Finance & Administration Officer

We are excited to be recruiting a part-time Finance & Operations Officer.

The Foundation for Common Land provides a single voice to co-ordinate knowledge and share learning across Common Land. We work with commoners’ associations and federations, owners of common land and farming bodies as well as environmental NGOs, and government bodies such as the Defra group, including the Rural Payments Agency and Natural England. Find out more about the Foundation for Common Land; foundationforcommonland.org.uk

This role is central to the organisation’s success, a lynch pin for the team, you will work closely with our Operations Director to support our small but mighty team to meet our charitable objectives. This is a varied role covering multiple operational areas including payroll coordination, organisational operations, financial administration, and project support. Given the versatile nature of the responsibilities and the small team size, candidates will need to demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to take ownership while working independently.

We are looking for an experienced and reliable candidate to join our friendly and flexible team at an exciting time of growth. If this sounds like you, then we’d love to meet you.

Contract type: Permanent
Contractual hours: 18.75 per week (0.5), flexi-time to be agreed with line manager
Location: Hybrid role. It is expected that you would work from our central Ambleside office a min of two days a week.
Salary: £27,000 – £37,000 FTE, dependent on experience

Closing date: 23.59 on Sunday, 17th May 2026
Interviews: Will be in person at our Ambleside office on Wednesday, 27th May 2026