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We’re looking for an organised and proactive individual to join our team as a Finance & Business Support Assistant.
In this role, you’ll provide essential business and finance administrative support to the Society and Chief Executive, act as the first point of contact for general enquiries, and help ensure our workplace is effective, welcoming, and engaging.
You’ll also assist with day-to-day financial processes, support key society meetings and events, and play a vital role in keeping everything running smoothly.
If you’re detail-oriented, eager to learn, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
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Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal is seeking a talented individual to fill a brand-new role in our fundraising team: Individual Giving Assistant.
This role is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with great attention to detail to start or further their fundraising career in a fast-paced, ambitious and creative charity by bringing their skill and passion for people to a role that makes a real difference every day.
- You'll play a vital part in the smooth running of our Individual Giving and supporter care operations, helping manage donations, lotteries, raffles, legacies and in-memory giving.
- You’ll help deliver our ambitious fundraising programme and inspire more people than ever to support our work, while delivering exceptional support to our incredible community of fundraisers and donors.
- You’ll keep our donor database accurate and compliant.
- You’ll help make sure our fundraising runs efficiently across the charity.
Above all, you’ll help ensure every supporter and donor feels part of something extraordinary.
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JFF Administrator/Executive Assistant
Job Title: Administrator/Executive Assistant
Responsible to: Director of Programmes and Innovation
Contract: 3 month Fixed Term contract, possibility of extension
Hours: 4-5 days/28-35 hours per week
Location: Hybrid/Home based, in the London area with regular travel in the Greater London area (approx. twice weekly) and occasional National travel
Salary: £30,000 FTE (£24,000 pro rata)
Leave: 22 days + bank holidays, pro rata.
The Role:
To provide high-quality administrative, coordination, and communication support across the charity. This role ensures smooth day-to-day operations, supports the Director and fundraising team, and contributes to the effective delivery of projects, workshops, and events. The postholder will play a key role in strengthening systems, improving efficiency, and supporting the charity’s mission to build children’s financial confidence.
Main Duties
Executive and Administrative Support
· Manage the Director’s diary, meetings, and correspondence.
· Prepare and format documents, reports, and presentations.
· Coordinate travel, logistics, and meeting arrangements.
· Maintain accurate and well-organised filing systems.
· Support refinement of administrative processes to improve efficiency.
Governance and Board Support
· Collate and coordinate board papers and meeting packs.
· Prepare and circulate trustee newsletters and updates.
· Maintain trustee and senior stakeholder contact lists.
Fundraising and Data Administration
· Process and acknowledge donations, ensuring accurate records on the CRM.
· Support fundraising communications and donor stewardship.
· Assist with fundraising research and preparation of proposals or reports.
· Provide administrative support for fundraising campaigns and events.
Workshops and School Liaison
· Liaise with schools to coordinate logistics and materials for workshops.
· Prepare and send workshop resources and packs.
· Support event delivery, including assisting on the day
Events and Community Engagement
- Coordinate logistics for internal and external events, including venue booking, catering, and invitations.
- Help at events to ensure smooth delivery and a positive experience for participants.
- Liaise with suppliers and partners as needed.
Communications and Design
- Format and design materials in PowerPoint and Canva.
- Support production of newsletters, social media content, and reports.
- Maintain brand consistency across all outputs.
Systems and Office Support
- Maintain shared calendars, contact lists, and databases.
- Handle general office administration and supplier coordination.
- Identify ways to improve systems and working practices.
Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 26 November. Interviews will take place online throughout the shortlisting process.
Please note we will only consider applications that include a CV and covering letter.
Are you looking for a meaningful part-time role where your organisational skills can make a real difference in healthcare? We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Quality Improvement Administrative Assistant to join our supportive Quality Standards for Imaging team which is a collaboration between the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and College of Radiographers (CoR).
In this varied and rewarding role, you’ll play a key part in supporting imaging services across the UK as they work towards the Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI), a nationally recognised mark of excellence. From coordinating meetings and events to managing communications and supporting financial processes, your work will help ensure services deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Supporting imaging services on their QSI journey with accurate record-keeping and communications.
- Coordinating meetings and webinars, including preparing agendas, minutes, and logistics.
- Assisting with the planning and delivery of our annual QSI conference and monthly events.
- Managing financial tracking and administrative tasks with precision.
- Collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to keep everything running smoothly.
About You:
- Proven administrative experience, ideally in a team-based environment, with a professional and responsive approach to internal and external contacts.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage your own workload, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, and a willingness to learn new systems and tools as needed.
- A proactive and flexible mindset, ready to take initiative and support a variety of projects and events.
