Royal Parks Board - Trustee

Closing date: Sunday 22nd November 2026 23:59

Interview date: Week Commencing 7th December 2026

For information on the roles and application criteria, please read the Application Pack below.

If you are interested in applying, please submit your CV and a covering letter (max 2 sides) via our online recruitment system. You will also be asked to provide recruitment monitoring information.

The CV should include details of employment, public appointments, qualifications history and the name and contact details of two referees who are willing to provide a reference. It should also include any relevant information regarding your eligibility for appointment and any other directorships you hold.

Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the 'CV and Cover Letters' section' of the form, ensuring you address the technical requirements and competencies in your Personal Statement.

Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., "CV - applicant name - 012345)

As part of our continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require information in an alternative format, please contact Boardresourcing@london.gov.uk

Appointments are subject to pre-appointment checks and confirmation by the Mayor of London.

Please note we hold the right to close the post early due to high volumes of applications

Following assessment of applications against criteria for appointment, shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in person at City Hall.

For each Trustee position the selection panel will include a Mayoral representative, the Chair of The Royal Parks, a senior GLA Officer, and an Independent Panel member. Recommendations for appointment will then be made to the Mayor of London.

Interviews are to be held on W/c Monday 7th December 2026.

The Mayor of London will confirm appointments to the Board.

Please view our Protocol on Mayoral appointments for further details.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and a covering letter (max two sides) giving details of experience relevant to the 'Criteria' outlined in the Role Specification.

Please include the name and contact details of two referees and any relevant information regarding your eligibility for appointment and any Directorships you hold.

Applications should be submitted via our online recruitment system. You will also be asked to provide recruitment monitoring information

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require information in an alternative format, please contact Savvas.Tsiattala@london.gov.uk

The closing date for submission of applications is 22nd November 2026. 23:59

The Royal Parks is a charity and a Public Corporation. Its purpose is to oversee the day-to-day management and maintenance of the eight Royal Parks: Bushy Park, The Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Regent's Park & Primrose Hill, Richmond Park and St James's Park. It also cares for other spaces in the capital including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. The estate is home to important national heritage and hosts regular national ceremonial events and is an important provider of sporting facilities in London.

The Royal Parks are owned by the Crown with their responsibility resting with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The Royal Parks has a contract with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to carry out day to day management of the estate on their behalf, which currently runs until 2027.

The Royal Parks receives tens of millions of visitors a year and plays a key role in the tourism and cultural life of the country. The Royal Parks works closely with key partners including the Mayor of London, DCMS, charitable, sporting, environmental and cultural agencies. Most of the Royal Parks' income comes from commercial activities.

The Royal Parks is in the early stages of developing an exciting new strategy for the long-term enhancement and protection of the parks for the benefit of this and future generations. Its current strategy is coming to an end, which saw record levels of investment in the parks. The new strategy is likely to focus on resilience and consolidating charity delivery against its charitable objects.

The Royal Parks is in the process of examining the longer-term structure and business model of the organisation, including potentially insourcing some functions, as it has started to do, so that a wider range of services can be delivered directly.

As a charity, The Royal Parks is overseen by a Board of Trustees, which decides how the charity is run, how money is spent, and ensures that its work falls within its charitable objects and is for the benefit of the parks and visitors. The Trustees are led by a Chair and are appointed for their skills and experience. Appointments are made by either the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport or the Mayor of London. The Board also contains an ex officio member from the office of the Royal Household.

A senior management team, led by Chief Executive Andrew Scattergood CBE, oversees the day-to-day running of The Royal Parks. The team is supported by a committed workforce of staff and volunteers.

The Mayor of London is currently seeking to appoint three Trustees to be members of The Royal Parks Board of Trustees.

In addition to serving on the Charity's Board, the successful applicants may be required to chair or be a member of one or more sub-committees to the Board.

The role will provide strategic leadership to the Charity and advise other Trustees and the Executive, to make sure The Royal Parks operates within the rules and guidelines set out in the organisation's governing documents and relevant legislation and will contribute to helping The Royal Parks to achieve its mission.

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to reflect this in all Board appointments. The aim is for the Royal Parks Board to contain a broad range of experience and reflect London's diversity. As such, we strongly welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented.

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to reflect this in all Board appointments. The aim is for the Royal Parks Board to contain a broad range of experience and reflect London's diversity. As such, we strongly welcome applications from underrepresented sections of the community, in terms of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, faith or disability.