Role: Finance Manager.
Salary: £21,787 (pro rata salary from £43,574 for 2 days/week).
Contract: Permanent.
Start date: 1st June 2026.
Terms and Conditions: We offer a 4 day working week (28 hours/week), paid sick leave and 10% contribution to pensions.
Location: Home based. People & Planet does not have an office and all staff members work remotely. You will be working from home and be supplied with the necessary equipment to do your job. We arrange opportunities to meet colleagues in person throughout the year, but the day to day interactions will be online.
About the role
Since 1969 People & Planet has been supporting student campaigners to develop the skills and motivations to be life long change makers. Having sufficient income and effective and robust finance systems is critical for our continued success and organisational sustainability. As Finance Manager you will play a key role in developing our annual budget, ensuring regular accurate financial reporting, audit, monthly pay roll and helping manage our financial risks. We are looking for an individual with experience of accounting in the non profit sector with the ability to pay attention to detail and a commitment to migrant and climate justice.
We encourage applications from people with lived experience of climate change, migration or racism, people from BAME communities, LGBQTI communities, people with disabilities,people with caring responsibilities and other groups typically under-represented in campaigning organisations. We are committed to make reasonable adjustments to enable any candidate to show their suitability for a role within People & Planet.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the hostile environment, applicants must be able to prove they have the right to live and work in the UK.
If you have any queries please contact recruitment@peopleandplanet.org
Application forms and information
We have produced 4 short videos about the application process to assist you with your application. All this information is available in the guidance notes.
Please download the following documents and read them carefully:
- Finance Manager Job Description
- Guidance for completing application form. Please read carefully to maximise your chances of success.
- Application Form.
- Equal Opportunities Form.
Please send your application, equal opportunities to recruitment@peopleandplanet.org by midnight on 24th March 2026. Please label your email Finance Manager and include contact details in the body of the email.
Shortlisting will take place 25th March 2026. Interviews will take place on 8th April 2026.