Chief Executive Officer

£124,080 during probation, rising to £130,611

Plus £6,000 car allowance and excellent benefits

Hybrid working | Regular travel across Scotland

As people in Scotland live longer and expectations of later life evolve, the connection between housing, health, care and technology is becoming increasingly important.

Hanover Scotland exists for that moment. We are one of the country’s leading providers of housing and services for older people, managing more than 4,500 homes across mainland Scotland. Around 600 employees, working with a committed Board, support people (primarily) aged 55+ feel safe and secure at home and live fulfilling, independent lives.

Ours is a clear social purpose, lived through values of respect, accountability, collaboration and inclusion. We are a respected, values-led organisation with a national voice on housing, care and independent living for older people.

Following the planned retirement of our current Chief Executive, we are looking for an exceptional leader to build on strong foundations and take Hanover into its next chapter.

This is a high-profile, influential role at a pivotal time for Hanover and the sector.

We have advanced our current five-year strategy, embedded robust project management, and kept our Happy Customer Strategy at the centre of the organisation: raising service standards, building more inclusive communities, and reducing isolation through social activity across our developments. We hold Investors in People Gold and Investors in People Gold for Wellbeing, and we continue to invest in people, professional development and the systems that make high-quality service possible.

Working closely with the Board and an experienced Executive Leadership Team, you will lead the delivery of Hanover’s 2027–2032 strategy. You will set clear direction, keep the organisation financially resilient and well governed, and stay relentlessly focused on outcomes for customers.

You will also be Hanover’s public voice. The next Chief Executive will strengthen our standing as a leading national advocate on housing, care and independent later life. That means trusted relationships with the Scottish Government, regulators, commissioners, local authorities and partners across housing, health, social care and the third sector. Having the confidence to contribute to national debate and shape policies and partnerships that will define services for older people.

Innovation and measured growth sit at the heart of the brief. Homes and services must remain attractive and relevant to today’s customers and to the next generation of older people. That includes evolving our housing, technology and wider offer so people can be supported earlier in later life and remain independent for longer.

Having concentrated on strengthening the organisation and investing in existing homes, we are now beginning new projects and fcoused on developing new and existing homesin a sustainable way. That will demand judgement: the ability to balance ambition, affordability, investment, quality and risk.

You will also lead Hanover as an employer, building on our people achievements and driving continuous improvement through meaningful engagement so employees feel valued and can do their best work for customers.

You are an accomplished senior leader with the strategic insight, personal credibility and energy to lead a complex, geographically dispersed and highly regulated organisation.

You may already be a Chief Executive, or an experienced Executive Director ready for the next step. Your career may have been built in housing, health, social care, local government, the third sector or another complex, regulated setting. An understanding of Hanover’s operating context will matter; where you…