- A commitment to quality and service, aligned with our values of continuous improvement and delivering excellent support to healthcare services.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be part of a passionate team committed to improving healthcare quality. We offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to contribute to meaningful change in imaging services across the UK.
How to apply
If this sounds like the role for you, please download the candidate pack or visit our website to find out more along with instructions on how to apply. The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Sunday 16 November 2025.
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We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Administration Assistant to support the Bishop of Willesden and the wider Parish Area Support team on a part-time basis, 17.5 hours per week. This role is vital in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, managing communications, maintaining records, and supporting safeguarding processes
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the Bishop's diary, inbox, and communications
- Draft and manage correspondence, including sensitive communications, maintaining confidentiality
- Coordinate travel and meetings, including agendas and minutes
- Compile newsletters and general communications
- Support clergy permissions and historical record-keeping
- Welcome visitors professionally
- Organise events, liaising with external providers
- Monitor visa status and safeguarding compliance
- Manage clergy files in line with GDPR
- Respond appropriately to pastoral and safeguarding concerns
- Undertake additional tasks as required to support the Bishop and team
We are looking for someone who is:
- Administratively efficient, detail-oriented, and proactive
- Emotionally intelligent, discreet, and confident in handling sensitive matters
- A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
- Experienced in managing varied workloads and working independently
- Sympathetic to the mission and values of the Church of England
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Previous administrative experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook); willing to learn Excel and other tools.
- ability to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines
- Strong literacy and numeracy skills
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
Your Salary
A salary of £13,513.50 (FTE £27,027) per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays.
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave.
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
Interview Information:
Friday 12th December 2025
Venue: London Diocesan House, 36 Causton Street, London SW1P 4AU
Time of interview: From 9 am
Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.
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This is a new and exciting role which you can out your stamp on. You'll help the charity run smoothly, support our Board of Trustees, coordinate meetings, manage key communications, provide day-to-day office management and ensure that strategic projects are delivered effectively. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and wants to make a real difference through their work. In particular you'll:
- support our CEO with diary management, responding to incoming communications, preperation for events and managing managings
- manage payroll for both the charity and its trading subsidiary, Ignition Brewery
- provide administrative support to our Finance Manager
- coordinate our parent-carer forum, ensuring it is well supported
- support our Board of Trustees including coordinating all aspects of Board and Committee meetings, taking minutes and supporting with Trustee recruitment
- act as our Office Manager, overseeing the various administrative functions and support contracts we need to run smoothly
- assist with the implementation and management of projects across the Charity that support our mission and drive efficiency
As well as our Brighter Horizons team, you’ll also have a hand in supporting our trading subsidiary Ignition Brewery, making this a varied role, ideal for someone who likes to be involved in lots of things at the same time.
We’re a small team but growing and ambitious team, making the role really varied. Experience of administration is a must, preferably in a small charity setting. If you are a people person and are passionate about causes in your community, we want to hear from you.
What we need from you (the essentials):
- a minimum of one years’ experience working in a fast-paced administrative environment
- experience of managing projects from design through to delivery and evaluation
- strong organisational and time management skills with an ability to plan ahead and manage multiple priorities effectively
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- excellent skills in Microsoft Office and CRM systems, especially with digital collaboration tools
- good written skills, with an ability to produce reports and other relevant documentation
- an ability to maintain discretion & confidentiality and handle sensitive information with professionalism
- meticulous attention to detail with an ability to perform tasks accurately and efficiently
- the ability to work proactively and independently
What we’d also like from you (the desirables):
- previous experience of working as an Executive or Personal Assistant
- an understanding of charity governance / experience working with Trustee Boards
- experience of working with neurodivergent adults and/or adults with learning disabilities in a paid or voluntary capacity
Our mission is to enable people with learning disabilities to live independently, to find belonging and to be active members of their community.



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Finance Assistant
The Finance team at KCLSU are looking for a Finance Assistant to support the delivery of core financial and administrative functions, in line with financial regulations, procedures and compliance requirements of external statutory bodies.
As part of this, you will:
- Assist in the preparation of accurate, timely, and compliant financial statements and management accounts.
- Support the annual audit process.
- Play an essential role in ensuring high-quality service to KCLSU's internal and external stakeholders, including students, by maintaining accuracy, efficiency and professionalism.
To apply for this role, please fill in an application form and include a personal statement detailing how you meet the person specification.
To be eligible for this role, you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport or visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one.
- Not be a trustee of King's College London Students' Union.
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KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
A new opportunity has arisen to join the Newt Conservation Partnership as NCP Finance Administration Assistant to support our efforts to create and manage high-quality habitat for great crested newts. This is an exciting time to join our team as we expand to maximise our impact for freshwater habitats and species.
