About the organisation
Our Streets Now (OSN) is a youth-led, grassroots and intersectional campaign to create a world in which everyone can feel safe and be safe in public space. Our aim is to end public sexual harassment (PSH), the set of sexually intimidating behaviours that 97% of young women have faced.
Where We Started
We began in April 2019 with a Change.org petition calling for a new law against street harassment. Within just 100 days, it reached over 100,000 signatures. In November 2023, we won our legal campaign with support from Plan UK and leading human rights lawyers and as of April 2026, Public Sexual Harassment is now a standalone criminal offence in England and Wales. Since then, we’ve increasingly focused on prevention, changing hearts, minds, and systems through education and long-term policy reform.
In 2025 we launched our three-year strategy, with bold plans to scale our impact across education, policy, and public life. It's an exciting time to join a leading organisation in the sector. We’re looking for a Finance Non-Executive Director to help guide us through this next stage, providing strategic financial oversight, ensuring we grow sustainably, and supporting our team as we expand our reach and impact across the UK.
What We Do
To achieve our vision of a world free from PSH for women and marginalised genders, we:
- Educate on the causes, impacts and solutions to public sexual harassment through our programmes in schools and sports.
- Raise the public profile of public sexual harassment, moving away from normalisation, shame and silencing, to drive community action.
- Campaign for stronger policies and legislation to tackle harassment, ensuring long-term systemic changes.
What We Have Achieved So Far
Since launching in 2019, our work has helped shift the national conversation, with the term we coined, ‘Public Sexual Harassment’, now used across government departments. We’ve delivered workshops to over 10,000 students, teachers and professionals, with the vast majority reporting increased confidence to challenge PSH, and been asked by local authorities, sports teams and workplaces to lead on work to make their communities safer. You can read more about our work in our latest Impact Report.
About the role
The role of a Board Member is voluntary, however all out-of-pocket travel and expenditure related to the Director role is reimbursed. The Finance Non-Executive Director will provide strategic financial oversight, guide budgeting and reporting, and help build financial confidence across the team to enable impactful work.
Time Commitment
The OSN Board meets monthly for a two hour online meeting and annually for a whole day in person. We estimate a time commitment of 1-2 days per month to attend meetings and take on work relating to the role, which may include additional meetings with other members.
Responsibilities
Provide financial guidance to team members as they write annual budgets and share financial reports with the board
Work with a paid accountant to submit accounts and tax returns
Ensure compliance with grant conditions and funder reporting requirements.
Review annual accounts and audits, and help translate findings into practical actions.
Occasional administration of payroll
Use your financial expertise to support strategic decisions and ensure the board meets its financial responsibilities.
Accountability
The Board is responsible and liable for the governance and functioning of Our Streets Now and is accountable to a variety of stakeholders including funders, members and Companies House. The Board must adhere to any legal and regulatory requirements applicable to Our Streets Now’s activities.
Our ideal candidate
Person Specifications
- Significant accounting and financial experience
- A commitment to values including anti-racism, trans inclusion and youth-led change
- Understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of the Finance Non-Executive Director role
- Strategic thinking and good independent judgement
- A willingness to ask questions, speak your mind give constructive criticism
- An ability to work as part of a team
- A commitment to learning about PSH and violence against women and Girls (VAWG)
What’s in it for you
The Finance Non-Executive Director will provide strategic financial oversight, guide budgeting and reporting, and help build financial confidence across the team to enable impactful work.
Since launching in 2019, our work has helped shift the national conversation, with the term we coined, ‘Public Sexual Harassment’, now used across government departments and as of April 2026, Public Sexual Harassment is now a standalone criminal offence in England and Wales.
We’ve delivered workshops to over 10,000 students, teachers and professionals, with the vast majority reporting increased confidence to challenge PSH, and been asked by local authorities, sports teams and workplaces to lead on work to make their communities safer. You can read more about our work in our latest Impact Report.
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