Forward Institute

Forward Institute

Careers at Forward Institute

​We have a bold mission: to make responsible leadership the only leadership. We help leaders and some of the world’s most influential organisations become more sustainable, equitable, purposeful and responsible. We work in three ways:​

We run world-class leadership programmes – building a movement of hundreds of senior leaders committed to mobilising their organisations to tackle the most important challenges faced by society.​

We partner with major organisations to help them place purpose and responsibility at the heart of their culture, leadership and decision making. ​

We conduct research to advance understanding of responsible leadership, share our learning with others and help shape the wider system.​

​ The pandemic, profound inequalities in society, climate change and the growing sense of a divided world all feed an increasing sense of urgency for us to accelerate our work. We have some big goals, so we’re growing our team to keep pace with the scale of our aspirations.​

We’re searching for passionate, curious and naturally inclusive individuals who believe in our mission, and are eager to grow and help us develop new areas of our work. Our talented team bring experience from working with multinational companies, agencies and consultancies, large public sector bodies, NGOs, and social enterprises. ​

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Escape's take on Forward Institute

Forward Institute are a business educators and they are on a mission to make companies more open, honest and fair. They do this by creating and delivering leadership programmes that focus on the human side of leadership such as vulnerability, empathy and emotional intelligence. They believe in the power of relationships to create positive change and bring this philosophy to all aspects of their work. It’s no wonder they are one of The Escape 100’s top organisations to work for in 2022.

Behind the scenes

Benefits & progressive ways of working

Flexible working

  • Working hours

    Flex hours

  • Nomad friendly

    Remote - UK

  • Home office

    Home office budget

  • Paid internet

    Home internet subsidy

Working hours & Paid time off

  • Enhanced holidays

    Enhanced holidays

Financial benefits

  • Pension

    >5% Pension

Health & Wellbeing benefits

  • Gym budget

    Gym membership included

  • Private health care

    Private healthcare cover

What the team says

Star
9 / 10*
Conversations
42 verified employee reviews

Best for...
(as reviewed by current employees)

  • 📣 Mission & Purpose
    12
  • 👩‍👧‍👧 Team members
    10
  • 🏖 Flexibility
    7
  • 📖 Opportunities to learn
    6
  • ❤️ Benefits
    1
  • ⛑ Employee wellbeing
    1
  • 🥰 Employee recognition
    1

* Employees annoymously reviewed this organisation as part of our Escape 100: Top Organisations to escape to campaign.

  • Employee

    Employee

    Jun 2023

    📣 Mission & Purpose
    Caring about people and planet through work with leaders to create organisational and systemic change

    😎 Autonomy
    Flexible in work, trust and if you spot an opportunity encouraged to go for it

    👩‍👧‍👧 Team members
    Great culture, very lovely people

  • Employee

    Employee

    May 2023


    Overall

    The Forward Institute is such an exciting and purposeful place to work. The work environment is friendly and open. Plus there are lots of opportunities to learn.
  • AZ

    Ali Zair

    May 2023

    📣 Mission & Purpose
    We’re on a mission to make responsible leadership the only leadership - our leadership team live by our values in the governance and running of the organisation

    🏖 Flexibility
    I’ve had two maternity leaves at the FI and always felt valued and recognised, supported with flexible working and it hasn’t hindered my career progression

    📖 Opportunities to learn
    We learn so much from the multiple partners we work with across sectors, as well as from each other - some opportunities are formally structured others are informal

    Overall

    Exceptional leadership walking the talk and genuinely caring working relationships

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