Communication assistant jobs in Islington, greater london
The Institute of Physics (IOP) exists to help physics and the people behind it realise their potential for our lives, our society and our planet.
Working alongside our members and leaders from across the physics community and beyond, we’ve identified three priorities that will shape our work over the next five years: Skills, Science and Society. These priorities sit at the heart of everything we do.
We’re proud of our ambitious and forward‑looking 2024–2029 strategy.
We’re currently looking for a Brand and Marketing Assistant Scholarships on a fixed term basis, working 17.5 hours per week until the end of September, to help us deliver our mission.
What’s it like working at the IOP?
The IOP is a friendly, inclusive and ambitious organisation. Diversity and inclusion are central to how we work. We focus on supporting our people to thrive, offering competitive pay, great development opportunities and a generous benefits package.
Some of our benefits include:
- An excellent pension scheme
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, dental insurance and a healthcare cash plan
- Eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards and access to an employee assistance programme
- 25 days’ annual leave as a standard, in addition to floating bank holidays
- Flexible working opportunities
The Role
What will I be doing?
You’ll be responsible for a range of activities, including:
- Assisting the wider team to deliver marketing strategies and plans for IOP priority projects.
- Building and maintaining excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the organisation.
- Acting as a brand ambassador and ensure that all materials are designed in accordance with the IOP’s brand guidelines and visual identity.
- Supporting the delivery and maintenance of high quality, effective offline and online marketing communications materials that meet set objectives and targets, adhere to brand guidelines and deliver consistent messages.
- Applying creative thinking to support the wider team and assist with developing new promotional opportunities.
- Working closely with the wider Marketing team and internal and external stakeholders.
- Assisting with the evaluation of the effectiveness of campaigns, using insight and monitoring tools. Utilise these learnings to optimise future campaigns.
- Copywriting, editing and proofing a range of online and offline marketing communications materials.
Projects you may work on include:
- Teacher scholarships promotion.
- Promoting teaching as a career to a range of target audiences.
- Working with student ambassadors to raise awareness of the IOP and our membership.
Who will I work with?
You’ll work closely with a range of colleagues and stakeholders, including:
- Predominantly within the communications and marketing team but also with a range of colleagues across multiple departments.
- The Department of Education.
- External freelancers and production companies.
Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if you bring:
Essential:
- Experience of working within brand guidelines.
- Understanding of basic marketing concepts.
- Strong writing and copy-editing.
- Working within a complex organisation and liaising with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Good organisation skills and attention to detail.
- Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills and adapt to take on new tasks.
Nice to have:
- Working with databases, reports and analysing research.
- Familiarity with social media, email marketing and search engines.
At the IOP, we know that great candidates don’t always tick every box. If your experience looks a little different, but you bring enthusiasm, curiosity and a willingness to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
Alongside your CV, please include a cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification.
How will I be working?
We work in a flexible, trust‑based way through our How We Work model. This gives individuals and teams the independence to choose how, when and where they work best, while recognising that some in‑person collaboration is important for impact especially from an operational standpoint.
You’ll be assigned a base office, which can also be your chosen place of work. Most of our roles offer hybrid working as standard, with occasional office visits to help us stay connected and support our inclusive way of working. As an organization we meet in person once a quarter at our Head Office in Kings Cross, London.
Why join the IOP?
The IOP is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland. As a charity, we’re passionate about increasing public understanding of physics and supporting a diverse and inclusive physics community.
We’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive culture for everyone. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know we’re always happy to help.
Please note whilst we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role, we warmly encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK and Ireland.
We strive to make physics accessible to people from all backgrounds.


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At Ambitious about Autism, we're looking for a Finance Assistant to join our team on a 12 month MAT cover.
This is a critical role within the Financial Accounting function ensuring that processing is kept up to date and that accounting records are accurately input onto the finance system.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Setting up new suppliers on the finance system
- Managing the purchase ledger
- Entering invoices onto the finance system
- Training new staff on using the finance system
- Entering all expense claims and checking that receipts are attached
We are looking for someone who has:
- Proven financial accounting experience
- Proven experience in all areas of transactional accounting including the purchasing and sales ledgers
- A good level of numeracy and financial literacy
- Ability to work unsupervised to a high standard whilst effectively prioritising workload
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
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We’re looking for a Creative Communications Lead to help shape how St Stephen’s communicates, both internally and externally. You’ll combine strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, creating high-quality design, social media, and film content that brings our vision and ministry to life.
