Join our Executive Team and work closely with the Board at a truly pivotal moment. You will be responsible for safeguarding the organisation’s financial integrity, driving operational resilience and legal compliance. We’re shaping a bold new strategy – and we want you to help lead the way.
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Finance & Resources Director to lead the financial and operational management of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) – a world-leading child protection organisation working to eliminate child sexual abuse imagery and exploitation online.
As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will provide strategic leadership and assurance to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees. You will help shape organisational strategy, business planning, and impact measurement, ensuring strong financial management underpins our mission.
Our office is based in Cambridge and you will lead a team of experts across finance, people, welfare, risk, governance, and legal. Your leadership will ensure the invisible excellence that drives impact at scale.
We are looking for a senior financial leader with a strong track record in strategy development, system improvement, and wider organisational stewardship. CIMA, ACCA, or ACA qualification preferred, though substantial experience in senior financial leadership and strategic management will be considered. You will be commercially astute, people-centred, collaborative, and confident operating at both strategic and operational levels.
Be part of something transformative. Be part of our team.
About us
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to eliminate child sexual abuse imagery online. We work closely in partnership with the internet industry, law enforcement, and governments globally to detect, remove, and block illegal child sexual abuse material from the internet.
For nearly 30 years, we have been the UKs frontline of defence against child sexual abuse images and videos online.
We provide a secure and anonymous place for over 2.9 billion people around the world to report suspected child sexual abuse images and videos using our 54 global Reporting Portals.
We assess every report we receive. Our highly trained analysts have investigated – with ‘eyes on’ – millions of reports from the public, police, tech companies and through their own proactive searching.
With each report containing tens, hundreds or even thousands of individual images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, this equates to countless survivors saved from continued harm and a safer internet for all. If you feel passionately about joining our mission, learn more about the role, the application process, and download our comprehensive candidate pack, by visiting our website. For confidential enquiries or to arrange a conversation, contact us at recruitment@iwf.org.uk
Closing date for applications is Sunday 18 January 2026.
The role may be required to view illegal child sexual abuse images. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks prior to confirmation of employment
Please note: We do not accept enquiries or submissions from recruitment agencies.