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The Bishop of Guildford is looking for a Personal Assistant (PA) to provide excellent administrative support for the Bishops of Guildford and Dorking.
About the Department/Role
This role as The Bishop's PA reports to the Bishop of Guildford, but will report functionally to the Bishop's Chaplain who is ensuring the bishop's office is running smoothly during an interim period.
The role comprises offering highly competent and efficient Personal Assistant administrative support to the Bishop of Guildford based out of his office and home, Willow Grange, Jacob's Well, Guildford. The work requires being a primary point of contact with the public and colleagues from across the Church, requiring a positive and professional attitude. If you seek to use your skills and knowledge to serve with integrity and your personal values are in sympathy with the aims and mission of the Church of England, this role may suit you.
A comprehensive induction programme will be developed to ensure that the Temporary Bishop's PA understands the running of the bishop's office, and also its interaction with the Bishop of Dorking's office, the Appointments Team, and operations at Church House Guildford.
What you'll be doing
The purpose of this role is to provide comprehensive and professional personal assistance (administrative, secretarial and clerical support) to the Bishop of Guildford.
This will involve:
- Managing the calendar and appointments of the bishop accurately and efficiently
- Offering support for key meetings (preparing paperwork, agendas)
- Welcoming visitors to Willow Grange and offering hospitality
- Answering the telephone promptly, handling all enquiries and forwarding them as necessary
Key role requirements:
- 'You will need to be A' level standard education, or equivalent professional experience, knowledge and skills an have extensive administrative experience in a professional environment
- This role is based at Willow Grange, GU4 7QS Monday to Thursday but with the option of homeworking on Fridays
- Please note that this is a 6 month fixed-term contract
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
What we offer
Your Salary
- A salary of £16,102.50 (£32,205 FTE) per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave.
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Impatience Earth is a non-profit climate philanthropy consultancy founded in 2020 with a mission to educate, challenge and inspire wealth holders to take bolder funding decisions to address the climate emergency.
We have a role available for someone to join our small but mighty team to deliver high-level support to our CEO and Deputy CEO, helping them achieve their strategic priorities by managing their calendar and emails, supporting them with prioritisation of tasks and managing key projects. A smaller part of the role will be to provide support as a Team Manager, which will entail coordinating team meetings and away days, and supporting with the administration of projects.
We are looking for a detailed-oriented, highly organised and proactive individual who loves the idea of helping fast-paced, ambitious organisations work more smoothly and effectively. You should be able to manage multiple priorities, work well both independently and within a team, and bring a solutions-focused approach to challenges. We are looking for someone who already has experience of working as an EA with senior leaders.
Specifically, you will be supporting with tasks such as:
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Managing the CEO and Deputy CEO’s emails and calendars
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Supporting the CEOs to manage projects and prioritise tasks
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Creating meeting agendas and capturing minutes and action items
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Creating and sending invoices
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Arranging travel and any reimbursements
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Booking meeting rooms at London co-working space
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Arranging team away days
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Coordinating regular meetings with team members and Associates
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Coordinating speaker briefings and follow-ups
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Assisting the CEOs with social media posts
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Supporting key projects to ensure timelines and deliverables are met
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Managing and scheduling internal and external meetings, working closely with other administrative and support staff in many cases
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Maintaining confidentiality in all matters
Core skills/attributes we are looking for:
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Organisation: Highly organised, with prior experience of supporting senior leaders
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Discretion: Able to handle confidential information professionally
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Multi-Tasking: Someone who is able to and excited about supporting the management of multiple projects
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Communication: Clear and concise writing and verbal communication, with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
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Synthesis: The ability to gather inputs for meeting agendas and to synthesise key points and action items
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Entrepreneurial: Someone who wants to bring ideas about how to organise and improve the workplace they are in
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Values match: Committed to social justice, climate action and anti-oppression
As part of this role, you will have up to 25 days paid annual leave, a professional development budget and be part of a great team. We believe that we can be a really good employer for people of all backgrounds and hope we will get applications from people from a range of backgrounds.
Salary: circa £40k, depending on experience
Location: UK-based, with ability to travel into London on occasion. This is a remote position, with optional access to a co-working space.
Contract: Initially 12 months with a view to extend to permanent depending on contracts
Hours: 4–5 days a week, spread across Monday to Friday.
Application deadline: 31 August 2025
Interviews and assignments: On a rolling basis throughout September 2025
Stage 1: Submit application via CharityJob
Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a short initial video call interview with either the CEO or Deputy CEO to discuss your experience and what excites you about the role.
