Work With Tree Aid
Looking for a fulfilling new job? Join our team and you can work with us to harness the power of trees so that life and land can thrive together.
We work with communities to grow and protect trees so people can live from them for years to come. To do that, we need experienced and committed people who share our values.
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UK Vacancies
Project Finance Manager
Job title: Project Finance Manager
Location: Bristol, UK
Contract: Permanent, hybrid working, 1 day per week in Bristol office with some travel to East & West Africa, 35 hours per week
Salary: £46,853 + benefits
Closing date: 22 February 2026
About Tree Aid
Tree Aid works across the drylands of Africa, in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal, where the climate crisis is shrinking fertile land and putting pressure on the lives of more than 300 million people.
In these regions, trees are a lifeline and we partner with local communities to grow millions of them each year and to protect the land they depend on. Every project is led by the people who know their environment best, helping trees take root, supporting lasting livelihoods and protecting vital ecosystems.
About the role
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, results-driven finance professional with experience in charity project finance. You will work closely with UK colleagues and overseas teams across the Sahel to maintain robust financial management, support the development of financial systems, and enhance reporting and procedures.
Your expertise will contribute to strengthening financial oversight and efficiency, enabling the organisation to deliver transformational change for vulnerable communities living on the front lines of the climate crisis.
This is a fantastic opportunity to support transformational change for some of the world’s poorest people. Working within the Finance and Resources team, the Project Finance Manager’s main tasks will be to:
- Provide the wider team with reliable and timely financial information and analysis of project finances with recommendations for actions.
- Develop project budgets and monitor performance against them.
- Provide oversight of and support to Tree Aid’s overseas entities in financial reporting, systems, audits, procedures and resources.
- Ensure that Tree Aid’s subsidiaries follow organisational and donor policies.
- Ensure the integrity of Tree Aid subsidiaries’ financial records and internal controls.
About you
To be successful as the Project Finance Manager you will have:
- A recognised accounting qualification, or be working towards one.
- Experience of working in international development.
- High level computer literacy.
- Experience of working with budgets and reports for institutional and other donors.
- A willingness to travel and ability to work to tight deadlines.
Benefits
Other benefits of working at Tree Aid include:
- A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 2% and we will contribute 6%)
- 33 days annual leave (inc public holidays) +1 day per year worked up to 38 days
- Hybrid working
- Quarterly social events
- Opportunity to take free weekly French lessons to support communication with our colleagues in West Africa
Key documents
Project Finance Manager: Job Description & Person Specification
How to apply
To apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the person specification to recruitment@treeaid.org
Our approach to recruitment
We recruit with openness and transparency. We employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work.
Our Values
- We stand together and respect the people we work for and with
- We are bold, ambitious and determined
- We are professional. We work effectively and efficiently to a high standard and are experts in our field
- We have integrity. We are honest, transparent and accountable
- We are always learning. We review and adapt to maximise our impact for the people we are helping
International vacancies
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Why Work at Tree Aid?
Everyone in our team plays a role in tackling poverty and the effects of the climate crisis in the drylands of Africa. Once recruited, we aim to support our people to succeed in their roles and grow both personally and professionally.
Our aim is to build a team who can work together to successfully deliver our strategy and be driven by our values.
Our approach to recruitment
We recruit with openness and transparency. We employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for.
We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work.
What we offer
We benchmark our salaries using independent surveys to ensure they are fair and competitive. All our people have 33 days of annual leave (including public holidays), rising to 38 days with length of employment. We provide a generous pension scheme in the UK, contributing up to 6% of salary. We offer enhanced maternity pay and are open to discuss flexible working options.
We provide all our people with the skills and opportunities to grow and realise their potential. We support a variety of formal and informal learning opportunities for staff, including time-off to attend training and assistance with training costs.
Our commitment to Safeguarding
Tree Aid is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse. We have specific policies on this commitment, including standards of behaviour and whistleblowing. These policies outline the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, volunteers and other organisational representatives.
Any candidate offered a job with Tree Aid will be expected to sign our safeguarding policy and agree to comply with our procedures. Some roles require DBS checks/police vetting.
Our values
The power of resilience: We believe resilience is core to our mission — it’s at the heart of who we are and what we strive to achieve. Like the ecosystems we restore, we adapt, persevere, and grow in the face of challenges.
Bold optimism: We embrace the future with unshakeable belief in a better world. Our optimism is grounded in expertise and an evidence-led approach, to transform possibility into real impact.
Our values
Deep rooted collaboration: We’re collaborative, open, and always learning — which is why we build strong partnerships with communities, peers and decision-makers to share knowledge, welcome new ideas, and create long-term change.
Unwavering integrity: We’re collaborative, open, and always learning — which is why we build strong partnerships with communities, peers and decision-makers to share knowledge, welcome new ideas, and create long-term change.
