Chair of the Board job at STIR Education

Role Overview

The Chair of the Board works closely with the Co-CEOs and fellow Trustees to guide STiR Education's long-term vision, uphold its values, and strengthen its impact. The Chair provides strategic leadership to STiR Education's Board of Trustees, ensuring effective governance, oversight, and support for the organization's mission.

The key responsibilities for STiR's new Chair are:

Governance & Leadership

• Lead the Board in fulfilling its governance responsibilities.
• Ensure effective Board performance, including recruitment, on boarding, and development of Trustees.
• Chair Board meetings and facilitate strategic discussions and decision-making.
• Support the establishment of local boards in Uganda and Indonesia and the transition of governance responsibility.

Strategic Oversight

• Collaborate with the Co-CEOs and leadership team to shape and monitor strategic priorities.
• Ensure alignment between STiR's mission, values, and operational execution.
• Provide high-level guidance on risk management, financial sustainability, and organizational performance.

External Engagement

• Act as a key ambassador for STiR Education.
• Cultivate relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders.
• Support fundraising and advocacy efforts and actively using pre-existing networks to support STiR.

CEO Support & Evaluation

• Serve as a trusted advisor and sounding board to the Co-CEOs.
• Lead the Co-CEOs annual performance review and succession planning.

Required qualities and experiences include:

• Experience working in or with education systems, international development, or public sector reform.
• Proven experience in a senior leadership or governance role, ideally as a Chair or Trustee within a non-profit or mission-driven organization.
• Demonstrated commitment to STiR's values of Openness, Humility, Purpose and Ownership.
• Commitment to improving the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion of organisations
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience gained from leading transformation across strategy, organisation structure and people.
• Ability to foster collaboration, challenge constructively and coach to encourage the growth of the Co-CEOs and fellow Board members
• Familiarity with STiR's operating contexts.
• Experience and willingness to commit time to support STiR's fundraising efforts
• Understanding of systems change, behavioural science, or motivation theory.
• Commitment to locally led development and ideally experience of localisation processes.

Time Commitment & Tenure

The term of appointment is 3 years with the possibility of renewal for a period of up to three more years. The Chair is asked to give 3 days a month to STiR Education. The Chair will establish their own preferred check-in cadence with the Co-CEOs and Trustees. These are the primary commitments, but there are of course additional meetings or ad-hoc engagements when required. The position is not remunerated (beyond expenses).

• Lead the Board in fulfilling its governance responsibilities.
• Ensure effective Board performance, including recruitment, on boarding, and development of Trustees.
• Chair Board meetings and facilitate strategic discussions and decision-making.
• Support the establishment of local boards in Uganda and Indonesia and the transition of governance responsibility.
• Collaborate with the Co-CEOs and leadership team to shape and monitor strategic priorities.
• Ensure alignment between STiR's mission, values, and operational execution.
• Provide high-level guidance on risk management, financial sustainability, and organizational performance.
• Act as a key ambassador for STiR Education.
• Cultivate relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders.
• Support fundraising and advocacy efforts and actively using pre-existing networks to support STiR.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and sounding board to the Co-CEOs.
• Lead the Co-CEOs annual performance review and succession planning.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to foster collaboration, challenge constructively and coach to encourage the growth of the Co-CEOs and fellow Board members
• Understanding of systems change, behavioural science, or motivation theory.

• Experience working in or with education systems, international development, or public sector reform.
• Proven experience in a senior leadership or governance role, ideally as a Chair or Trustee within a non-profit or mission-driven organization.
• Demonstrated commitment to STiR's values of Openness, Humility, Purpose and Ownership.
• Commitment to improving the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion of organisations
• Experience gained from leading transformation across strategy, organisation structure and people.
• Familiarity with STiR's operating contexts.
• Experience and willingness to commit time to support STiR's fundraising efforts
• Commitment to locally led development and ideally experience of localisation processes.