Our Team
Together we’ll prepare, place, and support people into life-changing careers.
Do you want every working day to have a positive impact? Looking to join colleagues who empower and support you? You’re in the right place.
Hear from some of the team
Our Values
Go further, together
We are better together. We collaborate with and help others, both inside and outside of Generation.
Empower and Support
We know that people do their best when treated with kindness and respect. We support and develop each other personally and professionally, allowing our unique talents and capabilities to flourish.
Better our Best
We will never be perfect, and we always have more to learn. As long as we use data, experience, and dialogue to grow and improve, we are moving in the right direction.
Solve Problems that Matter
We work on activities that do the most to advance our mission, and rigorously measure our impact to guide where we spend our time and resources.
Here to Serve
We commit to enabling the learning and growth of our participants, and to providing great talent for our employer partners. One alone is not enough, our success depends on serving both groups.
Be Open and Transparent
We believe in honest sharing. We welcome diverse perspectives, opinions and ideas.
Here’s why we think you’ll love working at Generation
Social Impact
Work on a mission that changes people’s lives.
Competitive Salary
We offer a competitive salary for the not-for-profit sector.
Global Network
Learn from and meet with colleagues across 16 countries
WFH Budget
Get a new laptop and £300 for your home working setup.
Learning and Development
Get up to £1,000 and 5 days off for professional development per year.
Hybrid Flexible Working
An effective combo of flexible WFH and time in our WeWork office(s).
Cycle-to-work Scheme
Get a discounted bike and accessories.
Holidays
25 days holiday + bank holidays and even more through our buy-back scheme.
Ambition & Progression
Work at an ambitious, award winning, fast-growing charity.
Our leadership team
Michael Houlihan — Chief Executive Officer
Michael is CEO of Generation UK & Ireland, having joined in 2018 to first launch and then grow the charity’s impact. Outside of work, Michael can often be found running around Greenwich Park early in the mornings with his daughter and dog.
Jess Sewter — Chief Partnerships Officer
Jess leads our partnerships team, connecting our learners to incredible employment opportunities and building relationships with employers in the regions we serve.
Mangala Nanda — Chief Learning Officer
Mangala leads our Learning team, ensuring that all our learners can access excellent training and support — and are ready to successfully apply for a career-launching job. Prior to joining Generation, Mangala held leadership positions in schools, colleges and the charity sector in England and India.
Hugh Chatfield — Director of Growth
Hugh leads our Growth, Data and Operations team. When out of work, Hugh spends as much time as possible running in the mountains, claiming that fell running, ultra-running marathon running and trail running are actually very different sports and worrying that he doesn’t have the right shoes.
Yasmeen Diwan Seth — People Director
Yasmeen leads our People function and works with UK and Ireland leaders to enhance our people’s employment experience with Generation. Outside of work, Yasmeen is a mum to two teens and loves the outdoors.
Stefanie Hurrell — Director of Admissions
Stefanie leads our Admissions team, working with our sector partners to reach and support potential applicants to access our life-changing skills boot camps. Outside of work, Stefanie can be found attempting to learn Danish and running away to Scandinavia any chance she gets.
Our trustees
Dame Vivian Hunt
Chair of Teach First, CIO United Health Group
Minh Huy Lai
Europe COO at Generation: You Employed, Inc
Saeed Atcha MBE
CEO of Youth Leads, and former Social Mobility Commissioner
Alice Bentinck MBE
Co-founder of entrepreneur first, and founder of code first girls
Kevin Bone
Partner at LGT investment, Board member for National Lottery and Community Fund
Eunice Olumide
Model, Actress, D&I advisor, and charity leader
Andy Ratcliffe
Executive Director, Impact on Urban Health
Patrons
Generation is excited to build a network of Patrons with varied and diverse expertise, background, connections, and interests to support the growth of our impactful work.
Soraya Scott
Soraya Scott is the Chief Operating Officer at Microsoft UK, where she leads the marketing and operations teams to deliver world-class business performance. She has over 15 years of experience at Microsoft, spanning multiple roles and regions. Soraya draws on her extensive sales and leadership experience and her enthusiasm for digital transformation to drive positive outcomes for various sectors of society. Soraya is a vocal advocate for diversity and inclusion, and her personal mission is to help others achieve what they have not yet imagined possible for themselves.