This role is ideal for someone with a passion for creative communication, strong practical skills, and the ability to turn ideas into engaging, impactful content
St Stephen’s is a vibrant Church of England church in East Twickenham.

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Finance Assistant
Gendered Intelligence (GI), established in 2008, is a registered charity that works to expand understandings of gender and improve the lives of trans people.
We are a trans-led and trans-involving organisation with a wealth of lived experience, community connections of many kinds, and a depth and breadth of trans community knowledge that is second to none.
We imagine a world where many different gender identities and expressions are visible and valued and where trans, non binary and gender exploring people live healthy, safe and fulfilled lives.
Job Overview
- Hours: 0.4FTE (14 hours per week)
- Contract type: Fixed Term, 12 months
- Salary: £13,479.57 (£33,698.93 FTE), plus London Weighting of £1,300 (£3,250 FTE) where applicable.
- Location: Remote, with the option of hybrid working from our London office
Recruitment Process & Timeline
- Deadline for submission of applications: Noon on Friday 27th February 2026
- Shortlisted applicants will be informed by:Wednesday 4th March
- Interviews are provisionally organised for: Tuesday 10th March
Main Duties and Responsibilities
You will be working closely and collaboratively with the Finance Officer, who will have oversight of the following areas and will induct you into the financial systems and procedures:
- Manage the finance email inboxes (payables and receivables).
- Maintain accurate and detailed Purchase Ledger records: liaising with budget holders for authorisation, posting supplier invoices to Xero and making payments.
- Raise Sales Ledger invoices to customers in a timely fashion and other receipts such as Donations and grants and monitoring credit control.
- Manage the administration of several Petty Cash floats, Cards and Staff Expenses including liaising with staff members for receipts and returns.
- Process Bank Reconciliations.
- Support with month-end, quarter-end, year-end and ad hoc finance tasks and reporting requirements
Full job description, with person specification, in the attached recruitment pack. Please read the full job description before beginning your application.
Diversity Information
We are actively seeking to bring people with different lived experiences, diverse backgrounds, abilities and gender identities into the organisation, to create a workplace that is welcoming for all.
Please be aware that we are currently unable to sponsor visas and ask that candidates ensure they have the legal right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment with us.
Additional Support
Want to learn more before applying? We’re aware that people may have different needs or additional queries, and we want to support all potential applicants.
Please see the attached recruitment pack for details of the support we offer at GI.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Chelsea / Sutton (with 1 day a week working from home)
About Us
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to save the lives of people with cancer, everywhere. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. Join our ambitious and supportive Individual Giving Team and help us deliver our most ambitious fundraising strategy yet.
What You’ll Be Doing
As our Individual Giving Assistant – Supporter Acquisition, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our fundraising campaigns and projects, helping to recruit new supporters to the Charity. You’ll be one of the first points of contact for our donors, providing exceptional supporter care and ensuring every supporter feels valued. Your day-to-day will include:
- Responding to supporter enquiries by phone, email and in-person, ensuring all queries are handled efficiently and with care.
- Thanking donors and personalising communications to build strong relationships and ensuring a positive and lasting first impression.
- Accurately recording and processing donations, and updating supporter records on our database.
- Supporting the delivery of fundraising campaigns, including creating timing plans, proofreading copy and assiting with briefs.
- Managing invoices and helping with campaign reporting.
- Supporting the team with administrative tasks.
- Working with colleagues and volunteers to deliver the best possible supporter experience.
What We’re Looking For
You’ll be an enthusiastic team player with:
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- The ability to prioritise, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
- A proactive, flexible approach and willingness to support the team as needed.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (experience with customer databases is desirable).
- Commitment to providing outstanding supporter care and working in a supporter-focused environment.
Previous experience in customer or supporter service, office administration, or the charity sector is desirable but not essential – full training will be provided.
Why Join Us?
We’re a values-driven charity committed to saving lives by funding world-leading research, treatment, and care at The Royal Marsden. You’ll be part of a collaborative, ambitious, and kind team, with plenty of opportunities for learning and development.
