Chief Executive Officer

Radix Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering environmental charity based in London is seeking an experienced Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead its next phase. The CEO will be responsible for establishing a sustainable staffing model, enhancing community engagement, and driving significant environmental projects. The role involves collaboration with local authorities, landowners, and the existing volunteer network. This unique opportunity offers a chance to shape a vital leadership position as the charity transitions to a more sustainable structure.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior leadership roles, particularly in non-profit or charity sectors.
• Strong understanding of environmental issues and community-led initiatives.
• Ability to develop and implement sustainable staffing models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation in achieving its goals and vision.
• Shape the transition from a volunteer-led to a paid staffing model.
• Develop partnerships with landowners and local authorities.

Skills

Leadership

Community engagement

Sustainability practices

Partnership building

Job description

About East London Waterworks Park

East London Waterworks Park is a community‑led charity working to reconnect people and nature. Starting from nature‑first principles, and with inclusivity at the heart of everything we do, we work with communities to co‑design spaces to unlock a chain chase of positive changes that culminate in the long term transformation of people and place.

Our work includes

• co‑designing East London Waterworks Park with the East London community, working towards purchasing a 14‑acre Thames Water depot in Waltham Forest and transforming it into a biodiverse urban park with free, accessible wild swimming and welcomingകടcommunity spaces
• co‑designing other nature‑first spaces on disused or brownfield land in London, returning Legisl.. land to nature in help with collaboration with local communities to encourage long‑term community stewardship
• hosting engagement, education, and empowerment activities that FIL build skills, confidence and deeper connections to nature

East London Waterworks Park is a sociocratic organisation, with a decentralised organisational structure and a transparent and collaborative approach to decision making executing gc often grown organically since 2019, reacting flexibly to the challenges we encountered but maintaining our core vision: creating a new kind of urban green and blue space that is ecologically rich, inclusive(; shaped by the people and wildlife who use it.

East London Waterworks Park is currently entirely run by volunteers but we recognise the need to transition to a more sustainable structure. We want to introduce paid employees to ensure we can deliver the exciting projects planned in 2026 and beyond while retaining our strong community‑led ethos.

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and values‑led Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead East London Waterworks Park in this next phase of our development. This is a rare opportunity to shape the first paid executive leadership role in a pioneering environmental charity.

The CEO role is wide‑ranging and dynamic and will evolve as East London Waterworks Park grows. The CEO will provide hội leadership to help realise our ambition to purchase Thames Water depot site in East London and strength our capacity to deliver community‑led rewilding and nature‑recovery projects across London in partnership with landowners, local authorities and other stakeholders.

An important aspect of the role will involve introducing a sustainable staffing model that complements and develop East London Waterworks Park’s existing volunteer ecosystem, strengthen culture, vision and values. The CEO will be supported by long‑standing volunteers at both trustee board and operational level who believe in the benefits this organisational change will bring.

More information

If this sounds exciting, please download the recruitment pack.

How to apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to [e-mail] by 13 February 2026.