Chief Executive Officer - 420378

Lead Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job description

About the role:

LEAD Scotland is a national charity that has supported disabled people and carers by providing personalised learning, befriending, advice and information services for more than 45 years. LEAD provides SQA accredited Learning Services, a National Disabled Students Helpline, and supports Befriending Services as well as involvement in Policy work.

With our current CEO stepping down after 10 years, we are seeking a replacement to guide Lead Scotland into its future.

About you:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and person-centered strategic leader who can:

1. Engage with senior policy makers, service providers, and organisational leaders across Scotland, working together to improve lifelong, life-wide opportunities for disabled people and unpaid carers seeking to live their best lives.
2. Lead an organisation into the next stage of its own growth and development, ensuring that its financial security, asset management and risk appraisal is planned, maintained and enhanced.
3. Take overall responsibility for achieving and monitoring performance against targets in all areas of the charity's activities and ensure an effective internal infrastructure providing transparent reporting to the Team, Board and other stakeholders.
4. Work with a strong team in the context of a well-developed person-centred, kind, respectful, and very effective team culture which supports the growth and development of its people.
5. Work in a long-established and well-respected adult learning organisation as we head towards a half-century of working with communities across Scotland.

Critically, you will be an expert communicator, have strong leadership skills, be a strategic and forward thinker, and have an in-depth understanding of disability issues.

Applications from disabled people:

Lead Scotland is a Living Wage and Disability Confident Employer. Lead Scotland values diversity and the unique contributions our staff, volunteers, and service users bring. We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining talent from all backgrounds.

Lead has Disability Confident status; therefore, we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request, including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.