Database assistant jobs in westminster, greater london
Role Summary
This senior leadership role will oversee the strategic planning, management and reporting of the Natural History Museum’s major fundraising campaign NHM150, the campaign to raise £150m to revitalise our South Kensington home ahead of our 150th anniversary. The successful candidate will combine exceptional relationship-building skills with proven campaign management expertise to support the Development team’s fundraising objectives. Reporting to the Director of Development the post-holder will lead a team of development professionals to deliver insightful prospect research, manage systems for donor journeys and lead on excellent donor stewardship for the Development team. They will also manage the continuous improvement of the Development CRM and ensure that excellent income processing and reporting systems are in place. A key member of the Development Group’s Senior Leadership Team, the post-holder will work with colleague across the Museum to ensure that the NHM150 Campaign and major funding bids are aligned with the Museum’s wider strategy and operating plan.
Main tasks and responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Planning
- Support the development of campaign strategies aligned with organisational priorities and timelines
- Work with the Director of Development and the heads of fundraising to establish fundraising goals, metrics, and benchmarks for campaign success
- Create detailed campaign plans including case statements, prospect identification, solicitation strategies, and timeline management
- Collaborate with executive leadership and NHM150 Fellows to continue to refine campaign objectives and messaging
Campaign Execution & Management
- Manage campaign logistics including, communications, materials development, and donor cultivation activities
- Liaise closely with the Head of Special Events to ensure that NHM150 projects and donors are at the heart of NHM hosted events
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including development staff, communications, finance, and external consultants
- Monitor campaign progress against established metrics and adjust strategies as needed
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and organisational policies
Prospect Research and Stewardship
- Lead the prospect research function responsible for identifying major gift and partnerships prospects including individuals, foundations, corporations, and government entities
- Develop and lead prospect tracking and management systems ensuring excellent cultivation and solicitation plans are in place across the Development function
- With the support of the Director of Development’s Executive Assistant coordinate volunteer engagement and peer-to-peer fundraising activities
- Lead the stewardship function, ensuring that Development wide policies are developed and implemented and that these are coordinated with colleagues across the Museum, and that donors are recognised and stewarded to the highest standards.
Development Operations
- Ensure the accurate and timely processing off all Development income, liaising closely with colleagues in Finance to improve and maintain accurate and insightful reporting to improve planning.
- Manage the smooth and effective running of Development Group’s CRM (Raisers Edge) ensuring compliant, accurate and effective systems
- Ensure the Database and Reporting Manager oversees a pipeline of donor data screening, cleaning and segmentation in order to ensure accuracy, consistency and functionality of data, and that clear and accessible training and procedures are in place for and delivered to database users
- Ensure accurate and timely management of the Development Group’s corporate expenditure, including CRM supplier, membership bodies and regulatory costs.
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and mentor a team of development professionals, providing guidance on campaign strategies and donor management
- Recruit, train, and supervise campaign staff and consultants as needed
- Foster a collaborative team environment focused on achieving campaign objectives
- Provide professional development opportunities and performance management for direct reports
What we’re looking for
Essential
- Experience of working strategically and contributing to the development and implementation of organisational strategy and business planning within a not-for-profit/fundraising environment
- Experience of analysing, interpreting and communicating complex management information to senior stakeholders, including developing and monitoring effective KPIs
- Experience of developing and managing fundraising plans and income and expenditure budgets
- Experience of financial processes relating to fundraising, such as Gift Aid, target setting and monitoring
- Experience of delivering excellent stewardship to diverse donor constituencies
- Experience of working with fundraising databases such as Raiser’s Edge and Microsoft Dynamics
- Experience of leading multi-functional and high achieving teams to deliver excellent results, including motivating and coaching staff and dealing effectively with any performance issues
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience working with diverse donor constituencies including individual major donors, foundations, and corporate partners
- Experience of working with international fundraising communities and mechanisms
- Experience of contributing to and implementing corporate governance policies and procedures, including risk management and information and records management
- Experience of managing supplier relationships effectively
- Experience working collaboratively with board members, volunteers, and senior leadership
Skills and abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, persuasion and influencing skills and the ability to build good relations both internally and externally
- Strong project management capabilities with experience managing complex, multi-year initiatives
- Proven ability to develop compelling cases for support and fundraising materials
- Experience with fundraising database management and prospect research tools
- Strategic thinking and analytical skills with ability to interpret data and adjust strategies accordingly
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences
- High level of computer literacy, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams toward ambitious goals
- Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
- Resilience and persistence in pursuit of fundraising objectives
Key information
Salary: £55,000 per annum, grade 3
Hours: Full time, 36 per week
Contract: Permanent
This role operates on a hybrid model, and it requires at least 2 days of working on-site at South Kensington.
All positions at the Natural History Museum are conditional subject to
receipt of:
- Proof that you are legally entitled to work in the UK
- A Basic Disclosure Check from the Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS)
- Satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of your employment or education
- Health clearance
The Museum supports flexible working.
