Chief Financial Officer

Salary: Circa £80,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Remote (with the expectation of regular meetings in central London)

Help lead an ambitious national charity helping children do better at school.

Parentkind is the UK’s largest parent charity. We champion the role of parents in education, support parents and PTAs across the country and work directly with schools through our Parent Friendly Schools accreditation. This year we celebrate our 70th birthday and are looking for someone to help lead our organisation.

This is an exciting time to join us. With a new Chief Executive, a new strategy and an ambitious programme of change underway, Parentkind is entering an important new phase. We want to grow our impact and income, building a stronger organisation capable of making an even greater difference to parents and children.

We have a strong national profile and use it to represent the voice of parents in education. We support thousands of PTAs and parent groups across the UK. We are growing Parent Friendly Schools and want to strengthen our approach to partnerships and commercial income.

Over the years ahead, we want to grow Parentkind and our Parent Friendly Schools accreditation to make an even bigger difference.

To help deliver that ambition, we're looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who is passionate about growing the organisation so we can achieve more for parents across the UK.

The role

As CFO, you will be part of a two-person Executive Leadership Team, helping to lead Parentkind.

This is about much more than managing our finances. You'll help lead the organisation, make important strategic decisions and support Parentkind's growth.

You'll provide leadership across finance, governance and operations, helping us balance commercial thinking with our charitable purpose. You will lead our approach to income generation, including PTA membership and Parent Friendly Schools, and help identify new commercial opportunities. You'll play a pivotal role in Parentkind's future.

Why this role matters

Parentkind is at an important point in its development. We have strong foundations, a reputation for credibility and a growing range of services that support schools and parents. The need for our work has never felt more important. Schools face increasing challenges, parents need our support and stronger parental engagement in education can improve outcomes for children.

As CFO, you will help ensure Parentkind is in the strongest possible position to respond to these challenges.

The decisions you make won't just be reflected in balance sheets and board papers. They'll help create stronger school communities, enable more parents to engage in their child's education and contribute to better outcomes for children across the UK.

About you

• You're an experienced and qualified finance leader who combines commercial awareness with a passion for growing purpose-led organisations and a collaborative approach.
• You enjoy helping a national charity work more effectively by translating strategy into action and social impact.
• You may already be operating at CFO level, or you could be an ambitious Finance Director looking to take the next step in leadership.
• Most importantly, you'll be excited by our purpose.
• You'll understand that strong financial leadership can be a powerful enabler of social impact. You'll be motivated by the opportunity to help Parentkind reach more schools, support more parents and improve educational outcomes for children.

Why join Parentkind?

This is a chance to join a charity with a clear purpose, an ambitious future and a team that genuinely believes in the difference its work can make.

You'll have the opportunity to lead strategy, influence organisation-wide decisions and work alongside colleagues who are committed to improving the lives of parents and children.

For the right person, this role offers something increasingly rare - the opportunity to combine commercial leadership with meaningful impact at a national scale.

Recruitment process

We know that senior appointments require careful consideration, so we have designed a process that allows candidates to learn as much about Parentkind as we learn about them.

Applications close: Monday 26 October 2026, 9am

First-stage interviews: Thursday 12 November (virtual)

Final-stage interviews: Friday 20 November (in person, central London)

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to begin conversations with suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact:

Bryony Thomas

Allen Lane

07921 334 625

parentkind@allenlane.co.uk