Jo Hobbs MBE
Chief Executive
Jo joined the British Youth Council as Chief Executive in 2016. Jo leads the staff team and works with the Trustee Board ensure that we deliver for young people. Prior to joining the British Youth Council, Jo was the Operations Director at Girlguiding, leading on service delivery to girls and woman and membership growth across the UK. Jo is passionate about youth participation and advocacy, having found her own voice as a Brownie and a Guide and then as the coordinator of a peer education sexual health project whilst at University. to contact Jo call 020 4529 5927
Cat Jamieson
Youth Engagement Manager
Cat joined the British Youth Council in 2021 and is now the Youth Engagement Manager leading the Youth Engagement Team who run various youth forums and advisory groups with and for our partner organisations. She is passionate about empowering young people from all backgrounds to have a voice and to make positive changes both as individuals and within society. Cat started her career working directly with young people and has nearly 10 years’ experience working as a senior manager running programmes and services for young people, including, international social action, study programmes, careers services and the National Citizen Service.