Our benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of benefits to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
Wellbeing and work-life balance
- Generous annual leave allowance of 27.5 days holiday plus public holidays
- Enhanced sickness pay to support you through periods of illness
- Wellbeing provision including Mental Health First Aider support and regular learning sessions on wellbeing topics
- Flexible working and hybrid working arrangements where the role allows
- A 24/7 employee assistance programme including face to face counselling sessions
- Occupational health advice and support
- Eye care vouchers for display screen users
- Supportive policies to help you manage life events, for example becoming a carer, menopause, transitioning at work
Financial
- Generous defined contribution pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10% of salary
- Life insurance that will pay 4 times your salary to a beneficiary in the event of your death in service
- Season ticket and cycle loans to help you spread the cost of cycling to work
- Rental deposit loan scheme – to help you spread the cost of a deposit on a rental property
- 20% discount in our NHM shops both online and in store
- Discounts in our on site restaurants and coffee shops, and use of our staff canteen at South Kensington
- Discounts at local shops and restaurants within the South Kensington area
Cultural and lifestyle
- Free entry with your NHM staff pass to a wide range of museums and galleries across London and around the UK
- Every staff member is entitled to 10 complimentary tickets each year to give to friends and family
- Access to the Civil Service Sports and Social Club for a small monthly fee, offering a range of benefits such as discounted tickets to visitor attractions and gym membership discounts
- Access to the NHM Sports and Social Association for a small fee which provides access to our fitness centre at South Kensington and a range of activities and clubs including football and yoga
Family friendly
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Flexible working and hybrid working arrangements where the role allows
- Supportive policies to help you manage fertility treatment
- Paid special leave to help you manage unexpected life events or to make caring arrangements
How to apply
To apply, please complete an online application through our recruitment portal.
The closing date for applications is 29 July 2025.
First stage assessment for this role is likely to take place in week commencing 04 July 2025.
How we hire
We want everyone to be able to perform at their best throughout our hiring process. We’ve put together some information about how we hire as well as tips for completing your application and taking part in our assessment process. You can find this information on our careers site here.
Reasonable adjustments
We welcome applications from disabled candidates, and are committed to adapting our recruitment processes to make sure all candidates can perform at their best. If you require adjustments to our application process or require materials in a different format, contact us.
If you need adjustments to the assessment stage of our hiring process, indicate this on your application form and we’ll contact you before the assessment to put these in place.
We’re part of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to all disabled candidates who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Caritas Social Action Network
Senior Migration Officer
Location: London, with working from home, regular travel in England and Wales, and rare travel overseas.
Contract: full-time, one year, with regular evening and occasional weekend meetings.
Salary: £37,440
Closing date: Monday 18 August at 12 noon
Interview date: Thursday, 28 August, in person, in London
CSAN is the official agency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice affecting people in England and Wales. We’re facing a steep rise in poverty and significant pressures on social, economic and church resources. At this time, the Church is called to raise a prophetic voice against poverty and the rhetoric of division and work for the building of a more just society.
In 2021, CSAN launched its strategy to extend the social mission of the Church in a post-COVID society. We are developing the infrastructure of the social action network of the Church in England and Wales, including new alliances for diocesan Caritas agencies, advocacy and migration. As our Senior Officer for Migration, you will help to raise awareness of migration issues from the perspective of Catholic Social Teaching and lead on our Ambassadors Programme against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, as well as prepare briefings and campaign responses to Government legislation.
Over the last 20 years, CSAN has established a network of 50 diocesan and direct service charities, with a combined annual expenditure on social mission estimated at £400m, excluding the work of schools and religious congregations. Our members build up local community life in diverse ways, and many of them support individuals in difficulty, including with housing, prison and detention, social isolation, ill-health, violence, disability, employment, care, therapeutic and welfare support.
The key responsibilities of the Senior Migration Officer are:
1. To provide timely information to the CSAN team and the network on UK Government resettlement programmes and legislation on immigration.
2. To support CSAN’s work to improve public policy and practice on immigration, with compelling evidence from our network, and enabling effective participation in advocacy for a humane system.
3. To work closely with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on issues of migration and human trafficking.
4. To lead the implementation of the Gubay-
funded CSAN Ambassadors against Human Trafficking programme, preparing and delivering programme materials.
5. To support cross-cutting key workstreams and alliances in CSAN, especially the Domestic Abuse alliance and racial justice, in partnership with the Bishops’ Conference.
The work of the small national team requires a high level of integrity and teamwork, respect for and capacity to navigate complex civil and church contexts at pace, and a stable commitment to personal formation and training. Our Senior Migration Officer will bring a professional track record of relevant research and analysis, production of compelling communications, and diligent administration. A satisfactory basic DBS check and references are required.
CSAN is a member of Caritas Internationalis, one of the largest humanitarian networks in the world, with national agencies in over 160 countries, and among the most successful examples of organised Catholic social action.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping 56,000 young people each year at its 45 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are looking for an experienced Philanthropy Manager (maternity cover) to join our high-performing and talented fundraising team, all of whom have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for our mission to support young people achieve their ambitions.
We have a fantastic and diverse range of philanthropic supporters - from key individual donors through to major philanthropic trusts. As a manager in the Philanthropy team, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in managing and stewarding our current partnerships, and securing new supporters in order to meet and exceed our ambitious fundraising targets.
The role at a glance
Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover contract (until August 2026). This role can be either full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) - responsibilities will be adjusted proportionally for part-time candidates.
