Assistant campaigner jobs

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team to provide administrative and event delivery support across all event and fundraising activities. This will include a wide range of admin and support tasks pre-event, onsite and post-event for the BOA’s flagship event, BOA Annual Congress, and other educational, social and fundraising events, both face to face and virtual, delivered by the team. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for maintaining comprehensive administration systems across the events and fundraising team, corresponding with members, Stakeholders, delegates, fundraisers etc, using the CRM database, updating event and fundraising content on the BOA website, and supporting content creation for social media.

If you are a proactive individual with drive and enthusiasm looking for a new challenge, have an interest in events and fundraising and would be keen to work for a membership organisation involved in supporting trauma and orthopaedic surgeons and care for orthopaedic patients we would love to hear from you.

About you

• Able to establish good relationships with people at varying levels of seniority, including clinicians, expert advisors from the Council and subcommittees, and external stakeholders and organisations.
• Ready to get stuck in and capable of undertaking multiple tasks or projects at any one time
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to deal with people diplomatically and appropriately
• Comfortable with handling multiple issues and flexibility to adapt if priorities change or opportunities emerge at short notice.
• Proactive and keen to make a difference while appreciating the importance of sound project management and an eye for detail
• Good organisational skills and time management with ability to prioritise and independently work to deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and ability to achieve high standards of work with little supervision.
• Confident learning and using IT and online systems, including CRMs

What we can offer you

• Good team working environment
• 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 Association closure days.
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements.
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Benefits platform.

We are fully committed to equality and diversity and will assess your application based on your experience, skills and suitability to the position only

About us

Around 10 million adults and 12,000 children, have a musculoskeletal condition in the UK today. We are a professional membership organisation and registered charity with the mission of ‘Caring for Patients, Supporting Surgeons’ working with our members to deliver excellence in surgical care and restore pain free mobility.

Our activities include influencing and engagement, professional practice, research and training and education. We have over 5,000 members worldwide, the majority based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Membership is made up of consultants (active or retired), surgeons in training and staff and associate specialist grades (SAS).

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer. 
 

About the role

As part of a large, newly aligned and dynamic engagement directorate, you’ll be supporting the chief engagement officer (CengO) and engagement directors’ key priorities at a formative time for the charity in delivering to our bold new strategy and income and awareness growth. Supporting the CengO’s time, projects, communications and external and internal relationships, you’ll be a key connector cross-organisationally on CengO’s behalf in order to support this progressive time for the directorate and charity. In particular, you will provide exceptional stakeholder management support for the CengO and wider team launching and progressing the £50m campaign and campaign board.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract. 

About you

You’ll be a pro-active, perceptive individual who has experience of executive assistant support for director or chief level. You’ll have a high attention to detail, the ability to work independently, at pace and communicate well across teams at all levels.
You’ll be able to quickly and effectively build key relationships internally and follow up in order to best support the CengO, director team and their priorities in delivering to an ambitious strategy and time of growth.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement online. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 10am on Monday 24 November 2025

Interview date Tuesday 2 December 2025

We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible, if you’re interested in this opportunity.

CAMPAIGNS ASSISTANT - Full-time permanent position (open to part-time applicants)

Salary: Circa £23,000 full time dependent on experience. Full time is 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Location: Cheltenham, with some home working (full time with x3 days working in central Cheltenham charity office)

Job Description

Are you passionate about animals and looking for a job in campaigning, public policy change, public affairs and stakeholder relations? As Campaigns Assistant, you’ll support the delivery of impactful campaigns led by our Campaign Managers and support high-profile projects like World Animal Day and various events.

To be considered, we’ll be looking for motivated, resilient candidates with relevant experience or skills developed in an animal welfare (or related) degree or more general public policy and campaigning. The successful candidate would need to be organised, with a sharp eye for detail, able to deliver projects on time, whilst working as part of a team. You’ll need a strong ability to multi-task and prioritise, as no day is ever the same.

This is a full time or part time permanent role offering a salary around £23,000, depending on skills and experience.

If this sparks your interest, we would love to hear from you.

Essential Skills

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Good time management skills with the ability to plan, prioritise workloads, work quickly and accurately under pressure and to deadlines

· Knowledge of campaigning, lobbying and public affairs and / or animal welfare policy issues

· Competent with Microsoft Office software such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint

· Able to organise events

· Able to work effectively as part of a small team, and interact with colleagues in a helpful and supportive manner

· Hard working, motivated and with a can-do positive attitude

· Able to handle sensitive, sometimes distressing information regarding animal welfare such as animal testing, animal cruelty and wildlife crime and the link with domestic abuse.

