Location: Hybrid with regular travel Salary: Competitive - available on application Job Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent At CILEX, we have a proud history of bringing real diversity into the legal profession and we are ambitious to do even more for a new legal profession. With over 17,000 members, we are the professional body for CILEX Lawyers, paralegals and other allied professionals in England and Wales. Operating in the public interest, we're transforming the legal sector by broadening access, supporting social mobility and raising professional standards. We inspire the next generation by raising aspirations and providing the right opportunities in the right way at the right time for everyone to maximise their potential. We achieve this through providing outstanding training, robust certification and continuing professional development to legal professionals at all levels, championing greater diversity across the sector and advocating for our members. We are looking for our next Chief Executive Officer at a key inflection point as we seek to evolve our reputation and standing, grow our membership, and operate with social purpose and a commitment to delivering greater access to justice. We are looking for an outstanding leader with the credentials to inspire on all fronts, galvanising and developing our talented team to innovate and elevate business performance whilst securing stakeholder support for a compelling new strategic vision that resonates with a broad range of stakeholders and partners. Able to operate commercially and within a public service value set, you will be creative and collaborative with a genuine interest in our work and the sector in which we operate, invested equally in the success of CILEX and our members. A customer-centric, transformative Chief Executive or Executive Director, you will be accustomed to working with boards, partners and across organisational and geographical boundaries to deliver tangible business growth through the provision of sector leading standards, products and services, and thought leadership that underpins organisational mission, purpose and values. A rounded, inclusive and inspiring leader, you will bring a contemporary skill set and values, able to run regulated businesses well, modernise infrastructure and capabilities, and innovate in response to industry challenges and opportunities. Above all, you will be stimulated by complex governance settings and capable of partnering with volunteer communities to achieve common goals. We think this is an outstanding opportunity for a strong leader and advocate who is ready to make their mark on the legal profession. CILEX is an agile, progressive and democratic organisation that empowers and supports in equal measure. We hope you will consider joining us. REF-221089