Assistant user researcher jobs

Start date: December 2026

Timeline: 

• Application deadline: 13 August 0900
• Initial phone interview: 14 August 
• First panel interviews: 20 August (online)
• Written task: wk/c 24 August (online, 1 hour)
• Final panel interviews: 8 September (in person, London)

Full-time 37.5 hours per week.

Remote with international travel

Salary and benefits: 

• £98,800 per annum pro rata
• 10% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, bank holidays on dates of your choice, a week of office closure in August and December
• Flexible working and other benefits (here)

 About us

Foxglove is a non-profit that exists to make the use of technology fair for all. When Big Tech companies abuse their power, their workers or the planet – and when governments use technology to oppress, exclude or discriminate – we litigate and campaign to fix it.  

Big Tech companies have become so large – gobbling up a huge slice of the global marketplace and an unprecedented treasure hoard of user data – that they’re now more powerful than many states. The harmful effects of this concentration of power are everywhere – threats to our democracy, to our privacy, decimated workers’ rights and platforms rife with disinformation and hate. Big Tech and AI data centres are rapidly expanding, resulting in huge strain on energy and water supplies. Worldwide governments are ploughing ahead with the use of algorithms and mass data systems to cut costs and increase efficiency often resulting in digital tools that entrench unfairness and leave the most vulnerable in society in crisis. All these problems are only getting worse with generative AI. 

Foxglove works to bring the rule of law to the tech and AI giants who have upended our public square, workplaces, and social lives. We have a strong track record. We’ve launched landmark cases seeking structural changes to big tech’s harmful business models, supported 180+ Facebook content moderators fired for trying to form a union to sue Facebook. We’ve supported tech workers and their unions to file cases challenging union busting at Google, Amazon and TikTok. We urged state regulators worldwide to stop Google’s theft of independent news. We won the UK’s first legal challenge to a data centre permission decision and filed the first such case in South Africa. We forced disclosure of secret contracts between tech giants and the NHS, stopped a racist Home Office visa streaming algorithm, helped make grading fair for UK A-level students and challenged the Department of Work and Pension’s use of an algorithm unfairly flagging disabled people for benefit fraud investigations. We have much more in the works and we hope you want to join us.

We are a small but growing team of lawyers, communications experts, and campaigners. Our work is global, and we work in partnership with lawyers, civil society, unions, and people impacted by Big Tech.

About you

You are an experienced social change leader who thrives at the intersection of politics, law and communications. You know that court wins alone don't create lasting change – it takes a compelling public narrative and a movement to back it up. You're energised by the prospect of what a well-run Foxglove can bring to the fight for tech justice and thrive in fast-moving environments and complex coalitions – holding a room, building a movement, and keeping a small team motivated and focused. You are a self-starter with the judgement to prioritise and the generosity to support others. You understand that Foxglove's power comes from the communities we work with as much as the cases we bring. If that's you, and the Foxglove mission excites you, we would love to hear from you.

The role

This is a fixed-term maternity cover post for 1 year. The post holder will step into the co-Executive Director role with co-responsibility for Foxglove's strategy, impact, advocacy, operations, fundraising and public facing work. The post holder will work very closely with Foxglove’s other co-Executive Director and will make all sizable decisions about Foxglove together. UK and international travel (approx. 20%) is required.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Strategy, Leadership and Impact

1.Serve as a member of Foxglove's leadership team, helping to set direction across the organisation.

2.Work closely with the co-Executive Director and Director of Advocacy to align Foxglove's legal, advocacy and operations work.

3.Represent Foxglove externally: to the press, at events, with funders (trusts, foundations & individual donors), members of parliament and with policymakers and allies.

4.Help ensure communities', workers' and affected individuals' voices are at the centre of all of Foxglove's work.

5.Champion a culture of impact, monitoring and evaluation across the organisation, ensuring Foxglove can clearly demonstrate the change it is achieving internally and externally.

6.Use monitoring and evaluation insight to sharpen strategic decision-making – learning from what's working (and what isn't) to keep Foxglove's campaigns and casework focused on change for the people and communities we support. 

Advocacy and Campaigns

1.Oversee the work of Foxglove's advocacy team (led by our Director of Advocacy) and shape our overall approach to campaigning across digital, media and grassroots channels.

2.Build and maintain relationships with a wide range of allies – civil society organisations, unions, policymakers, regulators, journalists, academics, and international partners – to strengthen Foxglove's reach and influence.

3.Spot and pursue new opportunities for campaigns, litigation, coalition-building and advocacy, keeping Foxglove responsive to a fast-changing tech and policy landscape.

