Help shape England's countryside by joining our Board as Treasurer or Trustee and be a part of creating positive change for rural communities and landscapes.
Time Commitment: Trustees: c. equivalent of one day per month | Treasurer: 1 - 2 days per month.
Location: London N1 7NH
Applications close: Monday 24th March 2025.
About CPRE – the countryside charity
CPRE is the countryside charity working to promote, enhance and protect the countryside for everyone’s benefit. Since 1926, we’ve been a powerful voice for the countryside and rural communities.
Our nationwide network of local groups works with communities, businesses and government to find positive solutions for the challenges facing rural England. From tackling the affordable housing crisis to promoting sustainable farming, from protecting local green spaces to advocating for climate action, we address the interconnected issues affecting our countryside.
Our vision is of a thriving and beautiful countryside that enriches all our lives. We want rural communities to be vibrant and sustainable, with good homes people can afford, reliable public transport, and strong local economies.
About the roles
As our current strategy comes to an end in 2026, we are looking for visionary leaders to join our Board and help shape our next strategic chapter, to support us to build our audience and movement, define our next strategy and ensure England’s countryside thrives in a changing world.
We are looking for four new board members to join us, including a new Treasurer. You will share our passion for creating a thriving, beautiful countryside that enriches all our lives.
Combining this experience with strategic insight, you will have developed stakeholder engagement skills, a commitment to CPRE’s vision, an understanding of federated models, strong communication and a diplomatic approach.
Treasurer
We’re looking for someone who brings more than just financial expertise. You will be a strategic thinker and qualified accountant who can help shape CPRE’s future while ensuring sound financial management. Ideally, you will bring charity finance experience alongside commercial acumen to guide our financial strategy during a transformative period for both CPRE and the countryside.
Working closely with the Board and executive team, you’ll oversee our financial governance and risk management while contributing your broader strategic insights and experience across all aspects of our work. You’ll chair the Finance Committee and take a leading role in developing strategies that support our ambitious plans for growth and impact.
This is an opportunity to apply your senior financial leadership experience to an organisation tackling some of today’s most pressing challenges.
Your strategic thinking and solutions-focused approach will help ensure CPRE has the financial foundations to deliver positive change for England’s countryside and communities for generations to come.
Trustees
We’re also seeking three Trustees who can strengthen our expertise in critical areas as Trustees come to the end of their terms.
Specifically, we are keen to engage with those who have experience in any of the following:
1. Organisational development, cultural change and people transformation
2. Audience development, digital engagement and campaigning
3. Government relations, policy mechanisms and external affairs
As we approach our centenary in 2026, we’re transforming our organisation to reflect better and serve our communities. The countryside belongs to everyone, and our Board should reflect this fundamental truth.
Please click 'Apply on website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.
Applications for this role close on Monday 24th March 2025.
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