Executive Director

Location: London, Greater London, UK, EC2V 8

Application Deadline: 2025-07-12

The Guardian Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to promoting press freedom, media literacy, and access to independent journalism. In a rapidly changing media landscape where misinformation, censorship, and financial pressures threaten the future of journalism, our mission is more vital than ever.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Director to provide pivotal strategic leadership, vision, and operational oversight to ensure the Foundation's impact, sustainability, and continued growth. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will be responsible for advancing the Foundation's mission, securing funding, driving programmatic innovation, and representing the organisation externally.

About The Guardian Foundation

The Foundation operates as a separate entity from the Guardian, but shares its unwavering commitment to independent journalism and truth-telling. While the Guardian delivers award-winning journalism, The Guardian Foundation ensures that press freedom is defended, that the next generation can distinguish fact from fiction, and that those who uphold truth in the public interest receive the support they need.

Our impact reaches across the UK and around the globe, with partnerships spanning schools, NGOs, journalism networks, and media organisations worldwide.

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The Guardian Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to promoting press freedom, media literacy, and access to independent journalism. In a rapidly changing media landscape where misinformation, censorship, and financial pressures threaten the future of journalism, our mission is more vital than ever.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Director to provide pivotal strategic leadership, vision, and operational oversight to ensure the Foundation's impact, sustainability, and continued growth. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will be responsible for advancing the Foundation's mission, securing funding, driving programmatic innovation, and representing the organisation externally.
About The Guardian Foundation
The Foundation operates as a separate entity from the Guardian, but shares its unwavering commitment to independent journalism and truth-telling. While the Guardian delivers award-winning journalism, The Guardian Foundation ensures that press freedom is defended, that the next generation can distinguish fact from fiction, and that those who uphold truth in the public interest receive the support they need.
Our impact reaches across the UK and around the globe, with partnerships spanning schools, NGOs, journalism networks, and media organisations worldwide.