Start date: As soon as possible, as agreed with candidate
Working hours
09.00 - 17.30
We are a delivery organisation providing frontline educational services for young people. We are an organisation with team members at different stages of their career, including many in their first roles: We are committed to nurturing talent and
providing a developmental culture for all. Our team works in-person 4 days per week with the option of 1 day working from home.
IntoUniversity provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve.





The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Opportunity: Fundraising and Administrative Executive Assistant
Location: Remote (with occasional travel and meetings central London)
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £32,000–£35,000 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent (subject to probation period)
Closing Date: 24th July 2025
Start Date: As soon as possible
The Britain Palestine Project (BPP) is seeking a highly organised, motivated, and values-driven individual to join our small, dynamic team as a Fundraising and Administrative Assistant. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting BPP’s fundraising and operational systems. You will manage core administrative functions, maintain donor databases and financial records, support the Board of Trustees, assist with international fundraising trips, and help build strong relationships with our growing network of supporters and donors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and update CRM systems (Salesforce) and financial records (Xero).
- Provide administrative support to the Board and working groups, including scheduling and minute-taking.
- Support donor communications including donor pitching presentations (PowerPoint), Gift Aid administration, and donor stewardship.
- Coordinate logistics for fundraising trips to the Middle East and manage follow-up actions.
- Assist in drafting supporter emails, organising events and webinars, and managing digital content.
About You:
Essential:
- Excellent organisational, written and verbal communication skills.
- Confident multitasker with attention to detail.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Strong alignment with BPP’s mission and values.
Desirable:
- Experience with CRM (Salesforce), Xero, Mailchimp, or Canva.
- Background in charity administration, fundraising, or communications.
- Familiarity with Israel-Palestine and related humanitarian or political issues.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and workplace pension.
- Training and mentoring in nonprofit fundraising and administration.
- Opportunities to participate in Middle East-focused programs and events.
- Flexible, inclusive working culture and space to grow with the organisation.
To apply, please email your CV and a short cover letter including contact details for two referees.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Interviews are planned for week beginning July 28th
About the Britain Palestine Project
The Britain Palestine Project (BPP) is a UK-based Scottish registered charity working for peace with justice, security, and equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians. Rooted in the belief that Britain’s historic and ongoing responsibilities in Palestine must be acknowledged and addressed, BPP promotes informed public debate, legally grounded advocacy, and inclusive educational programming that connects history, law, and civic engagement.
Our mission is to ensure that Palestine is part of Britain’s national conversation—not just as a foreign policy issue, but as a historical and moral responsibility that resonates with communities across the UK.
What We Do
BPP’s work is organised into two core thematic workstreams and two delivery workstreams:
- Advocacy and Law
Engaging UK policymakers through strategic briefings, a flagship Parliamentary Fellowship, international law podcasts, and targeted constituency events. - Education and History
Bringing Britain’s past and present role in Palestine into classrooms and public debate through our schools programme, Essay Competition, digital history projects, films, and webinars. - Communications
Amplifying impact across platforms—Substack, social media, press outreach, and content creation—shaping the public narrative with clarity and authority. - Fundraising and Organisational Development
Strengthening BPP’s core capacity and sustainability through donor stewardship, Middle East engagement, and systems building.
Why This Role Matters
BPP is in a period of growth and transition, evolving from a volunteer-led initiative into a professionally structured charity. We are building the systems and team to deliver an ambitious 2025–2029 strategy that includes trying to influence the next UK General Election discourse, engaging deeply in Parliament, and expanding national education reach.
This position will play a vital role in supporting the smooth operation of our growing charity—ensuring our supporters are valued, our finances and records are accurate, and our public-facing work runs smoothly.
Join Us
You’ll be part of a small, mission-driven team that punches well above its weight. We operate with a collaborative, inclusive spirit, guided by our values and a strong network of supporters, volunteers, and expert advisors.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bring your environmental passion for rivers to life!
Are you an enthusiastic finance professional who prides themselves on their attention to detail and excellence? Would you like to work with the finance team for a charity who is invested in improving and making a real difference to our rivers here within the South East of England, which hosts some of the rarest Chalk streams on the planet?
About Us
The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the south east are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by:
• delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;
• inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.
Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our aims are growth and impact – so you’ll be comfortable with challenges and excited by change. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you, please visit our website for more information.
About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join the South East Rivers Trust's Finance and Operations Team. We are a small dynamic team, sitting at the heart of the organisation. The role reports directly to the Finance Manager and will provide support in administering all financial controls and processing for the organisation. The successful applicant will come from a financial background with a strong understanding of financial principles, an accounting qualification and proficiency in Excel. They will have experience in bookkeeping, reconciling accounts as well as dealing with banking, grant applications and expenses.
The role would suit an individual, who is approachable and organised, with excellent attention to detail, able to work on their own or as part of a team. The role involves liaising and following up with all teams to ensure the data provided is accurate and timely, to support grant applications, payments and audit requirements.
To be successful, they will need to be able to multitask, be proactive and have excellent communication skills, following up and advising staff across all teams. They will need to have a positive attitude, and willingness to assist the whole team with other administrative tasks as and when required. This role is predominantly working from home, with at least one day per week, (on a Thursday), working in the office in Leatherhead.
This is a part time position, to include Monday and Thursday (this being our in office day). There may be a requirement to pick up additional hours to support with busy periods.
