Chief Executive
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Countryside Trust
The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Countryside Trust (The Trust) is the official charity of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Established in 2012, we are a small but growing team of experienced staff supported by amazing volunteers, delivering benefits to people and nature within the national park.
Over the next 2-3 years our ambition is to grow our funding base to become more resilient as an organisation. We also recognise the need to develop more strategic partnerships to enable us to deliver our charitable objectives over the coming years. We are therefore looking for a Chief Executive who will be able to balance the need for hands on delivery skills, such as policy development, alongside strategic leadership and partnership skills to supporting a growing organisation.
We seek someone who can provide inspirational leadership to The Trust and provide a clear direction, setting strategic goals and milestones. As CEO, we will expect you to lead and develop the team of staff and volunteers whilst also reviewing policy and guidance, to ensure the effective delivery of The Trust’s objectives, ensuring that all Trust activities are legally compliant and executed to the highest standard.
Acting as the principal external face of The Trust you will play an ambassadorial role in strengthening relationships with stakeholders, partners, supporters, agencies, and other organisations. You will raise the profile of The Trust whilst also protecting and enhancing the positive reputation and influence of The Trust.
We’re looking for someone that has the skills and experience to continue to develop and translate our vision and plans into practice, to capitalise on the high profile of the environmental and conservation agenda, and how this supports health and well-being in communities. This role will require a high level of flexibility, covering a wide range of activities including, drafting and writing policy, as well as delivering inclusive leadership and nurturing an effective and ethical culture with our highly skilled and motivated workforce.
We’re looking for a strong leader with an authentic, engaging, open and inclusive approach that inspires and motivates people to engage with nature. The Chief Executive should be ambitious and dynamic, with high levels of integrity and honesty. They will also be a strategic thinker, able to develop and translate the best ideas into practice; be a strong partnership player with a collaborative approach and specifically with experience of bringing diverse stakeholders together. You should have a good understanding of the complex environment in which the organisation operates and the ability to identify and grasp opportunities whilst assessing and mitigating risks.
Ideally, you will have previous experience in a senior leadership role, preferably at Chief Executive level or in the senior management of a large departmental function or programme,with oversight of staff, budget, and risk management. We are looking for you to have a good working knowledge of charitable governance, so experience from a charitable background would be a distinct advantage. Recognising the modest size of our organisation, this role will require a flexible, hands-on approach to delivery. However, if successful the role will become more strategic as the organisation evolves.
About Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Countryside Trust
Established in 2012, The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Countryside Trust is a registered Scottish Charity and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust is an environmental, and health and wellbeing charity, which aims to support and enhance the wellbeing and resilience in landscapes, communities and people. Working predominantly within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, we work with a wide range of partners to deliver projects, encourage participation, and collaborate with others to address the biodiversity and climate emergencies, and to create more sustainable, healthy and active communities, places and partnerships.
Our vision is for our landscapes and communities to be connected and thriving.
Our 2023-20230 strategy has a strong nature focus to deliver our purpose of creating connections in nature, with nature and each other. It builds on our specialisms of landscape scale nature restoration partnerships, health and wellbeing walks, active travel and targeted community empowerment and support.
Established in 2012, The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Countryside Trust is a registered Scottish Charity and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust is an environmental, and health and wellbeing charity, which aims to support and enhance the wellbeing and resilience in landscapes, communities and people. Working predominantly within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, we work with a wide range of partners to deliver projects, encourage participation, and collaborate with others to address the biodiversity and climate emergencies, and to create more sustainable, healthy and active communities, places and partnerships. Our vision is for our landscapes and communities to be connected and thriving. Our 2023-20230 strategy has a strong nature focus to deliver our purpose of creating connections in nature, with nature and each other. It builds on our specialisms of landscape scale nature restoration partnerships, health and wellbeing walks, active travel and targeted community empowerment and support.
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