What we offer:
- 27 days annual leave (rising with length of service), plus UK bank holidays
- Up to 6% employer pension contributions (increasing with service)
- Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
- Life insurance and employee assistance programme
- Flexible and hybrid working options (work from home one day a week)
- Access to subsidised staff restaurants, wellbeing initiatives, and more
- Bright, modern offices in Chelsea and Sutton, with excellent transport links
Inclusion Matters
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply:
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we may close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Please submit a cover letter highlighting how you meet the person specification along with your CV. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title: Digital Marketing Assistant
Location: Hybrid, Home and London office
Hours of Work: Full-time: 9:15 am – 5:15 pm (35 hours pw)
Contract: 12 Months FTC (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £26,500 per annum
Reporting to: Digital Marketing Manager
Premier, Europe’s largest Christian Media organisation, is seeking a Digital Marketing Assistant to support our mission of making a real impact through media. In this vibrant, purpose-driven environment, you will immerse yourself in the fast-paced world of email marketing, social media, and audio advertising, working alongside experienced marketers to develop your skills across a range of digital channels.
You will play a key role in supporting creative campaigns, collaborating with both sales and marketing teams, and contributing to the implementation and optimisation of digital marketing activities. From assisting with content creation and campaign scheduling to engaging audiences and analysing performance metrics, you’ll be at the heart of our digital strategy and learn new skills every day.
If you are enthusiastic, organised, and eager to learn, this is your opportunity to gain hands-on experience, grow your marketing career, and contribute to Premier’s mission to connect people with God through media.
Role Overview
• Building and executing successful marketing campaigns across multiple channels
• Monitoring and providing accurate reporting
• Assisting on various marketing projects
• Providing administrative support to the digital marketing team
Why Join Premier?
• We offer a competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Extra annual leave in addition to statutory entitlement
• Additional leave on your birthday
• Competitive sickness absence pay scheme
• Life Assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance with online GP scheme
• Eye care scheme
• Enhanced Family leave / pay
In addition to competitive pay and benefits, Premier offers:
• A great place to work, with people that support, encourage and look after one another. You will love coming into work, both in person and virtually.
• Mission-driven work where you make a tangible impact by contributing to a mission that reaches millions worldwide.
• Dynamic team culture with supportive, creative, and passionate team that values innovation and collaboration.
Ready to make a lasting Impact? Apply now
Premier exists to help people encounter God through media.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Care4Calais
Care4Calais is a volunteer-based charity providing essential aid and support for refugees in France and the UK.
In the UK, we collect and distribute clothing, shoes, mobile phones, and other essential items, alongside offering social support and access to legal, medical, and educational services. In northern France, we operate year-round from Calais, working alongside local communities in Calais and Dunkirk to provide warm clothing, bedding, and services to displaced refugees living in challenging and dangerous conditions.
All of Care4Calais' operations are supported by a small, dedicated staff team, who supervise large volunteer teams to provide critical support to asylum seekers and people on the move in both the UK and France.
About the Role
Care4Calais is recruiting an Operations Support Assistant to support its humanitarian operations in the UK. You will join our team in a remote and part-time capacity, offering regular steady online support delegated by our Operations Support Officer for the UK.
The role requires a proactive, detail-oriented, IT-competent individual with strong written communication skills to offer ad-hoc support to a busy team - a team which registers UK volunteers, responds to incoming queries from the public, and manages ongoing administrative tasks for Care4Calais’ UK-based operations.
Having an understanding of the asylum system within the UK, and therefore the environment that our volunteers work within as they support people that are seeking sanctuary here, is useful for the role. You will receive a thorough induction, and work alongside experienced team members.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide core operational support for Care4Calais’ operations in the UK alongside the UK Operations Support Officer and team of admin volunteers.
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Communicate with and register new volunteers joining our work, both virtually and on the ground, across the UK.
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Liaise with the public via email by responding to new incoming enquiries.
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Manage volunteer data as part of the registration process and store it appropriately, in-keeping with GDPR and Care4Calais policy.
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Navigate the spreadsheets and CRM systems used by our teams for volunteer information storage and management.
