Do you share our passion to make it possible for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle? Could you lead the next part of our journey?
We are stepping confidently into the future as Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, building on nearly 50 years of impact as Sustrans, the charity that helped to pioneer the UK’s sustainable travel movement. From the creation of the Bristol to Bath path to the National Cycle Network, School Streets and beyond, our legacy is one of bold ideas, practical delivery, and lasting change.
Our purpose is beautifully simple: To make it possible for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle, because it changes everything. Our health. Our wellbeing. Our world.
And we are more ambitious than ever.
We are now seeking a new CEO to help us shape and deliver the future of movement in the UK. You’ll be part of a dynamic, committed team of 500 staff and 2,000 volunteers across the UK’s four nations.
The successful candidate will have substantial leadership experience as a CEO (or aspiring CEO) and will bring values-driven leadership, energy and drive. You will be comfortable building high-trust relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in active travel, including government ministers, senior civil servants, policy makers and strategic partners. You will be able to inspire and lead our brilliant management team and colleagues. You will have a proven track record of leading change in a complex, purpose-driven, multi-stakeholder organisation. You will have had success growing income through fundraising, grant funding, commercial activity and strategic partnerships.
I hope that the information contained in this pack encourages you to apply. If ensuring that walking, wheeling and cycling are safe, accessible and joyful for everyone, everywhere excites you, and you have the qualities needed to lead and inspire people-powered movement, we look forward to hearing from you.
Warm regards,
Moray Macdonald
Chair of Trustees
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust