Since Okezie left, the role has been covered on interim basis by Vicky Browning, who is a former chief executive of charity sector leaders’ body ACEVO and spent seven years leading communications organisation CharityComms.
The charity is one of the largest youth organisations in the UK, with an annual income of £16.1m and 130 staff in the year ending March 2024 according to the Charity Commission’s register.
The charity adds that through its network of 9,000 organisations it supports more than four million young people.
It says it is looking for a CEO who can “centre young people in national conversations and decision making” as well as “forge ambitious partnerships across sectors and systems”.
Being ale to “reimagine what youth work can be” and “influence the future of the sector” are among other requirements for the role, says the charity.
The deadline for applications is 11 May.
Recent work by the charity has included co-ordinating, alongside Volunteering Matters, a consultation among young people ahead of the government’s National Youth Strategy.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the consultation is “one of the most ambitious listening exercises for a generation”.
In January UK Youth’s director of youth sector innovation Kayleigh Wainwright was seconded to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as its head of youth strategy engagement.