Stage 3: You will be asked to complete a short assignment at a time that suits you. At this stage in the process, we will offer candidates a £50 stipend to cover the time invested in this exercise.
Stage 4: As part of the final interview stage, you’ll be invited to a full interview. At this stage in the process, we will offer candidates an additional £50 stipend to cover the time invested in this exercise.
Who You Will Meet:
As part of the interview process, you will meet our CEO Yasmin Ahammad and Deputy CEO Aditi Shah. For more information, see impatience.earth.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Location: Watford and Hemel Hempstead
Salary: Banding depending on experience, with pension option.
DBS checks are required.
Job Type: Permanent - 15 hours a week on Monday and Fridays, 11 weeks per Hertfordshire term
About us:
Playskill is an award-winning specialist early intervention charity supporting pre-school children with physical disabilities and delays, and their families, in Hertfordshire. We are the only charity providing this type of support, free of charge, in the county.
Since 2006, our highly qualified and experienced team has supported over 440 physically disabled children and their families to access specialist therapy, advice and support, with the end goal of supporting the children to reach personal development milestones and to achieve better life outcomes.
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join and work in a multidisciplinary team alongside a Physiotherapist and Speech and Language Therapist, family support and specialist workers, and the families/carers of the children.
Skills and Experience Required:
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Qualified Occupational Therapist
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Relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of children with a physical disability
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Clear understanding of current legislation regarding safeguarding of children
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Knowledge of GDPR legislation to ensure clear understanding of confidentiality and the need for data protection
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IT literate
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Good communication, empathy, numeracy, and administrative skills
Diversity statement:
Playskill is an equal opportunities employer and has a high number of team with caring responsibilities and is keen to encourage applicants from a diverse number of backgrounds.
Safeguarding statement:
Playskill is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Playskill has a full safeguarding policy and expects all staff to undergo safeguarding training.
Interview date: TBC
Interview location: Hemel Hempstead
Reg Charity no 1198233 (formerly 1122745). Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’ve got a bold ambition, a clear strategy and a growing team of over 100 colleagues who are passionate about delivering on big goals. To do this well, our four senior leaders (the Executive Team) need to stay focused on the big picture—casting vision, galvanising our people, building relationships, and advancing strategic priorities. This team is highly collaborative, fast paced, extremely busy and is looking for Executive Assistance to become even more effective for colleagues and those we serve.
As a trusted partner to our CEO, Executive Team, and Trustees, this role ensures our leadership operates with clarity, focus, and momentum. From managing complex schedules to coordinating key projects and communications, you will create the space and structure that allows our leaders to lead —helping Stewardship remain agile, effective, and deeply aligned to its Christian mission.
This role isn’t just about worldly administration — it’s about the spiritual gift of administration and the stewardship of time, priorities, and relationships at the highest level of the organisation.
As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:
· Active membership of local church congregation.
An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) is seeking to appoint an outstanding Executive Assistant (Governance Officer).
The post holder will work closely with elected Officers, the board and CEO to support delivery of BASHH core membership services and ensure the highest standards of governance and oversight. The first port of call for many BASHH members, this person will have a key role in supporting excellent member services and communications. Their support will enable the President, CEO and Officers to lead effectively in their respective areas.
Joining at an exciting time for BASHH, with the organisation transitioning to an in-house model of operating some of its core functions, the post-holder will join a new, small staff team. A strong collaborator, they will work with a wide network of stakeholders, including highly committed clinicians and other health care providers on the BASHH board and membership.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Description
The Jewish Museum London has undergone substantial positive change over the past two years, moving out of our Camden site and moving to a ‘Museum without Walls’ model. With new leadership installed at both lay and staff levels and a consultation process underway for the development of a five and fifteen-year strategy the Museum is looking for a new member of the team to assist in running the day-to-day administration of the organisation.
Our museum is made up of passionate and expert staff and a collection of over 40,000 objects which are both accredited and designated with Outstanding status by Arts Council England. Our learning programmes hold multiple awards, and our visitor feedback is consistently very high, however, we have much bigger ambitions than our current success. The Museum is looking to expand, in space, in profile and in audience reach. We are looking for someone passionate about our potential to assist the wider team as we move forward to the next phase of the Jewish Museum London.
Reporting to the Senior Leadership Team the appointed candidate will have the organisational and administrative skills to ensure the Museum can effectively run its programmes and help grow the organisation.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
The main role of the Executive Assistant will be to administrate the activities of the Museum. Organizing key meetings on behalf of the Senior Leadership Team (this will include Finance, Ops, Collections and Learning) will be a key part of the role. Excellent communication skills are required as this role will involve liaising with a wide range of
internal and external stakeholders. You will assist with social media and general comms as the Museum’s digital presence continues to develop.
