Salary: £70,000 to £80,000
Contract length: Permanent
Location: Hybrid Working 50/50
Responsible to: Chairman & Board of Trustees
Purpose of the job
Thames21 is a dynamic, rapidly developing and highly successful environmental charity which is committed to transforming the River Thames and its tributaries, working hand in hand with communities. Today, this work has never been more important. The climate emergency will affect all of us and tackling its impact will require much greater focus on our river networks. Thames21 plans to ramp up our work in response.
Thames21 has strong finances, a skilled, motivated and growing staff team and an ambitious new Five-Year Plan to deliver. The charity will deliver increasingly resilient and healthy rivers in landscapes that are closer to their natural state with an abundance of fish and wildlife; empowering and working with people to bring multiple benefits to the natural environment, to individuals and to our communities.
Our current Chief Executive, who has led the charity successfully for the past seventeen years, is now relocating to work on other environmental issues. We are therefore seeking the right individual with the vision, drive and passion to take the opportunities which lie ahead.
To be successful, you will be a skilled and facilitative leader of people, with experience of change management, and an exceptional communicator who will engage effectively with partners, stakeholders, funders, communities and all levels of government to promote Thames21’s concerns, values and activities. You will have significant experience of complex stakeholder management, working collaboratively and effectively through partnerships and a proven track record of successful advocacy. You will have a keen understanding of income generation.
Above all else, you will have a genuine passion and understanding of our mission and a love of the most famous river catchment in the UK. For more details on our CEO job description, please see the attached job link.
