Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Green Light Trust are seeking a visionary and creative Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to join their organisation in this full-time, permanent, hybrid role, reporting to the Chair of the Board of Trustees and leading the charity s strategic direction and operational delivery across Suffolk and Norfolk.

Fantastic company benefits include:

• Salary:£70,000 £80,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Holiday: 36 days annual leave including Bank Holidays and the closure between Christmas and New Year
• Additional: Technology to support flexible working, access to counselling support, and coaching and development through Alitus

About the role:

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO), you will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight to ensure Green Light Trust (GLT) delivers its mission with integrity, compassion, and measurable impact. Working closely with the Board of Trustees and senior leadership team, you will shape the long-term strategic direction of the charity, inspire a collaborative and values-driven culture, and ensure financial sustainability and environmental stewardship remain central to all activities. Building and maintaining a strong strategic partnerships with commissioners, funders, employers, and community stakeholders. Working hours for this role will be 37.5 hours per week and subject to business requirements.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Work with the Board of Trustees to shape and deliver GLT s long-term strategic vision, aligned to its mission and values.
• Inspire and lead a high-performing, inclusive culture across staff and volunteers, encouraging collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• Oversee the development and delivery of impactful, high-quality services for participants.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, statutory, and regulatory requirements as a charity and contract provider.
• Proactively identify and manage organisational risks to safeguard long-term stability and success.
• Oversee financial performance, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring effective and value-driven use of resources.
• Develop and diversify income streams to support sustainable growth and organisational resilience.
• Represent GLT within the environmental and conservation sectors, championing nature-based interventions, and responsible woodland stewardship.

About you:

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO), you will be an experienced senior leader with a strong track record of strategic development, organisational growth, and financial stewardship, ideally within the charity, social enterprise, health, social care, environmental, or community sectors. You will demonstrate strong financial acumen, experience in working with Boards of Trustees, and the ability to build effective senior management, stakeholder and collaborative relationships, alongside overseeing impactful service delivery. Experience in health and social care contracts, mental-health and wellbeing nature-based services, or partnership working would be advantageous. You will be a values-driven, resilient, and authentic leader, passionate about the transformative power of nature and able to inspire, mentor and focus teams towards shared goals.

About Green Light Trust:

Green Light Trust is dedicated to transforming lives through nature-based programmes that support wellbeing, learning, mental-health and environmental stewardship. By joining GLT, you will lead an organisation committed to delivering meaningful social impact across communities in Suffolk and Norfolk whilst protecting and enhancing natural environments.

If you have the relevant skills and experience for this Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position and would like to be considered, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV with an embedded supporting statement (maximum 300 words) as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

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