Governance Officer and Executive Assistant to CEO (Term Time)
Reports to: CEO
Salary: £21,328.59 (40 Week Salary; includes Holiday Pay)
Contract: Permanent; Term Time
Hours: 30 per week Monday to Thursday or Monday to Friday (Friday from home)
Based at: Elm Tree Court, Devizes
This role sits at the very centre of the Charity, supporting the CEO and working closely with every member of the Executive team and the Chair of Trustees.
You’ll need to be very organised and proactive in your approach to your work, and able to communicate well internally and externally at all levels. You’ll feel comfortable with professionally representing the CEO verbally and in writing, and operating with total discretion when handling sensitive information. You will also support the Director of Finance & Operations (Company Secretary) in fulfilling charity governance requirements and the Director of Fundraising & Engagement (Data Protection Officer) in ensuring GDPR compliance. We continue to improve and look for efficiencies in our ways of working, so a strong practical knowledge of the latest Microsoft and related applications is key.
If you have relevant experience at a similar level and want to make a difference to nature’s recovery at a critical moment, we look forward to hearing from you. We offer a relaxed, dog-friendly office location in Devizes and are open to conversations about how the working hours could be arranged across the week.
Start date for the role is Tuesday 1st September 2026.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:
- Company pension & Salary exchange scheme
- Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rata) included in salary
- Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
- Free tea and coffee
- Head office in town centre with parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Two staff wellbeing days per annum
A full job description and application pack is available to download below.
Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 1st July 2026
PLEASE NOTE: if interest is significant we reserve the option to close the vacancy early and conduct interviews on an as required basis. Should the vacancy remain open until the stated deadline then interviews will be held on Wednesday 15th July 2026.
Please submit your application to [email protected]
Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process.
As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs. Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within one week of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
