Current vacancies
Director of Development & Partnerships
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: London with hybrid working; at least two days a week in the office
Reports to: Chief Executive
Salary: £70,000 per annum
This is a crucial senior leadership role, which provides a rare and exciting opportunity to play a central part in shaping the future of The Royal Countryside Fund.
You will be responsible for growing our sustainable unrestricted income by leading our work to increase the RCF’s resources (Budget for 2026/27 FY £3.8m). But the role is so much more than that, it requires the development of a new fundraising strategy and associated approach to rethink how we build genuine, shared-value partnerships with all who wish to support us and that strengthen our impact as well as our income, whether they are individuals, corporates or trusts and foundations.
We have an enviable raft of corporate partnerships with leading companies and have recently developed our income from trusts and foundations to a similar level. While there is much scope to grow both income streams, there are areas such as legacies and individual giving, which in comparison, are undeveloped.
Closing date: Sunday 15th November 2026
Preliminary interviews: w/c 23rd November 2026
Final Panel interviews: w/c 30th November and w/c 7th December 2026
Events & Communications Officer
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: London with hybrid working; three days a week in the office
Reports to: Communications and Engagement Manager
Salary: £31,000 per annum
This important role supports the operational delivery of the charity’s busy events programme and supports the team and running the office.
The events programme is diverse – from drinks receptions and report launches to events at agricultural shows across the UK – and support on administration for the wider charity, including some communications activity. Through these events, we drive awareness of our work supporting family farms and rural communities. In doing so we also garner support from funders to tackle the issues facing the countryside, ensuring our work reaches a diverse audience to raise awareness.
Under the direction of the Communications & Engagement Manager, and with support of the wider staff team, you will be responsible for coordinating and running all the charity’s events, including full administrative support, booking venues, the invitation process and guest lists, organisation of collateral (including marketing and promotional information), catering arrangements and researching and inviting speakers. You will be also ensuring effective follow-up to each event such as wider dissemination of event content, evaluation, and reporting.
Closing date: Wednesday 11th November 2026
Following a shortlisting meeting those candidates who are successful at that stage will be invited to interview at the offices of The Royal Countryside Fund during week beginning 16th November
Insights & Research Officer
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: London with hybrid working; at least one day a week in the office
Reports to: Communications and Learning Manager
Salary: £32,500 per annum
The Insights & Research Officer will play a key role in helping the RCF build a stronger culture of organisational learning and decision-making. Reporting to the Communications & Learning Manager, the Insights & Research Officer will strengthen learning, reflection and understanding, helping the RCF to build clearer insight into how relationships, learning and long-term value grow across our programmes and partnerships and can be used effectively to demonstrate the RCF’s charitable purpose.
The role will initially focus on helping establish the foundations of the RCF’s learning approach. This includes improving data structures and reporting systems, working with colleagues across the charity to build their confidence in developing baseline information, supporting monitoring and with the Communications & Learning Manager hold regular learning conversations to lead on the charity’s evidence-driven ambitions – ensuring the organisation and staff team not only understands what it is achieving but can demonstrate and communicate it with confidence.
Closing date: Wednesday 11th November 2026
Following a shortlisting meeting those candidates who are successful at that stage will be invited to interview at the offices of The Royal Countryside Fund during week beginning 16th November