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Wild We Stand is a fully volunteer-led collective and this is a volunteer opportunity. We are a flat collective where everyone belongs, a co-creation space where we get excited about your work, support your ideas, and want you to thrive with genuine freedom. We highly value our team’s time and expertise, and provide learning opportunities, perks, and a community for us all. While this is currently a volunteer role, as a registered Community Interest Company (CIC), our shared goal is to build a sustainable pathway to paid roles as the collective grows. For candidates who commit deeply and demonstrate strong long-term alignment, we are actively open to offering an equity % in the collective.
Time Commitment: We’re looking for long-term collective members and partners. We’re flexible on time commitment but it would be ideal if you were excited and available to dedicate 5+ hours per week to Wild We Stand.
Location Policy: Fully Globally Remote. Must be available for 1-2 hours of meetings weekly within core UK hours to collaborate with the team.
What is the role?
As our Movement & Strategy Director, you will be the first new addition to our leadership team, and directly work alongside our co-founders to create narrative strategy and translate concepts into clear movement direction.
You will help us design strategy and structure to help grow the collective. We are just starting our journey or assessing membership models, grants, and creating project timelines to host more & bigger events and build a sustainable pathway to pay our collective members and founder.
This is a volunteer position. Your work in our purpose-driven collective will have a direct role in shaping the visual language of a justice-centred environmental movement.
What will you be responsible for?
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Partner directly with our co-founders to finalise and launch our Manifesto, create our Narrative Strategy, co-design campaign concepts and strategic hooks
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Help to build and launch a community membership model to generate revenue for bigger events, project budgets, and collective pay
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Map out project timelines and strategic roadmaps to turn ideas into structured, executable campaign timelines
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Identify and help to submit applications for grassroots micro-grants, council climate funds, and community pots
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Commitment to a decolonised imagination that connects conservation to the intersections of wildlife and oppression
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An unwavering drive to confront the consequences of capitalism and systems of power with the urgency required for genuine change and justice
What are we looking for?
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Proven experience growing or co-leading a collective, non-profit, grassroots movement, or community initiative
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Background or experience in narrative strategy, movement communications, campaign messaging, in related spaces (conservation, environment, culture, social justice, community)
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A strategic mindset, excited to ideate, build and create
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Ability to bring strategic timelines and structure while preserving our grassroots ethos
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Self-directed initiative to take big concepts and turn them into clear, structured project plans
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A collaborative, non-hierarchical mindset that thrives in a flat collective structure
It would also be great if you had:
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Existing connections to environmental, climate justice, or grassroots grant funding networks
Why Join Wild We Stand?
As a member of our Founding Collective, you will help lead an organisation dedicated to exploring the crucial intersections of conservation, wildlife, oppression, and the fight for justice and liberation. You will join a team focused on untangling these complexities through critical engagement and candid discussions to light the pathway for solving global challenges.
We are proud to offer:
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Belonging in a truly flat, supportive co-creation space where we hype your work and give you space to be your best self
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Membership in the Wild We Stand collective and access to all WWS programmes, events, and content
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Opportunity for a formal Director stake in the Wild We Stand CIC
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Collective mentorship and peer solidarity to process systemic issues and sustain the drive for change
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The tools you and your team need to thrive
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Access to all WWS programmes, events, and content
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Team recognition, treats and physical & virtual get-togethers
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A pathway to paid positions as part of a collective roadmap
Wild We Stand is ancollective dedicated to exploring and advocating for the intersections of conservation, wildlife, forms of oppression
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Wild We Stand is a fully volunteer-led collective and this is a volunteer opportunity. We are a flat collective where everyone belongs, a co-creation space where we get excited about your work, support your ideas, and want you to thrive with genuine freedom. We highly value our team’s time and expertise, and provide learning opportunities, perks, and a community for us all. While this is currently a volunteer role, as a registered Community Interest Company (CIC), our shared goal is to build a sustainable pathway to paid roles as the collective grows.
Time Commitment: We’re looking for long-term collective members and partners. We’re flexible on time commitment but it would be ideal if you were excited and available to dedicate 5+ hours per week to Wild We Stand.
Location Policy: Fully Globally Remote. Must be available for 1-2 hours of meetings weekly within core UK hours to collaborate with the team.
What is the role?
As our Visual & Creative Lead you will own the aesthetic identity and graphic output of Wild We Stand, working closely with our editorial and community leads to shape the visual language of our movement.
You will help us to define a creative strategy for the collective, and produce all our visual assets, including events & announcement posters, carousels, print media and more.
This is a volunteer position. Your work in our purpose-driven collective will have a direct role in shaping the visual language of a justice-centred environmental movement.
