Executive Director January 2020 Contents Letter from the Chair 03 Required Skills & Qualifications 08 About Ethical Partnership 04 Organisation Chart 09 The Role 05 How to Apply 10 Person Specification 06 About Oxford HR 11 Job Description 07

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 2 Letter from the Chair Dear Candidate,

Thank you for your interest in the opportunity to join The Ethical Tea Partnership as our Executive Director. This vacancy arises at an exciting moment when our partnership has gone through a period of impressive growth in both its resources and the quality of its programme. Consequently, we are now having a positive impact on more lives in more tea communities than ever before. Tea is a wonderful product which needs a sustainable future, so it is vital that we continue building the impact of our work and leadership. All the major issues at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals – living wages, climate change, better housing, gender equality and so on – are in play in the tea industry and there is a long way to go to deliver by 2030.

None of the challenges we tackle are straight forward, they require insight from the tea growing world and careful listening to the industry’s many stakeholders. Our new Executive Director must have the ability to synthesize these often complex inputs into a workable action plan to deliver productive change. This requires the building of alliances between our members, tea producers, international donors, delivery partners and, increasingly, governments as well as people in tea communities themselves. This is interesting work that rewards determination and requires a balance of skills: careful understanding of realities on the ground, systems thinking, team leadership, partnership building, advocacy, implementation follow-up and so on. I should emphasize that although we are strong advocates for change, we judge ourselves principally by progress on the ground through both performance indicators and stories from people living in tea communities.

The ETP is a not-for-profit organisation whose core funding comes entirely from branded tea packers committed to driving progress in tea growing origins. As such we are animated by the performance focus of the private sector who work with us to improve the resilience, transparency and of their supply chains. So, if you have experience of delivering progress in the developing world and feel energized by the challenge of working with the private sector to improve the sustainability of tea growing regions, this vacancy should be of interest.

Good luck with your application.

Ian Midgley Chair

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 3 About Ethical Tea Partnership The Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) is a not for profit organisation that convenes the tea ETP has 50 corporate members including the biggest multinational tea companies such industry, development partners, NGOs and governments to improve the lives of tea workers, as (PG Tips, Lipton) and Tata Global Beverages (), major international tea farmers and the environment in which they live and work. Much of tea is grown in places brands e.g. Twinings, large food service companies such as Starbucks and specialist that face significant sustainability challenges. ETP works on long-term change programmes tea companies from , North America and Asia. ETP is supported through a mix of that improve the lives of workers, farmers and their families and communities through international funding from the public and private sector, including our member companies. improving livelihoods, empowering women and to enable the whole sector to become more resilient to climate change. ETP has a strong track record in driving and delivering change in tea-growing regions, through a range of partnerships which include tea boards and tea research institutes, All ETP programmes are focused on creating a thriving, socially just and environmentally producer associations, local and international NGOs, UN agencies such as the FAO and sustainable tea sector and all programmes aim to improve the progress that is being UNICEF, institutional donors such as IDH - Sustainable Trade Initiative, GIZ, and others. made towards attaining United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals in tea-growing regions. To date, ETP’s programmes have improved the lives of over 700,000 people in tea ETP has small but dedicated expert teams across most tea growing regions, including communities with a goal of reaching one million people by 2020. , Rwanda and Malawi in Africa, as well as a London based secretariat.

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 4 The Role

Title: Executive Director Position type: Full time Reporting to: Chair of the Board of Trustees Direct Reports: Seven Location: Flexible, with at least two days a week in the London office Salary: c.£80,000 Travel: There will be national, regional and international travel (up to 20% of time). Annual Leave: 33 days of paid holiday per annum for full-time employees, which includes the eight public holidays. ETP also operates a Christmas shutdown on the three working days between Christmas and the New Year – these days are in addition to annual leave. Pension: ETP operates an auto-enrolment pension scheme with Royal London. The current employer contribution is 8% of earnings. Season Ticket Loan: ETP offers interest free season ticket loans for the purpose of purchasing annual travel tickets for public transport.

Cycle to Work Scheme: Employees are entitled to borrow up to £1,000 for bikes and associated accessories.

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 5 Person Specification The Ethical Tea Partnership is looking for an ambitious Executive Director to lead the for operational issues such as HR, financial management and internal systems and organisation into its next phase of growth and development. The Executive Director will processes, as well as working strategically to develop the future direction of the organisation. manage a global team of 30 and drive strategic level change in the tea industry – influencing There is a solid organisational strategy in place, a high performing staff team and a at senior levels to ensure sustainability remains at the heart of the sector. committed Board of Trustees.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of driving change and securing and While knowledge of agricultural value chains – and the social and environmental nurturing cross-sector sustainable partnerships. They will be fascinated by the challenges complexities inherent in them – would be highly advantageous, it is not essential. A good and opportunities faced by tea communities and motivated to find new and innovative understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals and experience of working in the solutions to sustainability-related issues. Global South is required. This could be an interesting role for a senior leader wanting to move into their first Executive Director (ED) role or for an established ED looking for a new ETP is a small team and the Executive Director will be required to provide high level support challenge.