Working alongside NCP’s Operations Manager and Administrator, the NCP Finance Administration Assistant will support daily financial tasks, using bookkeeping skills to ensure accurate and efficient data processing. As part of a small but growing team, they will also assist with occasional office administration
Newt Conservation Partnership (NCP) is a community-benefit society whose main purpose is creating and managing high-quality habitat for great crested newts, at the same time providing new habitats for many other wetland plants and animals. Our work is underpinned by a spatial strategy, and we work at the landscape scale. We have an extensive monitoring programme, and generate critical data for assessing the success of the NatureSpace schemes. We work closely with our partners, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and Freshwater Habitats Trust and follow their evidence-based best practice guidance for the conservation of amphibians and ponds.
Freshwater Habitats Trust is a friendly, nationally well-respected conservation charity that works to protect freshwater wildlife through practical, evidence-based and effective nature conservation projects. This job is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team of botanists, invertebrate biologists, herpetologists and freshwater conservation experts who are making a difference.
To Apply: Fill in the application form, No CVs or agencies, please.
Deadline for Applications: 5 pm Tuesday, 2nd December 2025
Interviews: The week beginning 15th December 2025, Oxford (in person)
Freshwater is our passion. Together, we can make a difference for wildlife.



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Job Title: Children, Young People and Families Programmes Assistant
Salary: SCP23 £23,447 p.a.
Responsible to: Head of Children, Young People and Families (CYPF)
Location: Working hours divided between BVSC Offices (Latham House, 33 – 34 Paradise Street, Birmingham, B1 2AJ) and home address, as agreed by BVSC
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
Contract Duration:Fixed Term 12 months
· Are you passionate about supporting Children, Young People and Families?
· Do you have a flair for organisation, communication and multitasking?
· Are you organised, proactive, and ready to make a positive impact?
If you’ve answered yes, we’d love to hear from you!
Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) is the city’s leading infrastructure organisation for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector. We exist to strengthen and champion Birmingham’s voluntary and community organisations, supporting them to grow, collaborate and increase their impact across the city. Our work spans a wide range of areas including health and social care, children and young people, community development, and multiple complex needs.
We are seeking a dedicated CYPF Programmes Assistant to join our Children, Young People and Families Team. This role is key to ensuring the smooth running of administrative and programme support across the department. The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-focused, and able to anticipate and respond to administrative needs in a fast-paced environment.
In this role, you will provide general administrative support by handling enquiries, maintaining office files, preparing documents and materials, and coordinating schedules, meetings, and events. You will manage routine correspondence, mail distribution, and communicate professionally with internal and external stakeholders. Duties include organising meetings, taking minutes, maintaining databases and records, assisting with data entry and reports, and supporting projects and senior team members with ad-hoc tasks. You will provide friendly assistance to partners, stakeholders, service users, and staff, resolving minor issues when required. Additionally, you will contribute to communication activities, support the implementation of BVSC policies, promote services, keep up to date with relevant sector developments, maintain your own professional development, and undertake other administrative duties, including occasional evening or weekend work.
To succeed in this role, you will need excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail, along with confident written and verbal communication abilities. You will be able to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, and use your initiative to solve problems proactively. Strong IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications, are essential, as is a friendly and professional manner when supporting partners, stakeholders, service users, and colleagues.
Please see the job description for further details
Working for BVSC
BVSC is proud to provide a place to work in which staff feel valued and motivated. Our talented and committed staff team are provided with competitive terms and conditions, and a supportive, flexible, friendly working environment.
Our organisation’s culture is underpinned by our 4 core values – Commitment, Collaboration, Inclusion and Integrity. These values are demonstrated in the work of our staff team, who are integral to the achievement of our mission to support and advocate for a vibrant, resilient voluntary sector in Birmingham.
Terms and conditions
· 35 hour working week
· 29 days annual leave + bank holidays a year
· 5% pension contribution
· 3.5 times salary Death in service benefit
· BVSC is a Living Wage Employer
Work-life balance
· Hybrid working, allowing staff to divide their working hours between our city centre office and their home
· Flexible working arrangements available for staff
· A flextime system is in place for staff
· We offer up to 7 days paid leave per year for undertaking voluntary work or public duties
· We provide generous maternity and paternity pay
Staff development
· We support staff to undertake training and development, providing funding and time off for study
Values based approach
· We take a values led approach to the full employee journey including values based interview, and values based supervision and appraisals
Wellbeing
· We offer free access to a range of wellbeing platforms
· BVSC offers all employees a suite of wellbeing support
We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values:
Commitment: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action
Collaboration: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives
Inclusion: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham
Integrity: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes
At BVSC, we are dedicated to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of our work. We actively strive to create an environment where all individuals - regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other aspect of their identity or lived experience - are welcomed, respected, and valued.
