About the Role
Farms for City Children is seeking a confident and experienced senior finance professional to drive the Finance function forward. The Head of Finance will provide vital financial leadership and management to the Charity, working in close partnership with the Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team, and Board of Trustees, in support of achieving and informing our strategic and operational objectives. The successful candidate will be qualified and experienced in charity finance and be able to demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to communicate financial information effectively to both financial and non-financial audiences. If you are looking for a senior financial role that will empower you to make a strong and meaningful impact in an inspiring organisation with a strong social purpose, then please apply with an application form and covering letter to recruitment@farmsforcitychildren.org. You may also wish to fill out our equal opportunities monitoring form.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details about the role.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. If you have access requirements for the application process or interview please contact us at hr@farmsforcitychildren.org.
This is an urgent role and so we are actively interviewing candidates who meet the essential criteria of the role.
About Farms for City Children
Farms for City Children exists to remove the barriers that prevent children and young people having
meaningful access to the natural world. Through a week on one of our three heritage farms, children and young people experience increased learning and engagement, improved connections and wellbeing and leave us with an enhanced sense of environmental citizenship.
Visiting children are immersed in the natural world of the countryside through a food and farming offer that allows them to participate in the seasonal tasks of the day: sowing, growing and harvesting in our kitchen gardens; caring for livestock and looking after the land; and cooking up a home-grown feast in the farmhouse kitchen. Spending time working alongside real farmers fosters children’s independence and helps them to grow in confidence, develops their self-esteem, and encourages them to become more resilient.
In partnership with commercial farming neighbours, children experience the benefits of collaboration, enjoy plenty of physical activity, good food, and fresh air, and discover the magical rural environment that is full of new words, sounds and experiences to inspire their creativity.
“Some of the children we took to the farms had very difficult and chaotic lives. We took them out of a very difficult environment where they were unable to socialise and didn’t know how to share and put them into a totally different world. It was a haven where they could thrive.”
Teacher from London
Further details about the Charity are available on our website www.farmsforcitychildren.org
Impact report 2021/2022 – https://farmsforcitychildren.org/2021-2022-impact-report/
Autumn Newsletter 2022 – https://farmsforcitychildren.org/autumn-newsletter-2022
