Chief Executive Officer

North Wales Wildlife Trust; Aberangell; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional nature conservation charity is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic leadership and ensure effective delivery of its mission. The ideal candidate will have experience in organisational leadership, financial management, and engagement with diverse stakeholders. The role is hybrid based in North Wales, offering competitive salary and benefits including a relocation package and generous holidays.

Benefits

Discretionary relocation package

Discretionary bonus scheme

32 days of holiday per year

Salary Exchange Pension

Life Assurance

Support for learning Welsh

Qualifications

• Experience of organisational leadership within a financially accountable organisation.
• Ability to generate and manage diverse income streams.
• Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders and partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership.
• Shape and implement the strategic plan.
• Ensure financial health and manage resources.

Skills

Organisational leadership

Commercial strategy

Public speaking

Project management

Strong data and IT abilities

Understanding of environmental issues

Education

Degree or degree-equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Description: Chief Executive Officer. Salary: Circa £75,000 + Relocation Package & Bonus. North Wales (Bangor or Aberduna office locations) - hybrid. Full time, Permanent.

Closing Date: 30th September 2025. Are you a visionary leader? Would you be able to enhance a compelling future for the North Wales Wildlife Trust? These are exciting times, and we're looking for a new CEO to join us!

We're keen to hear from those who can provide strategic and operational leadership that ensures the Trust fulfils its charitable objectives and delivers its mission effectively and sustainably while continuing to grow. This includes shaping and implementing the strategic plan, managing people and resources, maintaining financial health, and building strong relationships with its membership, other stakeholders, funders, and the wider community.

You'll be ultimately responsible for the governance, fundraising, public trust and social impact of the North Wales Wildlife Trust. An important part of this role is to ensure we play our part as an active member of the federation of Wildlife Trusts to help secure wins for wildlife beyond our border.

The role will be hybrid (after settling in period) and ideally you will be based in North Wales as we have office facilities available in Bangor or Aberduna. There will be regular travel to off-site meetings.

Who we are looking for

• An experienced senior manager with degree (or degree-equivalent qualification).
• Experience of organisational leadership within a financially accountable organisation, whether in the charitable, public, or private sector.
• Proven commercial strategy / business experience, with the ability to generate and manage diverse income streams, including through partnerships, grants, trading, or other business related activities.
• Experience with a wide range of stakeholders and partners and working with them to achieve programme aims.
• Strong data and IT abilities.
• Good public speaker with strong presentational skills.
• Excellent Project Management experience.
• A strong understanding of environmental issues, with a broad overview of key aspects of ecology, conservation, agriculture, fishing, climate change and other environmental pressures.

Welsh language skills are not essential for this role but are highly desirable. We expect the successful candidate, if not already fluent, to be committed to learning Welsh and to demonstrate a strong understanding of and support for Welsh culture, which is integral to our work in land management and nature recovery.

Benefits

• Discretionary relocation package up to £10k reimbursement against receipts for moving expenses.
• Discretionary bonus scheme of up to 10% of salary per annum, based on achieving agreed long-term performance targets.
• 32 days of holiday per year, including statutory Bank Holidays, which increase by one day for each fully completed year of service up to a maximum of 38 days.
• Salary Exchange Pension (6% ER contributions - 6% EE contributions).
• Life Assurance (2x salary).
• Learn Welsh on us.

We are proud to be an independent charity and one of 46 Wildlife Trusts working across the UK to protect wildlife for the future. With the support of our members and volunteers, and our funders and partners, we work to restore nature, to empower people to take action for nature, and to create a society where nature matters.

We value the connection of natural habitats, wildlife and people, and work with landholders, businesses, organisations and individuals to create, improve and connect habitats in North Wales. We also provide planning and other professional services to local authorities, businesses and individuals.