Chief Executive

Job Description

Castlehill Housing Association is entering a significant and exciting new chapter. With the planned retirement of our long standing Chief Executive, we are seeking an exceptional leader who can guide our organisation confidently into the future while remaining grounded in our strong values and social purpose.

Castlehill has spent more than five decades providing high quality homes and support services across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray, building deep community roots, strong partnerships and a committed workforce. With financial stability, strong governance and clear ambition, we are well positioned for the next stage of our journey. All of this is set within a region that offers an exceptional quality of life-combining a distinctive, welcoming city with beautiful coastlines, historic towns and outstanding outdoor spaces, supported by excellent schools, transport links and a rich cultural identity-making it a fantastic place to live, work and lead!

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to deliver our new corporate plan and ensure that Castlehill remains a trusted and effective organisation for the people and communities we serve.
• Work closely with a supportive Board to foster a culture of accountability, openness and continuous improvement, while empowering talented staff to achieve high quality outcomes.
• Drive organisational resilience, ensure regulatory compliance, strengthen partnerships, and shape services that respond to the evolving needs of tenants and clients.
• Encourage collaboration and inspire confidence across the organisation and beyond.

Qualifications

• Proven senior leader with experience in housing or related sectors.
• Strong strategic capability, resilience and sound financial and commercial judgement.
• Values driven leader with excellent people and stakeholder skills, able to motivate quality driven teams, build productive partnerships, and balance social purpose with effective business decision making.
• Vision and ambition to deliver meaningful impact for tenants, customers and communities.

Closing date: Wednesday 4th February 2026 (9am).

Contact name: Kelly Shaw

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