Managing Partner

Leadership and Strategy

• Set the overarching vision for YCC, ensuring all strategy and activity aligns with long term goals and impact
• Set and uphold the organisational culture, ensuring it aligns with YCC’s values and fosters a supportive, high performing environment
• Set and uphold expectations around professionalism, conduct and performance across the organisation
• Set the long term direction for YCC’s marketing, external engagement and brand positioning
• Oversee the overall marketing and engagement strategy
• Drive innovation in outreach and marketing approaches to continuously grow YCC’s presence
• Lead bi-weekly Directors’ meetings to drive performance, accountability and continuous improvement across the entire committee
• Chair termly strategy meetings focused on YCC’s long-term development and positioning
• Identify and implement strategy improvements to ensure YCC evolves and delivers an enhanced experience year on year
• Ensure YCC operates cohesively, coordinating departments so YCC delivers greater impact as a whole
• Ensure the professional and personal development of YCC members
• Ensure all work is delivered to a consistently high standard
• Facilitate clear and consistent communication across all departments and members
• Oversee succession planning and deliver a comprehensive handover to the incoming committee, ensuring continuity of strategy, processes and organisational knowledge
• Hold Directors and committee members accountable for performance, ensuring high standards are maintained across all areas
• Make final strategic decisions in the best interest of YCC, balancing stakeholder input with long term priorities
• Oversee the recruitment strategy and pipeline, ensuring a high quality and diverse intake

Organisational Oversight and Performance

• Maintain oversight of all projects, processes, and outputs to ensure work is delivered to a consistently high standard
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively and ensure accountability across the committee
• Oversee the effective coordination of the Projects Team to ensure successful project delivery
• Review all processes, procedures and projects, implementing improvements based on feedback and insights
• Ensure effective delivery of recruitment, selection and onboarding processes through oversight of HR department
• Act as the final escalation point for complex or sensitive people related matters, ensuring issues are handled fairly, consistently and in line with YCC policies
• Ensure the training programme effectively supports member development
• Drive the collection and application of feedback to measure progress against goals and continuously improve performance
• Champion diversity and inclusivity within YCC, ensuring a broad mix of academic disciplines, year groups and perspectives across the organisation
• Ensure appropriate allocation of resources across projects and departments to maintain quality and manage workload effectively
• Oversee the management of YCC’s finances, ensuring funds are handled securely, responsibly and in line with organisational needs
• Maintain oversight of data protection, security and GDPR compliance, ensuring risks are effectively managed and processes align with organisational requirements - working with the Director of HR and Director of Technology where appropriate
• Provide oversight and where necessary, final approval on formal people related decisions, including dismissals, ensuring alignment with YCC policies
• Ensure resilience and continuity by identifying and mitigating risks across all areas of YCC

Client, Mentor and Project Experience

• Oversee the onboarding of new clients, including the development of Terms of Reference and Client Agreements to ensure clear scope and expectations
• Ensure YCC delivers meaningful impact for clients, maintaining a balance between educational value for members and value for clients
• Ensure accurate and up to date management of client information and project documentation within our website
• Maintain visibility across projects by engaging with PMs and teams at key stages, including attending training sessions where relevant and conducting periodic project check ins
• Maintain oversight of client relationships, regularly checking in to ensure alignment with expectations and overall satisfaction through project delivery
• Oversee the client-PM transition to ensure a seamless onboarding process and strong foundations for each project
• Foster strong engagement with mentors, ensuring their feedback is actively gathered and integrated to enhance project quality
• Ensure high quality client outcomes, including the collection and review of post project feedback
• Ensure a strong and balanced client pipeline for each term, working across a mix of charities, start-ups, public sector organisations and larger companies

External Relations and Growth

• Engage with the Board, organising board meetings and providing termly updates on progress, projects and strategic developments
• Maintain and develop relationships with YCC Alumni and University faculty, to enrich the organisation's relationship with its wider network
• Oversee the delivery of events that enrich members’ experience and provide insights into the consulting industry and its transferable skills
• Ensure YCC continues to grow its external presence and reputation within the university and wider community
• Safeguard and enhance YCC’s external reputation, ensuring all activity reflects YCC’s values, professionalism and impact
• Ensure effective promotion of opportunities and vacancies through appropriate channels, supporting strong application numbers and engagement