Desirable Skills

· Research experience

· Willing to network

· Volunteer management

Requirements

· Happy to work in our small Cheltenham office a minimum of three days a week if full time, and work remotely including from home on other days, plus willingness to attend meetings elsewhere as necessary

· Commitment to the objectives of the charity

· Agreeable to attend local, national and possibly international events occasionally and carry out any other reasonable tasks asked of you

· Start date January 2026

To apply:

Please submit your CV and covering letter outlining your relevant experience and skills and including why you would like the position. Applications without a cover letter may not be considered for interview. Please include ‘Campaigns Assistant Job Application’ in your application.

Closing Date: Thursday 4th December 2025.   We may contact applicants selected for interview prior to the closing date.

Find out more about Naturewatch Foundation on our website and on our social media

Naturewatch Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales 1039679

About the role

The HR Assistant is a generalist role working across recruitment, learning & development, payroll, ER casework, employee engagement and project work. You will support the HR team to deliver an effective, compliant and customer focused people service. You will have strong administrative experience with excellent attention to detail, and experience supporting recruitment processes and procedures. The ability to work with confidentiality and discretion is essention.

As part of your development we will support you in achieving CIPD Level 3 or 5 including paid time off for study leave. 

About Alexandra Palace

Affectionately known as 'The People's Palace', Ally Pally is one of London's most iconic destinations. For over 150 years it has stood as a beacon of creativity and culture- home to world-first innovations, unforgettable entertainment and open access to green space across 196 acres of parkland in North London.

In return for your hard work we of offer:

• Generous annual leave - 28 days including 4 Christmas closure days + bank holidays
• Opportunity to apply for free event tickets
• Summer and Winter social parties
• Discounts across our on-site catering units
• Access to free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme + more

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Coordinate end to end recruitment leading  the process from advert through to formal offer stage
2. Assist with monthly payroll processing 
3. Support managers with staff induction programme and appraisal process
4. Assist with the organisation and delivery of learning and development programmes and training opportunities
5. Provide admin support with ER casework
6. Promote staff engagement by communicating staff updates, social opportunities, and ad hoc announcements
7. Support with project work 
8. Develop knowledge of HR systems to help trouble shoot coomon queries from staff

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the JOB PACK for further details

Essential

• CIPD level 3 Foundation certificate or equivalent work experience
• Administrative experience preferably gained within a HR team
• Experience supporting recruitment processes and procedures
• Interest in general HR function
• Customer focused
• Highly organised with the ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to work with confidentiality and discretion

Job Title: Scaling Assistant

Salary: £28,770

Position Type: Full time / Fixed term with option to extend subject to funding

Reports to: Scaling Manager

Based at: School Food Matters, Blackfriars Settlement, 1 Rushworth Street, SE1 0RB

Working Hours:  5 days a week, 9am-5pm (flexible)

Pension: School Food Matters matches pension contributions at 7% of pensionable earnings

Holiday: 31 days including bank holidays that fall on working days. Holidays must be taken during the school holidays

The role is mainly office-based with the option to work from home a couple of days per week. It also involves some travel to regions outside of London to assist with training and support for our regional teams.

Background to School Food Matters

At School Food Matters we believe that school food can unlock a happier, healthier, more sustainable future for every child. We want a school food system that delivers for all children, so they can enjoy nutritious, delicious and sustainable school food and leave school with an informed and positive relationship with food. To achieve this, we campaign for a better school food system, bringing the voices of children, parents, and teachers to government policy, and deliver fully funded food education programmes in schools across the country.

Background to Nourish

Our Nourish programme supports schools to create a food environment that puts children and young people's nutrition first. The evidence-based, multi-component programme helps schools to develop action plans and policies to cover the food served across the whole school day. Nourish uses a collaborative whole school approach to food involving everyone across the school community to create lasting positive change.

Job purpose

· To assist the team with the scaling up of our Nourish programme

Key tasks include

· Recruit schools to take part in Nourish in the regions

· Provide admin support to the Scaling Manager with setting up e.g. sending out calendar invites, project paperwork, writing minutes

· Assist Scaling Manager with set up of training sessions – agendas, venues, and minutes

· Tailor project resources for different regions delivering Nourish where required

· Design and create project assets such as presentations

· Manage online training platform

· Monitor Regional Officers documentation and check it stays up to date

· Attend occasional project sessions to capture photos, videos and quotes

· Collect data and maintain accurate records relating to the project

· Keep Scaling Manager fully updated on progress

· Keep up to date with safeguarding requirements and reporting procedures

· Maintaining the ethos of the charity and positively promoting our work at all times

· You will also be expected to undertake any other tasks relevant to the affairs of SFM that may arise from time to time.  Therefore, being flexible and approaching the job with an open and positive mindset is essential.

