Chief Information Officer

St John Ambulance is seeking an exceptional Chief Information Officer to join the Executive Leadership Team and lead the charity’s digital, data and technology agenda at a time of significant organisational transformation.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the CIO will hold full accountability for delivering St John’s technology roadmap and driving enterprise-wide digital transformation. The role will ensure that technology, digital and data platforms are safe, resilient, compliant and future-ready, supporting a modern, high-quality digital working environment for staff and volunteers and enabling effective strategic and operational decision-making.

The CIO will provide executive leadership across digital transformation, core technology services, data and insight, cyber security and information governance, and will lead the organisation’s programme management function. A key focus will be embedding a data-informed culture and the responsible, ethical adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, while maintaining strong governance, safeguarding and public trust.

The successful candidate will bring:

• A compelling track record as a board-level or senior executive leader within a complex organisation.
• Deep experience leading digital, data and technology services at scale, ideally in similarly complex or mission-led environments.
• Proven success delivering large-scale, cross-organisational transformation and change portfolios.
• Experience of working with volunteer-based or people-powered organisations.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to engage, influence and build trust across diverse stakeholder groups, underpinned by a values-led and emotionally intelligent leadership style.

This role is nationwide, with travel around the UK. 

This is a rare opportunity to shape the digital future of a nationally recognised charity and to play a critical role in strengthening community health resilience through technology, data and innovation.