Director of Operations and Impact - North of Scotland (Elgin)

Do you bring a strong track record of strategic leadership in health and social care, coupled with an unwavering commitment to person centred support? If so, this could be the opportunity that shapes the next chapter of your career.

We are looking for an exceptional, forward thinking leader to join us as Director of Operations and Impact (North) on a full time, permanent basis. This is a key role within our Executive Leadership Team, offering the opportunity to shape operational excellence, strengthen organisational impact and influence the future of social care across Scotland.

As Director of Operations and Impact (North), you will hold full accountability for operational performance, service quality and contract delivery across the North of Scotland.

This is a hybrid working role, with an expectation of regular, meaningful engagement across our offices and services. You will therefore ideally be located within reasonable reach of one of our key hubs in Dundee, Aberdeen, Peterhead or Elgin.

This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone as we deliver our new strategic plan, Improving Lives Together, built around the following organisational priorities:

• The Foundation – Digital innovation: empowering everything we do
• Pillar 1 – Voices of the people we support at the heart of all decisions
• Pillar 2 – People: leadership, workforce and culture
• Pillar 3 – Financial sustainability: building for the future
• Pillar 4 – Partnership working: collaboration for greater impact
• The Roof – Quality: evidence based improvement

Purpose of the role

As a key member of our Executive Leadership Team, you will provide strategic, values driven leadership that strengthens Cornerstone’s culture, performance and long term sustainability. You will champion our mission, guide the delivery of our strategic plan and inspire teams across the North of Scotland to deliver exceptional, person centred care.

Central to your success will be the ability to build trusted partnerships, model courageous and authentic leadership, and drive high impact, evidence led improvement.

A detailed overview of responsibilities can be found in the role profile attached to this advert.

What you will bring

• A proven track record of strategic leadership within an organisation of comparable scale and complexity
• Deep insight into the social care landscape, including commissioning, market dynamics and sector wide trends
• A thorough understanding of regulatory frameworks and the wider policy context for social care in Scotland
• Demonstrated success in developing leaders, building organisational capability and nurturing high performing, psychologically safe teams
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with experience overseeing substantial budgets
• Confidence in championing digital tools to enhance collaboration, insight and operational excellence

If you believe you have the vision, expertise and drive to excel in this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV and cover letter, uploaded via the ‘Supporting Documents’ section of our online application process.

For an informal discussion or further information, you are welcome to contact Hazel Brown, CEO, at hazel.brown@cornerstone.org.uk.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an in person interview on 8th or 9th April 2026.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Level 2 Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.

Please note: if you have spent more than 12 months outside the UK (excluding France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will need to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant authority as part of our pre employment checks.