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About ACE
Association of Chief Executives (ACE) seeks to strengthen UK public services. We provide a space for peer networking and learning exchange through a programme of events and research tailored to public body leaders. Membership gives access to exclusive opportunities to meet with ministers, members of parliament, senior civil servants and subject matter experts. We work closely with our sister organisation, the Public Chairs’ Forum (PCF). Based at the Institute for Government in London, ACE and PCF engage directly into the heart of government, across Westminster and Whitehall.
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EVENTS
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NEWS
CEO Challenge: Organisational resilience and adaptability in the public sector
The ACE Secretariat were please to host the Q1 CEO Challenge on 26 June 2025, focused on the leading forward as a public body leader. The session...
Vacancy in the Secretariat – Secretary
We are hiring - Applications are now closed. This is a hugely exciting time for the Public Chairs’ Forum (PCF) and Association of Chief Executives...
ACE-PCF 2025 Annual Conference: Public bodies, data, technology and innovation
In the contemporary digital era, the integration of advanced technologies is imperative for modern governance. Along with a societal shift, recent...
JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES
His Majesty’s Inspector (HMI) of Schools – Ofsted
Regional Director, East Midlands – Department for Education
Deputy Director, Corporate Services Transformation Programme Director – OFGEM
Director General for Commercial and Growth – DHSC
Chief Technology Officer – Crown Prosecution Service
Associate Commercial Lead, Supplier Relationship Management – Government Commercial Function
Associate Commercial Specialist PFI – Government Commercial Function
Chief Methodology and Statistics Advisor – UK Statistics Authority
Chief of Strategy – Research England
Band H Group Head of Communications – Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Category Lead for Debt Support and Advice Services – The Money and Pensions Service
Deputy Director, Small Business Strategy and High Streets – Department for Business and Trade
Deputy Director, Business Finance – Department for Business and Trade
Deputy Director Migration Communications – Home Office
Head of Commercial Operations – Government Commercial Function
Regional Executive Director – Homes England
Deputy Director, AI Integration – DSIT
Deputy Director, Strategic Finance – DCMS
Chief People Officer – Met Office
Chief Customer Officer – UK Hydrographic Office (Ministry of Defence)
Litigation Director – Competition & Markets Authority
Deputy Director, Museums and Cultural Property (1 year maternity cover) – DCMS
Director, Wales Office – Ministry of Justice
Director, Project Delivery and Performance – Department for Transport
Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) – DSIT
Director, Financial and Business Analysis – Competition & Markets Authority
Digital & Data Standards Lead – Government Commercial Function
Interim Director of Finance (secondment up to 12 months, open to Other Government Departments Only) – Office for Nuclear Regulation
Chief Executive Officer – Defra
All Chief Executives will have faced tricky moments, that is what makes our jobs so unique and interesting – ACE allows us to talk to each other frankly and without judgement, about what has worked and also sometimes what hasn’t.”
ACE Member
LIBRARY
Public leadership: navigating uncharted waters
The ACE Constitution
Transparency in Arm’s-Length Bodies: A Guide to Best Practice