As part of our commitment to positive action, we take proactive steps, where needed, to address underrepresentation and create fair opportunities, particularly in recruitment. We aim to ensure that everyone has an equal chance to progress and succeed.
We stand in solidarity with all marginalised communities, ensuring that our policies, practices, and culture are inclusive, equitable, and empowering. We are dedicated to challenging discrimination and fostering a workplace where diversity is not only acknowledged but celebrated.
We strongly encourage suitably experienced applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join BVSC.
We encourage applicants to think creatively about how they can meet the requirements of the role and person specification if there are essential criteria you do not meet, so please describe this in your application. We are looking for talented individuals who align with our values and support our mission – there are no barriers to how you demonstrate this. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.
We are a Second Chance Charter employer, committed to ensuring that people with convictions can access employment. DBS checks, if applicable to the role, will be conducted once a job offer has been made and accepted.
For a job description please click here
Closing date for applications – Thursday 27 November 2025 at 10 am
Interviews to take place – Thursday 11 December 2025, in person
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by Thursday 4 December 2025. If you have not been contacted by Thursday 4 December 2025, you should assume you have not been shortlisted.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Secondments will be considered.
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The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is the overarching alliance for the global eye health sector dedicated to eliminating the global vision crisis. A global network spread across 100+ countries, of the most brilliant and committed non-profits, philanthropists, public and private organisations. We are seeking someone to be a part of our journey and help us achieve our goals. We are a small charity with a supportive can-do attitude. We are informal but professional and work flexibly. This role offers a real opportunity for someone to contribute our development and progress towards our goals.
The successful candidate will be central to providing a first class governance service to the IAPB board and it’s committees, whilst working across the organisation to ensure all operations are managed in a timely and efficient manner.
Governance
· Provide administrative support to the Board and sub-committees, including scheduling meetings (including annual AGM), supporting the CEO and Deputy CEO in drafting agendas, preparing, collating and distributing papers, and minuting meetings.
· Acting as the key point of contact for members of the Board.
· With the CEO and Deputy CEO, track key deliverables and action points and follow up on outstanding items.
· Assisting with the election, appointment and reappointment processes for board and committee members.
· Manage trustee onboarding, training, and compliance requirements.
· Maintain board records and listings.
· Supporting the Deputy CEO to ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
Operations
· Assist in the daily management of IAPB operations, including correspondence, scheduling and record-keeping.
· Maintaining efficient administration systems and databases.
· Help coordinate internal meetings, prepare agendas and take minutes.
· Office management administration
· Support to IT and HR as needed.
· Compliance with data protection and health and safety policies.
· Provide support to all other departments as necessary.
· Other reasonable duties as required from time to time.
General
· To respect the personal choice and lifestyles of colleagues those with whom we come into contact, ensuring that equal opportunity principles are always applied.
· To be an ambassador for IAPB and demonstrate IAPB organisational behaviours – Ambitious, Collaborative, Inclusive and Strategic.
Skills & experience
· Previous experience in governance administration is desirable but not essential, however a strong interest in this field is required.
· The ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
· This position requires a tech-savvy person (Microsoft Office etc) with administrative maturity and the ability to operate autonomously.
· Excellent minute-taking skills coupled with excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work flexibly in response to changing priorities.
· Excellent interpersonal skills, including the confidence and ability to deal with senior stakeholders.
· The ability to deal with competing priorities whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
· A collaborative approach.
· Commitment to the values and behaviours of IAPB.
Other Information
· Benefits include 30 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays), pro rata for part time employees
· Pension scheme – 10% Employer contribution, no minimum employee contribution
· Group life assurance
· Hybrid working
· Flexible working
· Employee Assistance Provider
· Various family friendly policies
· We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
IAPB is the premier eye health body which brings together a unique network of members and membership bodies from across the world.
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We're looking for someone who's passionate about our mission, can juggle a varied workload and is reliable and professional.
Furnishing Futures is an innovative charity creating fully furnished, healing homes for survivors of domestic abuse who have been rehoused in empty social housing. We do this by partnering with the interiors industry, which donates high quality furniture and homeware that could otherwise end up in landfill.
This job involves working closely with our CEO and Head of Operations carrying out multiple tasks throughout the day to ensure the smooth running of the charity. So, if you have a can-do attitude, strong experience of administrative processes and office duties then we’d love to hear from you.
