A Future Earth Executive Director is being sought to provide executive leadership for the Future Earth programme.

The Executive Director will head a new globally distributed secretariat, recently announced by the Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability following an open competition, and will work closely with the scientific community, stakeholders, and members of the Future Earth governance structure.

Further information on the role, required skills and experience, and information on how to apply can be found on the Future Earth website.

The closing date for applications is Monday 13th October 2014, 17:00 CEST.