Director of Foundation

The role:

• The Director is the founding executive lead for a newly established international corporate foundation, accountable to the Board of Trustees for translating strategy into an effective operating model, grantmaking approach and governance framework.
• The role combines strategy and hands-on execution, with responsibility for responsible stewardship of charitable funding, risk and compliance, external reputation and delivery through charitable partners and in-country employee committees.
• It operates with high autonomy in a lean, evolving environment and requires influence across Trustees, Experian stakeholders, charities, advisers and partners across multiple geographies.
Responsibilities:

• Strategy and Foundation development – work with Trustees to shape and implement priorities, operating model, policies and long-term direction; build the Foundation’s external identity and sector understanding.
• Grantmaking and partnerships – lead the end-to-end grantmaking portfolio, including partner identification, due diligence, risk assessment, funding recommendations, agreements, reporting and relationship management.
• Trustee and stakeholder management – provide clear papers, analysis and recommendations; coordinate international employee committees; represent the Foundation with charities, funders and sector stakeholders.
• Governance, risk and compliance – maintain proportionate governance, safeguarding, due diligence and risk arrangements; coordinate reporting, accounts, audit and specialist advice with relevant stakeholders.
• Financial stewardship and impact – oversee grant budgets, expenditure and forward commitments; ensure learning, measurement and impact inform decisions and future strategy.
• Future capability – assess organisational and resource requirements as the Foundation grows and establish scalable ways of working.
What would success in the role look like?

• A clear and effective Foundation strategy, operating model and governance framework are established and embedded.
• Grantmaking is well governed, financially controlled, aligned to Foundation priorities and supported by strong partner relationships.
• Trustees have high-quality insight, papers and assurance to support effective decisions, with key risks actively managed.
• The Foundation builds a credible external profile, demonstrates measurable impact and develops the capability required for sustainable growth.

Department: Leadership
Function: Information Technology
Experience Level: Not Applicable