Climate Stewards is looking for a new Chief Executive

Climate Stewards is pleased to announce that during 2011 it has successfully launched as an independent UK charity, though still within the wider A Rocha family. We are grateful to all who have made this possible and are very excited at what lies ahead.

Climate Stewards plans to continue growing significantly over the next few years in order to reach a position where in addition to supporting excellent climate projects we can afford to employ a full-time team. In the current global financial situation fundraising will be very difficult, so we expect to achieve this in 2-3 years. The current CEO, Brendan Bowles, is on secondment from A Rocha International and this arrangement comes to an end in December 2011.

The Climate Stewards Board is therefore seeking to appoint a new volunteer CEO with specialist skills in fundraising and marketing to assist it in achieving the Climate Stewards goals and also helping individuals and organisations to respond to the challenge of climate change.

The new appointment will be a demanding one and we invite your prayers as we go forward. The Climate Stewards Board and Acting Chief Executive will do everything to ensure this is a seamless transition.

Statement by Ewan Wilkinson, Chair of Climate Stewards Board:

This is an exciting and crucial next step for Climate Stewards. Brendan has taken the organisation through the major initial steps in becoming an independent charity. We now need to raise Climate Stewards' profile with new audiences who are concerned about their impact on climate change and who would like to offset some of their impact and help development projects at the same time. I am very grateful to Brendan for his hard work in developing the organisation.

Statement by Brendan Bowles, Acting Chief Executive, Climate Stewards:

It has been a huge privilege to be part of the creation of Climate Stewards and I fully support the Climate Stewards Board as they continue to build Climate Stewards. Though I will no longer be as closely involved in the Climate Stewards organisation, I will always be part of the movement it represents. I will also continue to support Climate Stewards and believe its existing partners will do the same.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for the role of CEO please download the Application Pack below.

Download the Application Pack (application/zip, 1.0 MB, info)

If you would like to discuss any aspects of the role please contact the Chair, Ewan Wilkinson ewan.wilkinson@climatestewards.net

We would encourage you to contact us for a discussion if you are interested, even if you are not sure you have enough experience for this interesting role.

Download the
Application Pack (application/zip, 1.0 MB, info)