Join Our Mission to Help Save Lives – Chief People Officer

Location: Hybrid – from our HQ in Elland, Halifax and from home, with travel across the Yorkshire region to our airbases. Visibility across our sites is key therefore it is expected you will be working from one of our sites at least 3 days per week.

Contract: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, flexible working arrangements considered.

Salary: £90-100k p.a

Closing Date: Sunday 7th June 2026 at 5 pm

Do you want to feel as though you are helping to save lives every day?  When working for YAA as our Chief People Officer, that is exactly what you will be doing.

About the Role

Yorkshire Air Ambulance already has strong foundations, an incredible reputation, and huge public trust. With a new CEO, we have a really exciting plan for growth ahead of us;
An opportunity to grow our impact.
To strengthen our sustainability for the future.
To support and develop our people even further.
And ultimately, to help us save even more lives across Yorkshire.

As a member of the newly created Executive Leadership Team, this new role of Chief People Officer will lead the development and delivery of a progressive, inclusive, and high-performing people strategy that supports all employees and volunteers as one team, one culture, regardless of role or working environment.
You will provide immediate leadership through a period of organisational change and strategy, ensuring clarity, cohesion, and engagement are maintained throughout transition.
You will ensure that everyone contributing to the organisation – across frontline, operational support, and volunteer roles – feels supported, valued, and able to perform at their best in delivering life-saving services. The role will actively address cultural and structural divides through simultaneous cultural transformation and organisational redesign.
The role will also ensure that appropriate safeguarding frameworks, culture, and practices are in place across the organisation.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future growth of one of Yorkshire’s most loved and recognised charities. If you would like to be part of this and think that your skills and experience fit the bill for this exciting role… we look forward to hearing from you!

What We Offer:

• Starting salary £90,000-£100,000 per annum.
• 25 days paid holiday per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays (pro-rata).
• Health insurance with BUPA.
• Buying of annual leave.
• Long service awards.
• Work-Life/Family Balance – a commitment to helping you achieve a work-life balance, including flexible working opportunities, enhanced family leave packages, including maternity, paternity, and adoption/surrogacy.
• Enhanced sickness pay.
• Commitment to training and personal development for all staff, including access to short online training sessions.
• Eligible to apply for a Blue Light Card, gaining discounts at 100’s of businesses.
• Contributory pension scheme (contributions matched by the Charity up to 8%) and annual pensions advice.
• Life Assurance plus access to an Employee Assistance Programme covering Financial, Mental and Physical Wellbeing.

You can download the full job information pack below.

How to Apply

To apply for this position via our website:

• Complete the form below
• Provide a CV and covering letter stating how your experience, knowledge, abilities and skills match the job requirements, along with why you are applying.
• Complete the optional Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (available to download below).

For other recruitment queries, please contact recruitment@yaa.org.uk

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday, 7th June 2026 at 5 pm.

If you wish to discuss the job role in more detail, please contact If you wish to discuss the job role in more detail,
please contact Kathryn Marsden, CEO on k.marsden@yaa.org.uk.

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