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The Woodlands Farm Trust (WFT), in close partnership with Sitopia Farm CIC, is embarking on "Our Green Blueprint". Funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, this visionary project will co-create a transformational business, ecological, and governance plan. We are building a system demonstrator: A beacon for what a range of healthy, resilient, and nature-positive urban food systems can look like. More details are here 260616 Our Green Blueprint Project Summary.pdf - Google Drive

To bring this dream to life, we are hiring for two crucial freelance/consultancy roles starting this summer.

Fee: £10,000 (excl. VAT) | Duration: 6–9 months (Part-time)

The Project Steward is the heartbeat and orchestrator of this entire journey. You will hold the process together from "Dreaming" to "Launch," driving momentum, stewarding the budget,advising to hire specialists and ensuring our community, volunteers, and community groups genuinely play a part in designing our future.

  • You are: Equal parts empathetic community facilitator, rigorous project manager, and assertive internal client.

  • Perfect For: Someone with a proven track record of steering complex, multi-stakeholder projects who is deeply passionate about sustainable food systems and inclusive governance.

Fee: £6,000 (excl. VAT) | Duration: ~3 months (Part-time, starting July)

As we scale our impact, we need to evolve. You will work directly with the board and key stakeholders to review our current governance, conduct a funder-readiness policy review, and design a modern partnership framework to bring WFT and Sitopia Farm closer together.

  • You are: A strategic legal/governance expert who understands that structures exist to serve people, ecology, and long-term financial resilience.

  • Perfect For: An experienced advisor with deep roots in UK charity or social enterprise governance who knows how to map out legal feasibility and risks without losing the radical, community-led spirit of the project.

Why Work With Us?

  • Real, Tangible Impact: These aren’t theoretical paper exercises. Your work will directly unlock the unique potential of London’s largest community farm, setting a precedent for environmental policy and urban agriculture across the UK.

  • Radical Collaboration: You’ll work alongside forward-thinking trustees, commercial regenerative farmers, passionate volunteers, and institutional funders.

  • Be Part of the Genesis: You will be at the ground floor of a major organizational transformation.

How to Apply

For each role, please submit a short Expression of Interest (maximum 2 pages) detailing your relevant experience, why this project speaks to you, your general availability

  • Send to: ian.blight@thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org

  • Deadline: 0900 22 July 2026

  • Interviews: To be held in person at the beautiful Woodlands Farm, Shooter’s Hill, London SE18.

  • Questions: Contact us at the email address above.

 
 
 

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