We believe different perspectives drive better leadership and make us stronger. We’re actively working to ensure our organisation reflects the diversity of the world we serve. That’s why we seek team members from all walks of life who bring the skills, perspectives and mindset to help us grow.

You’ll be joining at a defining moment — where our brand, model and ambition are expanding fast. You’ll report to the CEO, sit on the senior leadership team, and hold joint accountability for commercial performance.

You’ll lead a high-performing team of Partner Managers and our Communications Lead.

APPLY IF YOU ARE 

• A relationship strategist and steward: trusted by senior leaders, and precise in how you build and steward relationships
• A commercial force with heart: building pipelines and closing deals through genuine connection and shared purpose
• Entrepreneurial to your core: you see opportunity everywhere, act fast, and love building things from the ground up
• Tech minded: confident using AI-native tools to drive smarter growth and impact
• Brand-aware and reputation-savvy: you understand the power of perception, presence and positioning when dealing with senior leaders
• Comfortable with complexity: you navigate senior stakeholders and complex systems with nuance and clarity
• Systems thinker and hands-on doer: you design how it should work, and then make it happen
• Mission-aligned: you believe better leadership can change the world - and you’re ready to prove it
• A communicator and storyteller: you distil complexity into clarity and craft compelling narratives that move people and deals forward.

Note: You don’t need to tick every box. If you bring the ambition and alignment, we’ll back you to grow into the rest.

At the Forward Institute, we believe leaders are the world’s most powerful force for change. The next decade demands a new kind of leadership: courageous, deeply human, and fit for a world in transition.

Leadership is having a once-in-a-generation reckoning. AI is reshaping decision-making, influence and power. Geopolitics is disrupting the established world order. How our leaders respond will shape oursociety for decades to come.

That’s why we’re building the UK’s most ambitious leadership organisation - helping senior leaders act with purpose and responsibility in a world shaped by disruptive technology, climate crisis and profound social change. Organisations come to us because they recognise that the old rules of leadership are obsolete and they need new answers

We’ve spent the last 10 years working with 1,000s of senior leaders in some of the most important institutions across business, government and civil society. Now, we’re going further - partnering withCEOs, founders and senior leaders to help them build the most impactful organisations of our time.

We’re entering a pivotal chapter; evolving our brand, launching bold new initiatives (including into leadership and AI), and doubling down on our mission.

Now, we’re looking for a brilliant, entrepreneurial, mission-driven Head of Growth & Partnerships to sit at the heart of that mission - and help scale it.

Change Leadership, Change Everything

• A front-row seat to shape the future of leadership – at a defining moment for business and society, working with some of the UK’s most influential leaders and organisations
• A high-energy, mission-driven team – we move fast, challenge each other, and care deeply about what we do
• Serious investment in your growth – world-class development, coaching, mentorship, and exposure to ideas and people you won’t find anywhere else
• A meaningful leadership role – with autonomy, influence, and the chance to be at the heart of building a new kind of leadership organisation
• Hybrid working and generous flexibility – including 30 days holiday + bank holidays and a home office setup allowance
• Health & financial benefits – private health insurance (Vitality), 5% employer pension contribution, and wellbeing support
• A competitive salary – we expect to pay well for exceptional talent

We know this isn’t a conventional growth role. But then, we’re not building a conventional organisation.

If this sounds like your kind of challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply: Please send your CV and answers to the following questions, in written or video format answering the following questions;

1. What draws you to the Forward Institute and our mission?
2. Why is this the right role for you, right now – and what will you bring to it?

Applications without a covering letter or video will not be considered.You must have the right to work in the UK.

Applications close on 12 May.

The process will include:

• First round interviews: Week of 19 May
• Role-related task: Between first and second round
• Second round interviews: Week of 26 May
• Final round: Week of 2 June

We want this process to be as inclusive and accessible as possible. If you have any access needs, communication preferences or inclusion-related requirements - whether for the application, interview or role itself — please contact fran.carver@forward.institute. We’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments and answer any questions.

We can’t wait to meet you.