Nature Engagement Associate: Global Canopy

Global Canopy is hiring a Nature Opportunities Engagement Associate in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The permanent, full-time role carries a £42,000 salary and follows a hybrid arrangement based around the Oxford office. Applications close at 9am BST on Monday 19 October 2026, although the vacancy may close earlier if enough suitable applications arrive.

The associate will lead engagement work for Global Canopy's Nature Opportunities programme. The work centres on relationships with investors and partners, with meetings, consultations, events, reporting and communications forming part of the role. The position is open to applicants with experience in nature or biodiversity engagement, private wealth or financial-sector relationships, and multi-year action planning.

• Role:
  Nature Opportunities Engagement Associate
• Employer:
  
  Global Canopy
• Location:
  
  Oxford, Oxfordshire, with hybrid working around the Oxford office
• Employment type:
  
  Permanent, full-time
• Hours:
  
  37.5 hours per week
• Salary: £42,000
• Closing date: 9am BST, Monday 19 October 2026

The associate manages the engagement workstream within the Nature Opportunities programme. The work includes developing an engagement plan, recruiting investor and partner networks, maintaining those relationships and representing the programme externally. Stakeholder contact covers private wealth and financial-sector audiences concerned with nature and biodiversity. The role also includes arranging consultations, meetings and events, then recording activity in a customer relationship management system so that contacts, actions and progress remain current.

• Develop the engagement plan and coordinate its delivery.
• Build and maintain investor and partner networks.
• Organise meetings, consultations and stakeholder events.
• Represent the programme in external discussions.

The role connects relationship work with the wider programme plan. The associate tracks progress against a multi-year action plan and contributes to monitoring and evaluation, fundraising and strategy development. Communications and funder reporting form part of the regular workload. Records from meetings and network activity support reports, internal decisions and future engagement, while the associate works with colleagues across the organisation to keep programme information accurate.

The role requires substantial experience delivering a multi-year action plan relevant to private wealth or financial-sector engagement. Strong relationship management and external communication are central requirements, alongside the ability to build and motivate networks. Applicants need excellent spoken English and experience organising stakeholder events. Experience with private wealth or family offices, global organisations, and human rights or nature issues is desirable.

The selection process also tests written communication through the three application questions. Global Canopy identifies curiosity, collaboration, self-motivation and independent working among the behaviours expected in the post. Those behaviours sit alongside the practical ability to manage competing contacts, meetings, reporting duties and programme actions.

The role is based around Global Canopy's Oxford office with hybrid working. The vacancy specifies a minimum level of monthly office attendance, with office attendance twice monthly during the probation period. Applicants need the right to work in the United Kingdom. The process includes a written assessment as well as interviews. First interviews are planned for the week beginning 26 October 2026, followed by final interviews in the week beginning 16 November 2026.

The closing time is 9am BST, so an application submitted on the final morning must arrive before that stated deadline.

• 36 days of leave including public holidays and an employer pension contribution of 8%.