From time to time, you may be asked to provide research and presentations for meetings. In consultation with the Finance Director and Head of Operations, you will be responsible for the smooth running of the day-to-day logistics of Museum activities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are delighted to be working in partnership with London City Mission (LCM). LCM is passionate about sharing the love of God and the good news of Jesus Christ with the least reached in London, and to do this in partnership with churches.
We are looking for a passionate and skilled Executive Assistant (EA) to play a key role in supporting the Director of Ministries (DoM) in delivering exciting and far-reaching strategic priorities, from mobilising missionary teams to engaging with key external contacts. As EA, you’ll work closely with the Director to ensure they are fully prepared and supported, providing first-class organisation and administration. You’ll help develop effective systems and processes, all while working within a diverse and vibrant theological and cross-cultural environment.
You’ll play a vital part in helping the DoM achieve meaningful outcomes, while working in a supportive and mission-focused environment where your skills will truly make a difference. If you thrive on organisation, communicate with clarity and warmth, and would love your work to paly a part in sharing the love of God, then this could be the opportunity for you.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:
- Experience of working in an Executive Assistant role.
- Strong interpersonal skills to credibly deal with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally.
- Strong organisational skills and an aptitude for forward planning, with an ability to prioritise.
- Ability to analyse information, write and present reports to all levels of the organisation.
You will be part of a charity that has daily and weekly staff prayer meetings, monthly team days that include worship and teaching, and lots of opportunities to live out your faith. If you possess this unique blend of gifting and skills, along with a deep desire to support LCM’s mission to reach those who may be less likely to encounter the message of Jesus in London, then we would love to hear from you.
Please see the Candidate Pack for more details.
For more information, please contact Nick Thomas, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
*In accordance with the equality act 2010 it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing evangelical Christian and in agreement with the LCM statement of faith.
Location: Hybrid, London (min on-site three days per week)
Closing Date: Wednesday 6th August
£38,700 per annum
Permanent
Part home/part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive.
This role will provide support to the Chief Executive of UNICEF UK. This includes a range of responsibilities, full administrative support, secretarial duties, and project coordination for crucial cross-organisational initiatives, ensuring seamless execution and impactful outcomes.
We are seeking a candidate with proven experience in providing high-level support, adeptly managing complex diaries, and skillfully coordinating major meetings, events, and projects. You will have a track record of effectively supporting multi-stakeholder programs, making decisions with agreed parameters, and demonstrating strong communication and leadership skills. Additionally, the ability to prioritise effectively in a dynamic environment and take proactive steps to address challenges is essential for success in this role.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 7 August 2025.
Interview date: Wednesday 27 August 2025 via video conferencing (MS Teams).
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymizes your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
Colleagues will work one day a week in the office and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), a charity funded by supporters, raising funds for UNICEF’s work for children.



A leading UK non-profit is looking for an experienced and proactive Executive Assistant to support their Chief Executive and Chair of Trustees while also managing a high-performing team of PAs. This is a key role for someone who is solutions-focused, confident under pressure, and ready to make a meaningful difference.
This is a 12-month contract
Why Join?
You’ll be joining an organisation with a strong social mission and a supportive culture. People are passionate about making a difference and your role as Executive Assistant will be crucial in making that possible. You’ll be empowered, trusted, and surrounded by people who share your values.
Benefits
They offer a comprehensive and people-focused benefits package that supports your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance:
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising with service (plus options to buy more)
- Flexible and hybrid working, including flexi-time and TOIL
- Pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
- Life assurance providing financial peace of mind
- Healthcare cash plan and access to counselling support
- Volunteering leave – 5 paid days to give back to causes you care about
- ‘My Time’ wellbeing hours to invest in your own self-care
- Career breaks available after three years of service
- Family-friendly leave policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
- Cycle to work scheme, gym discounts and retail offers
- Professional development funding and paid subscriptions
- Interest-free season ticket loans to help with commuting costs
- Regular eye tests, flu vaccine reimbursement, and more
What You’ll Be Doing
As an Executive Assistant, you’ll play a central role in supporting the leadership team and ensuring smooth operations at the highest level. In this varied and rewarding role, you will:
- Provide direct executive support to the CEO and Chair, including diary, travel, and inbox management
- Be a key liaison across the organisation, building strong relationships with stakeholders and volunteers
- Coordinate senior leadership meetings, board preparation, and key governance processes
- Draft high-quality documents, reports and communications on behalf of the CEO and Chair
- Ensure the CEO and Chair are briefed, prepared, and supported for meetings and events
- Manage a small, collaborative team of Pas setting a high standard of support across the organisation
- Oversee budget tracking, expense processing, and administrative systems for the CEO’s office
- Support the onboarding of senior staff and volunteers, and lead on select projects
About You
You’re a highly organised, emotionally intelligent Executive Assistant who thrives on responsibility and takes pride in staying one step ahead. You’ll bring:
- Substantial experience supporting a senior executive (CEO or equivalent) in a fast-paced environment
- A calm, confident approach to managing sensitive matters and high-profile stakeholders
- Strong team leadership or supervisory experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience managing complex diaries, budgets, and confidential information
- Experience working in a non-profit, charity, or federated organisation is a bonus but not essential.
