Director Of Services Jobs in Farringdon, Greater London

The opportunity

Would you like to be a part of a decision-making body that aims to tackle inequalities across the sport and physical activity sector, by ensuring the financial investments it makes in engaging, delivering, and supporting activity are effective and help to meet respective outcomes?

As a committee of Sport England’s Board, the Investment Committee seeks assurance on delivery of investments which support our strategy in aiming to get the nation more active.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equity and inclusion is at the heart of the committee’s principles and the decisions we make on targeted investments aim to improve the lives of individuals in communities with known economic, demographic and societal challenges.

We actively encourage applications from people with an understanding and experience of the barriers communities face in the sector.

The candidate

We are looking for two individuals who will join the committee as Independent Members. The ideal candidates will have a background and specialism either in:

· measurement and evaluation of programmes or campaigns including outcomes; or

· innovative public service delivery.

The role

The role provides participation in the decision-making process. You will act as an impartial adviser, bringing relevant skills, knowledge and experience, and provide oversight to shape strategy and investment decisions.

Meetings and Time Commitment

The Committee meets in-person (London Office) four times a year. The remaining meetings scheduled for 2024 (10.00am – 3.00pm) are:

· Tuesday 3rd September.

· Tuesday 26th November.

About Sport England

We work to grow and develop grassroots sport and help more people get active across England, by investing money in organisations and in places. We also provide support to the sport and physical activity sector to ensure it can work as effectively as possible.

Sport England recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently, this includes disabled people and those from culturally diverse communities.

The Membership officer will play a key role in ensuring a smooth and successful membership journey for FSC members. This role will be responsible for the oversight and coordination of member activities and events. The role will also contribute to a culture of continual learning through gathering and analysing member feedback and implementing changes as part of FSC’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework.

The successful candidate must be able to self-manage projects and tasks to completion. Flexibility, positivity, proactively, independence, drive and a willingness to pitch in as true team-player are essential to success. This role reports to the FSC Executive Director but works closely with other members of the team.

*Please be aware that we are currently advertising this role as Membership Operations Team Supervisor on external job boards, to help us target the right applicants. However, internally and on the RCR Website, this role is known as Membership Operations Team Leader.*

We are looking for a dynamic and collaborative Membership Operations Team Leader who is passionate about membership operations and looking for a rewarding supervisory opportunity. 

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is a membership organisation dedicated to supporting our members to improve the standard of medical practice across the fields of radiology and oncology. Members are the lifeblood of the RCR and we’re seeking a Membership Operations Team Leader that will ensure member’s interactions with us are seamless, easy and professional.

As the team lead you play a critical role in supporting the high-performing Operations team through day-to-day supervision to meet service-level agreements and deadlines. You’ll ensure the smooth functioning of our membership processes, act as the first point of contact for queries from the team and provide an excellent service to our members, doing your part to contribute to the overall success of the RCR.

If you are a team player with solid supervisory skills who is results driven, proactive and inspired by the mission of the RCR this could be the role for you.

What you’ll do:

• Coordinate and deliver the members’ annual renewal processes and manage communications channels and copy.
• Manage the member life cycle and regularly review operational processes, policies and practices, with oversight from the Membership Operations Manager.
• Supervise the Operations Team in line with goals and objectives agreed by the Operations Manager, providing motivation, coaching and direction on a day-to-day basis.
• Be the point of contact to assist and support members of the Operations Team in relation to member escalations and queries.
• Work closely with the Operations Manager to manage and plan current and future workload to ensure the team meets deadlines, provides an exceptional service and reaches service level agreements (SLAs).
• Develop comprehensive and presentable reports to support data-led decision making, renewals tracking, KPI targets or to provide insights.
• Management of budget lines assigned to operational activities to ensure favourable terms are achieved.

What you’ll need:

• Knowledge of membership systems and procedures.
• Experience of managing a high degree of administration processes efficiently.
• Knowledge and experience of using a database and managing data quality.
• Experience in prioritising, planning and managing various different tasks/workloads in order to achieve personal and team targets.
• Demonstrable experience of supervising a team to work effectively and consistently to achieve departmental and individual targets.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Clear and analytical thinker with the ability to exercise sound initiative, judgement and discretion.

