Chief Executive Officer - London, United Kingdom - MESME

Description

About MESME

Mathematics Education for Social Mobility and Excellence (MESME) exists to support students from all backgrounds to achieve mathematical excellence, so that they go on to have a greater and richer range of future personal, employment and economic choices.

MESME's target is that by 2035 there will be double the number of PhD students in the mathematical sciences at a UK university.

We are committed that this increase to include a representative proportion, at the minimum, of students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds who went to school in the UK.

Along the way MESME will enrich the mathematical experiences of everyone who participates in our programmes, enabling them to enjoy mathematics and identify as a mathematician.

We expect to see an increase in the numbers of these students attaining certificates in UKMT challenges, top grades at GCSE and in A Level Further Mathematics, as well as progressing to leading universities to study degrees in the mathematical sciences.

The role of CEO
MESME CEO is a wide-ranging and pivotal role. You will be totally aligned with our vision.

You will have the excellent leadership skills and experience to drive a high-performance organisation, and the communication skills to put MESME 'on the map'.

You will continue to build our credibility in the mathematics education community. You will be a long-term, system-level thinker with a keen eye for detail. You will have vision, energy and insight, and will have substantial experience of persuading, inspiring and enthusing external audiences.


Key responsibilities of the role include:

• 
  Strategy
• Overseeing the further development and full implementation of MESME's strategic growth plan by ensuring the successful execution and scale up of Maths Circles and developing the longterm pathway for MESME participants "from KS3 to PhD".
• Building, leading and managing new and existing partnerships in order to achieve sustained and sustainable growth.
• Ensuring that impact evaluation and evidenceinformed decisionmaking are central to MESME's strategic planning.

- **External Leadership*

• Building, leading and managing relationships with Government, senior stakeholders, education institutions, policymakers, funders and other third sector organisations working in this area to ensure that MESME has impact at the system level.
• Launching and leading a coherent and successful programme of PR and communications about MESME and the Maths Circle programme: putting MESME 'on the map' so that it becomes the 'go to' for highattaining students, their teachers and their parents/carers.
• Being a persuasive ambassador for MESME who confidently and convincingly represents MESME on public platforms and in policy spaces.

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Team Leadership

• Building an outstanding team and developing a culture focused on excellence and learning.
• Leading and managing direct reports effectively, providing challenge and support for them to develop and ensuring that they support, challenge and develop in turn their own teams.

- **Governance*****o Embedding the systems, processes, procedures and policies necessary for MESME to operate efficiently and effectively.

• Working effectively with the Board of Trustees, with the skills to manage upwards.
• Ensuring that MESME fulfils its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

Role details

Contract:
Permanent


Hours:
Full-time or part-time considered (minimum 0.8 FTE)


Salary:
Highly competitive


Benefits:11% employer pension contribution and 27 days holiday


Location:
Hybrid, with the national office in London


Reports to:
Chair of the Board of Trustees


Line manages

• Operations Director
• Curriculum Director
• Strategy Director

For further information including the person specification please refer to the CEO Recruitment Pack attached.

If you have questions about the appointment and would find it helpful to have an informal conversation, please contact Catherine Fenwick who will arrange a call with the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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