4.Act as a public voice for Foxglove's work – engaging with the press, media and public platforms as required to advance our work.

Operations and Organisational Management

1.Oversee Foxglove's day-to-day operations, ensuring the organisation runs smoothly and effectively.

2.Manage and support staff across the organisation, providing clear leadership and creating a positive team culture.

3.Oversee financial management in partnership with relevant staff, ensuring responsible stewardship of Foxglove's resources.

4.Ensure compliance with Foxglove's policies and obligations to donors, partners and statutory bodies.

5.Line management of Director of Advocacy, Head of Operations, Digital Campaigner, Operations and Executive Assistant and peer support the other co-Executive Director.

Fundraising and Donor Relations 

1.Oversee and lead Foxglove’s fundraising and donor relations in partnership with relevant team members.

2.Drive Foxglove’s fundraising strategy that diversifies Foxglove's income across foundations, major donors and other funding sources.

3.Build and maintain strong personal relationships with key funders and major donors, serving as Foxglove's primary external contact for funders. 

4.Identify and cultivate new funding prospects aligned with Foxglove's mission, including researching and pursuing grant opportunities.

5.Oversee the preparation of compelling funding proposals, reports, and impact updates, ensuring funders have a clear and accurate picture of Foxglove's work and results.

6.Set and track annual fundraising targets in collaboration with the co-Executive Director and finance team, ensuring income projections align with organisational budgets and plans.

7.Represent Foxglove at donor meetings, briefings, and sector events to build the organisation's profile and credibility within the funding community.

8.Ensure fundraising practices reflect Foxglove's values and independence.

Person Specification

Essential

• A strong interest in tech justice and Foxglove's mission.
• Significant (5+ years) experience at CEO level.
• Experience managing and motivating a team, with a track record of supporting people to do their best work.
• A brilliant fundraising track record and experience in financial management. 
• Excellent communication skills – you can write persuasively, clearly and concisely, hold a press conference, and brief a politician, all in the same day.
• Strong political judgement and an ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Experience in organisational management or operations, including oversight of budgets and financial processes.
• A self-starter who is able to work independently and take initiative, while contributing generously to a shared team goal.
• Excellent time management skills of yourself and others – able to prioritise a complex workload and work to tight deadlines.
• Willingness to muck in and support other members of a small team as required.
• UK based with right to work in the UK.

 Desirable

• Experience working on technology, digital rights, or AI.
• Legal qualification or equivalent advocacy leadership experience. 
• Experience working with a wide range of groups and partners from impacted communities, civil society groups, unions, associations and small businesses.
• Experience working with or alongside legal teams in a campaigning or advocacy context.
• Experience working with unions or impacted communities.

Length and Salary

This is a fixed-term maternity cover contract of 12 months. The annual salary is £98,800 per annum pro rata less any required deductions for income tax and national insurance. Please note our pay is transparent and non-negotiable.

Our team works remotely; this role must be based in the UK, ideally London. Our team travels every two months for team days and annually for team retreats. 

Please note we are only accepting UK based applicants for this role. Applicants must already have right to work in the UK, unfortunately we are not able to provide visa sponsorship.

How to apply

Please make your application via the Be Applied link provided, answering the application questions and uploading your CV. We will not review applications sent via a job board or to our email.

All applications are reviewed by a Foxglove member of staff. We do not use automated systems to select which candidates proceed through the recruitment process. The only way in which we will use generative AI is as a comparison, to assess whether applications may have been AI generated. We do not otherwise use AI to process applications, and would request that candidates do not use generative AI to draft theirs.

Foxglove is growing and we are striving to build a team that is inclusive. We will create a diverse and adaptable environment where we support people to do their best work. We believe an effective and creative team is made up of people from different walks of life. You can read more about how we work and what we offer our staff on our website.

If any part of this process causes you difficulty or you require any reasonable adjustments to make your application, please get in touch with us via our website.

If you would like to know more about how we process your data as part of the recruitment process you can read our recruitment data use policy on our website

This role will support the delivery of Sarcoma UK’s challenge events portfolio, with a particular focus on supporting the expansion of the London Marathon into a two-day event and providing excellent stewardship to a growing number of challenge event fundraisers.

This is a new, fixed-term role offers an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about fundraising to learn and develop within a busy, friendly and supportive fundraising team. The post is offered on a one-year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of becoming permanent.

At Sarcoma UK, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and experiences. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Benefits:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday entitlement per annum plus bank holidays and the working days between Christmas and New Year
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Volunteering day per year
• Enhanced sick, maternity and adoption pay
• Sarcoma UK Life Insurance Scheme
• Health and wellbeing:
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Therapy sessions
  • Wellbeing Group
  • Team activities throughout the year
• Interest-free season ticket and bicycle loan

Our Promise: 

Everything we do is shaped by the people affected by sarcoma.

