Chief Executive

Age UK Islington is changing the way we age, with a mission to help people to achieve a 'good life'. We do this by providing tailored support to people in the borough of Islington. As an independent local charity, we work at the heart of the community to ensure those people over 60, those under 60 with long term health needs and family carers are given proactive and bespoke support, dependent on their circumstances.

Age UK Islington is in a position of strength, both financially and in terms of its role within the local community. We are financially stable, technology-driven and produce data that provides key insights into our population. We are pleased to have strong relationships with the local borough and ICB, resulting in mutually beneficial contracts that support residents to address their problems before they become a crisis.

However with upcoming funding challenges for our NHS and local authority partners, we are looking ahead to maximise the strategic opportunities open to us that enable us to continue to deliver our high-quality and much needed services.

We are looking for a CEO to lead our team of 40 staff and 75 volunteers and continue the development of Age UK Islington to reach a new level of impact. Working with the Board, the CEO will strategically review the current landscape and new opportunities to best support our clients.

Our new CEO will:

• Develop a multi-year vision for the charity, and a strategy to deliver that vision.
• Maximise Age UK Islington's impact by reviewing new business opportunities, developing our services and products and maximising our reach and impact.
• Lead the organisation externally with key stakeholders, including local government, the NHS and donors.
• Lead and inspire our dedicated and passionate staff and volunteers.

In order to continue to provide proactive, supportive services we seek an individual with sound strategic experience and a creative approach, who brings:

• A proven track record of achieving innovation and maximising opportunities, ideally within the health and social care sector.
• Solid experience of building strong relationships with a breadth of stakeholders, including trustees, staff, funders and partners.
• Experience of developing income.
• Experience of leading, managing and inspiring teams in a collaborative working environment.
• A passion for helping people achieve a 'good life' in the best way for them.

Age UK Islington is committed to achieve greater diversity in its executive team and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.

For further information, to access the full appointment brief and to apply to this role, please click on the Apply button.

To arrange a discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors Anna Gardet or Erica Ritchie:

Recruitment Timetable

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 4th March 2026

Interviews with Prospectus: 10th-13th March 2026

Engagement meeting with AUKI's internal stakeholders and Panel Interviews: 20th March 2026