Chief Executive

  • Location: Hybrid – Home and Caledonian Exchange, Edinburgh

  • Salary: £76,632 – £82,086

  • Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week – look at our website for flexible working options that you might request)

  • Reporting to: Chair of the Young Scot Board and Sub-Committees

  • Team: Senior Leadership Team 

  • Pension: We offer a generous pension package to all staff from their first day with Young Scot, and we offer an auto enrolment pension scheme with People’s Pension. Staff contribute 5% of their salary and we contribute 10% of your salary. All staff are covered by a life assurance scheme that pays four times their basic salary in the event of death in service.  

  • Holidays: Our holiday entitlement is 25 days a year, plus 10 public holiday days. We close the office over Christmas and New Year, giving staff an extra three days as a thank you for their hard work throughout the year.  We also give an extra day holiday for every five years of service and an hour of time off in lieu for birthdays. 

Chief Executive

We are seeking a visionary and values-driven leader who can build on our strong foundations and lead Young Scot into its next chapter. The successful candidate will bring strategic insight, collaborative spirit, and a deep commitment to equity and inclusion. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and have the leadership experience to match, we would be delighted to hear from you. 

For comprehensive details, including information about Young Scot, the person specification, key responsibilities and the competency framework, please refer to the CEO Candidate Recruitment Pack.

Application information

  • The closing date for applications is Sunday 26 October 2025 

  • Shortlisting announced on 5 November 2025

  • Engagement sessions with key stakeholder’s and psychometric testing - week commencing 17 November 2025  

  • Interviews will take place - week commencing 24 November 2025 

·        Apply using our online application form (we don’t accept CVs). Advice on how to apply

  • If you'd prefer to fill in your application as a Word document and email it back to us, please get in touch with recruitment@young.scot 

Due diligence will be carried out as part of the application process, which may include searches carried out via internet search engines and any public social media accounts. 

Fiona Pringle