AWS Executive are delighted to be working in conjunction with Sniffer to appoint their Chief Executive Officer. For further information about the vacancy, please click on the microsite link.
Introduction
Sniffer was incorporated as a Scottish Charity and company limited by guarantee in 1994.
We bring people, places, and organisations together to support them to respond to the changing climate. We act as a catalyst, fostering collaboration and providing tools to help create a fair future where all can flourish.
Our work is structured across three areas: Climate Ready Leadership; Climate Ready Placemaking and Climate Ready Innovation.
We deliver a number of high-profile programmes and initiatives, for example the Adaptation Scotland Programme and the annual Flood Resilience Conference.
We have extensive experience initiating and facilitating innovative place-based responses to climate change. This ranges from our pioneering work with Climate Ready Clyde in the Glasgow City Region and more recently Climate Ready South East Scotland and Highland Adapts.
We have a long history of being at the forefront of innovative thinking, being nimble and able to look ahead beyond organisations and sectors and across many geographies and sectors. We work closely with academic partners, with an example being our role in a new UKRI funded UK adaptation hub.
Our team has strong technical knowledge of climate resilience and systems thinking. This enables us to develop tools, resources, training and customised approaches to addressing adaptation challenges.
We have developed a trusted approach to facilitating events and processes, providing safe and creative spaces where people from diverse backgrounds can develop skills and confidence to experiment and gain confidence and skills to lead.
Our excellent networks enable us to bring in additional expertise and insights and support innovation.
We work with leaders in all guises from community volunteers to government ministers and CEOs. We are committed to empowering communities to respond to a changing climate.
Working at Sniffer involves being part of a collaborative and social team, with a strong focus on employee wellbeing. We have great shared office space at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, part of the University of Edinburgh, in central Edinburgh and in a collaborative co-working space at Civic House in central Glasgow.
2024 is a significant year for Sniffer. Not only are we celebrating 30 years as a charity, we are embarking on a rebrand – a new name and a new identity are already in the making. But more than that – we have doubled in size over the last year as the appetite for our work has increased.
As our Managing Director, Ruth Wolstenholme, steps down after 30 years of leadership, we seek an exceptional leader to build on our success in the role of Chief Executive Officer.
You will shape the future strategy and management structure to achieve transformative change in Scotland and beyond.
We are looking for a solutions focused leader who combines vision and innovation with experience of leading an organisation to deliver on its strategic priorities. You will understand the need for systems change to create a flourishing and fairer future for all. You will have direct experience of working across sectors, creating strategic alliances, and nurturing collaborative approaches, internally and externally. You will enjoy pioneering a creative and can-do approach which is a feature of Sniffer. You will be a skilled communicator and networker.
For further information about the vacancy, please click on the microsite link.
