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Chief Executive Officer

Job description

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with Climate Outreach to recruit a new Chief Executive Officer.

Climate Outreach is a leader in the field of climate change engagement, bridging the gap between research and practice and helping to build a social mandate on climate action. Our purpose is to ensure that climate change and its impacts are understood, accepted and acted upon across the breadth of societies, and that everyone feels part of the climate conversation and action - regardless of their identity, geography and background.

Climate Outreach's Chief Executive Officer will be an inspirational leader ready to take Climate Outreach into its next stage of development, delivering the organisational strategy and ensuring we recruit and retain amazing staff. You will ensure that Climate Outreach remains an independent, respected and inclusive organisation leading an expert and effective team.

Key details:

Job title: Chief Executive Officer

Location: Preferably Oxford office based. Flexible and remote working is available for the right candidate.

Salary: Circa £65,000 - £75,000 FTE per annum.

Hours: 35 hours per week (5 days a week)

Contract: Permanent

You will have a track record of organisational and senior team leadership, especially on strategy development, delivering sustainable organisational growth, and delivering high impact results. Working with a highly qualified and motivated team, you will bring new ideas, resources and possibilities for impact to the organisation. You will work closely with the Trustee Board to ensure effective governance and growth of the organisation.

The role will provide strategic thinking platforms for team leads/managers to develop their work areas in line with the organisational strategy and values. This will include building a diverse and inclusive culture for people and partnerships to thrive. At Climate Outreach we maintain an independent approach on policy and politics. We encourage and welcome applicants from all social and political backgrounds and perspectives to join. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. 

If you would like to receive an information pack on how to apply, please send a CV in confidence to Nick Shanks at nick.shanks@harrishill.co.uk

For an informal and confidential conversation about the position, please contact Nick at the above address with your contact details, and suitable times to chat.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 7th September 2022

Both Climate Outreach and Harris Hill operate an equal opportunity policy and commit to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.