Chief Executive Officer

About Babyzone:

At Babyzone, we believe that every child deserves a fair start in life, regardless of their background or circumstances. Our mission is to empower families and their children, from birth to age five, by providing access to high-quality early years learning opportunities that nurture the parent-child bond. The need for support in early childhood development has never been more critical.  Babyzone is a charity funded by foundations, philanthropists and trusts, including global venture builder Blenheim Chalcot.

We exist to serve those families who struggle to access support elsewhere, whether due to financial, geographic, or cultural barriers, offering evidence-based classes and access to resources for free within premium community hubs that are wholly accessible and free of charge.  We currently have 5 Babyzone centres open in the UK and are planning to open another 10 in the next few years.  

As we enter a significant growth phase, we are looking for a CEO who will lead Babyzone's charitable impact across the UK. This role offers the chance to make a profound difference, driving meaningful growth and ensuring that Babyzone becomes a cornerstone of support in communities. 

Our Outcomes & Impact: Pioneering in early years

• Evidence-informed classes: We provide over 30 evidence-informed classes per location per day. Our classes and activities also support the at home learning environment, and most importantly, it's all about strengthening the parent-child bond. The classes are designed to empower the parents/primary careers.
• Community hub for all: We typically serve over 200 families per location per day. The Babyzone network of 'one-stop shops' brings together a range of services to support local families. It has become a community hub for families and our attendance numbers continue to grow.
• Safe, premium space: Collaboration lies at the backbone of what we do. Babyzone works in close partnership with OnSide Youth Zones, a national youth charity, to provide this.

Your Role & Impact:

As CEO, you will continue to shape the future of a trusted organization dedicated to supporting parents and families from all backgrounds and circumstances. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to lead a passionate team, expand our reach, and strengthen our impact on communities across the UK. By driving growth and fostering partnerships, you will ensure Babyzone remains a vital resource for parents navigating the joys and challenges of raising children.

Responsibilities: driving operational and strategic partnership success

• Continue to Shape the Vision & Define Operational Excellence: you will continue to shape the vision, championing support for parents nationwide. By driving operational excellence, fostering innovation, and strengthening partnerships, you’ll ensure sustainable growth and a lasting impact for families.
• Champion the Brand & Impact: you will champion the brand by amplifying its mission, strengthening community trust, and expanding awareness. You will continue to focus on and build on the ability to measure and communicate long term impact for families and communities.
• Foster Strategic Partnerships: you will be responsible for building collaborative relationships, engaging key stakeholders, and securing vital funding, ensuring the charity’s growth and enhancing support for parents and families across the UK.
• Build & Inspire a High-Performing Team: you will build and inspire a high-performing team by cultivating a supportive culture, empowering staff, and fostering collaboration, ensuring operational excellence and maximizing impact for parents and families.

What We’re Looking For: a motivated and proactive leader who is inspired by our mission and vision

• Visionary Leadership: You are capable of setting a clear direction and inspiring others to follow, comfortable with both the big picture and the tactical details that make it a reality.
• Proven Operational Excellence: You have a track record of delivering results, optimizing resources, managing and scaling teams, and making data-driven decisions.
• Stakeholder Management: You are skilled at nurturing relationships with investors/donors, partners, and customers, able to communicate effectively across diverse audiences and contexts.
• Passion for Purpose: Above all, you care deeply about improving families’ lives, understanding the profound responsibility that comes with guiding and supporting the next generation.

Ready to Lead in the Future of Parenting?

If you’re excited to take the helm of a purpose-driven charity on the brink of significant growth—and if you enjoy the intersection of mission and innovation —we want to hear from you.

What We Can Offer You:

• Lead a mission to empower families and their children and have the opportunity to be a part of and learn from an incredible team at Babyzone, Onside Youth Zones and the Blenheim Chalcot community.
• Be exposed to the right mix of challenges driving meaningful growth and ensuring that Babyzone becomes a cornerstone of support in communities across the UK
• Access to “scale up” capabilities and support, with help from Blenheim Chalcot and our key partners and funders.
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days of paid holidays + your birthday off
• Life Assurance, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme
• Flexible Benefits including Private Medical and Dental, Gym Subsidies

A bit about Blenheim Chalcot and our portfolio: 

At Blenheim Chalcot, we use our ideas infrastructure and people to create an innovation system that transforms disruptive ideas into innovative businesses. We originate the ideas ourselves, grow them from the ground up and take them through to scaling and ultimately exit. 

We typically build enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) products, powered by Generative AI and target industries which are exposed to market, regulatory or technology discontinuities. We have built businesses across the following sectors: 

• Financial Services 
• Education 
• Media and Marketing 
• Public Services and Health 
• Sports

Our track record has seen us build more than 60 businesses over the last 25+ years. The portfolio has annual revenues of £500m, employs more than 3,000 people, has raised £600m in equity, and secured exists totaling over £1bn. 

Blenheim Chalcot has three global locations. Portfolio companies are headquartered from Scale Space, London, our 200,000ft² collaboration space which was built as a joint venture with Imperial College London. Our Mumbai offices provide unparalleled scaling capability and technical expertise, and our U.S. operation powers the go-to-market activities of the portfolio across North America. 

Our Culture: 

Our culture across the portfolio is inclusive, modern, friendly, smart and innovative – we seek to employ bright, positive thinking individuals with a can-do attitude. Our people enjoy challenging themselves to be the best at what they do – if that sounds like you, you’ll fit right in! 

Location:

Babyzone staff work across a number of Babyzone locations across the UK. This role will require travel to these sites, but will be headquartered in ScaleSpace, White City, London.  This is a fulltime role.  

The Process: 

We have a rigorous recruitment process which we use for all our roles to ensure we attract the very best and diverse talent.  

This will involve an initial telephone conversation, followed by a panel interview and a case study where you will meet with that businesses management team and the Chief Operating team over 2 stages. We aspire for every person invited into an interview to find the process as interesting and engaging as we no doubt will. 

Individuals seeking employment at Blenheim Chalcot must note we see diversity as a really positive thing that creates a better workplace and delivers better outcomes, so we are keen to maximise the diversity of our workforce and actively encourage applications from anyone and everyone