Executive Director – Lead Global Impact from London

About the Company

An international humanitarian organization delivering emergency response and resilience programmes across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. With donor partnerships in Europe and North America, the organization combines field delivery with policy influence from its London headquarters.

Why Join Us?

You will lead a mission-driven organization at a moment of growing global need, working with a committed board, dedicated teams, and donors ready to fund credible strategy.

Role Overview

The Executive Director will provide overall strategic and operational leadership, championing programme quality, fundraising growth, and the advocacy voice that magnifies field impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the global strategy, translating mission into country plans and measurable outcomes.
• Own institutional fundraising: institutional donors, major gifts, and strategic partnerships.
• Oversee programme quality, safeguarding, and accountability to affected populations.
• Represent the organization with governments, United Nations agencies, and coalitions.
• Direct financial stewardship, donor compliance, and risk management.
• Build the senior leadership team and invest in national staff development.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across the organization.
• Report to the board and drive governance standards and statutory compliance.

Requirements:

• 12+ years in humanitarian or international development leadership, including 5+ at director level.
• Proven fundraising track record with institutional donors and philanthropists.
• Experience managing multi-country programmes and country directors.
• Strong grasp of safeguarding, donor compliance, and humanitarian principles.
• An advanced degree in international relations, development, or management.
• Field experience in at least two humanitarian regions.
• Exceptional communication; fluency in English; additional languages an asset.

What We Offer:

• A salary at the upper band of the sector benchmark, with pension contributions.
• Flexible, hybrid working from the London headquarters.
• Global travel to programmes and donor capitals.
• A committed board that backs strategy with resources.
• A public platform to speak for millions the world forgets.

If you lead with purpose and measure yourself in lives changed, apply today and take the helm.