Chief Executive

The Role:

As Chief Executive, you will provide strong, visible leadership, ensuring that [Employer hidden] remains at the forefront of Scotland’s nature conservation efforts.

You will be responsible for driving the organisation’s strategic vision, ensuring we meet our goals of nature conservation, sustainability and societal impact.

Reporting to the Board, you will lead a talented and diverse team across Scotland, ensuring operational excellence, financial sustainability and continued growth.

You will be the public face of [Employer hidden], advocating for Scotland’s natural environment and building relationships with key stakeholders across government, the private sector, and local communities. Your leadership will be pivotal in driving the delivery of our strategy and ensuring the challenges facing nature conservation are met with innovative and effective solutions.

We are seeking a Chief Executive with the following attributes:

• A visionary leader with the experience and ability to drive change within a similarly sized organisation, ideally within a government agency or conservation-focused sector.
• A skilled problem-solver, able to manage multiple complex issues and develop practical solutions while ensuring alignment with our core mission.
• An outstanding communicator and networker, with the ability to represent [Employer hidden] at the highest levels and build strong, productive relationships with key decision-makers across diverse sectors.
• Public-facing, media-savvy and confident in dealing with stakeholders, ranging from government ministers to local farmers, communities and environmental groups.
• A strong strategic and financial mindset, with a deep understanding of managing budgets and leading complex organisations through change and growth.
• A commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, ensuring [Employer hidden] remains a welcoming, accessible and collaborative organisation for all.
• A passionate advocate for nature, with a clear understanding of the importance of Scotland’s environment to both the economy and the future wellbeing of its people.

Prerequisites

• To undertake a Disclosure Scotland application.
• Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK and resident in Scotland for the duration of the job contract.
• Applicants must be able to travel across Scotland to attend meetings and site visits as required – this may involve occasional overnight stays away from home.

Gaelic language

Although Gaelic language is not a prerequisite it is a desirable skill in support of our commitment to our Gaelic Language Plan.

[Employer hidden]’s Net Zero commitment

Whether working at home or in an office, or travelling to meetings and site visits, as a [Employer hidden] you will contribute to our Net Zero plan, for example through positive carbon travel choices.

Applications

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a covering letter (no longer than two pages), outlining your relevant skills and experience to [contact hidden], by midnight on Sunday 25 May.

For further information and how to apply

https://www.nature.scot/chief-executive-officer

For a confidential, informal discussion about the role please contact LHH directly at +44 (0)141 220 6460 or email [contact hidden]