Person Specification

Essential

· Excellent administrative and organisational skills with great attention to detail

· Excellent IT skills including excel, word and email

· Ability to work in a team, and seek help when needed

· Comfortable writing and responding to emails, conducting telephone, virtual and face to face meetings

· Self-motivated and optimistic with a can-do attitude

Desirable

· Experience of working for a charity or not for profit organisation

· Experience of working in or with schools

· An interest in food education and children’s health

As our Facilities Assistant, you will provide day-to-day in person support at our London Office in Stockwell.

You will ensure an efficient, effective and customer-focused facilities management and Health and Safety service. In addition to our London office, you will remotely support other Friends of the Earth offices as required, and act in absence of the Health, Safety & Facilities Manager in times of emergency.

We are tenants in all our offices and use a range of contracted third party suppliers, so a key part of the role is liaison with management companies and good supplier management to ensure we get the right job done and deliver good value for our supporters who fund our work.

This role is very customer-service focused, working on projects of all sizes, as well as being part of our Service Desk team. This is a rewarding and varied role, being flexible will be key, as no two days are the same.

Key Skills and Attributes: 

· Good understanding of facilities management

· Good organisational skills including ability to coordinate and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines

· Knowledge of Health and Safety of workplace and manual handling experience

· Ability to conduct risk assessments and implement risk controls

· Proficient in MS Office applications e.g. MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook

· Have a proactive approach to dealing with issues and willing to learn new systems and processes

· Ability to work on your own initiative with limited supervision

· Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines and conflicting priorities

· Understanding of the environmental issues that affect and inform facilities management.

Special working conditions

· This role is required to work fixed hours in the London Office, due to the specific job requirements

· Travelling to other offices in the UK region is occasionally required

· Occasional travel outside of working hours will be expected

About the team

Working closely with the Health, Safety and Facilities Manager, you will be part of our vital Infrastructure Services team, sitting within the Finance and Operations Directorate.

The Infrastructure Services team is responsible for the physical and virtual platform we use to do our work, from physical premises to our network, servers and Service Desk for support issues.

For more information, please read the attached job description.

Closing date: Sunday 30th November 2025 (23:59)

Salary: London £29,747 - £31,841 per annum (Full Time Equivalent), pro rata to 20 hours per week £19,831 - £21,227 per annum.

Please note we only accept applications via the Friends of the Earth Application System.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all. 

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.

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.

Join Our Team!

This is a great role for someone looking to join the charity sector. You will work as part of our Supporter Care team to provide excellent customer care, and engage, involve and inspire all supporters of Crohn’s & Colitis UK through building excellent relationships via a variety of communication channels.

About Us

We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2026 will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!

Role Overview

The Supporter Care Team are looking to hire two Supporter Care Assistant posts who’ll provide excellent customer care; engaging, involving and inspiring all supporters of Crohn’s and Colitis UK through building excellent relationships via a variety of communication channels. The role will involve dealing with donations, ensuring that our records are kept updated on our database, running reports, and undertaking general admin duties.

About You

You’ll have experience of working in a similar role, providing a high standard of customer care in a fast-paced environment, handling supporter queries and providing information in a concise and comprehensive manner. You'll need strong written and verbal communication skills to write engaging and inspiring content and messaging, you'll also be skilled at listening and responding to queries appropriately and be comfortable and effective at managing challenging situations.

You will have the ability to manage a busy workload and deadlines whilst taking ownership of problems to find a solution where possible, escalating to a manager where required. 

Experience of Microsoft office is essential, as well as excellent administration skills and high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

Please see our Recruitment Pack for details of our full Job Description and Person Specification.

Our Location

We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. In this role, there is plenty of scope for working from home,  although you will need to be in the office for two days a week minimum. There will also be other times when you’ll need to be in the office for fulfilment tasks or to attend meetings such as our ‘All Staff Together’ days four times a year and you will also be required to attend fundraising events.

