Executive & Team Lead, Fields in Trust (Charity Partner)

About Fields in Trust

Fields in Trust is the charity that protects the future of our parks, playgrounds, playing fields and green spaces. As a proud Royal Charter charity operating through the UK, we work to legally protect thousands of spaces forever ensuring that millions of people have access to a green space close to home. We act as the long‑term stewards of these protected spaces and, through our green space standards and advocacy, have influenced the creation of thousands more. We’re proud of our 100 year legacy and excited about our bold new five‑year strategy to grow our impact and strengthen our influence.

Role Overview

This exciting opportunity places you at the centre of the charity’s day‑to‑day operations, helping to bring clarity, structure, and consistency. You’ll help create a smooth, professional environment where teams can do their best work. The role’s core purpose is to enable confident, efficient organisational operations by providing high‑quality executive support to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, overseeing daily team and office functions, and ensuring strong information flow across the charity.

Responsibilities include:

• Executive & Leadership Support
  • Provide proactive support to enable clear decision‑making.
  • Manage complex diaries and schedules with awareness of priorities.
  • Coordinate meetings, prepare materials, capture minutes, track actions and anticipate requirements.
  • Act as a trusted coordinator for the Senior Leadership Team and Board.
• People, Office & Organisational Operations
  • Lead people processes to support a positive, consistent culture.
  • Oversee onboarding to ensure new starters feel welcomed and prepared.
  • Maintain a professional, welcoming office environment.
  • Define and continuously improve core operational processes.
• Information Flow & Systems Ownership
  • Manage the organisation’s Customer Relationship Management system (Donorfy), ensuring accurate and consistent use.
  • Track actions and key information to support timely collaboration.
  • Produce reports and summaries to support planning and decisions.
  • Take a lead role in sharing general organisational information on a regular basis to maintain alignment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in executive support, office management, or operations.
• Excellent diary and meeting management in fast‑paced, hybrid environments.
• Demonstrated efficiency — able to juggle multiple moving parts and deadlines.
• Willingness to take ownership and be responsible for set tasks, activities.
• End‑to‑end meeting coordination, including papers, minutes, and action tracking.
• Confident in engaging and supporting teams.
• Managing office processes, including onboarding.
• Skilled in Customer Relationship Management or similar systems, ensuring accurate organisational data.
• Able to produce clear, concise reports that support decision‑making.
• High proficiency with core office software and digital tools.
• Able to think ahead, spot issues and anticipate what’s needed.
• Experience working in busy, small, personable organisations with multiple stakeholders (e.g., trustees, office management companies).

Additional Information

• 25 days annual leave (plus one additional day per year of service, up to five years).
• Discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year.
• Two employee volunteer days per year.
• 5% employer pension contribution.
• Interest‑free season ticket loan.

Our Values

At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests of all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make. We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio‑economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves. We are proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt‑in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.