Chief Executive Officer

Skills
Business DevelopmentDecision-MakingEnglishFinanceLeadershipMarketingStrategic Planning
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Senior leadership experience
  • Charity and fundraising insight
  • Financial confidence
  • Ability to motivate people around a shared mission
  • Connection to rural life and the farming community

Nice to have

  • Strategic
  • Inclusive
  • Compassionate
  • Purpose-driven
  • Collaborative

Day to day

  • Provide clear values-driven strategic leadership to grow the charity’s reach and impact
  • Inspire and support staff and volunteers while championing a positive inclusive culture
  • Strengthen income streams build partnerships and ensure strong governance and long-term sustainability

Hiring process

  • Submit current CV and supporting letter to the Chair of Trustees
  • Outline reasons for applying motivation and what you would bring
  • First interview on 6th July 2026
  • Second interview on 24th July 2026