Why join us?

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

If this sounds like the opportunity for you please find out more about the Membership Operations Team Leader role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in the candidate pack.

Starting salary £30,000 per annum | 35 hours per week (Full-time) | Permanent

This role will involve hybrid working from home and WGN offices, as well as travel across London and community based working as determined by service user and service delivery requirements.

About us

Women and Girls Network (WGN) was established in 1987 and has spent over 30 years supporting women and girls across London affected by gendered violence. This includes childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, prostitution (including trafficking and sexual exploitation), female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called 'honour' based crimes such as forced marriage.

We are now looking for looking for an experienced and dynamic Pan-London Specialist Housing Caseworker to join our highly successful Advice Casework Service.

About the role

The Advice Casework Service provides trauma-informed, intersectional, woman-centred, rights and strengths-based advocacy and advice that supports survivors on their unique journey of healing and growth. The work is delivered through a commitment to an anti-oppressive, feminist framework that strives to address additional barriers and meet the diverse range of survivors needs, understanding the specific support needs of each survivor. We are passionate about social justice and being part of dismantling systems and structures which oppress survivors, and Caseworkers play a key role in identifying current issues affecting survivors in London and opportunities for change.

As a Caseworker you will work with young women (18-30) who have experienced any form of violence against women and girls (VAWG), providing medium and long-term practical, emotional and advocacy support. You will amplify young women’s voices and create a non-judgemental and creative space where survivors are free to be their authentic selves, safely explore their rights, options and impact of their experiences, and make informed choices about their future. You will manage a caseload of young women, as well as lead in delivering our one-off drop-in specialist practical support to sessions to young women as part of the Voice and Choice Project.

About you

The ideal candidate will be experienced in providing specialist advocacy support to young people, have an excellent insight into the needs of survivors of VAWG and to be passionate about delivering creative face-to-face sessions to young people. If you have the required skills and are passionate about supporting survivors, we would love to hear from you.

Interview details

Interviews are expected to take place remotely on Wednesday 19th June 2024, however please note dates may be subject to change. 

Further Information

This post is subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS check.

Employee benefits include 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme. 

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic communities. 

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

Posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

New Horizon provides a range of Youth Work opportunities for young people experiencing homelessness. One stream of work is our Jobs, Education and Training (JET) team. The JET team support with young people to support them into meaningful and appropriate employment, training opportunities, apprenticeships, volunteering, and education.

In this role, you will work with young people 1-1, holding small caseloads, as well as working with young people in groups and delivering employment or education-focussed sessions on a regular basis.

As part of our service, we also aim to deliver a weekly group conversation class for young people looking to improve their spoken English, many of whom are young refugees and asylum seekers. While you will work with all young people in the service and support regularly with our day centre delivery, this role will focus on expanding our JET service to young refugees and asylum seekers, developing specialist networks and partnerships, and pathways to appropriate opportunities.

• Starting salary: £31,200
• Deadline to apply: 9am Tuesday 25 June

Please see our Job Pack for more information on the role.

Role: Finance Manager 

Location: The Royal Court Theatre, London 

Contract: Full time/permanent 

Salary: £36,000 - £41,000 (gross) per annum 

This is an exciting and varied role requiring an eye for detail and engagement across all departments within the organisation. The Finance Manager is a key role, responsible for the day-to-day finances and responding to queries as they arise for the organisation. Reporting to and working closely with the Finance Director, the Finance Manager will ensure the systems and procedures in place that safeguard the Charity and its subsidiary companies (ESC Catering Ltd and Royal Court Theatre Productions Ltd) are the most effective they can be. They will share the ambition and enthusiasm to enable and drive change in the department to meet the needs of this busy producing theatre that is constantly evolving. 

The Finance Manager line manages the Finance Assistant ensuring the transactional detail is accurately and efficiently processed in a timely manner. Working in a fully paperless operation the Finance Manager will take the lead on several of the systems used to produce all the records in Xero. The jobholder will also be a key player in producing for example: first draft Management Accounts, Catering accounts, departmental reports and help colleagues with analysis against budgets. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Knowledge of working with integrated IT systems such as Xero 

• A relevant finance qualification or 2 years’ experience and looking to work towards one 

• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage a diverse workload 

• Ability to act with discretion and confidentiality at all times 

Further details of the role can be found in the job pack. 