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing programme
• Interest free loan for season tickets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking and secure bike locks
• Training and development financial support and/or study leave
• Performance review and development scheme

Job Title: Administration Assistant– HR, Facilities & Compliance
Hours: Part Time – 18 - 22 Hours per week
Salary: £24,000 – £25,500 per annum, pro rata
Location: Head Office, Newton Aycliffe, DL5

About us

Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading environmental and regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work.

Each year Groundwork makes an incredible difference to communities across the North East and Cumbria. We work on hundreds of individual projects each year, supporting disadvantaged communities but what’s most important is how we change people’s lives. Our local programmes and services are tailored to the needs of partners and communities in each locality.  When all that local activity is added together, it becomes a major force for regional change.

About the role

Groundwork is looking for a highly organised and motivated Administrator to support our HR, Facilities & Compliance functions. This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll contribute to the smooth running of our organisation and help us make a real difference in local communities.

As our Administrator, you will provide day-to-day support across HR operations, volunteer administration, health & safety, and facilities management. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the organisation, ensuring our systems, records, and processes are accurate, compliant, and running efficiently.

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has proven administrative experience in a busy environment
• Is highly organised and detail-focused
• Communicates clearly and professionally
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Is confident using Microsoft Office
• Handles confidential information with discretion
• Has a positive, proactive, and flexible approach
• Experience in HR, health & safety, facilities, administration is an advantage but not essential.

Why Join Us?

At Groundwork, you’ll be part of a supportive team committed to improving lives and strengthening communities. You’ll enjoy a varied role in a positive and friendly working culture where we all support each other to achieve.

Closing date: Midnight on Friday 28th November 2025
Please note: should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Make yourself at home

We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.

As our Partnerships Assistant you will be a vital part of our Partnerships team helping to build long-term, sustainable and mutually-beneficial relationships with businesses and key supporters.

Our Partnerships team manage high-profile relationships, including with household name beauty brands and retailers, and with ambitious plans for 2026 and beyond this is an exciting time to join the team. In this role you will lead on all administrative duties in the Partnerships team - including keeping our database up to date, managing diaries, raising invoices, updating documents, and recording minutes and actions in key meetings. 

This role requires a candidate who is highly organised and who has the ability to plan, prioritise and meet concurrent deadlines. You will have strong data entry and diary management skills, the ability to build rapport with a range of stakeholders and you will be a real team player.

You will be supported by your line manager, and the wider team, to deliver on your objectives and this is a perfect opportunity for someone with proven administrative skills, from any sector, to help shape our programme and deliver on our mission.

No formal qualifications are needed and charity sector experience is not a requirement. We encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experience and potential to apply.

Please review the job description and person specification before applying. When you are ready please submit an up-to-date CV and a covering letter (maximum two sides of A4) clearly explaining your suitability for the role as per the person specification.

Our consultant-led team of doctors, nurses and other professional staff provide expert care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families, in the hospice and at home.

Our patients and their families tell us that Bolton Hospice has not only provided care but given them compassion, dignity and respect when they needed it most.  Everyone at the hospice has a part to play in providing excellent care and support for local people facing life-limiting illnesses and their families.

37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday (Flexible hours / working pattern)

The Role:

The Marketing Assistant will play a key role supporting the Marketing & Communications team in implementing the integrated communications strategy and providing marketing support for the promotion of hospice services and income generation activity.

Your day-to-day tasks will be varied but typically will include assisting with delivering our social media calendar, creating engaging content for use across our communication channels, writing copy for press releases and arranging photo calls, assisting in print and publication production, and updating content on the website.

What you need:

The successful candidate will have experience working in a similar marketing role or have a qualification in marketing or communications and demonstrate a strong team ethic and creative flair. You must be highly organised and have excellent communication and relationship building skills. You’ll need to be able to work well within a busy team and able to work on several projects simultaneously.

Why Bolton Hospice?

You will be working within a friendly and dynamic team in modern, open plan offices (with flexible working and some home working if this suits you). We offer our employees an attractive benefits package, including 35 days annual leave including bank holidays, rising to 40 days with long service (pro rata for part-time), generous enhanced maternity package, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, free parking, healthcare cash plan, Blue Light Discount Card, discounted meals and excellent training opportunities.  We also offer continuity of service from the NHS with respect to pension and holiday allowance

Closing Date for Applications: Monday, 17th November 2025

Bolton Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status, or sexual orientation.  Any appointment will be made on merit alone.  Any offer of employment for this post will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.  Bolton Hospice has a No Smoking Policy.

