The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is growing rapidly in membership, political representation, organisational scale and ambition. This is an exciting opportunity for a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to ensure that the Party has the structures, resources, systems and organisational capacity to convert that growth into sustained political impact. 

Reporting to the CEO and serving as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the COO is the senior executive lead for the Party's core organisational infrastructure. The role provides strategic leadership and integrated oversight across finance, people, governance, digital, data, risk, compliance and organisational operations. It translates strategic and governance decisions into deliverable plans; strengthens accountability and performance; and enables staff, elected representatives, governance bodies, members and local and regional parties to work together effectively. 

The COO will combine long-term organisational development with confident day-to-day leadership in a fast-moving and politically sensitive environment. They will be accountable to and collaborate with our governance bodies, and lead through the relevant Heads of Department, respecting professional accountabilities and the roles of the Party's elected and statutory office-holders. 

Application process

Applications to be submitted via the Party’s Applied recruitment system by Thursday 11am on 26th November 2026.

Interviews will be held week commencing 7th December 2026.

If you wish to discuss this role, please contact Harriet Lamb via 

caitlin.trevithick@greenparty.org.uk 

Please note that the Applied recruitment system is configured to ask a series of questions that will support shortlisting for this role. Each question is based on one or more of the attributes listed in the person specification below and your answers will be scored based on how you demonstrate the attribute(s) that are relevant to the specific question being asked.   

Reasonable Adjustments in the Application Process  

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application or recruitment process, for example due to disability or medical condition, please email us at peopleteam@greenparty.org.uk.We will discuss your requirements with you and make reasonable adjustments where possible.