If you have any questions about the role, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment inbox ahead of the closing date. 

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.

We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

The Anna Freud works in close collaboration with UCL to deliver a series of postgraduate programmes that are accredited and awarded by the university.

The Programme Officer will be based within the Postgraduate Studies team in our Education and Training Division. With a growing programme portfolio and increasing number of students, the post-holder will provide administrative support for the delivery of postgraduate programmes at Anna Freud.

Working under direction and daily supervision from their line manager, and alongside the direction of the relevant Programme Directors, the post-holder will work as part of a wider team of Programme Officers. The most substantive element of the post will entail providing programme administration support. This will include supporting the delivery of key elements of the student life cycle to provide a high-quality service to prospective and current students as well as programme staff. In addition to providing specialist support to enhance the student experience, the post-holder will contribute to a range of other activities to support the delivery of Postgraduate Studies.

The Programme Officer is a pivotal role in Postgraduate Studies team. The post-holder must be a team player that is efficient, organized and flexible as they will be joining a fast-paced and growing team.

Please email Recruitment with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

Location

Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH).

Contract duration

Fixed-term 8 months (maternity cover)

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Wednesday 26 June 2024.

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 28 June 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 2 July 2024.

How to apply

Please visit our Careers page to register and apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities 

1. Client Support 

●Carry out initial assessment of client needs to identify and plan the support needed to address issues and prevent any problems from escalating. 

●Provide casework level advice on welfare benefits, housing and financial issues as appropriate.

●Facilitate access, signpost and accompany clients to services or activities, in particular those with limited English. 

●Assist clients with other related problems or refer to other specialist organisations as appropriate. 

●Make follow up calls to provide moral and practical support as appropriate.

●Keep up-to-date with local service provision for appropriate signposting and referrals. 

●Maintain professional practice standards and regulatory requirements, including confidentiality, safeguarding and equality.

2. Administration, Monitoring & Evaluation 

●Work towards agreed outputs, outcomes and targets. 

●Provide written reports on work undertaken and other reports as required. 

●Ensure that all work conforms to systems and procedures of Respeito, partner organisations and funders. 

●Maintain accurate and up-to-date administration and caseload records, including records of meetings. 

●Liaise with therapist and other staff to arrange and coordinate counselling sessions with clients.

●Manage own workload, administration and diary commitments.

●Provide regular reports and updates to the line manager.

●Attend and participate in organisational meetings (e.g. with Board of Trustees) as appropriate.

3. Communications 

●Disseminate promotional materials through a range of channels and marketing tools. 

●Support the production of organisational reports and promotional materials. 

4. Training and development 

●Have a commitment to ongoing learning and development. 

●Keep up to date with policy and legal frameworks and procedures including: 

●data protection and confidentiality,

●safeguarding children and young people and vulnerable adults,

●health and safety,

●equality and diversity, 

●domestic abuse.

●Attend and participate in clinical supervision sessions.

●Attend and participate in supervision and team meetings. 

●Attend and participate in training opportunities as appropriate to maintain your professional knowledge and skills. 

From time to time, the needs of clients may change and the key tasks and responsibilities may need to be reviewed in discussion and agreement with the post holder. The post holder must always comply with the Data Protection, Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Confidentiality and Safeguarding Policies of Respeito and partners. 

Person Specification 

The post holder should have a very good command of Portuguese and English, spoken and written, be committed to making a positive difference to people’s lives, have relevant experience in working with families and individuals with a range of needs, and knowledge of domestic abuse and the needs of those who experience it. 

1. Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

●Educated to degree level or equivalent (A qualification in a relevant field such as Community Development, Social work, Domestic Abuse Advisor’ Law or Psychology is desirable). 

●At least two years’ experience of working with disadvantaged individuals and families, paid or voluntary work. 

●Experience in developing and delivering client centred services. 

●Experience of providing advice on housing and welfare.

●Knowledge of working in partnership with external stakeholders and the third sector. 

