Chief Programmes Officer

Am. Wrap; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global environmental initiative is seeking a Chief Programmes Officer to lead its worldwide programme portfolio and strategy. This influential role involves shaping efforts across critical sectors such as food systems and resource management, while ensuring the delivery of impactful, measurable outcomes. The position allows for hybrid working, providing flexibility to work from home or in the office. The successful candidate will drive WRAP's mission in advancing sustainable practices and partnerships internationally, offering a competitive compensation package including a salary ranging from £100,000 to £120,000.

Benefits

10% pension

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Up to 13 flexi-days

Qualifications

• Experience in circular economy, food systems, packaging, textiles, or resource management.
• Ability to manage strategic international programmes.
• Strong leadership capabilities in delivering environmental outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the global programme portfolio.
• Provide strategic direction across programme areas and geographies.
• Manage WRAP's dual delivery model ensuring quality and impact.
• Collaborate with diverse partners and stakeholders.

Skills

Expertise in one core WRAP programme area

Excellent communication skills

Partnership-building skills

Credibility across diverse audiences

Job description

As our Chief Programmes Officer (CPO), you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and delivering WRAP's global programme portfolio. Sitting on the Executive Team and reporting directly to the CEO, you will provide strategic direction across all programme areas and all geographies - from resource management and circular economy initiatives to food system transformation, packaging, and textiles. As Chief Programmes Officer, you'll lead the team to deliver impact, delight our partners and funders, and ensure that our programmes are rooted in a deep understanding of commercial, economic and social drivers, as well as the very best environmental evidence. A key focus of the role is managing WRAP's dual delivery model, ensuring the quality, consistency, and impact of both our direct delivery work and the programmes we deliver through strategic partners. This is a highly influential role with the opportunity to shape WRAP's long-term strategy, strengthen international programmes, and drive real, measurable environmental and societal outcomes at scale.

Key Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Expertise in at least one core WRAP programme area, such as food systems, packaging, textiles / fashion, behaviour change, or resource management (NetZero).
• Excellent communication, partnership-building, and convening skills, with credibility across diverse audiences.
• Remote working / work at home options are available for this role.
• Hybrid working : You will be able to work from home and come into the office to collaborate with your team(s) when required. We have flexible core hours, and we don't believe in a culture of presenteeism.
• Salary & Benefits : £100,000 - £120,000 dependent on experience + 10% pension, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, 37.5 hour working week, up to 13 flexi-days, private medical insurance, life assurance, and much more!

WRAP is a global environmental action NGO championing the shift towards a circular economy, fundamentally reshaping how we produce, consume, and manage resources. Where the systems that provide our everyday goods contribute to the world's prosperity and sustainability instead of reducing it.

WRAP is driving Circular Living through four key areas : accelerating the circular economy, future-proofing food, preventing problem packaging and transforming textiles. We catalyse action from policy makers, businesses, NGOs and citizens to make it happen. We have offices in the UK, USA and Australia, and live projects in over 30 countries.