What will you be responsible for?
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Design and format print/digital zine layouts, publications, and editorial assets
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Establish and maintain the visual identity, typography, and graphic aesthetic across all collective materials.
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Produce print-ready artwork and specifications for stickers, flyers, posters, and physical merchandise.
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Export clean graphics and visual assets for digital channels, campaign launches, and event promotions.
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Commitment to a decolonised imagination that connects conservation to the intersections of wildlife and oppression.
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An unwavering drive to confront the consequences of capitalism and systems of power with the urgency required for genuine change and justice.
What are we looking for?
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Proficiency in graphic design tools (such as InDesign, Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator, or Figma).
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Experience in editorial layout, print preparation, or zine design.
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A strong visual portfolio showcasing experimental, radical, or narrative-driven creative work.
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Ability to take raw copy and transform it into compelling, accessible visual layouts independently.
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Alignment with radical ecology and a desire to use art as a tool for movement-building.
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A collaborative, non-hierarchical mindset that thrives in a flat collective structure.
It would also be great if you had:
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Experience working with eco-friendly print processes or local print shops.
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Illustration, collage, or physical media artwork skills.
Why Join Wild We Stand?
As a member of our Founding Collective, you will help lead an organisation dedicated to exploring the crucial intersections of conservation, wildlife, oppression, and the fight for justice and liberation. You will join a team focused on untangling these complexities through critical engagement and candid discussions to light the pathway for solving global challenges.
We are proud to offer:
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Belonging in a truly flat, supportive co-creation space where we hype your work and give you space to be your best self
-
Membership in the Wild We Stand collective and access to all WWS programmes, events, and content
-
Opportunity for a formal Director stake in the Wild We Stand CIC
-
Collective mentorship and peer solidarity to process systemic issues and sustain the drive for change
-
The tools you and your team need to thrive
-
Access to all WWS programmes, events, and content
-
Team recognition, treats and physical & virtual get-togethers
-
A pathway to paid positions as part of a collective roadmap
Wild We Stand is ancollective dedicated to exploring and advocating for the intersections of conservation, wildlife, forms of oppression
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Inclusive Boards is delighted to be supporting Oaklea Trust in their search for their next Chair of Trustees.
About Oaklea Trust
The Oaklea Trust is a charitable organisation whose purpose is to give vulnerable people the opportunity to live and work as independently as possible within their community. Established in 2002 and based in Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland, we support disabled, disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adults. Our charitable work supports people of all ages who have Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health needs, and/or Dementia.
The Oaklea Group is made up of the charity, Oaklea Trust, and its commercial arm, Right2Work. Together, they support people and communities to learn, develop and thrive through person-centred care and support, learning opportunities, and pathways into employment.
This is a unique opportunity to help lead a values-driven organisation that supports people and communities across the North of England to learn, develop and thrive.
About the Chair opportunity
As Chair, you will energise and empower the Board and the Group as a whole. You will foster a culture of openness, collaboration, and constructive debate. You will inspire confidence and ensure the highest standards of governance, integrity and accountability.
You will also help shape the Group’s future impact, supporting our mission to reduce inequality and create opportunities for people and communities to thrive. Through your strategic insight and advocacy, you will help extend our reach, strengthen partnerships and ensure more people can access the care, support and opportunities they need and deserve.
The Chair of the Oaklea Board of Trustees will:
- Ensure the Board functions effectively
- Guide Oaklea Trust’s strategic direction
- Ensure governance oversight
- Represent Oaklea Trust internally and externally
- Evaluate and support the Chief Executive
- Champion the leadership of Committees
We are seeking a new Chair of Trustees who can bring the following experience and capabilities to the role. We recognise that lived experience can offer valuable insights that greatly enhance a role like this, especially when combined with professional expertise.
Experience/Background:
- Experience of strategic leadership and governance within an organisation of equivalent size and complexity to Oaklea Trust, ideally within a Group structure.
- A track record of driving growth and innovation, with the ability to apply insight to support the achievement of Oaklea Trust’s strategic objectives.
- Understanding of the challenges associated with leading and delivering regulated services and the management of the associated risks.
- Ability to constructively challenge and hold space for compassionate and constructive conversations.
- Financial and commercial acumen, including experience in financial planning, oversight, risk management, and the establishment and monitoring of systems of control and accountability.
- Ability to scrutinise and manage financial risk, ensuring long-term financial sustainability and safeguarding against fraud.
- Ability to open doors, build networks and maximise opportunities with a range of stakeholders, funders and partner organisations.
- Previous trustee and/or Chair/Vice Chair experience is desirable.