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Work alongside a small team to increase the speed and efficiency of our existing processes and procedures, and bolster operations whilst new processes are introduced.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
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Interest in, and alignment with, the work of Care4Calais, including justice for migrants and refugees
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Competent digital literacy, including the ability to use Google Workspace and spreadsheets effectively
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Strong written communication skills
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Excellent written and spoken proficiency in English
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An eye for detail
Desirable Criteria:
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Administrative and/or communications work experience
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Having an understanding of GDPR
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Experience working with teams from diverse cultural backgrounds
Diversity and Inclusion
Care4Calais is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with lived experience of the asylum and migration systems.
As a proud member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network (EBE), Care4Calais is dedicated to creating inclusive employment practices that recognise and accommodate the unique experiences of individuals with lived experience. We ensure that our recruitment processes are fair, transparent, and accessible to all candidates, regardless of background.
We strongly encourage individuals with lived experience to apply, particularly those who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Application process: Please submit your CV, and you will be invited to answer some brief questions. No cover letter is required.
Closing Date: This job ad closes on 13th March. We are actively interviewing and this job opportunity may close early if we find an appropriate candidate before the closing date. We are looking for immediate starters.
Interviews: Will take place on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Assistant Financial Accountant
Location: London, Hybrid
Hours: Full time or part time. Minimum 28 hours/week
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £38k - £40k pro-rata
Annual leave: 25 days per year + bank holidays
About the role
We are looking for a Finance Assistant to support the delivery of accurate, timely financial information and help ensure strong financial controls across the organisation. You will play a key role in supporting month-end processes, maintaining robust audit trails, and working closely with colleagues across finance, data and fundraising.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Tommy's at a time of growth, where you will gain exposure to a broad range of finance activities and contribute to improving systems and processes.
Key responsibilities
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Support the delivery of monthly management accounts, including preparing and posting journals (e.g. fixed assets, investments, intercompany and tax journals).
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Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, identifying and following up on any issues.
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Maintain accurate records and clear audit trails for all transactions.
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Assist with year-end accounts, audit schedules and responding to auditor queries.
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Carry out first review of payment runs to ensure accuracy and legitimacy.
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Act as backup to the Finance Officer (Accounts Payable/Receivable) when required.
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Reconcile income streams, ensuring they are correctly coded and recorded in the finance system.
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Work with the data team to ensure fundraising data aligns with the finance system and investigate discrepancies.
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Maintain and improve process notes for routine tasks.
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Support ad-hoc projects, including system upgrades and improvements.
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Draft quarterly VAT returns.
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Provide general support to the Finance Team and Head of Finance as required.
What we’re looking for
Essential
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Experience assisting with monthly and annual management accounts.
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Experience preparing accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
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Familiarity with budgeting and year-end processes.
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Experience working in a small finance team.
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Ability to build strong working relationships and communicate financial information clearly.
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Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
Desirable
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Experience working in the charity sector.
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Experience in a fundraising charity environment.
Why join us?
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Be part of an ambitious charity with big plans for impact and growth.
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Supportive and collaborative working environment.
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Opportunity to develop your skills and grow within a busy finance function.
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Hybrid and flexible working options.
See more about our benefits in the attached Job Pack.
How to apply
Candidates should apply via CharityJob and include a CV and a cover letter (maximum two sides) explaining your motivation for applying and the skills and experience you would bring to the role.
Please also complete the diversity monitoring form as part of your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Business Operations Assistant
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term (12 months)
Salary: £27,500
Reports to: HR Lead
About the role
This is a great opportunity for someone at an early stage of their career who is looking to build experience across operations, HR, governance and project support within a supportive charity environment.
As Business Operations Assistant, you will provide hands-on administrative and coordination support across the organisation. You will work closely with colleagues in Business Operations and across Tommy’s, gaining exposure to a wide range of activities including office coordination, HR processes, governance record-keeping, project administration and basic finance administration such as processing invoices and raising purchase orders.
You will be supported to learn new systems, build confidence and develop practical, transferable skills, while playing an important role in keeping the organisation running smoothly.
