CEO (UK) - The BUSY Group UK

Moon Executive Search; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Car allowance

Pension

Benefits

Job summary

The BUSY Group UK is seeking an exceptional Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation through its next phase of growth, integration and maturity. Based in the UK with reporting lines to the UK Board and Group CEO in Australia, this role drives social impact across education, employability, health and wellbeing services while ensuring commercial sustainability.

The incoming CEO will unite diverse services under one UK entity, strengthen operational leadership, and deliver sustainable

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading complex, multi-entity organisations.
• Experience delivering sustainable growth and operational improvement.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with P&L responsibility.
• Experience working with Boards and executive leadership in matrix/group structures.

Responsibilities

• Create an integrated UK business by aligning multiple service lines and brands.
• Strengthen operational leadership and accountability across UK operations.
• Provide strong financial stewardship with forecasting, investment planning and growth.
• Lead within a global matrix, collaborating with international leadership and UK Board.
• Identify strategic opportunities and ensure readiness for expansion.
• Champion governance, safeguarding, compliance and risk management.
• Develop strategic relationships with government, funders, regulators and stakeholders.
• Build a values-led culture focused on collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Financial acumen

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Board collaboration

Job description

Chief Executive Officer (UK) – The BUSY Group UK

Location: United Kingdom

£Highly Competitive plus bonus, car allowance, pension and benefits.

Moon Executive Search is delighted to be partnering with The BUSY Group UK to appoint an exceptional Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation through its next stage of growth, integration and organisational maturity. Based in the UK and reporting to the UK Board, with an operational reporting line to the Group CEO in Australia, this is a rare opportunity to lead a purpose-driven organisation delivering measurable social impact across education, employability, health and wellbeing services.

The BUSY Group has a long-established reputation for helping people access skills, education and employment opportunities. Building on the strong UK platform established over recent years, the incoming CEO will lead a growing multi-entity organisation, bringing together diverse services, strengthening operational excellence and delivering sustainable growth while remaining true to the organisation's values and social purpose. The UK Group is head quartered in Cardiff and this is a national role.

The successful candidate will lead a rapidly growing UK organisation through its next phase of maturity, integration and expansion, creating a disciplined, commercially sustainable and high-performing business whilst preserving the entrepreneurial culture and stakeholder relationships that have underpinned its success to date.

• Create one integrated UK business, bringing together multiple service lines, operating brands and specialist functions into a cohesive, aligned and high-performing organisation.
• Strengthen operational leadership by building accountability, developing senior leaders and embedding consistent performance standards across all UK operations.
• Provide strong financial stewardship, including full P&L responsibility, commercial decision making, forecasting, investment planning and sustainable growth.
• Lead effectively within a global matrix environment, partnering with the Australian executive team and UK Board whilst balancing local market opportunities with wider Group objectives.
• Support sustainable growth by identifying strategic opportunities, strengthening organisational capability and ensuring operational readiness for future expansion.
• Champion education, safeguarding and governance excellence, ensuring quality, compliance and risk management remain at the heart of service delivery.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with government, commissioners, funders, regulators and key stakeholders across the UK.
• Build a high-performing, values-led culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, inclusion and continuous improvement.

The Ideal Candidate

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the future direction of The BUSY Group UK, and we are seeking an accomplished CEO, Managing Director, Country Director or equivalent senior executive who can demonstrate:

• A proven track record of leading complex, multi-site or multi-entity organisations.
• Experience delivering sustainable growth, transformation and operational improvement.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including full P&L responsibility.
• Success operating within government-funded, regulated or mission-led environments.
• Experience working with Boards and executive leadership teams within matrix or group structures.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and partnership-building skills.
• A values-led leadership style with a commitment to social impact, inclusion and organisational excellence.
• The ability to balance entrepreneurial ambition with operational discipline and governance.

Leaders from employability, education, skills, health, community services, social enterprise, housing, outsourced public services or similarly complex publicly funded environments are encouraged to apply.

This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious and commercially astute leader to play a pivotal role in the future development of a growing international organisation committed to creating positive outcomes for individuals, employers and communities across the UK.