We are looking for an Executive Director to lead GFI Europe’s strategy and team, play a key role in shaping and advancing GFI’s global strategy, and foster the relationships and organisational strength needed to accelerate the shift towards a resilient and sustainable food system.You will have high responsibility and high impact. Reporting to, and appointed by, the Board of GFI Europe, you will lead a ~50-person team working from nine European countries. You will:Enable strategic focus:Align the team around a clear and compelling organisational direction that aligns with the GFI network’s mission and theory of change.Translate organisational direction into high-level priorities in collaboration with GFI Europe’s Leadership Team.Ensure Europe’s strategic decisions are made well – soliciting the right input from the right people, preserving autonomy in areas of specific expertise, and making decisions when organisation-wide trade-offs are required.Take ultimate responsibility for maximising outcomes and impact in pursuit of our mission.Provide leadership to the team:Empower, develop and inspire a high-performing, people-centric team. Lead GFI Europe’s Leadership Team, formed of six department heads, ensuring they continue to function on a ‘first-team’ basis to achieve organisational objectives. Champion and uphold a values-driven culture built upon transparency, autonomy, collaboration, accountability, and psychological safety. Champion the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion into the team’s day-to-day work.Represent GFI Europe in GFI’s international network:Participate in international strategic and coordination workstreams as a member of GFI’s Regional Leadership Group, comprising GFI’s affiliate leads.Act as the primary liaison between GFI’s affiliates and European teams on strategies, processes and goals. Ensure the Europe team can successfully connect with, influence, support and navigate a complex international network, including global workstreams such as fundraising and impact reporting.Participate in discussions about global strategy and resource allocation so as to maximise GFI’s overall mission impact, including communicating GFI Europe’s strategy, resourcing needs and contributions as part of the international GFI network.Represent GFI Europe in front of donors and external stakeholders:Work closely with global and Europe-based fundraising teams to help ensure GFI achieves its fundraising goals.Build and maintain strong relationships with donors, prospective supporters and key stakeholders.Serve as a public representative of, and spokesperson for, the organisation by speaking at conferences, events, and with the media. Oversee organisational health:Ensure strong governance, legal compliance, financial sustainability and reporting in partnership with the Board and the Head of Operations. Be the main legal representative of the organisation, reviewing and signing all legally relevant agreements and organisational documents.Perform other duties as appropriate.

Sustain is hiring for a Food Supply Project Officer. Sustain works to improve food supply systems by increasing the production, purchasing and consumption of healthy and sustainably produced food, through improvements in policy and practice.The Food Supply Project Officer will support delivery of Sustain’s work on food supply (Sustain Strategy Goal 3), strengthening agroecological supply chains and improving public sector food systems through policy and practice, including some focused work on public sector food procurement. The role will work with councils, local food partnerships, food supply chain actors and other stakeholders to support policy advocacy, practical delivery, research, engagement and communications.The role also contributes to national and local activity that advances Sustain’s strategic objectives on food procurement and supply, including supporting policy, practice and partnership development to increase the policy support, procurement, supply and uptake of fruit, vegetables and pulses.A key focus is supporting work to influence the public sector procurement policies and buying decisions of local and national government. This includes working with London councils and the Greater London Authority, and/or others in the Sustainable Food Places network who show promising potential for relevant work and policy commitments, in order to demonstrate that ambitious public sector food standards are feasible and replicable, and using that evidence and wider experience to drive national policy reform.Application closing date: Thursday 3 September 2026 at 5pm (BST)First stage interviews will take place (via Zoom) on: Tuesday 15 September 2026 TBCSecond stage interviews to take place in-person (London office) on: Tuesday 22 September 2026Early applications are encouraged.For any queries, please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@sustainweb.org.

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to work with Dr Hannah Forde on her Wellcome Trust Early Career Award fellowship in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group. Dr Forde’s research explores the development of and public support for healthy and planet-friendly food marketing policies. Some of these policies have been developed globally, but to date, not in the UK. The fellowship will involve working with stakeholders and drawing on various qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the design, impact, and public support for equivalent healthy and planet-friendly food marketing policies in the UK.The successful applicant will undertake research using qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the current levels of advertising for foods that have a high climate impact. They will also use qualitative methods to understand policy processes that have supported or hindered the development of climate-friendly advertising policies globally. Responsibilities will include: managing your own research and administrative activities, gathering and analysing data from various sources, and contributing to research publications and reviews.You will hold a relevant master’s degree (or be close to completion, or have equivalent work experience), have strong quantitative skills (including experience of using statistical software), and demonstrable knowledge in nutrition, psychology, public health, epidemiology, environmental sciences or behavioural sciences to work within established research programmes.You will be based in the Gibson building, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work. You will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.The position is funded by the Wellcome Trust for two years in the first instance. It is offered full time, although part-time with a minimum of 0.5FTE will be considered.For further information or discuss the post please contact Dr Hannah Forde (hannah.forde@phc.ox.ac.uk)