Our work is guided by five commitments:

• We are shaped and driven by people affected by sarcom: we listen to and learn from the experiences of patients and families.
• We are committed to equity: everyone affected by sarcoma should be able to access the same quality of care, information and support.
• We collaborate to make a bigger impact: we work with healthcare professionals, researchers, organisations and policymakers to achieve more together.
• We uphold the highest standards: we use evidence and expertise to push for better care, treatment and research.
• We are relentlessly ambitious: sarcoma is decades behind other cancers. We will use every opportunity to close that gap.

Duties and key responsibilities

Challenge Event Support

• Provide day-to-day support to the Senior Challenge Events Officer across Sarcoma UK’s challenge events portfolio.
• Act as a point of contact for fundraisers participating in challenge events, responding to enquiries and signposting them to the right support.
• Support the delivery of the London Marathon, including stewardship and the setup of the Running Show and after party.
• Help administer the challenge events process, including registrations, deadlines, record-keeping and post-event evaluations.
• Assist with the organisation of event-day experiences, such as cheer stations and receptions, to support participants and celebrate their achievements.
• Help compile reports and evaluations for events within the challenge event portfolio.
• Support research into new challenge events to help grow the charity’s portfolio.

Communications

• Support the creation of challenge event content for online and offline channels, including the website, working with the Senior Challenge Events Officer and the Communications team.
• Help compile impact messages for fundraisers.
• Help gather fundraising stories, case studies and achievements to share with the Communications team.

Supporter Care

• Provide friendly, gold-standard support to challenge event fundraisers, helping them access the resources they need to maximise their fundraising and stay involved long term.
• Help deliver personalised stewardship journeys to support participants in meeting or exceeding their fundraising targets.
• Respond promptly to fundraising enquiries by post, email and telephone.
• Help ensure fundraisers receive timely recognition, including letters, certificates and impact updates as appropriate.
• Send fundraising materials and packs to supporters.

Administration and Compliance

• Maintain accurate supporter records using Sarcoma UK’s database (Raiser’s Edge).
• Help ensure Gift Aid is captured at every opportunity.
• Help monitor and manage event fundraising stock.
• Work in line with fundraising legislation, including GDPR, risk management, health and safety regulations, and the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Conduct.

Other

• Provide event support, which may involve occasional weekend or evening work.
• Adapt to the evolving needs of Sarcoma UK by undertaking other duties as required.

Administrative Assistant

Fixed-Term Contract: 6 Months (Maternity Cover)
Full-Time Position

About the Role

Rooted Finance is seeking a proactive and organised Administrative Assistant to join our Operations Team on a 6-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation and play a key role in supporting the smooth running of our day-to-day operations. Working as part of a small and collaborative team, you will provide essential administrative support to the CEO, Board of Trustees, management team and wider organisation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating meetings, managing diaries, preparing documents, taking minutes, maintaining records, supporting recruitment and onboarding processes, assisting with financial administration and helping to ensure effective office operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and secretarial support to senior leaders, including diary management, meeting coordination, agenda preparation and minute taking.
• Support the smooth running of organisational operations, including document management, filing systems, internal communications and office administration.
• Assist with recruitment administration, onboarding and maintaining accurate records.
• Support financial administration, including invoices, expenses, and reporting.
• Maintain office supplies, equipment and operational systems.
• Support compliance, audits, technology management, and the improvement of internal processes.
• Provide general operational support to managers and project teams as required.

About You

We are looking for someone who is organised, reliable and proactive, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities. You will have strong communication skills, a professional approach and the confidence to work independently while contributing positively to a small and busy team.

This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their administrative and operational experience within the charity sector while making a meaningful contribution to Rooted Finance’s work.

For full details about the role, responsibilities, and application process, please refer to the full Job Pack.

Do you want to use your excellent customer service, administrative and organisational skills to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by kidney disease?

We’re looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Community Fundraising Assistant to join our friendly, busy and high performing team on a temporary basis.If you are passionate about excellent supporter care, have great attention to detail, and want to be part of work that genuinely transforms lives, we would love to hear from you.

About Kidney Care UK

There are 7.2 million people with some form of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the UK, equivalent to 1 in 10 people. There are one million people in the UK who have CKD but are not aware of it.

Since 1975, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.