Role:                     Executive Assistant and Administrative Officer

Location:             Home-based, with regular attendance (at least monthly) of meetings in London

Salary:                  £28,000 - 32,000, depending on experience

Type:                     Permanent, full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Responsible to:  CEO           

 About the role

Are you a proactive, energetic and highly effective individual with great attention to detail? We’re looking for a new Executive Assistant (EA) for the CEO and the Chair of the Overcoming MS Board of Trustees as well as organisational administrative duties.

This role plays an essential role in the smooth running of the charity. With a small team and big ambitions, everyone plays an important part. Yours is to facilitate our team to work in the most effective and productive manner, using your organisational and planning skills so we can all deliver the greatest impact for people with MS.

At Overcoming MS, we are here for everyone with MS who wants to take control of their health and wellbeing. We provide clear, practical actions for people to take and a supportive community to help people living with MS. Knowing people with MS can reduce their risk of disease progression through lifestyle choices gives hope to us all. Our vision is a world in which living a full and healthy life with MS is possible for everyone.  

Job summary:

You will support the organisation across a range of administrative, organisational and governance activities. You will be comfortable working in a busy environment juggling multiple projects, as is characteristic of a small but ambitious organisation.

You will be able to demonstrate discretion and commitment, along with excellent organisation, written and verbal communication skills and will bring experience of providing director level PA/EA support. You will be able to use your own initiative to prioritise workload according to the demands of the day and learn to anticipate changes, responding professionally, adeptly and positively.

You will be expected to provide a high standard and quality of support across a range of activities and projects, being fully aware of and upholding the charity’s values, and taking responsibility for modelling these to others across the organisation and to the wider community.

Key responsibilities and duties:

The role comprises of the following key areas of responsibility:

· Executive Assistant to CEO

Provide full support to the CEO, including but not limited to:

o Overseeing the diary of the CEO, prioritising meetings and scheduling time for reading, thinking and preparing, ensuring meeting materials are to hand.

o Providing ‘right-hand’ support, undertaking research, ensuring CEO is up to date with all projects and pre-empting needs.

o Secretarial – supporting emails, creating presentations, keeping management files organised and up to date within SharePoint.

· Executive Assistant to Chair

Provide full support to the Chair in any administrative activities that relate to her role as Chair, including but not limited to:

o Overseeing calendar appointments, and ensuring the Chair is prepared for meetings.

o Providing ‘right hand’ support in communication with staff and Board, scheduling meetings and providing administrative support as required.

· Governance and administrative support to the Overcoming MS Board

Provide governance and administrative support to the Overcoming MS Board of trustees, including:

o Scheduling Board, committee and Strategy meetings and making the necessary arrangements (eg booking venues, setting up virtual meetings via Teams/ Zoom).

o Preparation of documentation for meetings including circulation of agendas, compiling Board packs for the Board of Trustees and committee meetings, taking accurate minutes and co-ordinating follow up actions.

o Supporting the Chair and CEO in the recruitment and induction of new Trustees.

o Providing administrative support for working groups, for example, making arrangements for meetings, circulating agendas and papers.
 

· Internal HR administrative lead

Fully supported with external expertise, to provide administrative support for the team, including:

o Advertising vacant roles, coordinating recruitment, sifting applicants, arranging interviews.

o Onboarding new starters, including references, contracts, setting up new starters on the systems, inducting starters in organisational processes.

o Supporting ongoing team development including coordinating training, staff surveys and appraisals.

o Coordinating leavers, including exit interviews, leavers forms and relevant administration.

· Internal IT administrative lead

Fully supported by our external IT agency, to provide administrative support for the team, including:

o Regular meetings with IT agency to ensure correct licenses, equipment and protections are in place.

o Coordination of hardware and software for new starters, equipment provided and returned for leavers.

· Management of Overcoming MS contact enquiries

o Regularly check the Overcoming MS contacts mailbox and manage its contents, responding or delegating to Overcoming MS team members where appropriate, and ensuring follow up is completed.

o Manage the Overcoming MS telephone number to ensure queries are dealt with efficiently.

o Draw themes from regularly occurring queries, to make sure any trends are picked up and addressed effectively.

