The Ramblers opens the way for everyone to enjoy the simple pleasures of walking. And we step up to protect the places we all love to wander.
As our Chief Commercial Officer you will be part of a talented, dedicated group of people with a passion for walking and the outdoors. Every one of us has the commitment and resilience to bring ambitious plans to life and a huge appreciation for the volunteers, members and supporters who help us make it happen.
Since 1935, we’ve been doing everything we can to make sure everyone everywhere can enjoy nature. Today we’re Britain’s biggest and most vibrant walking community too. We lead the way, and the walks, for a community of 100,000 walkers.
The Ramblers is a charity dedicated to removing barriers so everyone can enjoy walking in open spaces and to preserving and improving over 180,000 miles of paths, tracks and trails across England, Scotland and Wales. We’re committed to campaigning to keep our countryside open to all and to fighting for the things that matter most to walkers.
Our Successes
We fought to establish National Parks and National Trails – and we won. And we successfully campaigned for everyone to enjoy Britain’s coastline. We’ve helped open up vast swathes of the British countryside which was out of bounds, and we made sure laws were amended and added to keep it that way.
There’s still more to do. So, we continue to secure support from government and help construct national and local policies and programmes to build a future fit for everyone everywhere to walk outdoors. We keep on engaging communities and organisations across England, Scotland, and Wales to help us achieve our ambitions. And we’re opening up a world of walking opportunities for even more people.
The Team
Together, we achieve much more.
While we have a small staff team, we achieve big things with the help of people who believe in our cause, like our members, volunteers, campaigners, funders, and partners. Together, we’ve already achieved significant success and we have ambitious plans for the future.
The Ramblers has a staff team of around 80 people based at home or who work from our offices in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
Volunteers are our driving force. Without their hard work and dedication, we simply wouldn’t exist. Some 25,000 people generously give their time come rain or shine, to make a difference to the things that matter most to walkers.
How We Are Run
As a charity, the Ramblers is governed by a board of trustees which comprises up to 15 members. Collectively the trustees are responsible for strategic oversight of the organisation and ensuring that our range of activities support our charitable purposes. In addition to local Groups and regional Areas across Great Britain, under our devolution agreements, substantial authority is devolved to Ramblers Scotland and Ramblers Cymru.
The governance structure ensures we have a robust model in place that would be expected for a modern charity of our scale. In addition to our board of trustees, we have four further sub-committees. These are:
- Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
- Nominations and Governance
- Strategy and Delivery
- People and Culture
Each committee has a clear remit of their roles and responsibilities with appropriately skilled and experienced members from the board of trustees and beyond.
Day-to-day management of the organisation is delegated to an executive leadership team led by the chief executive officer.
Values and Behaviours
Our values are the core principles that guide us daily in our work and our membership of the Ramblers. We all share the passion that walking is for everyone and by living our shared values we can ensure the Ramblers is an organisation to be proud of. Our values will earn trust for the Ramblers brand which will allow us to open up a world of walking opportunities for even more people.
Inclusive – We make everyone feel welcome and part of the Ramblers community. We make sure we all feel respected and accepted and know our contributions make a difference in achieving our mission.
Inspiring – We strive to inspire people through the way we act and the things we say. We channel our passion and ambition so others are moved to help us achieve our mission.
Empowering – We empower and encourage each other to make a positive contribution to our teams and the Ramblers. We do all we can to make sure everyone has the ability, and feels confident, to take action.
Responsible – We take responsibility for ourselves and those around us seriously, by always acting in a safe and supportive way. We care about the environment and make sure we do what we say we will do.