Apply Now
If you’re an Executive Assistant ready to lead with purpose and impact don’t delay. Apply today with your CV and a short statement outlining why this role is the right next step for you.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
As EA to the Chief Digital Officer (CDO), this role has a primary focus in providing comprehensive administrative support to the CDO, in collaboration with the wider Directors’ office team and the CDO’s direct reports.
They will be responsible for delivery of smart and strategic diary management for the CDO and handling administrative tasks on the CDO’s behalf. This will be done in close collaboration with the key contacts (internal and external), including, where appropriate, acting as central point for preparation of related papers, meeting scheduling; comprehensive minute-taking may also be required. A key organisational focus over the next couple of years will be development and delivery of an accelerated digital strategy.
The EA will play a central and strategic role in the organisation and oversight of the related administrative complexities, including invoices and expenses management, and diary co-ordination where required.
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Considerable experience in an EA / PA or senior-level equivalent administrative capacity within an Executive environment (business or charity sector)
- Exceptional administrative and organisational skills, with a focus on complex and strategic diary management
- Excellent communication (in all mediums), interpersonal, and organisational skills, including building and maintaining key relationships in a senior space
- Proven experience in safeguarding sensitive and confidential information accordingly, with a core understanding of prioritisation
- Experience in formal minuting and report drafting
If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!
The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Monday 11th August 2025 at 12 noon.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation is a drug and alcohol education charity that aims to support young people to make safe choices about drugs and alcohol and reduce harm. We do this through increasing understanding of the effects and risks, and helping to develop life skills and resilience. The Foundation was set up in January 2014 by Tim and Fiona Spargo-Mabbs in response to the death of their 16-year-old son Daniel having taken ecstasy
We are recruiting an Operations Coordinator to join our team. This role will work closely with the Director to provide Executive Assistant support; work with the Head of Operations to provide HR and finance administration and coordination; and will provide general administrative support across the staff team. This is a new post to support our ever-growing work, and will be based in our Purley office.
Suitable candidates will:
- be passionate about supporting young people to make safer choices about drugs and alcohol
- have experience of providing EA support
- have experience and confidence of using financial data and of coordinating both finance and HR-related processes
- have excellent organisation and multi-tasking skills, with experience of coordinating a range of admin processes
- be a skilled and clear communicator, enjoying working closely with a number of people within the extended team
- enjoy working in a small and busy team
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is delighted to be working in partnership with an iconic girls’ empowerment charity to recruit an exceptional Executive Assistant & Team Lead to Chief Executive and Chair of Trustees.
This maternity cover role is offered as a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract with flexibility for hybrid working arrangements.
This is a unique and multifaceted role at the heart of one of the UK’s best-loved charities. You will provide dedicated executive support to the CEO and Chair, ensuring their time is used effectively and their strategic priorities are advanced. From managing busy diaries and coordinating travel, to drafting reports, briefing documents and high-quality correspondence, you will act as a trusted gatekeeper and critical point of contact both internally and externally. Alongside the executive support function, you will lead and supervise a team of five PAs, supporting senior leadership across the organisation. You will ensure a consistent, professional service is delivered, and you will foster a culture of efficiency and collaboration. The role also includes responsibility for coordinating governance processes and meetings, such as the Executive Leadership Team, where you will manage agendas, papers, minutes and action tracking.
The ideal candidate will bring substantial experience working for a senior executive as an EA or PA. You will have outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce a wide range of high-quality documents such as formal minutes, reports, support materials, correspondence, and committee proposals. You will be highly organised, diplomatic, and confident in handling sensitive information. Experience coordinating people, supporting boards or committees, and working with Microsoft 365 tools is essential. Experience with budget management and financial administration is also important. Familiarity with charity governance, federated structures or volunteer-led environments is desirable, but not essential.
To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV by the 3rd of August at 23:59. However, applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held online on the 11th or 12th of August 2025.