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 6 Job Description • Build and maintain a strong understanding of the tea industry, and continue to • Provide compelling leadership for a small but geographically dispersed team –promoting assess the issues facing tea communities, especially in the context of the Sustainable an organisational culture that values and encourages all staff to contribute fully and Development Goals. work collaboratively. • Oversee development and implementation of strategic plans and ensure effective • Advocate for ETP and its mission with a range of audiences and through different systems are in place for programme design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation. media and lead efforts to ensure ETP is regarded as a highly credible and effective • Convene staff and stakeholders to build creative solutions to the social and development organisation. environmental challenges faced by the tea sector – programmes, new coalitions, • Work closely with the Board of Trustees and ensure it receives accurate and timely commercial solutions, advocacy etc. information (including financial) to enable it to carry out its governance function and • Build excellent relationships with ETP’s corporate members to understand (and balance) meet all its responsibilities. their priorities and commercial interests. • Oversee financial planning, budgeting and income generation for the organisation. • Ensure that strong relationships are developed and sustained with tea growers, donors, opinion formers and implementation partners.

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 7 Required Skills and Experience Essential • Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively across audiences and cultures, Qualifications tailoring language, tone, style and format to match audience • A degree in a relevant discipline – international development, economics, sustainability, • Excellent communication skills in English (oral and written), with the capacity to engage business, agriculture, environmental science for example, or equivalent experience. private sector, government, public and community audiences at a senior level.

Experience Personal Attributes • More than 10 years of senior level leadership experience including strategy • A strategic outlook with the ability to problem solve alongside a willingness to trial development, change management and influencing & advocacy innovative ideas • Experience in brokering, leveraging and managing cross-sector partnerships (across the • An unwavering commitment to ETP’s mission and values private sector, government and NGOs) with sustainability related objectives • Ability to maintain resilience, positivity and perseverance when faced with challenging • Experience of designing and delivering projects, programmes and alliances with rural issues communities, including understanding of monitoring and evaluation and impact analysis • An understanding and appreciation of what it takes to deliver across different cultures • A good knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals and experience of delivering • Integrity and professionalism, setting and demonstrating the highest ethical and moral against them in the developing world standards and a strong sense of personal accountability. • Proven experience of design and delivery of influencing strategies for achieving widespread systemic change Highly desirable • Experience of leading and managing teams – employing a coaching approach to develop • Experience of working in or with the private sector people. • Specific knowledge of the tea sector or another agricultural value chain • A track record of securing funds and generating income for a not for profit organisation. Skills • Strong leadership, listening and facilitation skills – with the ability to enable partners, staff and sector stakeholders to coalesce around shared plans and ideas

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 8 Organisation Chart

Executive Director

Head of Strategic Lead Africa Senior Programme Senior Programme Strategic Regional Senior Programme Senior Programme Finance and Communications/ (new post being Manager - Climate Manager - Asia Manager - Manager - Africa Manager - Malawi 2020 Operations Manager Media recruited)

1 direct report Communications Consultants/Donor RM 2 Kenyan Malawi Country (2 more + 2 Finance Officer Manager Relationships (2 more) Reports Manager (4 more) project team)

Media and Social Rwanda Country Programme RM Media Manager Manager Officer

Programme SRL RM Officer

Programme Officer, UK

Programme Officer, India

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 9 How to Apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on Equality Statement the “Apply” button in the job advert page and complete our online application form. Before Equality and diversity are at the core of Ethical Tea Partnership’s values. Staff are expected applying please combine your cover letter and CV in ONE single document to be uploaded to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to during the application process. others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

The cover letter should be no more than one page and explain why you are interested in this Selection Process post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. All candidates will be notified about the status of their applications. Shortlisted candidates may be required to undertake an additional assessment prior to the final interview. The document should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (yymm) e.g: Esther-Wairumi-CVandStatement-2011 Queries If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional Timeline information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email etp-executive- Closing date: 26th February [email protected] in the first instance. Preliminary interviews: Week of 16th March Final panel interviews: Early April TBC

Ethical Tea Partnership Executive Director 10 About Oxford HR Oxford HR operates globally - mainly within the international development and charity from across the world. We carry out comprehensive and often international searches sectors. We carry out retained executive search mandates at board and senior designed to meet the specific needs of our clients. management levels. We also offer human resource and organisational development consultancy. Oxford HR’s team members have significant personal experience of working in international development and the social sector as well as the corporate and governmental sectors. Oxford HR has many years of experience in search as well as an extensive network of We are in a unique position to find and assess talented individuals from a variety of international development, social sector, corporate, public sector, and academic contacts backgrounds.

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