To apply for this position please complete an application form and send this together with your CV to us; further details can be found on our website.
We help rivers thrive again for communities and nature.




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Human Resources Assistant
Up to £26,000pa
Leatherhead, Surrey
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.
About the role:
This Best Companies Top 25 Charity is looking to appoint a Human Resources Assistant to support the small Human Resources team by offering high-quality administrative support and providing first-line HR advice to all employees.
This is an exciting time for an enthusiastic HR professional to join our ambitious charity. We have a clear vision for growth and a strong sense of values - our key asset is our people.
Reporting to the Director of HR & Volunteering, this varied, generalist HR role will provide support and guidance to employees on all HR related matters. They will play a vital role in ensuring a high quality employee experience, with responsibility for efficient HR administration including managing HR & recruitment enquiries, onboarding and offboarding of staff, recruitment processes, producing contractual documentation, managing the HR database and supporting the delivery of internal training.
What we’re looking for:
· Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused individual with a persuasive, teaching style of communication and the ability to build successful working relationships.
· An effective communicator – you have strong interpersonal skills and are able to motivate others, while also being aware of and responsive to, their needs and concerns
· A helpful and supportive team member - you work at a faster-than-average pace with a sense of urgency, using your initiative to get things done correctly, and work collaboratively to achieve results
· A conscientious and disciplined approach to work – you are a self-starter who is well organised, with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy and the able to work independently, following established guidelines efficiently.
· Someone with a working knowledge of HR, you may be CIPD qualified or working towards a qualification in HR.
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this include:
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· Access to the Blue Light Discount Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Time off in lieu
· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 days to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping
· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.
Interview dates: Interview Dates to be confirmed
Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.
Interviews will take place via Teams or in person at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation. Registered Charity No: 1070532
Location: hybrid working - a minimum of two days per week in our Aldgate, London head office
Interview date: Monday 28th July (virtual)
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash) - access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing.
- we have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Challenge Events Team at Dementia UK, where you will help coordinate a portfolio of third-party challenge event activities, driving both participation and income for the organisation. You’ll manage our Ultra Challenge Series, of whom we are a Series Partner, our Skydiving program and our Berlin Marathon team.
As a Challenge Events Executive, you will leverage your knowledge and utilise data-driven insights to identify new opportunities and shape budget plans. You will be responsible for driving and delivering marketing plans with a focus on email and digital activity, as well as coordinating the production of marketing collateral to ensure excellent supporter experiences and efficient delivery.
You will also work with the Database and Supporter Care teams as well as Challenge Events Assistants to ensure that supporter data is collected and stored efficiently, so that supporters are thanked appropriately, and post-campaign analysis is comprehensive. Additionally, you will be responsible for coordinating the production of stewardship collateral including copywriting, compiling design briefs and liaising with internal teams and expert suppliers.
To be successful in this role, you will have experience of coordinating fundraising events or campaigns. You should possess hands-on experience utilising relationship databases, coupled with an understanding of effective marketing channels, particularly digital.
Additionally, expertise in stewardship techniques will be crucial for increasing remittance rates and maximising average gifts. You should also have an understanding of how to use insights, data and market trends to identify opportunities and make recommendations.
Join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer.
This role will be subject to a Basic DBS check.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Rainbow Migration is the longest-running charity in Europe dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system and has been campaigning for their rights since 1993. We are recruiting for a Legal and Support Services Assistant to act as a first point of contact for the charity and assist the legal and support services teams.
The Legal and Support Services Assistant will help ensure smooth delivery of our services. You will be the first point of contact for new queries and play a key role in providing the information needed and passing enquiries to the relevant service.
This role will receive full training and support as required to deliver your responsibilities, which include the following:
- Provide admin support for the legal and support services teams
- Answer calls and emails
- Prioritise enquires from service users or signpost them to other organisations
- Organise legal advice sessions for asylum and partnership service users
- Input data onto our Salesforce database
- Write minutes for legal and support service team meetings
- Assist with organising and running events (e.g. Pride, service user Christmas party)
- Assist with preparations for training and presentations
Rainbow Migration’s vision is that LGBTQI+ people can settle safely in the UK and lead fulfilling lives.
Our values are:
- Safety: We believe everyone should be safe from persecution and safe to be themselves. We strive to create a safe workplace culture, and we place importance on the wellbeing of everyone involved with Rainbow Migration.
- Integrity: We are thorough and honest in everything we do, and we take responsibility for our actions. We want to be accountable to our communities and those who support us.
- Belonging: We welcome and include all LGBTQI+ people, and we celebrate and value their range of experience in terms of gender, religion, race, age, disability status and class. We try to remove obstacles to participation, champion equality and promote a sense of family or home through our services.
- Respect: We believe that every person is equal and deserves the same level of courtesy, care, and attention. We respect the rights, wishes and feelings of our service users, and campaign for their rights to be respected as they go through the asylum and immigration system.
Diversity, inclusion and anti-oppression
At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We consider all qualified applicants, consistent with any legal requirements.
We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and welcome applications from candidates who have been through the UK asylum system and people of colour, who are currently underrepresented among our staff in relation to our service users.
We are also reviewing what we do and how we do it through an anti-oppression and anti-racism lens, as well as investing in being more informed and led by LGBTQI+ people who have sought asylum.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if they meet all the necessary criteria in the person specification. If you wish to qualify under this scheme, please make this clear when applying.