●Knowledge and understanding of domestic conflict, abuse and/or violence and its impact. 

2. Skills and Abilities 

●English and Portuguese to a professional level. 

●Ability to build positive relationships with the community, families and individuals.

●Effective written and oral communication skills. 

●Ability to negotiate positive outcomes for clients. 

●Active listening skills. 

●A positive, non-judgemental, empathetic and sensitive approach. 

●A commitment to strengths-based and trauma-informed ways of working.

●Ability to remain calm under pressure and when dealing with challenging or confrontational behaviour. 

●Ability to research, analyse and interpret complex information. 

●Good Information Technology and Communication (ITC) skills. 

●Good organisational and problem-solving skills. 

●Ability to manage time and work independently as well as part of a team. 

●Ability and willingness to travel to different locations across London. 

●Effective networking and interpersonal skills. 

Our Organisation

You will work a combination of office, client-home, community, and home-based working. Causeway is a 4-day week employer, so you will work 32 hours over 4 days a week, with no loss of pay. Causeway is a London living wage employer, with a competitive pension scheme. We also offer an employee assistance programme that provides free financial, legal, and mental health advice and support to our employees. We provide core training, and continuous learning and development throughout your career with us. 

The Role

To provide a high-quality housing management service, ensuring outstanding customer service and service delivery, by a being a primary point of contact for tenants. Engage with tenants to provide a responsive efficient housing management service that is consistently excellent for all tenancies. Housing Officers are expected to carry out the vast majority of their duties (70%) at our managed accommodation.

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can wear many hats? Are you passionate about supporting older people and those in need?

We are seeking a highly organised and motivated Operations Support Officer to join our team at MRS Independent Living. 

About the role

In this varied and rewarding role, you will provide vital administrative, financial, and operational support across a range of our services that enable older people and those living with disabilities and mental health challenges to stay independent, active and connected to their communities. 

Your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Administration: You'll be integral to delivery of our handyperson service, exercise programmes for older people and decluttering service, managing enquiries, referrals, bookings, invoices and payments.

• Project Support: You'll help support our community projects, supervising activities where needed, assisting with admin and data collection, and being a point of contact for new and existing volunteers. 

• General Operations: You'll wear many hats, supporting senior staff with HR, training, communications, IT, health & safety, and providing a friendly face. 

We are looking for someone who:

• Has empathy and can communicate effectively with a diverse range of service users, including older adults, those with disabilities, and those facing mental health challenges.

• Is a whiz with administration, has a keen eye for detail, and can work comfortably and effectively across multiple projects.

• Is confident using (or comfortable learning to use) a range of software and collaborative platforms (e.g. Google Workspace, Trello, Airtable) and accounts management software (ideally QuickBooks). 

• Has a warm, friendly personality and a proactive attitude, eager to contribute ideas and support colleagues.

• Is a team player who can adapt to changing priorities and a fast-paced environment.

It will be a bonus if you have:

• Experience working with third sector (community and voluntary) organisations.

• Experience as a volunteer or supporting volunteers.

• Familiarity with social media platforms like Twitter and WhatsApp.

• An interest in learning more about charity functions like fundraising and community development, and charity/social enterprise management in general. 

We welcome and encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those connected to the diverse communities represented in North East London.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Development Team at the world-renown BRIT School. Working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager, the Corporate Partnerships Officer will be supporting the growth of The BRIT School’s corporate income through donations, sponsorship and employee giving. 

The Team

The Development Team at The BRIT School is focused and experienced – with colleagues having worked in award-winning not-for-profits and national arts centres - consisting of the Director of Development, Trusts and Grants Manager, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Trusts and Grants Officer, Philanthropy Officer and Development Administrator, with a supportive Leadership Team and Board of Trustees. 

With current / recent corporate partnerships including Burberry, Warner Music UK, Royal Bank of Canada, Apple and Netflix (amongst many others), it is an exciting place, which brings together world-class education with the creative industries. 

You and The BRIT School

This is an exciting time to join The BRIT School team, as we continue the momentum of our BRIT Transforms Campaign (launched during our 30th anniversary year celebrations), and build on our successful corporate partnerships programme. 

