Director of Finance & Operations

Can you help Friends of the Earth support key functions at a crucial time for the organisation?
Can you ensure embedding financial sustainability by providing inspiring leadership and
strategic oversight by heading up our central services of finance, IT, facilities, and
governance.

As a core member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will ensure Friends of the Earth is
financially sustainable and compliant with relevant regulations and laws and has the premises
and organisational infrastructure it needs to support a great campaigning organisation.

We are looking for someone who can bring an inspirational, empathetic approach to support a
range of established functions that are vital to the organisation’s ability to deliver its
mission of campaigning to resolve the climate emergency and nature crisis. A commitment to
social and environmental justice is essential and the successful candidate will have a key role
to embedding our aims of collaboration, inclusion, wellbeing and an effective and supportive
working environment. 

How to apply: 

Please apply via our online application form, you will be able to save your application and
come back to it before submitting your form. 

Your supporting statement should be no more than 2 pages of A4 and address the key requirements
of the person specification with relevant examples of your experience and outline why you are
interested in the post.

Key dates: 

Closing date: Monday 16 September 2024 (23:59)

1st Interviews: w/c 23rd September 2024 (online via
Teams meeting) 

2nd Interviews: w/c 30th September 2024 (in person at our London office)

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and
people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic
barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in,
and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at
multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard
and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the
essential criteria for the role. 

Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all
campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there
can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth’s party-political
independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if
they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue,
please do raise this with us as soon as possible.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world
and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and
drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.