Do you want to help shape UK international policy on poverty, nature, and climate? Are you passionate about coalition working to achieve positive and lasting change for people and nature? Do you support climate justice and are concerned about the consequences of climate change on those most marginalised and least responsible for the climate crisis?
If so, we invite you to apply to join the Board of Directors of Climate Action Network UK (CAN-UK), helping us to advocate for progressive and justice-based policies to address the climate crisis and achieve sustainable development for all.
CAN-UK is the network of UK-based international development and environment NGOs working together on policy issues at the nexus of poverty, nature, and climate policy. CAN-UK has 45 member organisations (see list below). CAN-UK is also the UK node of CAN, a network of more than 1,900 civil society organisations in over 130 countries, driving collective and sustainable action to fight the climate crisis and bring about the transformational change in our societies and economies that ensures equity and justice; poverty eradication; sustainable livelihoods; and the protection of the rights of nature.
We are looking for people who are passionate about making a difference and who offer different skills to support us to continue to develop and thrive as an effective advocacy organisation and coalition network. We are seeking to grow and diversify our Board of Directors from our member organisations as well as independents.
We are particularly interested in experience and skills in the following areas:
- Management and governance of non-profit organisations,
- Fundraising in the climate change, nature, and/or development space,
- Financial management and oversight,
- Strategic communications, policy influencing, or movement building,
- Inclusion, human rights, and/or decoloniality.
We are inviting applications for the following roles: Co-Chair, Treasurer, and Board members.
Diversity, inclusion, and a range of experiences are important to us.
The information pack is available via this link and applications should be submitted by the deadline using this form. If you need any special assistance to complete the form, please send an email with your request to information@can-uk.org.
To arrange an informal conversation or in case of any other queries, please contact information@can-uk.org
Closing date for applications: 11.59pm BST, Monday 4 May 2026.
Interviews: 26-28 May 2026 (online).
CAN-UK members are: Action Against Hunger, Action Aid UK, Age International, Amnesty International UK, Bretton Woods Project, CAFOD, CARE International UK, CBM UK, Christian Aid, Climate Outreach, Concern Worldwide UK, Conflict and Environment Observatory, Debt Justice, ECIU, EIA International, Equal Right, Fauna & Flora International, Friends of the Earth England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, Global Justice Now, Global Witness, Greenpeace, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Islamic Relief Worldwide, Mercy Corps, Nature-Based Solutions Initiative, Oxfam GB, Plan International UK, Plantlife International, Practical Action, RSPB, Save the Children, SCIAF, Sightsavers, Stamp out Poverty, Tearfund, Tipping Point North South, Transform Trade, Tree Aid, Trócaire (Northern Ireland), UK Youth Climate Coalition (UKYCC), UNICEF UK, WaterAid, World Animal Protection, World Vision UK, and WWF-UK.
