Synchronicity Earth’s mission is clear: Bringing conservation to life through our work, championing effective approaches and increasing funding for Earth’s overlooked species and ecosystems and the communities working to protect them.

Synchronicity Earth is an ambitious, fast-growing, UK-based charitable foundation focusing on global biodiversity. Since our founding in 2009, we have distributed over £17.5M in grant funding to well over 150 organisations protecting biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Melanesia.

We are recruiting a new, two-person, executive management team, to drive the organisation forward on its next phase of development. The Co-Executive Director (Finance & Operations) and Co-Executive Director (Programmes & Engagement) will have experience in growing organisations, be innately creative and innovative and have a commitment to protecting and restoring our natural world.

By joining, you're not just taking part; you're weaving your own story into a future that's brighter and sustainable for all.

Reporting directly to the Board of Trustees, the Co-Executive Director (Programmes and Engagement) will oversee the design, integration, and delivery of Synchronicity Earth’s conservation programmes, cultural engagement, and capacity-building initiatives. They will work closely with the other Co-Executive Director (Finance and Operations) on all governance and strategic planning aspects of the organisation. Given our recent growth trajectory there will be a significant focus on guiding the team to meet our ambitious targets, balancing opportunities and resources and continuing to build a resilient and adaptive culture firmly based on our values. In addition, we continue to look to develop and grow funding opportunities and ensure the most strategic deployment of such funds with the ability to report on our impact and to analyse this impact to generate learning.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the wonders of our natural world, has experience in taking action to halt and reverse the biodiversity crisis and is eager for the opportunity to lead the programmatic and engagement work of a growing, dynamic international funder and conservation actor. The successful candidate will bring an innovative, strategic mindset and have a deep understanding of the role of cultural contexts in addressing biodiversity loss. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing, mission-driven organisation and contribute to transforming the way biodiversity is valued and conserved. In summary, we are looking for a transformative leader. Perhaps most importantly is your commitment to our work and our values centred on trust, fairness, flexibility, creativity, flourishing diversity and care.

How to Apply Process: Perrett Laver will conduct an executive search process in parallel with the public advertisement of the role. Longlisted candidates will be invited to interview with Perrett Laver in mid-late November and the Selection Panel will subsequently meet to decide upon a final shortlist for the post in early December, following which, formal interviews with Synchronicity Earth will take place in on the 13th, 16th and 17th December and the second-round interviews will take place on the 8th and 9th January 2025. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, please advise us of these so that we can make appropriate arrangements.

Location: We will offer a hybrid working arrangement with four days in the Central London office for the first 6 months and three days after that period.

Salary: Salary band £110k to £120k.

Anonymised Applications: Synchronicity Earth is being supported in this recruitment by executive search firm Perrett Laver and they will anonymise all CV's and letters before they reach the Committee for review. Candidates will be evaluated solely on their qualifications, experience and merit. To ensure equal opportunities for all applicants, please:

- Refrain from including personal information such as citizenship, marital status, and date of birth that could reveal protected characteristics. This information will not be considered, and all candidates will be evaluated solely on their qualifications, experience, and merit.

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- Please include a line at the end of your application if you are requiring a visa/sponsorship.

- Please include your full name at the top of your CV and covering letter only.

- Please provide Word versions of your CV and letter.

The deadline for applications is 9am GMT Monday 4th November. Please detail how you fulfil the role description and personal specification quoting reference 7514 in your application.

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Our workplace values and culture

We pride ourselves on having an open and inclusive culture. Our team supports each other and encourages new ideas and creativity to help us develop new projects and reach new audiences with our work. We aim to apply the same dedication to a flourishing diversity of people and wildlife on our planet through our programmes to our working environment and strive to make this environment open and inclusive for everyone. We recognise that the environment sector (and our organisation, as part of it) does not reflect the diversity of the global community it serves (particularly in terms of ethnic diversity) and has a long way to go to be as inclusive as possible to ensure people from all backgrounds and personal situations feel welcome in the workplace.

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