We send a selection of questions in advance of job interviews to give applicants more thinking time. You are welcome to take notes in interviews to help process information. If your interview is online, we can also put questions in the meeting chat. Please let us know if we can make other adjustments to support your interview process.
Owing to the nature of the work, the successful applicant will be required at the point of conditional job offer to disclose all unspent criminal records and subsequently to undergo a basic DBS check. See our website for more information.
Role overview
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week Monday to Friday). Occasional work in the evenings and at weekends may be required but with plenty of notice. Rainbow Migration encourages staff to maintain a good work life balance and has a TOIL system in place.
Salary: Starting at £25,244 FTE with potential annual step increases up to £28,412, plus statutory employer’s pension contribution. In addition to an annual step increase, the trustees consider giving a separate inflationary increase every April.
Location: Rainbow Migration’s wheelchair accessible offices are based between Vauxhall and the Oval, London. This role will have an office-based contract but the postholder can choose to work from home for part of the week in agreement with their line manager as per our hybrid working policy. You must be available to work from our offices in London when necessary. The successful candidate would also be welcome to work from the office full-time if that is their preference. At the time of posting this advert, staff mostly work from home. There might also be occasional travel outside London with plenty of notice. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Annual leave: 25 days per year rising after 24 months by 1 day after each year of service to a maximum of 28 days per year (pro rata if working part-time).
Benefits:
- Two days of wellbeing leave to be taken at short notice in each calendar year (pro rata for part-time staff)
- Enhanced parental leave and pay
- Full pay for jury service (up to four weeks), compassionate leave (up to two weeks) and dependants’ leave (up to four days, pro rata for part-time staff)
- Separate salary step and inflationary increases considered every year
- TOIL system
- Hybrid working policy, including possibility of working abroad for 10 working days (pro rata for part-time staff) each year
- Policy on staff loans or salary advances for difficult times
- Work laptop and mobile phone
- Training and learning opportunities
- Occupational health assessments for disabled employees to understand how we can support and make reasonable adjustments
- Employee assistance programme which includes counselling service, wellness advice, legal and money advice, and other matters
- Clinical supervision for staff delivering services (a safe space with an independent therapist to offload and discuss feelings and challenges)
How to apply
Closing date: 9am 25 July 2025
Interview dates: Initial interviews will be online on 7 August 2025. A second round of face-to-face interviews in London will follow.
Please read the job description and person specification. If you have any questions about the role or would like to find out more before applying, then you can contact the line manager via the email in the JD.
Please send to the email in the JD:
- Your CV
- A written statement (max 1,000 words). Instead of a written statement you may submit your statement by video or audio recording (max 8 minutes)
We would also be grateful if you could complete this optional monitoring form (link in JD).
In your statement, please:
- Explain why you are interested in this role and give examples of how you meet the person specification. In addition to what is on your CV, we want to hear about any relevant skills and experience that demonstrate how you meet the necessary criteria for the role, and if you meet any of the advantageous criteria. Skills and experience could be from training, volunteering, interests or life experience
- Confirm if you wish to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 (physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ effect on your ability to do normal daily activities)
- State how many hours a week you wish to work and if you have a preferred pattern
- Explain if you have used AI to help with your application in any way and the reason why. While AI can be a helpful tool, we expect all applications to reflect your own experiences, qualifications and style of writing. Transparency is valued, so applications that are obviously written with AI without explanation will not be considered
By submitting an application, you:
- Confirm that you have the right to work in the UK and will produce the necessary documentation if you are offered this post.
- Declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the information provided with your application is true and correct and that you understand that any false information or statement given will justify your dismissal from Rainbow Migration if appointed.
- Accept that owing to the nature of the work, if successful, you will be required to disclose all spent and unspent criminal records at the point of conditional job offer and subsequently to undergo an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. See our website for more information.
We are proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which aims to create a charitable sector that is led by people with lived experience of the asylum and immigration system. As part of this network, we challenge the one-size-fits-all approach in our employment practices and respect the personal circumstances and needs of people with lived experience.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please complete the form (link in JD) to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
Privacy notice
If you apply for this role, the information you provide will be processed according to Rainbow Migration's privacy policy. Rainbow Migration will not share your information with any third parties unless part of the recruitment process or are legally required to do so. By applying, you are permitting Rainbow Migration to access and use the information for recruitment purposes. Information is kept for the minimum period necessary, which for CVs, covering statements and/or audio or video submissions for unsuccessful applicants is 12 months after the conclusion of the recruitment campaign. Monitoring information is kept separately and is pseudonymised to avoid identification of applicants. It is amalgamated for statistical purposes and the original data is then deleted after six months.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Senior Bid and Funding Officer is a new role for Involve as we seek to build the infrastructure to support the growth that we have experienced in recent years. This role will sit within our Finance & Support Services function and will work alongside colleagues at all levels in the Innovation & Practice, Capacity Building & Standards and Advocacy & Communications functions to identify and provide compelling proposals in response to fundraising and tender opportunities.
As Senior Bid and Funding Officer you will be responsible for identifying fundraising opportunities to bring forwards to the team for evaluation and coordinating the submission of returns ensuring high quality tenders are produced that meet the needs of funders and commissioners. You will support function leads in monitoring fundraising outcomes and comparing to income generation targets, developing a database of funders and improving tender response processes to reduce the administrative burden of tender responses without compromising on quality.
