Are you the kind of person who combines strategic leadership with the ability to make things happen at the sharp end? Do you have a track record of delivering results in a complex stakeholder environment? Do you already have hands-on experience of successfully driving through organisational and cultural transformation? 

If so, you may be our next Chief Executive Officer. The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial Government department responsible for regulating all aspects of the food industry – from farm to fork – in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

We are now recruiting for the challenging but rewarding role of Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic vision and leadership to the organisation at a time of significant change, within the policy direction set by the Agency’s Board. We are at a pivotal moment in food regulation and food standards – three years into a major transformation programme, aimed at modernising and future proofing the regulatory regime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.