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Participatory Funding Lead & Network Weaver

Farming the Future
Remote working

Posted: 3 Mar 2026

Deadline: 22 Mar 2026

Compensation: £45,000 FTE

Paid Remote working

Job description

Farming the Future is a collaboration of funders, social movement builders, and the UK’s agroecology sector. We pool funds and knowledge to create the conditions for an equitable, regenerative food system. Since 2019, we have distributed over £3.15 million in grants and supported over 140 partners to work together.

Please download and read the full job description

The Role

We are looking for a Participatory Funding Lead & Network Weaver to join a small, dedicated team to deliver participatory funding rounds and weave together our network of partners.

Key responsibilities include:

• Resource Management: Manage our participatory grant processes: Lead our participatory resourcing circle to co-design and distribute funds; assess grant applications; and manage communications for funding opportunities.

• Relationship Building: Nurture trust-based relationships with and between grantees: Act as the primary contact for 10–20 active funded partnerships; support funded partners through calls, and ensure their needs are reflected in our programs.

• Network Weaving: Strengthen and connect the alliances within UK agroecology and philanthropy through targeted communication.  Facilitate connections between movement members (140 organisations we have previously funded); host online sessions; and sharing learning via  blogs, reports, case studies and speaking engagements to communicate the movement’s needs within philanthropy.

• Collaborative working: Work in a collaborative way as part of a collective. Working closely with colleagues to support our operations, strategic development and communications.

Role Details

• Job: Participatory Funding Lead & Network Weaver 

• Salary: £27,000 per annum (based on a £45k FTE starting salary)

• Pension: 5% employer contribution

• Leave: 23.5 days per annum (based on 30 days annual leave and Bank holidays pro rata)

• Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours (3 days) per week (flexible working hours)

• Location: Home-based (with some UK travel for meetings and events)

• Contract: One-year contract via the A Team Foundation, with high chance of extension.

• Start date: We are hoping to have someone in post before July.

 About You

We are looking for a self-motivated collaborator, who is passionate about a socially and economically just transition in the food and farming sector (including agroecology, food sovereignty and land justice).

You should:

• have strong facilitation and interpersonal skills:

• have strong network weaving skills:

• be a confident and adaptable communicator:

• have some experience of participatory resourcing processes:

• have familiarity with the food and farming movement we are part of:

• excellent collaborative team working skills:

Application information

Please download and read the full job description then send your CV and a covering letter (of no more than two sides of A4) that explains how your experience, knowledge and skills fulfil the requirements of the role to info@farmingthefutre.uk by midnight on Sunday 22nd March.

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