Our ideal candidate will have experience of managing the tender return process in other organisations, either in a commercial or charitable sector environment. You will bring strong project management skills, be able to coordinate tender submissions to set deadlines and have an inquisitive mindset to enjoy researching opportunities and thinking creatively how Involve can meet funder requirements while also advancing our mission.
We work across the UK, with offices in Belfast and London. Many of our staff work from home across the UK or in a hybrid pattern, rather than being based at one of our offices, though we meet up regularly as a team. We are flexible but you must be comfortable with regular travel both for project work and for Involve team activities. Must be able to travel to deliver work across the UK.
Please see our website for more details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
International Events Manager
Position Objective:
To help manage and coordinate PETA and PETA entities’ Fundraising Events Department
Term of Employment:
Full-time
Location:
Hybrid in London (regular office attendance will be required)
Reports to:
Director, International Fundraising
Salary:
£34,000 - £38,000
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
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Assist the Assistant Director and Director, International Fundraising, with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Fundraising Events Department
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Plan, organise, manage, and attend fundraising events held by PETA and PETA entities
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Exercise a lead role in overseeing aspects of PETA and PETA entity fundraising events, both in-person and virtual
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Ensure that event projects remain on schedule and deadlines are met
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Develop relations with event vendors and negotiate contracts and costs to ensure the best possible value
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Analyse data and evaluate events in order to implement strategy to improve event effectiveness
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Oversee the production of invitations, mailings, acknowledgement letters, awards, and other event-related materials
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Oversee the coordination of presentation material, including the creation of scripts and PowerPoint presentations
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Oversee the solicitation of donations and coordinate the production of gift bag materials
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Establish and maintain good communication and relationships with PETA donors and individuals at all levels of PETA and PETA entities
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Manage and track event RSVPs using PETA entities' donor databases and other tracking documents
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Manage event inventory and the shipping, receiving, and storage of event supplies
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Recruit and manage volunteers for events
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Collect and maintain event data, including costs, revenue, and confidential donor information
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Assist the department director and associate director in taking a lead role in the training of new hires in all event planning and departmental aspects
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Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications and experience:
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Demonstrable event planning experience
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Proven experience with data entry and database maintenance systems
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Proficiency with a variety of Microsoft Office programs
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Proven exceptional oral and written communication and negotiation skills
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Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality at all times
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Proven ability to establish priorities, organise tasks, work under pressure and meet multiple deadlines
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Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team
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Professional appearance
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Ability and willingness to travel
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Must have a valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record
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Commitment to the objectives of the organisation
- Adherence to a vegan lifestyle is strongly preferred
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Trusts and Grants Fundraising - Tasks and Responsibilities
- Research and identify new trust and foundation prospects.
- Draft and submit high-quality funding applications and reports.
- Maintain a calendar of deadlines and stewardship activities.
- Record and track pledges, donations, and grant income.
- Ensure that all reporting is completed in a timely and professional manner.
- Work closely with the Education and Operations teams to ensure they have all the information they need to deliver work related to restricted funding.
Fundraising Administration
- Maintain accurate records in Salesforce and ensure data integrity.
- Reconcile income records with the finance team.
- Process donations and Gift Aid claims.
- Support income tracking and reporting.
Supporter Care
- Ensure timely and appropriate donor thanking.
- Respond to supporter queries via email and phone when needed.
- Assist with donor communications and stewardship planning.
- Working with the Comms and Operations Teams to assist with fundraising marketing, website and social media content.
- Working to consolidate and grow our group of recurring donors.
- Support with processing payments and donations online, in-person and over the phone, depositing cheques and cash donations.
- Help manage the stewardship calendar for major donors throughout the year.
Events Support
- Help coordinate logistics and communications for fundraising events.
- Track income and pledges from events like the Annual Lunch.
- Support with ticketing, invoicing, and donor follow-up.
Collaboration and Compliance
- Work closely with colleagues across fundraising, finance, comms, and operations.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR and data protection regulations.
- Contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Housing and Welfare Advice Worker - The Manna Society
Job Description
Who we are
The Manna Society is an ecumenical Christian organisation and registered Charity. It runs the Manna Day Centre at 12 Melior Street, London, SE1 3QP, the largest day centre working with homeless & vulnerable people in the London Borough of Southwark.
What we do
The Manna Day Centre, a drop-in Centre for homeless and long-term unemployed single men and women, is run by a team of project workers under the Director, who are responsible for its smooth operation. Basic Services offered include food, showers, clothing, housing & welfare advice, medical care, and access to laptops. The Centre opens to the service users 7 days a week, 8.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.
The Advice & Welfare team functions centre around finding accommodation, welfare benefits, debt management, sustainment of tenancies and support in becoming “job-ready”. Clients may approach us with other issues, and it will be the Advice & Welfare team’s collective responsibility to decide whether the matter can be managed within the team or requires external input/expertise e.g. immigration issues and refer/signpost accordingly. The focus is on delivering practical solutions to client issues.