What you’ll be doing
Operations administration
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Processing incoming post alongside the data team
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Responding to general enquiries via phone and email, signposting as appropriate
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Providing cover and support for shared external mailboxes, including data protection and accounts
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Delivering general office administration, including filing, data entry, ordering office supplies and managing office equipment
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Supporting financial administration, including raising purchase orders, coordinating invoices for payment and reconciling credit card statements
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Supporting the Office Manager with health and safety compliance
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Assisting with internal meetings and events
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Supporting the COO with administrative tasks as required
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Handling confidential information responsibly and in line with GDPR requirements
Governance support
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Providing administrative support for governance policies, procedures and processes
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Maintaining accurate and up-to-date Trustee records, documents and registers
HR & People support
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Supporting the upkeep of HR processes, guidance and tools
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Helping to maintain HR templates, checklists and the HR SharePoint folder
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Assisting with improving HR workflows and identifying opportunities to streamline administration
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Providing coordination and administrative support to the HR Lead and wider organisation in delivering the People Plan
Project administration
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Providing administrative support to the office refurbishment project, including coordinating with suppliers, the project team and staff
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Supporting a range of Business Operations projects, including meeting coordination, supplier liaison and finance administration
About you
You don’t need to have done all of this before. We are looking for someone who is organised, reliable and keen to learn, with a genuine interest in building experience in operations, HR or office-based roles.
You will bring:
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Some experience in an administrative, office or support role (paid, voluntary or placement)
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Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
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A friendly, approachable and professional communication style
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Ability to prioritise tasks and manage your time effectively
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Willingness to learn new systems and processes
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Good IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Why join Tommy’s?
This role offers a valuable opportunity to gain broad exposure across a charity’s operations, working closely with experienced colleagues in HR, finance, governance and project delivery.
How to apply
Candidates should apply via CharityJob and include a CV and a cover letter (maximum two sides) explaining your motivation for applying and what you hope to gain from the role, as well as the skills and experience you would bring.
Please also complete the diversity monitoring form as part of your application.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Title: Healthcare Assistant
Reports to: Patient Services Manager
Based at: Remote Worker– however must be able to travel as and when required to meetings and/or events
Job Purpose: To provide direct support to patients and support to all areas of the Charity Group
Working Hours: Monday – Thursday 09:00 – 17.30, Friday 09.00 – 17.00
Key Responsibilities:
· Responding to enquiries via telephone, email, online forums or social media with empathy, a listening ear, informative and supportive manner, whilst demonstrating confidentiality and sensitivity. Stay fully informed on the conditions and treatments associated with all three charities, ensuring the ability to respond to related enquiries becomes second nature
· Co-ordinate and action messages in the Patient Services Mailbox and distribute messages accordingly to the wider team where needed
· Maintain Patient Services documentation and make sure details are updated with clear and concise information
· Identifying gaps in patient information and assist in developing and proofreading relevant medically approved resources to reflect current guidelines, treatments, services and advances
· Frequently reviewing and assisting with update of content on charity websites and social media channels current and relevant Forums
· Supporting the organisation, promotion and delivery of all charity events including Patients Day, World Heart Rhythm Week, Global AF Aware Week, Know Your Pulse & Support Groups, Coffee mornings, Living with ...Series etc
· Build a central database of case studies / patient stories whether written or recorded
· Contribute content for the monthly e news and regular newsletters including patient stories, FAQ’s and latest news and updates with resources to Patient Service Manager
· Propose titles and speakers for patient educational events and develop virtual educational videos
· Co-ordinate the day-to-day planning and organisation of the fundraising activities and responding to enquiries.
· Support Patient Services Manager with administrative tasks/requests
Person specification:
- Sufficient healthcare knowledge and empathy when managing enquires
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent knowledge in Microsoft Suite of tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload
- Can undertake a wide variety of tasks and multi-task with ease
- Professional, methodical and thorough approach to work with a friendly and polite manner
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Full Driving Licence with access to a vehicle
- Educated to GCSE level minimum
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Assistant Director of Culture and Engagement (Interim)
13-month maternity cover | A standout leadership opportunity at Samaritans
Samaritans is looking for an Assistant Director of Culture and Engagement to lead how we connect with, listen to and create inclusivity for our people (staff and volunteers) at a pivotal moment for the organisation.
This is a 13-month maternity cover, offering a rare opportunity to step into a senior, high profile leadership role at one of the UK and Ireland’s most trusted charities. For the right person, this role will be a powerful addition to your CV, demonstrating your ability to lead culture, internal engagement, EDI and change at senior leadership level, within a complex, purpose-led organisation with people and connection at its heart.
