After a decade in post, Institute of Fundraising chief executive Lindsay Boswell will leave the organisation to take up a new chief executive role at a charity.

The Institute is now embarking on a recruitment process to replace the man who has overseen the development of the Institute from its origins as the Institute of Charity Managers and expects to announce his successor before October, when Boswell is due to leave and take up position at food poverty charity FareShare.

Boswell told Civil Society that after ten years he felt he was ready for new challenges. “Everybody should keep one eye on their shelf-life. It’s good for the Institute to have some fresh leadership coming in. It’s good for me to have a different challenge,” he said.

He said that the Institute’s new programme on continuous professional development will continue regardless of who replaces him in the top position. “It’s the board’s number one strategic priority. So there will be absolutely no foot taken off the pedal in regard to driving the learning strategy forward,” he said.

There will likely be a gap between Boswell’s departure and his replacement taking up the post, but the departing chief executive said he is confident that the senior management team at the Institute will be able to keep the body running smoothly.

“The Institute is a team and I am only one part of that team. We have a great board, an experienced SMT, excellent staff and a clear vision for what needs to be done today, tomorrow and next year,” he said.

Boswell will join FareShare as it embarks on an ambitious growth strategy, aiming to increase the number of meals it provides annually from 7.5 million to 25 million.

“I am passionate and excited about the future for both organisations,” said Boswell.