About the role

The Community Fundraising Assistant will provide administrative, fundraising and event support to the Events and Community team, helping to deliver excellent stewardship to community supporters and ensure the smooth running of fundraising activities and events. The postholder will support communications, data management, supporter engagement, fulfilment of fundraising materials, event delivery and lead a specific research project to help inform future fundraising activity.

Key Responsibilities

Supporter communications and engagement

• Assist with incoming and outgoing communications via telephone, email, post and social media as required.
• Respond to enquiries from community fundraisers and supporters, providing excellent customer service and timely information.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with community supporters, fundraisers and volunteers.
• Support stewardship activity, including thank-you communications, recognition initiatives, supporter updates and follow-up.
• Support the creation and distribution of supporter communications and fundraising materials.
• Act as a positive ambassador for the organisation when engaging with supporters.

Fundraising materials and administration

• Prepare, pack and post fundraising materials, resources and supporter packs.
• Monitor stock levels of fundraising materials and assist with reordering when required.
• Provide general administrative support to the fundraising team.
• Assist in the coordination and distribution of campaign and event materials.

Data management

• Accurately record and update supporter information on the organisation's CRM or database.
• Assist with maintaining data quality and ensuring records are accurate and compliant with relevant data protection requirements.
• Support reporting and information gathering as required by the team.

Research project

• Take the lead on a designated research project to identify potential fundraising opportunities, trends, partnerships, or community engagement initiatives.
• Gather, analyse and present findings to the fundraising team.
• Produce recommendations to support future fundraising strategies and activities.
• Manage the project timeline and provide regular updates on progress.

Events support

• Provide administrative and practical support for fundraising and community events as required.
• Support attendee communications and volunteer coordination where necessary.
• Undertake other event-related duties to support the wider Fundraising team during busy periods.

​About you

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence in using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise workload effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships with supporters and colleagues.
• Experience of data entry and maintaining accurate records.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Previous experience is a similiar role is highly desirable, as is experience with CRM systems, fundraising platforms, or the charity sector.

What we offer

Working at Kidney Care UK is incredibly rewarding and you will see the life-changing impact that the charity has on kidney patients and their families:

• Flexi-time – we are flexible about start and finish times, and flexible about your location.
• Annual and Christmas leave – we offer 25 days annual leave for full time employees plus bank holidays. We also close for three days between Christmas and New Year, and you don’t need to take this from your annual leave allowance.
• Pension – you’ll be eligible for and auto-enrolled into a pension scheme where your employer will contribute 8% of your salary.
• Health cashback plan – ability to claim back a wide variety of routine medical treatments.
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to a wide variety of support including counselling, health resources and advice.
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Learning and development – you’ll be able to access the full benefits of our membership of Fundraising Everywhere, Charity Comms and NVCO.

Apply today
If you're friendly, organised, and excited by the idea of helping to make a difference every day, we’d love you to join us!

Please note that this is a temporary contract for 3 months (which may be extended but this is not guaranteed) and we need someone to start straight away, so if the right candidate comes along we reserve the right to close the advert early so do not delay!

Press Apply, where you will be asked to upload a recent CV which includes a cover letter. In your cover letter please demonstrate in no more than 2 sides of A4 how you meet the person specification within the job description.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Bone Cancer Research Trust has invested close to £12 million in research funding since our inception in 2006, with commitment accelerating rapidly since our first dedicated strategy was launched in 2017. We offer a diverse portfolio of research grant funding, supporting research at all phases and researchers at all stages of their career. 

To maximise the impact of our work, we are now seeking an exceptional individual to provide administrative and coordination support across Research, Information, Support and Awareness. We are seeking a motivated and organised individual to hit the ground running as part of our busy charitable team. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the delivery of our charitable objectives and make a tangible impact on the lives of those affected by the disease. 

As an integral member of a cross-functional team, the post holder will support delivery across all charitable pillars and help ensure a joined-up approach to our work. 

A key part of the role will be to engage directly and build strong relationships with our research and clinical community, from sending welcome packs to supporting our yearly impact monitoring.

The role will also involve interacting with patients and those affected with primary bone cancer. This may be through sending information resources or support boxes or may include the planning and delivery of laboratory tours. 

Experience working in an administrative, process driven, or project delivery environment is essential. Knowledge and/or experience of medical charities would be beneficial but not essential. Working in health or research-related environments would be beneficial, but not essential.  The role will involve the use of the charity’s CRM database and Teamwork.  Experience in the use of these is beneficial; however full training will be given. Experience in organizing and delivering meetings and/or conferences would be beneficial. 

This exciting role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to learn about all aspects of a medical research charity, all whilst making a huge difference to people affected by primary bone cancer.