Position Summary BGCI is seeking to appoint an experienced, committed, passionate, and self-driven Director of Operations to ensure an effective and resilient BGCI by providing strategic oversight and hands-on delivery of BGCI’s operations including communications, IT, membership, and the services we provide to members. Job Purpose: To provide strategic direction to the organisation’s operations to ensure an effective and resilient BGCI including project co-ordination, finance, IT, communications, membership services, and other operational areas. Location: BGCI Offices, Kew, London (flexible working arrangements possible) Remuneration: £50,000 - £55,000 dependent on level of expertise (experience, education, training), and performance related to budget management, people management and other measures. About BGCI Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is a membership organisation and a global network for plant conservation located in Kew, London with regional bureaux in China, Kenya, Singapore, and the USA. Our membership comprises over 900 botanical institutions working in plant conservation - botanic gardens, arboreta, NGOs, restoration organisations, government, and universities - in over 120 countries all around the world. We work with this extensive network of members, and the wider conservation community, to use our collective knowledge and hands on expertise to reverse the threat of extinction facing plants and to secure plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet. BGCI coordinates efforts to enhance regional networking and scale up technical networks by facilitating, coordinating, and supporting the consolidation and functioning of botanic garden networks. BGCI’s mission is to mobilise botanic gardens and engage partners in securing plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet. BGCI’s goal is that botanical organisations in our network will play a critical role in preventing plant species extinctions and create a more sustainable planet. BGCI’s work towards achievement of the goal can be broken down into the following work streams: Saving Plants, Inspiring and Leading People, Sharing Knowledge and Resources, Addressing Global Challenges through Public Engagement and Education, and Ensuring an Effective and Resilient BGCI. Person Specification Candidates for this post will have a proven record of accomplishment working for a charity or environmental organisation, preferably in conservation or science. The post holder will demonstrate sensitivity to complex, multicultural and multinational institutions and structures. Application Process Interested applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter of two pages maximum, explaining the candidate’s motivation and providing concrete evidence of why they are suitable for the position. Click the How to Apply button for further directions. Closing date for applications is 24th February 2025 Interviews will be held online/in person the week commencing 3rd March 2025 BGCI is committed to putting equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our organisation. We are committed to ensuring a working environment in which all individuals are free from discrimination and in which opportunities are equal to all. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector.