CPRE London has a strong reputation for passionate campaigns which make a difference - protecting green spaces and improving London's built and natural environment. We are looking for an inspiring Director to lead our development and grow our impact.
In this role you will be at the heart of debates over the future of London, its green spaces, planning and development. You will lead a small team, deliver high profile projects and influential campaigns, build and manage coalitions and put CPRE London on a more sustainable financial footing.
The succesful candidate will have a successful track record of organisational leadership and management as well as experience of the role of campaigning charities. You will be a strong communicator and networker and know how to generate and secure external support and funds. You will be ambitious for CPRE London's mission and be able to strengthen our organisation and grow our influence.
All the information you need is in the Candidate Briefing Pack which is available when you apply and can also be viewed on our website. We look forward to hearing from you by 1 February.
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Our Vision is that by 2030 London has become a well-planned, climate resilient, nature rich city.
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Chief Executive Part-time role - £48,000 - £50,000 per year FTE plus pension. 15 hours per week, usually balanced across 3 or 4 days per week. Reports to Chairman.
Location: Hybrid role. Must reside in Hertfordshire and be flexible to work from Welwyn village office and home as needed. Must have own transportation for occasional meetings / events all over Hertfordshire.
About CPRE Hertfordshire
CPRE Hertfordshire is the countryside charity for Hertfordshire. We campaign to protect, promote and enhance the beautiful countryside across the county for the benefit of everyone. We are an independent charity federated with 40+ county charities and a national office, giving us local, regional and national reach. Our CPRE National Patron is King Charles III.
Job description
We are looking for an exceptional individual who can work with and motivate volunteers, take a strategic view on issues affecting the Hertfordshire countryside and represent CPRE Hertfordshire at events and through media. The role also involves management of a small staff team, the oversight of our Governance including finances, reporting, budget, fundraising, communications and volunteer management.
This is an exciting time to join CPRE Hertfordshire, as the candidate will be able to build and influence the new long-term strategy and annual plan with our Board of Trustees in advance of 2027.
The Chief Executive is responsible for:
1. Contributing to and driving the implementation of CPRE Hertfordshire’s strategy.
2. Delivering effective and efficient operational performance of the charity including robust contingency arrangements.
3. Providing exceptional leadership and management of the team – both paid staff and volunteers – and further growing our volunteer cadre.
4. Delivering the marketing and communications strategy, including membership acquisition and retention communications, email and social media marketing.
5. Leading and managing local Branch campaigns and projects as agreed by the Board of Trustees.
6. Devising and overseeing activities to increase recruitment of new CPRE members.
7. Devising fundraising activities in line with agreed targets in collaboration with the Board of Trustees.
8. Overseeing our planning activities, including interaction with those in national and local government roles and community groups, and ensuring the charity keeps up to date with current national and local planning policy.
9. Attending regular meetings with national CPRE and other county branches to share knowledge, formulate “one CPRE” policy positions, and participate in national campaigns.
10. Ensure that the annual operating budget is met and continually look for cost savings across all lines of expenditure.
11. Ensuring that all risk factors faced by the charity in undertaking its activities are clearly understood and mitigated as appropriate.
12. Ensuring the charity keeps up to date with appropriate external best practices and maintains compliance with relevant charity commission and other regulations such as HSE and GDPR.
Essential
1. Successful track record of organisational leadership from a not-for-profit sector role.
2. Demonstrable evidence of exceptional people and team leadership and management skills.
3. Good communication skills and knowledge of social media and websites to support delivery of a marketing strategy.
4. Experience presenting to large groups, taking part in media interviews and writing formal reports.
5. Experience of operational delivery, a completer-finisher.
6. Good financial management and budgeting skills.
7. Full UK driving license with access to own transportation (for occasional meetings and events around the county).
8. A passion for the countryside and protection of the environment.
Desirable
1. Experience with a variety of digital tools and technologies.
2. Knowledge of income generation/fundraising.
3. Good understanding of marketing and communications.
4. Strong project management skills.
5. Able and committed to taking on new knowledge, in particular of the planning system, sufficient for effective oversight of the planning team and activity.
How to Apply:
Please provide your CV along with a covering statement describing how your achievements, skills and experience match the requirements of the role and apply via Charity Jobs.
Recruitment Timetable and Process
Closing date for applications is Saturday 2nd May 2026 at 11.30pm and we will aim to respond to candidates on first interviews by Friday 8th May 2026. First interviews will be held on Wednesday 20th May at our office in Welwyn Village.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CPRE was set up 100 years ago with the aims of the ‘conservation of what is beautiful and interesting in our countryside and towns and villages; and the encouragement of the right type of development’.Today these words are just as relevant as when they were written in the 1920s and we campaign for good planning, protection from speculative development and the enhancement of nature and accessibility of our green spaces.
CPRE Oxfordshire is an independent charity, federated with 40+ county charities and a national office, giving us local, regional and national reach.The Director will work with our Trustees and network of volunteers to formulate local strategy, run local campaigns and liaise with the National Charity.The Director is assisted by a small staff team.
We are looking for an exceptional individual who can work with and motivate volunteers, take a strategic view on issues affecting the Oxfordshire countryside and represent CPRE Oxfordshire at County and National forums.The role also involves management of the small staff team, the oversight of our Governance including finances, reporting, budget, fundraising and volunteer management.
Responsibilities:
The Branch Director is responsible for leading and managing the Branch’s activities and for reporting these to the Branch Chairman and Executive Committee.This includes:
1. Policy and Strategy
1.1 Contributing to and implementing our position statements and strategy, as agreed by the Branch Executive Committee, in order to respond effectively to Government policies, legislation and development issues affecting Oxfordshire’s countryside.
1.2. Overseeing responses to consultations relevant to CPRE Oxfordshire.
1.3 Maintaining good working relationships with National CPRE and other branches.
1.4 Developing relationships with other local/national campaign groups and Parish Councils.
2. Campaigns and projects
2.1 Leading and managing local Branch campaigns and projects as agreed by the Board of Trustees.
2.2 Managing Branch resources effectively to achieve campaign / project objectives, including use of the expertise of staff, branch consultants and volunteers.
2.3 Developing new projects to align with remit of CPRE and extend the reach of the organisation
3. Local Planning
3.1 Enabling the Branch and District groups to respond effectively to strategic plans, local plans, neighbourhood planning, planning applications and related matters.
3.2 Assisting with public inquiries and examinations, including preparing and presenting evidence.
4. Membership & Fundraising
4.1 Devising and implementing activities to increase recruitment of new CPRE members.
4.2 Devising fundraising activities in line with agreed targets in collaboration with the membership and income generation working group.
4.3 Promoting and maintaining active involvement of volunteers and recruiting new volunteers.
5. Public Relations
5.1 Ensuring CPRE Oxfordshire is promoted effectively to the public and stakeholders.
5.2. Maintaining oversight of charity communications through different media channels.
6. Management of Staff, Volunteers, Budgets & Resources
6.1 Leading and coordinating Branch staff and resources, in line with agreed priorities and budgets.
6.2 Managing the Branch Office including the work of the staff team.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace at CPRE, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because diverse workplaces can make better and more creative decisions.Whatever your background, we welcome your application.
nterviews held on the 28th and 29th April 2026
