We are seeking to hire up to two trustees at a decisive and dynamic point in history. Working with our CEO, you will join a board whose role will be to inspire and lead, to help Climate Outreach build and develop for the years ahead.

About Climate Outreach

At Climate Outreach we know that people become the solution to the climate crisis when they’re invited into the conversation. 

We conduct original research to better understand what people from different places and backgrounds think and feel about climate. We work with people and organisations to help create the best stories. We help them navigate difficult climate conversations and unlock more ambitious climate action. And we work with governments and policy makers in the UK and globally to show them the importance of engaging people in climate policy making and policy roll out.

There has never been a more urgent time for our work. In an era of economic strain, where many people’s daily lives are getting harder, the risk of polarisation, political backsliding, and lost momentum is real. The UK’s long standing cross-party consensus on climate is under threat. Without the right narrative, we risk division and delay at the very moment we need unity and ambition.

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.

About the roles: Trustee and Chair of Trustees

As a trustee, you will be part of a board ensuring Climate Outreach fulfils its charitable purposes by holding the Board and Executive team to account for the Charity’s mission, vision and values. You will contribute to a high performing Board, providing oversight to the CEO and Executive team to achieve the organisation's mission and objectives.

You will have a clear commitment to Climate Outreach’s aims and objectives, and you will be ready to help support it into its next stage of development. You will ensure that Climate Outreach remains an independent, respected and inclusive organisation delivering sustainable organisational growth, and delivering high impact results. 

In this recruitment round, we especially welcome applications from candidates with a background in fundraising and those with an understanding of the current challenges facing the climate sector.

Role summary

• To be part of our Board of Trustees, ensuring it fulfils Climate Outreach’s mission, vision and values 

• To support the CEO and Executive team, helping them to achieve Climate Outreach’s mission and objectives 

• To optimise the relationship between the Board and staff 

Role responsibilities

• Be part of the collective of leadership of the Board so that Climate Outreach fulfils its vision 

• Provide ongoing oversight to the delivery of Climate Outreach’s strategy 

• Working with the Chair and other Trustees, hold the Chief Executive and Executive team to account for the effective management and delivery of the Climate Outreach’s strategic aims and objectives

• Ensure that the organisation’s activities are in line with its governing document and charitable purpose

• Ensure the Board fulfils its charitable objects within the expectations and requirements of legal, regulatory and delegated authorities 

• Contribute skills, experience and opinions in order to ensure adequate challenge and robust scrutiny

• Uphold the Board’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

• Participate in any board induction, training and evaluation identified 

• Undergo an annual individual board performance appraisal

Time Commitment 

Four Board meetings per year, two held online, two in person (typically London). Climate Outreach currently operates an Audit Committee and a Nomination Committee. 

Terms of office 

The Charity’s trustees will serve for one three-year term, with eligibility for reappointment. Trustees may serve a maximum term of six years.

How to apply

Please apply through the BeApplied application platform (click on the apply button, top right). You will be asked to answer some questions about your skills and motivations, and to upload your CV.

The closing date for applications will be Wednesday 9th July at 5pm.

If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which includes an interview in London on Tuesday 22nd July.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

Climate Outreach is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all of its employment programs and decisions. We recognise the need for a diverse and inclusive approach to addressing climate change and for those directly impacted – particularly those who have been excluded in the past – to be at the centre of the movement for change. 

We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, creed, class, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, veteran status, and marital or parental status. We strive to recruit team members from communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice. We therefore strongly encourage applications from people of colour, women, LGBTQ people, people from the working class, those living with disabilities and other members of marginalised communities.

If you are invited to interview for the role, do let us know if you would like any carer's costs that you incurred due to attending this interview to be reimbursed.