Youth Work Charity CEO (VOLUNTEER ROLE)

London, Greater London (Hybrid)
Unpaid role, expenses not paid
Voluntary

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Job description

VOLUNTEER YOUTH WORK CHARITY CEO WANTED

URBAN YOUTH The Streetwear‑Inspired Youth Movement for London

  • This is not a job.
  • This is not a title.
  • This is a calling.

London’s young people deserve more than another youth project. They deserve a movement — something bold, electric, culturally alive, and unapologetically built for them.

URBAN YOUTH is that movement.

We’re searching for a Volunteer CEO who is ready to help build one of the most exciting youth-led revolutions London has ever seen.

ABOUT URBAN YOUTH

URBAN YOUTH blends the energy of streetwear culture with the impact of youth work. We’re creating a London where opportunity doesn’t hide in offices or institutions — it drops like a limited-edition release.

Every month, young people across the city experience:

  • Urban Youth Drops™ — exclusive pop-up events

  • Creative hubs and skills labs

  • Employment pathways and entrepreneurship programmes

  • Streetwear collections designed by young people

  • Festivals, takeovers, and youth-led culture

URBAN YOUTH is where creativity meets opportunity. Where ambition meets belonging. Where young people feel seen, valued, inspired, connected, ambitious, hopeful.

THE ROLE: VOLUNTEER CEO

We’re looking for a leader who can build a movement, not just manage a charity.

Someone who can stand at the intersection of:

  • Youth culture

  • Creativity

  • Social impact

  • Streetwear and branding

  • Community empowerment

  • Strategic leadership

This is a role for a visionary. A builder. A connector. A culture-shaper.

You’ll lead the development of:

1. The Urban Youth Foundation

Youth work, mentoring, employability, wellbeing, community programmes.

2. The Urban Youth Collective

A membership network giving young people access to exclusive drops, leadership opportunities, and ambassador roles.

3. Urban Youth Studios

A creative powerhouse producing content, fashion, music, photography, and digital media.

4. Urban Youth Apparel

A youth-led streetwear brand funding opportunities for young people.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Volunteer CEO, you will:

  • Shape the vision, culture, and identity of URBAN YOUTH

  • Build partnerships with brands, funders, creatives, and community leaders

  • Lead the launch of Urban Youth Drops™ across London

  • Oversee programmes like The Drop, Street to Success, The Creative Collective, The Hustle Lab, and The Urban Leaders Academy

  • Drive the growth of the Urban Youth Festival and Urban Youth Awards

  • Inspire a team of volunteers, youth leaders, and partners

  • Champion young people’s voices at every level

  • Turn URBAN YOUTH into a citywide movement

This is a role for someone who wants to change the game, not maintain the status quo.

WHO YOU ARE

You don’t need to fit a traditional CEO mould. You need to fit the moment.

You might be:

  • A youth worker with big ideas

  • A creative director with a heart for community

  • A strategist who loves culture

  • A social entrepreneur

  • A leader who believes London’s young people deserve more

  • Someone who sees potential everywhere

You are:

  • Visionary

  • Bold

  • Collaborative

  • Culturally aware

  • Purpose-driven

  • Excited by innovation

  • Energised by young people

  • Ready to build something iconic

WHY THIS MATTERS

Because London’s young people are overflowing with talent, creativity, ambition, and potential — but too often, the world doesn’t see it.

URBAN YOUTH exists to change that.

  • To make opportunity visible.
  • To make belonging accessible.
  • To make ambition exciting.
  • To make youth culture powerful.

This is your chance to lead a movement that could transform thousands of lives.

THE IMPACT YOU’LL CREATE

By 2031, URBAN YOUTH aims to:

  • Support 10,000+ young people

  • Deliver 500+ pop-up events

  • Train 1,000 young leaders

  • Help 2,000 young people into employment, education or enterprise

  • Build a recognised youth streetwear brand

  • Operate in every London borough

  • Become London’s most exciting youth movement

As CEO, you’ll be at the heart of making this real.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

If you’re ready to:

  • Build something London has never seen

  • Lead with purpose and creativity

  • Inspire the next generation

  • Turn ideas into culture

  • Turn culture into opportunity

  • Turn opportunity into impact

Then URBAN YOUTH needs you.

This is your moment. This is your movement. This is your legacy.

Apply now.

Lead the movement.

Where Opportunity Drops.

 

Organisation
URBAN YOUTH View profile Organisation type Non Charity Employer Company size 1 - 5

To empower London’s youth through agile, short-term opportunities that build skills, social capital, and confidence via a radical, volunteer led model

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Refreshed on: 26 June 2026
Closing date: 31 July 2026 at 18:00
Job ref: UY CEO
Tags: Human Resources, Policy, Training / Learning, Project Management, Volunteering Management, Operations, Culture, Logistics, Mentoring / Coaching, Monitoring and Evaluation, Partnerships, Programme Management, Risk Management, Safeguarding, Strategy, Talent Acquisition / Retention, Youth / Children, Events / Activities, Governance / Management

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