Full-time · Hybrid

Chief Data and Information Officer (CDIO)

This is a high-stakes executive role designed for a visionary leader who wants to modernize the digital backbone of the UK's agricultural sector. As a newly created position reporting to the CEO, it offers the rare chance to define a national data strategy and build a high-performing DDaT workforce from scratch. It is a perfect blend of strategic advisory, technical governance, and industry-wide influence.

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Hiring company

AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board)

Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom · Posted 2 May 2026

The role

Overview

This is a high-stakes executive role designed for a visionary leader who wants to modernize the digital backbone of the UK's agricultural sector. As a newly created position reporting to the CEO, it offers the rare chance to define a national data strategy and build a high-performing DDaT workforce from scratch. It is a perfect blend of strategic advisory, technical governance, and industry-wide influence.

The hiring side

About AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board)

AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) is a mid-sized employer working in agriculture and public sector, based in Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.

Industry

Agriculture and Public Sector

Size

Medium

Location

Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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What they need

Requirements & Skills

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the long-term digital and data strategy for the organization
  • Serve as the principal advisor to the Board on technology investments and cyber risk
  • Establish governance frameworks for data ethics, security, and interoperability
  • Lead a multidisciplinary workforce to deliver modern, secure digital services
  • Engage with external stakeholders and government to shape sector-wide technology policy

Essential

  • Proven senior leadership experience in a complex organizational setting
  • Experience advising CEOs and Boards on technology-enabled change and information risk
  • Track record of managing significant operational and capital budgets
  • Expertise in setting enterprise-wide standards for architecture, data, and security
  • Experience in cyber resilience and incident governance
  • Ability to represent an organization at a national level with government and cross-sector partners

Preferred

  • Experience within the agricultural, public sector, or statutory body environments
  • Background in leading large-scale digital transformation projects
  • Knowledge of ethical data stewardship and information risk management

Key Skills

Strategic digital visioningExecutive-level communication and influenceCyber security leadershipData ethics and stewardshipFinancial and budgetary managementStakeholder engagementMultidisciplinary team leadershipBenefits realization and evidence-based decision making

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Perks

Benefits & perks

  • Competitive salary up to £115,000
  • Car allowance
  • Hybrid working model (2-3 days in Coventry HQ)
  • 35-hour work week
  • Opportunity to lead a newly created executive function
  • Public sector pension/benefits (implied by AHDB status)

Next step

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