Executive Director

The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016, emanating from a partnership between the Atlantic Philanthropies (established by entrepreneur Charles F. Feeney) and the Rhodes Trust, at the University of Oxford. The Atlantic Fellows community consists of seven distinctive fellowship programs located in seven countries on five continents with a connecting hub, in the form of the Atlantic Institute. All seven Atlantic programs and the Institute are committed to empowering catalytic communities of emerging leaders to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies working at national, regional and global levels. Today the Atlantic Fellows community comprises over 800 Fellows in 80 countries united by a common purpose: equity.

Atlantic Fellowships are lifelong, with the journey for each Fellow beginning in one of the seven programs geared toward specific thematic areas. Hosted at academic and civil society organizations our seven programs address themes of global brain health; health and health equity; social and economic equity; and racial equity. All programs and the Atlantic Institute work together to build and sustain a collaborative multidisciplinary community of Fellows working together across borders and disciplines with an increased ability to navigate diversity of perspective and opinion. Atlantic Fellows work collaboratively within their program communities and across programs as members of a global community. The Atlantic Institute plays a primary role as a connector, promoting collaboration and shared approaches while amplifying the influence and impact of the global community of Fellows and programs. The Institute does this through providing resources and opportunities to connect, learn and act together in order to tackle inequity, including the organization of global convenings, online platforms, engagement and learning, and financial support.

We now seek to appoint a new Executive Director who will build on the vision and values of our founder. The new Executive Director will lead and implement a new strategy for the next phase of the Institute as it explores self-sustaining community-led practices and approaches. They will bring leadership of inspiration and humility to a small team serving a complex global stakeholder network, advancing the impact of our lifelong community of leaders who connect, learn and collaborate across cultures and perspectives. A global strategic thinker, a clear communicator and an excellent listener, the next Executive Director will bring authenticity to their personal commitment to justice and equity. The successful candidate will evidence a commitment to leading change resulting in a positive impact on the lives of those most impacted by inequities and will share a deep commitment to the shared values of the Atlantic Fellows community namely, opportunity, equity, dignity, inclusion and a commitment to action. In addition, the successful candidate will embody the values of the Institute in relation to openness, care, creativity and radical inclusion.

Perrett Laver is supporting the Atlantic Institute in identifying and warmly welcoming applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.

Location: Oxford, UK

Salary: The salary range for this role is £170,000 - £190,000, in addition to a range of benefits including a competitive pension scheme, private health insurance and generous annual leave allowance. The salary range for the role has been agreed by the Atlantic Institute and the Rhodes Trust as commensurate with the seniority of the role and reflective of the global context in which the postholder will operate while being based in Oxford, UK.

Application is by submission of a full curriculum vitae and a covering letter of application, addressing the job description and person specification and including suitable daytime and evening telephone contact details.

Completed applications should be uploaded at http://www.perrettlaver.com/candidates quoting reference 6984. The closing date for applications is 29th January 2024.

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