As Samaritans continues a period of transformation and growth, this role is integral to our journey. You will shape our internal narrative, deepen engagement, and unite our people behind a shared culture, ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion remain central throughout our ambitious change programme.
Leading two high-performing teams as a single department (internal communications and engagement, and culture and inclusion) alongside their Heads of Team, you’ll play a pivotal role in embedding cultural change, advising on change management, strengthening two-way communication, and ensuring our people feel connected to our mission every day.
At Samaritans, our people are our strength. This role exists to ensure every colleague and volunteer feels a sense of belonging, and that they are heard and valued, because when our people feel connected, we can better support those who need us most in our live saving mission to prevent suicide.
A full outline of the role is available in the Job Description here.
Contract terms
- 13-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover)
- £75,000 per annum, plus benefits
- Full-time is 35 hours per week, but we are passionate about flexible working, please talk to us about what works best for you
- Hybrid working: linked to our Ewell (Surrey) office, with a blend of home working and access to offices in Ewell and London Bridge
- In-person working: collaboration matters to us. We typically work in person around once a week.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading Samaritans’ internal communications and people engagement strategy, building trust, clarity and alignment across the organisation
- Driving cultural change, bringing people together around shared purpose and evolving ways of working
- Leading for equity, diversity and inclusion ensuring this is embedded across all aspects of our transformation programme and furthering our EDI commitment
- Partnering closely with Executive and Senior Leadership to shape communication and change management around transformation, change programmes and organisation-wide initiatives
- Strengthening two-way communication, ensuring our people have a voice and that feedback and listening are embedded and acted upon
- Overseeing people surveys and engagement insight to track progress, inform leadership decisions and support wellbeing
- Supporting leadership visibility and connection, translating strategy into meaningful day-to-day experience
About you
- You are a strategic, senior leader, with a strong track record of engaging people through change
- You have significant experience working in large, complex or matrixed organisations, and delivering success
- You are motivated by purpose, people and culture, and understand how engagement and inclusion build trust, belonging and shared identity
- You are confident leading for EDI, with demonstrable experience of bringing about tangible change, overcoming challenges and creating inclusion across a broader organisation
- You are confident influencing and advising senior leaders, balancing empathy with clarity, particularly in sensitive or high impact situations
- You lead teams with care, ambition and inclusivity, creating environments where people feel empowered to do their best work.
About Samaritans
You’ll be joining a values-led organisation with a powerful mission: reducing suicide and supporting people when they need it most. We offer flexible hybrid working, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to make a genuine, life-saving impact through your leadership.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, racialised minority and LGBTQ+ candidates, who are currently under-represented at Samaritans.
Further information about Samaritans, including our values, structure, benefits and application process can be found in our recruitment brochure and on our careers website.
Ready to make your mark?
If you’re looking for a short-term senior role with long-term impact, and the chance to lead connection, engagement, inclusion and belonging at a moment that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
Please complete the online application form including the questions outlined here, and submit these along with your CV, with a brief supporting statement.
1. Please give an example of how you’ve led internal engagement and advised on change management to support an organisation through transformation. What was your approach and impact, and in what role or organisation? (300 words max)
2. Share an example of how you have led Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and created inclusive spaces within the wider organisation to bring about change? (300 words)
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Job Title - Research Assistant
Contract - 1 year Fixed Term
Hours - Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary - £30,000 to £32,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Location - This position is based at our Bloomsbury office on the Coram Campus, with some flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week, depending on business need.
Additional information - Applicants must currently hold the right to work in the UK, as no sponsorship is available for this role. An Enhanced and Child Barred DBS is also required for this role.
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About Coram International
Coram International is a research and consultancy team based at the Coram Children’s Legal Centre in London. Our team works with UN agencies, international charities and governments around the world to promote and protect children’s rights.
Our work involves designing and implementing research on a broad range of thematic areas relating to children. We also provide technical expertise to support the development of laws, policies and programmes to protect children’s rights as well as training for professionals and practitioners who work with children. Our thematic areas of focus include: the treatment of children within criminal justice systems; violence against children and child protection; protecting the rights of children in the context of migration and asylum; child marriage; adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health rights; the rights of children in the context of armed conflict and terrorism; and many others. We work in countries throughout the world.
