We’re hiring! Business for Biodiversity Ireland (BFBI) is growing, and we’re looking for an experienced, independent Operations Lead to build the operational backbone that our growth demands.
BFBI is a not-for-profit social enterprise, supporting businesses to develop a solid strategy on biodiversity, leading the way to a nature-positive economy for Ireland. The role is a fully remote contractor role (12 days per month), however must be based in Ireland. You will report directly to our Executive Director and lead operations for a growing team of contractors, a widening portfolio of programmes, and increasingly complex funder and partner relationships.
What you’ll be doing:
- Building the systems, processes and infrastructure BFBI needs to scale
- Leading financial management, budgeting and grant funding — including proactively identifying new funding opportunities
- Supporting people, governance, compliance and Board processes
- Supporting programme delivery and the development of new initiatives.
What we’re looking for:
- Proven senior operations experience, ideally building processes from scratch
- A strong, independent operator who takes ownership and delivers reliably
- Comfort moving between strategic thinking and hands-on admin
- CRM (HubSpot) and accounting software (Sage) experience a plus.
Full job spec in the PDF attached: [pdf-embedder url=”https://businessforbiodiversity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BFBI_OperationsLead_JD_July2026.pdf”]
Interested? Send your CV and cover letter to Dr Maria Fitzpatrick, manager@businessforbiodiversity.ie by 31 July. Questions welcome at the same address.