Joining us as Corporate Partnerships Officer, you will be at the heart of our efforts to #keepBRITspecial, helping the School to realise its plans and ambitions.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for the ethos and ambition of The BRIT School.

As a member of an impactful team, you’ll have the autonomy, responsibility and freedom to bring your own creativity, drive and skills to the role, and to make an impact… not only on our fundraising ambitions, but on the lives of the young artists we support.

We would welcome candidates who are looking to move into corporate fundraising from other fundraising backgrounds, or relevant sales environments; we're also open to people at the start of their fundraising career. We are supportive of - and happy to consider - flexible working arrangements, including hybrid/home working.

The BRIT School is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, which is the bedrock of our ethos and values. 

We look forward to receiving your application, and we hope to meet you soon.

Refugee Council – Philanthropy Manager 

Location: Home working / Stratford, London (hybrid of home working and 1-2 days per week in Stratford Office)

Salary: £43,824-£48,063 (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent, full-time hours

Refugee Council is seeking an experienced philanthropy specialist to develop and grow the Refugee Council’s Philanthropy relationships and programme and deliver an ambitious Philanthropy strategy.

Refugee Council is a leading charity supporting refugees and people seeking asylum to rebuild their lives in safety here in the UK.  Providing practical, hands on support, their award winning services include welcoming refugees into local communities across the country, providing specialist children’s services – with a particular focus on refugee children who arrive here alone, helping people to navigate the asylum system, and supporting people to access housing and employment.  Evidence from services is then used to also inform the charity’s leading policy and influencing work, including campaigning for a fairer and kinder refugee protection system.  The charity works with more than 14,000 men, women and children every year.

As a result of growing need and increasing interest in Refugee Council’s work, the charity has ambitious plans to make a leap in impact, with investment in their Philanthropy Team to raise increased funds from key high value audiences.

This role will be a critical part of the Philanthropy & Partnerships Team and presents an exciting opportunity to grow Refugee Council’s established Philanthropy programme. The role will be responsible for delivering and creating bespoke development plans, supported by engaging cultivation and stewardship activities to secure increased funding from existing and new donors. It will also be a key point of contact for key Major Donors and high-profile supporters, patrons and ambassadors.

The position offers the opportunity to work alongside an engaged and well-connected Senior Management Team, supported by the Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships and a highly regarded and experienced Philanthropy Consultant to make the charity’s ambitions a reality.

To succeed, candidates will have experience of running a Philanthropy/major giving programme, with extensive experience of managing their own pool of donors, as well as a track record of securing five and six figure donations from high net-worth individuals. You will have extensive knowledge of the Major Donor landscape and your fundraising skills will be matched by your strategic planning and leadership abilities.

Refugee Council will provide the most moving and diverse case for support. Cases that encompass innovative external affairs campaigns aimed at engaging policy makers and the public.

Refugee Council knows that step change takes time and planning, and they have put together a plan for growth that is ambitious but is also realistic and allows time for development and engagement. This plan also includes recruiting prospecting, stewardship, and communications expertise, so that growth is supported, planned and achievable.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitious team recently shortlisted for Fundraising Team of the Year at the 2023 Third Sector Awards, and working with the Third Sector 2023’s Frontline Service Team of the Year, as well as contributing to the transformation of the experiences of refugees seeking protection in the UK.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 24th June, 9am.

We're Coney, an award-winning arts and social change charity. We’re on a mission to spark change through the power of play.

We're looking for a highly organised, independent and practical individual to join our small team as General Manager. You’ll oversee our core operations, provide support across our innovative programme, and help us to develop longer-term sustainability.

The General Manager will keep core operations running smoothly – across HR, finance and communications – as well as developing the company’s systems and policies to adapt to current and future needs. You’ll also be a key pillar of Coney’s culture and internal communications, fostering a supportive and empowering environment so that staff and freelancers can thrive.

Responsibilities:

HR & Operations

● Manage Coney’s operations, resources and materials to ensure our activities and processes are high-quality, fit for purpose and well-managed.

● Support the Directors to engender positive staff relations and good communication throughout the company, those representing it and its networks.