It is our mission to create a future where furniture poverty no longer exists and no useable furniture ends up in landfill
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Join us at a pivotal moment as we transform 100 years of sight loss support for the digital age. You'll be the reassuring first voice for people navigating technology challenges, helping them discover independence they didn't know was possible.
This isn't your typical customer service role. At BWBF, you'll support people with sight loss as they explore technology, and connect with the digital world. Every call matters - from helping someone hear their first audiobook to guiding them through video-calling their grandchildren.
Working with our distributed team across the UK, you'll handle enquiries with empathy and efficiency, knowing that your patience might be the difference between someone giving up on technology or discovering new freedom. You'll collaborate with our Service Delivery team to ensure every person gets the right support at the right time.
We need someone who combines natural warmth with practical problem-solving, who finds satisfaction in small victories, and who understands that behind every technical query is a person seeking independence.
In return, you'll gain skills in assistive technology, work flexibly with a supportive team, and go home knowing you've genuinely improved lives. This is meaningful work with tangible impact.
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This role provides comprehensive administrative and organisational support to senior management, ensuring the smooth running of daily operations. As part of the region team the PA act as the first point of contact, managing communications, schedules, and confidential matters with the utmost professionalism and discretion. The successful applicant must have excellent verbal, and written communication skills. They must be able to build positive relationships with staff and volunteers at all levels and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
We are looking for a proactive, flexible team player to join our small team to make a big difference in the not-for-profit sector. If you have a passion for managing and improving day to day operational activities, as well as supporting some internal and external communications, enabling our team to focus on what they’re good at - challenging the arms trade and grand corruption - then we’d love to hear from you.
Company Overview
Shadow World Investigations is a not-for-profit organisation that investigates state capture, corporate wrongdoing and militarism, with a focus on the global arms trade. Our groundbreaking investigations highlight the blurred lines between business and state, and demonstrate how these sites of power operate above the law and in sole pursuit of furthering their own interests. We focus on building capacity and strengthening movements, and advocating for real, systemic change. Ultimately we aim to inform and empower the public to apply the necessary pressure needed to democratise and transform our political and economic systems.
THE JOB:
Key Responsibilities
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Handling day to day administrative tasks for our busy Executive Director including scheduling, diary management, travel, fielding and responding to enquiries, meeting minutes and follow up;
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External Partner Communications such as follow up with media partners, contributors or expert reviewers and more;
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Supporting Internal Communications and Ways of Working;
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Working with Director of Projects & Planning to ensure the smooth running of the office including IT, HR, Governance etc;
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Assisting with fundraising admin such as tracking deliverables, reporting requirements and deadlines.
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You may, from time to time, be asked by colleagues to take on different or additional duties that you can reasonably perform in line with your skills and experience.
Requirements
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At least 2 years of experience in a role that demonstrates the required skills
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Strong organisational and administrative skills
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High attention to detail and accuracy
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Good interpersonal skills and a team-player
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Proactive, eager to learn, and willing to take on varied tasks
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Professional, reliable, and solutions focused
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Comfortable working under pressure with multiple managers
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Ability to meet deadlines, monitor workflow and prioritise tasks
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Demonstrates initiative while respecting the boundaries of the role
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Discretion - the ability to work in confidence on sensitive matters
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Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace, Wordpress (desirable) and social media platforms
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
We don’t require you to be an expert on the arms trade or state capture to succeed in this role. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate strong organisational, interpersonal skills and an interest in the practical running of a small but dedicated organisation. With this in mind, our ideal candidate for this role would also be committed to justice, and would share our perspective that the barriers we face in the pursuit of justice have systemic roots, and that to tackle them we need to democratise and transform our political and economic systems.
What We Offer
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Competitive salary and benefits including cycle-to-work scheme, 30 days annual leave and office closure between Christmas and New Year
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Opportunities for development including mentorship and training
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Supportive and inclusive work environment
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Hybrid position with flexible working hours, being in central London office expected 2 days a week. Occasional evenings, weekends and travel with generous time off in lieu offered
This is an exciting role in a unique organisation. Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world. We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.
We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.
It's an exciting time to join our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.
We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work. We will consider applications to work on a flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
This is a 0.4 FTE (14.6 hours per week) and permanent role. This role is based at our Bloomsbury campus.
We are looking for a Group Exercise Assistant to support the Fitness Centre Manager by liaising with class instructors, sourcing cover, processing invoices and maintaining up to date information on the website and app. The post holder will be expected to visit TeamUCL Gym sites at Bloomsbury and East to quality check class provision, gather customer feedback and engage with instructors.
An outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world.


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