Episode 35 - Beth Parfitt and Kit Powney, Heads of Digital, Tearfund

How two digital leaders job share

We chat to Beth Parfitt, Head of Digital and Kit Powney, Head of Digital, Digital Maturity, at Tearfund

 

Competition to hire digital talent is fierce, and the great resignation is making this even harder. Could one of the answers to this problem be more digital leaders job sharing, offering them flexibility and peer support?

In this week’s episode we chat to two digital leaders making this work. Beth Parfitt, Head of Digital and Kit Powney, Head of Digital, Digital Maturity,at Tearfund tell us how they collaborate on a ‘job split,’ managing projects and responsibilities between them.

We hear how asynchronous communications, clear boundaries and above all trust between Beth and Kit and the charity they work for have helped them flourish in their roles together. We also discuss how Tearfund get the benefit of two brains and two perspectives.

Zoe and Paul also discuss tech news, including how Glastonbury became a hybrid festival and what the overturning of Roe vs Wade means for menstrual tracking apps.

 

Notes and links -

Tearfund - https://www.tearfund.org/

 

News stories:

Security and privacy advice post Roe vs Wade

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61952794

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/06/security-and-privacy-tips-people-seeking-abortion

 

Online safety resources for children and parents

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers