Dhivya O'Connor - What it Takes to Become a Charity CEO When You're a Parent, Moving from the Corporate to the Charity Sector & How to Find an Excellent Mentor

Our guest today is charity CEO Dhivya O'Connor.Dhivya is currently Interim CEO of the youth mentoring charity, The Girls’ Network and has previously served in the CEO role for organisations including United World Schools, Chartered Institute of Fundraising and Children with Cancer UK.  She is also a Senior Leader Mentor on the Leaders Plus Fellowship Programme, supporting women returning to work after having children, in progressing their careers.Prior to joining the third sector, she held various strategy, business development and leadership roles in large corporates. A mother of two young children, Dhivya chats to Verena Hefti MBE about what it takes to become a charity CEO when you're a parent. She also shares the reality of moving from the corporate sector to the charity sector and what to do to get a high quality Mentor when you need it most.We hope you enjoy the conversation. Follow Dhivya on Twitter @DhivyaOConnorDhivya is also the creator and executive producer of The Charity CEO Podcast, sharing insight into the challenges faced by charity leaders. You can listen to Verena Hefti MBE and CEO of ReachOut UK, Bejal Shah, discussing Mentoring on a forthcoming episode of The Charity CEO Podcast released on 05 December 2022. Find out more about the work of Leaders Plus, including details of our award-winning Fellowship Programmes and our latest events by signing up to receive our emails at leadersplus.org.uk/newsletter.If you’d like to submit a question to the Big Careers, Small Children podcast please record it here https://www.speakpipe.com/BigCareersSmallChildrenAre you progressing a big career whilst raising small children? Each month we send out a helpful round-up email featuring useful info and brave new ideas for ambitious mums and dads. Sign up now.Applications are now open for our NHS FellowshipOur FMLM accredited NHS Fellowship is a career development programme for working parents in the NHS who want to lead positive change. Apply by 11/07. Find out more.