Our advice sessions run from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm. The sessions offer a mix of appointments and drop-in opportunities for existing users of the Advice & Welfare service and those who are new to the service
Working Hours
The working week for this particular post is Monday to Friday, 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. each day. Annual leave is 25 days plus time in lieu of bank holidays worked. The annual salary for this post ranges from £33,775 to to £41,359. The starting salary will be dependent on your experience.
Reporting
The Manna Society operates in a collegiate manner but ultimately the Director is responsible for all staff matters. The Manna Society is an Equal Opportunities employer. Wherever possible, decisions affecting the running of the Centre are taken collectively by the team and the Director. In the event of any policy disagreement, the Director’s decision will be upheld.
Ethos
All staff will have a commitment to homeless people, which includes empathy, acceptance and respect. They will also work for necessary social change to ensure justice for homeless and poor people. Responsibilities are shared among the team according to needs, skills and aptitudes.
Responsibilities – Advice & Welfare Work
a) Lead and manage other members of the team through supervision, advice & welfare meetings etc in coming to agreement on implementation of policies and procedures tasks and pathways for client cases.
b) To manage a caseload of clients as agreed with the Director and the Advice & Welfare team representing/advocating for the client, as necessary
c) To help develop partnership and networking opportunities to expand our repertoire of providers in housing and other key areas
d) Keep up to date with appropriate legislation and policies. In doing so, attend relevant training to deliver “best advice” and make recommendations/research required training for other members of the Advice & Welfare team
e) Write reports and deliver statistics on your clients as required
f) Maintain confidential records and administrative systems including database, block grants and petty cash systems amongst others
g) Contribute newsletter articles on a quarterly basis
h) Attend team meetings of all staff as required
i) Ensure compliance with all society policies relating to Advice & Welfare and the centre
Responsibilities – Administration
As the senior worker in the team, you will be expected to assume responsibility/provide support in the following areas:
a) Providing statistical analysis and reporting as required by LB Southwark grant which supports the cost of running the Advice & Welfare team in part
b) Providing ad-hoc reports/case studies to support external grant applications on behalf of the society
c) Support the Safeguarding Lead (the Director) in producing the Safeguarding policy and associated materials, ensure that the Advice & Welfare Team have up to date Safeguarding and Prevent training
d) Manage all formal Subject Access requests in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 and support members of the team undertaking SARs on behalf of Advice & Welfare clients
e) Manage and disseminate all private rented property vacancies to the curated list of recipients on a daily basis
f) Assume responsibility for the database to maximise efficiency and ensure that all records are maintained to enable production of reports
g) Maintain all grant spreadsheets for accuracy and in readiness for annual accounts/audits
h) Be responsible for managing regular Advice & Welfare meetings and subsequent actions arising from those meetings
i) Prepare Advice and Welfare presentations for bi-monthly management committee and attend said meetings
These are the principal responsibilities. However, the Director may require staff members to undertake other duties, as and when circumstances dictate – for example, staff/volunteer shortages, holidays, special occasions, etc.
The closing date for applications for this post is Wednesday 23rd July, followed by interviews on Wednesday 30th July 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Walkabout Foundation
Walkabout Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a mission to restore dignity, freedom, and independence by providing wheelchairs and rehabilitation in the developing world, while also funding research to find a cure for paralysis. To date, we have impacted the lives of over 74,000 people through the distribution of over 28,000 wheelchairs in 25 countries around the world, and funded $2 million in spinal cord injury research.
Job Description
We are looking for a creative and proactive Communications & Digital Associate to join our London-based team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a positive attitude and a collaborative mindset to help drive our digital marketing efforts and contribute to impactful work that transforms lives.
You’ll work closely with the Director of Communications & Operations to plan and deliver digital marketing campaigns, create engaging content for social media and our website, assist with graphic design of communication materials and lead promotional outreach, including working with influencers and media contacts.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Communications & Digital Associate position holds responsibility for delivering engaging digital content and supporting Walkabout Foundation’s communications strategy across multiple platforms. The role includes campaign planning, content creation and digital platform management, with a strong focus on social media, email marketing and design. You will work closely with the Communications & Operations Director and collaborate with other departments to ensure clear, consistent, and impactful messaging.
A passion for our mission, a proactive attitude, and the ability to multitask are essential.
Experience & Skills
- 1-3 years of experience in digital communications or marketing
- Strong writing and storytelling skills
- Experience with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, Canva and Microsoft Office Suite
- Graphic design skills
- Social media management and content creation
- Familiarity with WordPress and Salesforce (preferred)
- The right to live and work in the UK
Raven Housing Trust are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in their search for a permanent Financial Controller. Raven is here to make a difference, working as a team to build homes and change lives. Raven is also ambitious: a sector-leader in carbon reduction, with commercial ventures and a focus on the future.
The overall purpose of this Financial Controller role is to prepare the statutory accounts for the Raven Group, alongside maintaining the general ledger, purchasing systems and interfaces to other operational systems, as well as leading the team responsible for managing Raven’s finance transactions, treasury, cash management and fixed assets.
The Role:
- Leading and co-ordinating delivery of the financial statements for the group including leading on the annual external audit
- Managing and developing the Financial Control Team consisting of five direct reports and a wider team of ten in total
- Management of the general ledger, including all financial transactions and fixed asset accounting
- Responsible for the financial control framework and for day to day treasury management
- Oversight of all VAT, corporation tax and the general tax strategy for the group
- Responsible for managing the annual rent setting process
- Reporting into the Assistant Director of Finance you will work with other Managers in the Finance and Procurement Teams to ensure best practice is maintained throughout the finance team.