The Parliamentary and Public Affairs Manager is a brand-new role for Foodrise. The successful candidate will lead on developing our first public and parliamentary affairs strategy to engage with political representatives and policymakers to advance our campaigning objectives and ensure progress towards our new strategic goals:Dismantling the animal industrial complex and supporting the transition to plant-rich foodEroding the social licence of large supermarkets and building alternative food economiesUltimately, this role is about securing wins to meet our vision of a greener, fairer food system, where food is a commons, not a commodity.This role is key to shaping public policy and legislative outcomes by building relationships, influencing decision-makers, and positioning Foodrise as an ambitious yet trusted voice in Westminster, Holyrood and amongst civil society across the UK. This role will work collaboratively with colleagues across campaigns, so would suit an adaptive candidate with strong communication skills, keen to advocate for Foodrise.Job DescriptionParliamentary and Public Affairs StrategyDevelop and deliver a public affairs strategy aligned with organisational priorities and campaignsIdentify and maximise opportunities to influence legislation, policy development, and public debateMonitor the UK political landscape, including Parliament, Government departments, and devolved administrationsPolitical Engagement & InfluencingBuild and maintain strong relationships with MPs, Peers, civil servants, special advisers, and political stakeholdersLead engagement with All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), select committees, and public consultationsDraft and coordinate parliamentary briefings, speeches, amendments, parliamentary questions and responsesWork with lawyers to draft proposed legislation and legislative changes in support of our objectivesRegister for the UK lobbying register and keep our account up to dateLead high-impact advocacy moments such as parliamentary events, receptions, and policy launchesIntegration of Parliamentary/Advocacy Asks into Foodrise’s Wider WorkWork closely with campaigns and communications teams to integrate parliamentary and public affairs into campaignsWork closely with fundraisers and senior leadership to integrate parliamentary and policy asks in our fundraising and business developmentEnsure consistent and compelling advocacy messaging across all channelsProvide regular updates and analysis on political developments relevant to the organisation’s workTrack and evaluate the impact of public affairs activitiesMaintain accurate stakeholder records and engagement logsWork closely with our colleagues at Foodrise in the EU to support EU level advocacy where relevant to our campaignsAny other relevant tasks as requested by senior colleagues to support the organisation and further our objectives

This role leads all aspects of Foodrise’s communications, ensuring our campaigns reach key audiences, drive systemic change in the food system and achieve our new strategic goals:Dismantling the animal industrial complex and supporting the transition to plant-rich foodEroding the social licence of large supermarkets and building alternative food economiesYou will develop and implement a media and communications strategy, build our media profile, oversee digital channels, and act as guardian of our brand. This includes centring communities at the heart of campaigns, building our public profile with key audiences including journalists, developing our range of allies, reflecting our understanding of historical injustice in the food system, and fostering an experimentation and learning culture. This role will also oversee all website and social media channels, working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure communications are built into campaigns from the outset to enhance reach and potential.This role would suit an experienced communications professional who is excited to think deeply about the way communications can support systemic change in the food sector. Experience with managing relationships with journalists and media outlets, identifying and pursuing stories, managing change, and contributing to organisational learning will be critical.Job DescriptionMedia Relations & PressDeveloping our media and communications strategy to meet our new strategic objectives.Building relationships with journalists and social media professionals.Identifying and developing new hooks and stories to pitch to the media from across Foodrise’s portfolio of work. Pitching these stories to key journalists alongside campaigners where relevant.Drafting media materials including pitch documents, press releases and Q&A documents.Supporting senior staff in drafting of quotes and opinion pieces.Preparing colleagues ahead of media interviews.Managing external PR support where relevant.Brand & ChannelsDevelop a social media strategy and oversee its implementation, coordinating across our campaigns.Overseeing our communications channels, working with other staff and external consultants to ensure our channels reflect the diversity of Foodrise’s work and contribute to meeting our strategic objectives.Overseeing our Engaging Networks software and exploring transitioning to a new system.Acting as guardian of Foodrise’s brand and ensuring its consistent application to every aspect of our communications work.Communications in Foodrise’s Wider WorkAdvising and working with campaigners to ensure communications and public visibility are at the heart of all of Foodrise’s work.Acting as a quality controller and adviser on all communications outputs from across the team to ensure that form and content are as consistent, effective and creative as possible.Managing sub-contractors as necessary to deliver high-quality content in a timely manner.Ensure all our communications reflect our approach to anti-oppressive practiceMonitoring and tracking impact of Foodrise’s communications outputs.Managing the communications budget.Ensuring all communications reflect organisational policies and GDPR.Any other relevant tasks as requested by senior colleagues to support the organisation and further our objectives.

The fifth edition of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2026) will be held from 12 to 16 October 2026 under the umbrella of the World Food Forum (WFF), together with the Global Youth Forum and the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum. This year offers a unique opportunity, as the overarching theme of the World Food Forum, and World Food Day is Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.This theme reflects the importance of harnessing science, technology and innovation to build agrifood systems that are more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable. It highlights how forward-thinking on enabling access to life-changing innovations, combined with traditional knowledge and inclusive approaches, is critical to ensure that everyone has access to sufficient, diverse, safe, and nutritious foods, while safeguarding the planet for future generations. In line with FAO’s 2026–2027 biennial theme, Fostering Innovation for Food Security and anchored in the FAO Science and Innovation Strategy, SIF 2026 will reinforce FAO’s collective and collaborative efforts to transform agrifood systems through science and innovation.