driving changes in consumer behaviour.  Bulb Foundation was set up by an interim Foundation Manager, but now we’ve set  our initial strategy we’re ready to recruit a Foundation Director to hit the ground running.  About the role You’ll turn the foundation from an unknown start-up into a well respected funder, sought out by people with great ideas. You will build a portfolio of innovative partners fighting the climate crisis globally. You will: achieve the greatest possible impact with our annual budget of around £2m report to the Trustee Board, organising quarterly Board Meetings to gain approval for your recommendations develop and implement strategic and annual business plans report on progress against plan and recommend improvements  research and recommend areas for priority funding convene experts and create partnerships to co-design high impact projects manage existing partner relationships monitor the impact of our funding and measure progress against plan, including visiting foundation projects  drive the foundation’s external profile, including managing the website and social media, and representing the foundation at external events manage the funding relationship with our donor including engaging our  colleagues over at Bulb to create excitement and support for our work ensure effective and responsible management of our funds comply with all charity regulations and annual reporting requirements create and maintain appropriate policies and processes for the smooth running of the foundation recruit and manage additional foundation staff if necessary About you Here are some of the things we think will be valuable, but we're also open-minded. If you recognise yourself in the traits below, we’d love you to send us an application. You will definitely:  be an experienced climate change practitioner with deep knowledge of, and connections in the UK and global NGO and policy community  Be resilient, flexible and well organised, enjoy working autonomously and thrive on setting your own direction be a creative and analytical thinker who can develop and deliver our strategy, assess our performance and identify improvements demonstrate excellent judgement and use data to make complex decisions have proven influencing skills at board level be an experienced grant partnership manager (either as a funder or fundraiser) have excellent written and verbal communication skills be a credible, authentic and inspiring ambassador for the foundation, confident presenting to large, senior audiences be willing to travel overseas up to 6 weeks per year to visit projects and represent the foundation at relevant events You might also have:  charity governance experience to meet Charity Commission requirements financial management experience to manage a multi-million pound budget, comfortable maintaining management accounts, developing internal financial controls and managing an audit worked in or with a business and be comfortable working cross-functionally in a corporate environment to influence a variety of stakeholders. Benefits Competitive salary package Would consider part time applicants, minimum 3 days per week. Training budget of £1,000 a year, plus five working days to spend on professional or personal development. You can use this for training courses, books or conferences. 33 days holiday a year (including bank holidays) and the option to buy up to 5 more. After a year at Bulb Foundation, you can take an additional month of unpaid leave to travel, work on personal projects or simply to recharge and reboot. 12 weeks of full pay for maternity, paternity or adoption leave. Activities to improve your mental and physical well, including yoga. Healthcare, a pension plan with employer contributions and a cycle to work scheme. How you apply Send us your CV and a covering letter by Sunday 5th January. In the covering letter, please tell us:  why you’d be a great fit for the role your expected salary package when you’d be available to start