· General organisational support

o Provide ad hoc project management support to organisational improvement projects, including supporting project team meetings, developing project plans and tracking progress.

o Travel/ meeting arrangements – arrange meetings, attendance at conferences and book rooms and making travel arrangements as necessary.

o    Coordination with our outsourced storage facility.

o Policy support – maintenance of the policy tracker, coordinating the reviewing and updating of policies.

o Admin support for team meetings, oversight of the shared drive, central email lists.

o Lead relationship with our Employee Assistance Provider, including regular team reminders of services and other charity discounts.

o Proactively identify areas where improvements can help improve efficiencies, impact or wellbeing.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

 Experience (Essential (E)/ Desirable (D)

· At least 5 years’ experience in a senior PA/EA role (E)

· At least 5 years’ experience in writing Board minutes, supporting Boards and committees and other governance (E)

· Experience of effective engagement with senior leaders and stakeholders, both internal and external, at all levels (E)

· Experience of the charity sector (D)

· Working understanding of an organisation with a dispersed, remote team across a wide geography (D)

· Experience of supporting strategic and improvement projects (D)

· Experience of supporting HR or IT processes (D)

Education, Knowledge & Skills (Essential (E)/ Desirable (D)

· An excellent standard of written and spoken English and ability to communicate effectively with a range of people from diverse backgrounds (E)

· Excellent interpersonal skills (E)

· Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills (E)

· Conscientious, with excellent accuracy and attention to detail, delivering high quality work (E)

· Proficiency in the full Microsoft Office suite, especially Teams, Outlook, SharePoint/OneDrive (E)

· Experience of using a variety of IT packages including databases and willingness to learn new IT systems (D)

· Awareness of charitable governance principles (D)

Personal attributes

· Calm and adaptable with an ability to work within a flexible and busy environment (E)

· Able to anticipate and problem solve with high levels of tact, diplomacy, discretion and ability to demonstrate absolute respect for the confidentiality of information (E)

· Comfortable working remotely and happy to travel, as needed, for meetings (E)

· Thrives as a team player but able to work on your own initiative, with minimal supervision (E)

· Reliable, resilient, committed and self-confident (E)

· A proactive approach to your work and are able to identify opportunities and solutions (E)

· Highly committed to safeguarding vulnerable people, equality, diversity and inclusion (E)

· Fully committed to Overcoming MS’s values (E)

· Experience of working within a charity and understanding of the charity sector (D)

The British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) is an established, highly regarded membership-based organisation. They promote the highest standards of practice in urology, with a reputation as a leading professional medical association. Their members are expert medical practitioners in the field of urology. Founded in 1945, they are excited to be celebrating their 80th anniversary this year!

We are delighted to be partnering with BAUS in their search an Events Assistant, someone with experience working in events, a passion for event execution and a keenness to work within membership organisations. This is a unique opportunity to join a small, ambitious and passionate team. Is this the dream role that you have been waiting for? If so, we would love to hear from you!

The Role

The Events Assistant will provide administrative and event delivery support to the Head of Events and the Events Coordinator in the planning and delivery of physical and virtual meetings, events and courses.

This role is hands on and varied and duties will include:

• Supporting the delivery of BAUS’s flagship Annual Meeting and a calendar of Specialist Section Meetings, Education Courses and virtual events.
• Maintaining accurate delegate and speaker databases, attendee lists and name badges.
• Assisting with event websites, mobile apps, social media and marketing campaigns.
• Liaising with venues, suppliers, exhibitors and delegates.
• Providing administrative support including processing payments, handling enquiries, and producing post event reports.
• Supporting set up, breakdown and onsite delivery of events (some travel and overnight stays will be required).

The Person

We are looking for a motivated and adaptable individual with strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and a collaborative approach. You should come to us with experience working in an events environment, or the completion of an Events Management course.

This promises to be an exciting and busy role so you will need to be comfortable working in a fast paced environment, and have the ability to multitask effectively demonstrating a high level of customer service skills.

Perhaps most importantly you should be enthusiastic, flexible and pro-active, be a genuine team player and able to work independently when required as well as collaboratively along with colleagues.

Why BAUS?

BAUS adopts a welcoming, supportive and collaborative culture. This is a small, successful team that works closely together to achieve outstanding results for its members. Not only is BAUS hugely passionate about supporting its members, but it also places strong emphasis on supporting its staff and creating an empowering workplace, making it a wonderful place to work.

The charity’s benefits include an excellent pension scheme with a minimum 16% contribution along with 25 days leave per year, plus Bank Holidays and an additional 4 days at Christmas.

The role is hybrid and flexible, and will require the successful applicant to work from the impressive city centre offices in London for 2–3 days per week. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, then get in touch!

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format such as audio or video upload, or require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us, please contact either Jen or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.