CEO

Job Description

We are overarching aim is to prevent human-made chemicals from causing long-term damage to wildlife and people by ensuring that chemicals which cause such harm are substituted with safer alternatives.

We are a small, dynamic and influential environmental NGO, working mainly at the EU and UK levels. We are science-based, working at the science and policy interface. We work closely with NGOs, scientists and decision-makers in the UK, across Europe and globally.

We are now recruiting for a Chief Operating Officer to strengthen our organisation & deepen our impact.

This Chief Operating Officer will be a strategic partner to the Executive Director, bringing consolidated finance, people and operational experience and insights to strengthen our organisational resilience and extend our reach and impact. You’ll be part of a friendly and committed organisation that punches well above its weight, carrying out internationally important work that is done nowhere else in the UK.

This is a formative time to join us. We have grown considerably in recent years and now employ an amazing team of 12 people in the UK and a group of experts within the EU. We have a new Chair and have expanded our Board with new Trustees, who bring renewed ambition and strong skills and insights into our work and operations. We have just finalised our new organisational strategy, so you’d be coming in at a pivotal moment for the organisation.

This is a real opportunity to use your skills and experience to shape the next stage of our development and growth.

The role is 4 days per week, with at least 1-2 days per week to be worked at our London co-working office (Impact Hub Euston, 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3DX). Other days homeworking.

Starting salary: £70,000-£72,000 FTE (pro rata to 0.8 is £56,000 - £57,600 )

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in the UK charity sector. You must have the right to live and work in the UK.

We understand that the application process can be difficult if you have a condition or disability that you live with. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to shine during your application process, so please let us know what we can do to accommodate you.