Location: Netherlands (remote). You must have the independent right to work in the Netherlands as we do not offer visa sponsorship.

Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover (mid-August 2026 – mid-April 2027)

Hours: 30–32 hours per week (4 days)

Salary: €4.667-5.000 gross per month for 32 hours per week dependent on experience (€5.833-6.250 full-time equivalent), plus holiday allowance and company pension

Stichting Changing Markets (operating as the Changing Markets Foundation) is seeking an experienced finance and operations professional to temporarily act as our Head of Finance to cover maternity leave. This is approximately an eight-month fixed-term position starting in mid-August 2026, allowing for handover periods at the beginning and end of the contract.

The Changing Markets Foundation was formed to accelerate and scale up solutions to sustainability challenges by leveraging the power of markets. We work to expose unsustainable corporate practices and drive systemic change across sectors, helping to shift markets towards more sustainable models. Through research, advocacy, communications and coalition-building, we work with partners around the world to influence businesses, policymakers and consumers.

We are a small, dynamic and mission-driven team, committed to creating meaningful impact. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative organisation working at the forefront of sustainability campaigning and market transformation.

About the Role

Working closely with the CEO and senior management team, the successful candidate will oversee the organisation’s financial management, compliance, administration, and HR coordination across our international operations.

The Head of Finance & Administration oversees contributions from our funding sources and ensures robust financial and operational management across the organisation. The role requires strong financial and accounting expertise, excellent organisational skills, and experience navigating Dutch and EU financial regulations within a non-profit or foundation environment.

The role is supported by a part-time finance assistant and reports directly to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy & Management

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year financial planning aligned with organisational strategy

• Work closely with the Director of Fundraising to develop budgets for funding applications and monitor grant expenditure across multiple donors

• Lead the preparation, monitoring and reconciliation of grant and project budgets, project expenditure, donor reporting and compliance with grant conditions

• Monitor cash flow and reserves to ensure effective financial management

• Prepare quarterly and annual financial reports for management, the Board, and funders

• Maintain accurate bookkeeping and oversee grant budget tracking

• Maintain internal financial controls, financial procedures and project accounting systems to ensure accurate reporting, risk management and audit readiness

• Ensure compliance with Dutch financial regulations, foundation requirements, and relevant EU and (limited) UK legislation

• Prepare, with assistance from external accountants, statutory annual accounts under RJ650

• Begin preparations for the audit of the 2026 financial statements (audit itself due to take place in May 2027, after the end of the maternity cover period)

HR & Administration

• Support employment contract management and ensure compliance with relevant legislation

• Maintain records for employees and contractors

• Liaise with payroll and pension providers

• Administer HR systems (currently BambooHR)

Contracts & External Services

• Prepare and manage grant agreements and service contracts

• Coordinate payments and reporting obligations linked to external services and grants

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• A degree in finance, accounting, economics, business studies, or a related field and/or relevant qualifications/certifications

• 5 years’ experience in finance, accounting, or related financial management roles. Experience working within a non-profit or foundation environment is a big plus.

• Strong knowledge of Dutch financial and legal regulations, ideally including Dutch foundation legislation (preferably RJ650)

• Experience with budgeting, financial reporting, and audit coordination

• Experience with donor-funded projects, grant budgeting and financial reporting to institutional and philanthropic funders

• Strong knowledge of project accounting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls and audit processes

• Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills, including budget modelling and financial analysis

• Experience with financial reporting systems and HR/payroll platforms

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

• Experience using accounting software (Twinfield experience is an advantage but not required)

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain financial information to non-financial colleagues

• A proactive, hands-on and collaborative working style suited to a small international team

• Advanced English language proficiency (minimum of C1 or equivalent) with the ability to communicate complex financial topics effectively in English

• Dutch language skills are desirable

What We Offer

• 25 days of annual leave (pro-rated) plus public holidays

• Employer pension contribution

• Annual health & wellbeing personal allowance (after probation, pro-rated)

• Flexible working arrangements with remote working

• An opportunity to work with an international team across London, Brussels and Madrid (occasional travel to the UK may be offered)

• Meaningful work supporting impactful environmental and sustainability campaigns

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV detailing your experience and a cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role to recruitment@changingmarkets.org

We will be reviewing applications as they are received and therefore will be interviewing on a rolling basis, so early submission is encouraged.

Location: Hybrid (UK) with three days in the London office

Contract: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Deadline: Tuesday 14 July, 5pm

We are looking for a Senior Campaigner with at least seven years’ campaigning experience, including running and winning campaigns and a proven track record of success. They will work on a new strand of our impactful campaign to reduce emissions from the food system. The successful candidate should have experience in commissioning research, writing reports, policy briefings, and building NGO coalitions. They should have outstanding inter-personal skills and be a team player with the ability to form collaborative working relationships with a variety of different stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of high-impact campaign strategies and tactics for our food system transformation campaign.
• Conduct research and analysis to inform campaign messaging and write reports, blogs, responses to consultations, etc. to advance our campaign goals.
• Ensure the impactful roll-out of campaign activities across media, digital platforms, and amplify our messages via coordination with partners, through organisation of events and other outreach activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, including NGOs, journalists, researchers, policymakers and corporates.

Requirements:

The successful candidate must have:

• Demonstrable experience in running successful campaigns, ideally international;
• Excellent written skills in English, an additional language is a plus;
• The ability to lead, implement and coordinate research (either in-house or by external consultants) to create the evidence base needed to win campaigns;
• A good eye for detail combined with a strong ability to distill and critically evaluate key information and translate it into simple campaign materials;
• Networking skills and a proven ability to create and run diverse coalitions;
• Good organisational skills with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines, multi-task and operate in a fast-paced environment with occasional heavy workloads;
• The ability to think out-of-the-box and to adapt campaign plans to changing circumstances;
• Willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice;
• An interest in environmental issues with a passion for creating lasting social change.

It’s a plus if the candidate has:

• Good knowledge of debates surrounding environmental and climate change issues, including issues surrounding food systems and climate misinformation;
• Experience in handling media relations;
• Good knowledge of how to use social media creatively to win campaigns;
• Experience of managing a grant budget and delivering narrative impact reports to funders.

What We Offer:

• A meaningful role in a fast-paced, mission-driven and growing organisation.
• Flexible working environment which offers a lot of creativity and experimentation with different tactics.
• A supportive and passionate international team.

ABOUT CHANGING MARKETS FOUNDATION

The Changing Markets Foundation was formed to accelerate and scale up solutions to sustainability challenges by leveraging the power of markets. We create and support campaigns that expose irresponsible corporate practices and shift market share away from unsustainable products and companies towards environmentally and socially beneficial solutions. We work on a range of different topics at the intersection of environmental and social issues and have a strong track record of winning campaigns. Our campaigns have focused on major players in the food, fashion and plastic sectors – to name just a few. You can explore all of our current and past campaigns here.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

47,000-52,000 £/year depending on experience. We also offer benefits, such as health and life insurance, and an annual sports and wellbeing allowance. Annual leave is 25 days per calendar year (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays.

 

HOW TO APPLY?

Please submit your CV and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the experience and skills listed in the job description to recruitment@changingmarkets.org by close of business on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 with email subject SENIOR CAMPAIGNER. Because of the large number of applications we receive, we will only contact selected candidates to arrange an interview.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

We will hold the first round of interviews in the week starting on 20 July. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so we encourage candidates to apply early.

Changing Markets is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.