● Oversee Coney’s remote-working and office systems, including IT systems, schedules and other resources, ensuring that they are fit for purpose and cost-effective.

● Manage Coney’s statutory obligations with Companies House, the Charities Commission and other bodies and regulatory authorities, with support from the Directors.

● Maintain regular communication with Coney’s Trustees, ensuring that Board meetings, minutes, reports and information are prepared effectively and on time. 

Financial

● Manage Coney’s day-to-day financial systems, including making bank payments and managing invoices receivable, supported by the Marketing & Admin Officer.

● Reconcile Coney’s bank accounts and input all financial activity into Quickbooks (including income & expenditure, credit cards, expenses, invoices payable, payments received) against the correct budget lines. 

● Run payroll (including sending payslips and other pay documents, scheduling salary payments and reporting to HMRC) and ensure pensions, PAYE taxes and National Insurance are calculated and paid on time.

● Create and submit quarterly VAT returns using Quickbooks

Stakeholder Management & Fundraising

● Work alongside the JCEOs to maintain high level contact and dialogue with Coney’s key stakeholders.

● Manage Coney’s Friends scheme and support effective communication with funders.

● Alongside the rest of the core team, identify opportunities for fundraising, commercial projects and consultancy, building relationships and contributing to funding proposals as required.

Marketing & Communications

● Support the Marketing & Admin Officer and Executive Programme Director / JCEO to prepare and execute a marketing and communications plan – strategically positioning Coney’s work across communities and sectors.

● Support the Marketing & Admin Officer to ensure regular communication with Coney networks (newsletters, social media and other relationships) and produce effective communication and ticketing systems for events and projects as required.

See attachment for further responsibilities

Terms and benefits:

• Days: 3 or 4 days per week, to be discussed with the candidate.
• Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 FTE, dependent on experience
• Location: Our office is currently a short walk from Aldgate East station, London. We are very open to discuss hybrid working models that work best for the candidate.
• Benefits: Generous annual leave and 'agreed absences' allowances.

For the full job description and responsibilities, please read the Recruitment Pack linked on our website. Apply by Sunday 23 June.

Salary range £33,000 - £37,000 per annum  (pro-rated) | 28 hours per week (part-time) | Permanent

Hybrid working from home and WGN offices (main office based in Vauxhall, occasional travel to community offices may be required within London)

About us

Women and Girls Network (WGN) was established in 1987 and has spent over 30 years supporting women and girls across London affected by gendered violence.

This includes childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, prostitution (including trafficking and sexual exploitation), female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called 'honour' based crimes such as forced marriage.

Our free, women-only and survivor-led service offers a holistic response to women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered violence.

The aim of our work is to create a safe, non-judgmental and non-directive space in which women and girls can explore their experiences, and know that they will be listened to and believed. 

WGN is based on feminist principles, which has empowerment as a key concept. We understand that every woman's healing journey is unique, and our services are designed to offer women the opportunity to travel along on their journey.

Our goal is to promote, preserve, and restore the mental health and wellbeing of women and girls, to empower them to make a total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.

About the role 

With expansion plans over the last few years at Women and Girls Network (WGN) and increase in the Executive Senior Leadership team, we are are excited to be adding to the team with this hire of an Executive Assistant & Clerk to Trustees to join and support in making an impact in everything we do!

The position of Executive Assistant & Clerk to Trustees will directly support the two CEO’s (Clinical & Development), Director of Finance & Resources and Director Services; they will also act as Clerk to the Board of Trustees 

About you

We are seeking an outstanding administrative professional, who has directly supported CEO and Director level professionals previously in non-profit sector role. You will be highly organised, with a meticulous attention to detail and able to hold confidentiality to the highest standard. The ideal candidate will be friendly, proactive and bring a positive energy to work.

How to apply

Please download an application form and equal opportunities monitoring form from our website. Completed application forms and Equal Opportunities Monitoring forms should be submitted by 9am on Monday 10 June 2024.

If you’d like an informal chat about this opportunity to join our team, please contact us to arrange to speak with our Director of Finance and Resources.

Additional information 

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme, as well as the opportunity to work with a leading multi-cultural, women-led feminist charity.

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Ethnic communities.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

Posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.