Job: Director, Pesticide Action Network UK, Hybrid, Brighton, UK Date: 16 Mar 2025
Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) is the only charity in the UK focused solely on tackling the problems caused by pesticides and promoting safe and sustainable alternatives in agriculture, urban areas, homes and gardens. It is an independent, non-profit organisation, which works nationally and internationally to eliminate the use of hazardous pesticides, to reduce dependence on pesticides and to increase the adoption of sustainable alternatives to chemical pest control.
For almost four decades, PAN UK has worked with groups and individuals concerned with health, environment and development, to promote healthy food and a sustainable agricultural system which will provide food and meet public health needs without dependence on toxic chemicals and without harming food producers, agricultural workers, or the environment. Our work includes campaigning for change in policy and practices at home and overseas; co-ordinating projects in the global south which help smallholder farming communities escape ill-health and poverty caused by pesticides; and contributing our wealth of scientific and technical expertise to the work of other organisations who share our aims.
We are looking for a visionary Director who will provide leadership and support to our team, represent us externally on high level political platforms and nurture relationships with current and future funders.
Lead on organisational strategy development and implementation. Oversee completion and implementation of the new 5-year strategic plan.
Organisational management and development
Lead the organisation’s work on Diversity Equity Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ).
Maintain an overview of all the organisation’s work, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and budget.
Work with Programme Heads and Project Teams to monitor and evaluate all programmes and projects ensuring they meet performance indicators and align with the organisational strategy.
Work with the Head of Finance and Governance to ensure that all of PAN UK’s policies are fit-for-purpose, align with the organisation’s values, reflect best practice for a charity, and are appropriate for the guidance of the organisation.
Work closely with the Board of Trustees and ensure that Trustees are kept informed of key developments and risks in a timely manner. Hold quarterly Trustee meetings, organise reports on project development, provide minutes of meetings.
Work with the Communications Manager to raise PAN UK’s public profile and cultivate and develop widespread attention to PAN UK projects, research and reports.
Ensure that all outputs are of high quality and do not pose any kind of reputational or legal risk to the organisation.
Fundraising and financial management
Work with the Head of Finance and Governance to monitor the organisation’s current and forecast financial position and to determine actions to take to ensure ongoing financial sustainability.
Lead on fundraising efforts aimed at securing unrestricted and/or core funds including building and maintaining relationships with key donors.
Work with the Head of Finance and Governance to maintain an overview of the financial and funding needs of projects and the resourcing of the overall organisation, and support the Heads of the UK and International teams to fundraise for project-specific and/or restricted funds.
Identify new fundraising streams and implement these approaches in order to secure PAN UK’s long-term future.