About the role
We are seeking a committed, organised and flexible International Research Assistant to join our team. The Research Assistant will be line-managed by the Research Manager and work closely with team and partners to develop and implement research and consultancy projects. Please refer to the Job Description for details of the main duties and responsibilities and person specification.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: 22nd February 2026 at 23:59pm
Interview Dates: 23rd February to 6th March 2026
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 281222.
Coram changes lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The role
We are seeking an Assistant Shop Manager for our busy Highgate charity shop. This hands-on retail role is ideal for someone who enjoys charity retail, thrives on initiative, is motivated to take on responsibility for shop performance, and is passionate about working with volunteers and supporting a meaningful cause.
About the role
· Support the Shop Manager with the day-to-day running of the shop, taking an active role in maximising income and Gift Aid.
· Provide consistently high standards of customer and donor service, creating a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere.
· Drive sales, maintain strong retail and merchandising standards, and contribute to meeting targets.
· Oversee stock processing: sort, quality-check, price, rotate, and creatively merchandise items.
· Assist in recruiting, training, motivating, and supporting a diverse team of volunteers and trainees.
· Take on supervisory and leadership responsibilities in the Shop Manager’s absence.
· Carry out cash handling, till reconciliation, banking, and basic admin, including Gift Aid systems.
· Ensure compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, trading standards, and charity retail policies.
· Promote the charity’s mission in the local community and support local fundraising and promotional activities.
About you
· Retail experience with responsibility for sales and operations, ideally in a charity or not-for-profit environment.
· Experience supervising, supporting, or closely working with volunteers or staff.
· Experience of targets and understanding how shop income supports charitable services.
· Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise in a busy environment.
· Confident communicator who can motivate and encourage others.
· Comfortable using basic IT (till systems, email, spreadsheets, Gift Aid platforms).
· Positive, proactive, and flexible, with a hands-on approach to shop work.
· Able to work on a Rota including weekends and occasional bank holidays.
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LRMN's Finance Assistant works closely with Finance Manager (FM) to maintain LRMN’s financial records, ensuring that all transactions are accurately and timely recorded to support the FM producing the reporting data for the management accounts and the monthly bank reconciliation.
As Finance Assistant you will:
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Post purchase invoices daily in QuickBooks, aligned with Salesforce records, ensuring PDFs are uploaded and costs correctly allocated
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Process petty cash claims in QuickBooks with supporting receipts, accurate budget allocation, and petty cash reconciliation in liaison with the FM
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Record and post all bank and card expenses monthly in QuickBooks, with receipt/invoice uploads
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Review trade creditors reports with the FM to ensure invoices are captured for weekly payment runs
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Raise sales invoices in QuickBooks as required
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Review trade debtors reports with the FM and monitor timely invoice payments
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Assist and liaise with the FM and CEO as required
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Travel and Logistics Administrative Assistant (Part-Time)
International Children's Charity
Goodman Masson are delighted to be exclusively partnering with an international children's charity who are looking for an experienced Travel and Logistics Administrative Assistant to join their team on a part-time, 6-month contract, with the possibility of extension. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys coordinating complex international travel and supporting impactful global work.
Role Details
Location: Blackfriars, London
Working pattern: 3 days per week
Hybrid working: 1 day per week in the office
Contract length: 6 months (with potential to extend)
Rate: £150 per day (via umbrella company)
The Role
You will provide end-to-end travel and logistics support across busy programmes and advocacy teams, coordinating international travel for conferences, meetings and workshops. Travel will support activity in Kenya, Colomboa, the US, Moldova and Ukraine, with all arrangements managed from the UK.
You'll work with colleagues and senior stakeholders at multiple levels, ensuring smooth travel experiences and acting as a key point of contact for all travel-related queries.
Key Responsibilities
Booking international and domestic flights, accommodation, taxis and ground transport
Drafting VISA invitation letters and supporting VISA application processes
Coordinating complex travel itineraries for multiple stakeholders
Providing wider logistical support, including meeting scheduling and sourcing language interpretation services
Supporting visiting international colleagues and beneficiaries where required
About You
Proven experience in international travel and logistics coordination, ideally within an NGO or international organisation
Experience supporting VISA processes and international stakeholders
Highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple priorities
Clear communicator with a proactive and flexible approach
This is a great opportunity to play a key support role within a respected international children's

