Opportunities at CPRE London

Job Vacancies

CPRE London Operations Director

Bring your drive and passion to lead CPRE London towards its vision of a greener city and manage its strategic direction and delivery. This is a rare, part time opportunity to lead an organisation at the cutting edge of policy regarding green spaces and the environment, housing and planning.
You will manage a small but motivated team of staff and dedicated volunteers. We are looking for candidates with the confidence to pitch for new funding and prioritise projects, coupled with a track record of liaison work across the environmental space ideally drawing on a background in planning.

CPRE London is a leading environmental charity in the capital, an independent charity and the London regional branch (1 of 42) of the national CPRE organisation, ‘The Countryside Charity’. The focus of our campaigning is to make London a well-planned, greener, climate-resilient and nature rich city, which benefits everyone.

Skills in leadership, oversight of income and expenditure, communication, negotiation, and project management are needed to run our operations. In addition to leading CPRE London you will also work closely with a supportive board of trustees.

Currently at the exciting stage of developing the London Tree Ring project, additionally we are involved in many more initiatives such as Healthy Streets Scorecard and GoParksLondon and supporting local campaigns to protect our precious green spaces from development

Salary range: £40,000-£50,000 pro rata for 0.8 permanent contract dependent on experience Commitment: 4 days per week, hybrid, flexible working arrangements by agreement with the Chair (3 days should be office-based; a focus on term-time working arrangement will be considered for the right candidate).

Location: 70 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EJ

TO APPLY: Download the candidate pack, which includes the Job Description, and follow the instructions for the ensuing recruitment process.

Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 5th January 2026
Initial interviews scheduled for 12th & 13th January 2026

Volunteer with CPRE London

At CPRE London, volunteers play a critical role in the work that we do. Their hard work and commitment help us achieve our vision to ensure London develops as a green, sustainable and vibrant world city.

Volunteers support us in many ways including fundraising, providing specialist advice, investigating proposed developments, managing our social media, enriching our website and much more! You can read about what it’s like to volunteer with us through our volunteer stories.

We want to give you a great experience when you volunteer with us and to achieve this we’ve made commitments to our volunteers.