The Organisation:
Raven Housing Trust is a social housing provider based in Redhill, Surrey. They own or manage around 7,000 homes and are committed to investing in homes and neighbourhoods to develop local communities where people want to live. The majority of their customers rent their homes from them, although they also support customers who either own the lease to their homes or have purchased their homes on a part-rent/part-buy basis. You’ll be joining a highly committed team known for its collaborative culture, supported by a driven and supportive Line Manager.
Person Specification – Essential:
- Professional qualification (CCAB or equivalent)
- Proven track record of leading financial management in charitable, public sector, or similarly regulated environments, with a strong focus on compliance, transparency, and accountability.
- Good working knowledge of financial control frameworks, accounting and purchasing systems
- Skilled communicator, with the ability to influence and engage with a wide range of audience
- Proven experience leading on developing or implementing accounting and purchasing systems
This role will be based at Raven's head office in Redhill, Surrey and will require a minimum of two days per week in the office, The closing date is 3rd August with interviews taking place the week commencing 11th August (virtual first stage) and final face to face interviews scheduled for 20th and 21st August.
Applications will be reviewed continuously before the closing date. Please apply via our exclusive search partner Robertson Bell.
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Purpose
To provide day-to-day coordination and delivery of key HR and operational processes, supporting the smooth running of the organisation. The role ensures effective administration across the employee lifecycle, contributes to policy and compliance work, and supports internal systems, procurement, to enable staff to work efficiently and confidently.
About Global Health Partnerships GHP
GHP is a global health charity working in partnership with governments, health institutions, and international bodies to train health workers and strengthen health systems across 31 countries.
We do this through grants management and capacity building, alongside research, convening and advocacy towards the goal of Universal Health Coverage. At the centre of our approach, is the model of Health Partnerships, long-term relationships between UK and LMIC health institutions, which improve health services through the reciprocal exchange of skills, knowledge, and experience.
At the heart of our work is the vision of a world where everyone has access to healthcare.
You can learn more about our work on our website.
The team and role overview
The HR & Operations function is led by the HR & Operations Manager and includes two Coordinators and one Operations Officer. Together, the team is responsible for delivering effective people management processes, operational support, and internal systems that enable the organisation to function smoothly across both UK and international offices.
The HR & Operations Coordinator reports to the HR & Operations Manager and plays a key role in ensuring the smooth coordination of HR processes, internal policies, and organisational logistics. The post holder will work closely with the Finance team, senior management, and staff across both the UK Head Office and overseas Country Offices, supporting a wide range of activities that are vital to employee experience and organisational effectiveness.
Three things to be excited about
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You’ll play a central role in supporting a mission-driven organisation, contributing to the wellbeing and effectiveness of teams across the UK and internationally.
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You’ll work across departments—from Finance to Programmes to senior leadership—giving you exposure to a variety of functions and opportunities to shape how the organisation operates.
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This role offers hands-on experience across both HR and operations, with scope to strengthen your skills in policy development, recruitment, employee engagement, and internal systems—ideal for someone looking to grow in both breadth and depth.
Main responsibilities
Human Resources
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Act as the first point of contact for staff and managers (including secondees and contractors) on day-to-day HR queries, ensuring advice aligns with GHP’s policies, employment law and best practice.
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Support the HR & Operations Manager with complex employee relations cases (e.g. disciplinary, grievance or capability), maintaining accurate case records and timelines.
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Coordinate end-to-end recruitment campaigns: preparing job packs, advertising, shortlisting logistics, interview coordination and onboarding administration.
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Administer staff learning and development activity, including supporting appraisal-related training needs, tracking participation, and organising internal training sessions.
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Maintain accurate, compliant and confidential HR records, including management of absence data, holidays and TOIL via the online HR system.
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Prepare routine and ad-hoc reports on HR metrics for the HR & Operations Manager and SMT (e.g. turnover, diversity, absence).
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Contribute to embedding GHP’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion across all people-related processes and practices.
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Support country offices by providing guidance on HR compliance and operational documentation (e.g. contracts, handbooks, policy templates).
Operational and Administrative Support
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Manage key shared inboxes and ensure timely triage or escalation of messages to relevant team members.
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Maintain ongoing contact with travel agencies to coordinate bookings, ensure value for money, and support compliant travel planning.
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Procure and coordinate delivery of IT equipment and office supplies for new starters in line with budget and procurement processes.
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Set up and deactivate staff email accounts and systems access, maintaining accurate logs for compliance and security.
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Liaise with the outsourced IT support provider and/or Digital Transformation Team to resolve tech issues, improve systems, and ensure efficient digital onboarding.
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Oversee day-to-day office operations including booking meeting rooms and acting as key contact.
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Maintain internal email distribution lists, ensuring they are accurate, GDPR-compliant, and regularly reviewed.
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Draft consultancy and volunteer agreements using agreed templates, in collaboration with relevant managers.
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Maintain an up-to-date tracker of consultant contracts and supporting documents, ensuring files are audit-ready.
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Regularly file and update HR document templates (e.g. contracts, onboarding checklists, reference forms) to ensure they are current and accessible to the HR team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.