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As a leading charity recruitment specialist and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Our client is one of the UK's largest independent funders, awarding £100 million annually to charities across the UK. Our grant-making supports initiatives in health, welfare, education, the arts, and heritage.
The Trust was founded to realise the philanthropic vision of Sir Hans Rausing and to honour the memory of his late wife, Julia Rausing. Julia's legacy is rooted in a belief in a healthy, compassionate society-one that cares for the vulnerable, broadens opportunity, and enriches life through creativity and cultural engagement. The Trust takes a broad, strategic, and relational approach to philanthropy, remaining agile and responsive while grounded in personal values.
Prospectus is delighted to be working with The Trust to recruit an Operations Executive to join the team based full-time from the office in Chelsea, London.
The Role:
As the Trust grows in activity and complexity-including its recent transition to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation-we are creating a new role: Operations Executive. This role sits at the heart of the organisation, ensuring our operations run smoothly while supporting the Chief Executive with executive coordination and administration.
Though not a grant-making role, this position offers valuable insight into the charity sector and the inner workings of a major philanthropic organisation. You will be responsible for a wide range of operational and strategic support functions - from facilities and IT systems to Board coordination and external communications. It's a unique opportunity for a capable and enthusiastic individual to play a vital part in our continued growth and impact.
The person:
This successful candidate will have a substantial track record in providing operational and administrative support in a busy office environment, ideally but not essentially in the charity or not-for-profit sector. This will have involved exposure to office and facilities management, reception and visitor support, internal and external relationship management, governance and compliance, finance and budgeting in addition to PA or EA type support to a CEO or senior management teams.
The key to this role lies in its breadth, and being able to see the bigger picture, anticipating needs and to plan ahead effectively to provide comprehensive support across this small but very busy organisation. Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, this person will be able to multi-task and prioritise various pieces of work across the business. They will be collaborative and will be able to tailor their skills to a wide range of needs and if something is not within their immediate skills set, they will have the confidence and initiative to seek out solutions and make them work. Strong written and verbal communications and proficiency in all MS Office packages and experience with SharePoint and Zoom will be important in addition to being confident in proofreading and formatting documents for board papers and reports. Strong budget monitoring abilities and an understanding of data protection and confidentiality standards will also me important.
Experience of having worked in small, busy organisations where a broad knowledge across office based systems will be crucial, with the flexibility and adaptability to tailor skills where necessary and to seek out workable solutions to a wide range of issues. An exposure to HR processes will also be useful as well as being genuinely interested in the important work of the Trust. This role lies at the heart of the organisation and will be central to its ongoing success in meeting its charitable aims and objectives.
A Finance Officer is required within our vital and growing community organisation to; manage financial systems, create and report on finance to the trustee board and stakeholders of the Loughborough Community Centre.
What you would do:
Oversight and day to day management of the organisational financial systems, including:
- Using Quick Books, spreadsheets to track expenses and company spending.
- Company payroll, tax and financial auditing.
- Keeping well-organised files and records of business financial activity.
- Archive of reports, receipts, and other financial evidence.
- Keeping financial databases up to date.
- Interacting with customers either on the phone or in person.
- Following up on business financial communications, billing, and ordering.
- Communicating with funders, suppliers and vendors.
- Company Invoicing.
- Using Quick Books, spreadsheets to track expenses and company spending.
- Collecting and inputting company data within the financial systems.
- Learning about the company's mission and available products/services.
- Assist with financial technical support.
- Acting as a personal assistant to the Director and/or board of LCC for financial matters.
- Giving feedback on finance efficiency and suggesting possible improvements.
Please apply by sending your CV and covering letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title - Administrative Assistant (Advice and Information)
Contract - Permanent
Hours - 14 hours per week, work pattern can be discussed, to include Thurs/Fri (Fri morning specifically)
Salary - £10,082.80 (£25,207 FTE)
Location - Coram Campus, London (hybrid possible)
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime. Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families, and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About CoramBAAF
We are the UK's leading membership organisation for professionals dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people in care. Our corporate members in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland represent 94% of all local authorities as well as regional adoption agencies, health and social care trusts, independent fostering providers and voluntary adoption agencies, and cover 88% of all children and family social workers.
We support and empower professionals to do the best for children and families who come into contact with adoption, fostering and kinship care.
About the role
The Administrative Assistant (Advice and Information) role provides important administrative support to our small, friendly Advice and Information Team. The role will focus on providing administrative support to the following two parts of the wider team:
- The Outbound Permanence service. This provides specialist advice by email, supported by legal research, country-specific written guidance, and individual consultations where necessary, to local authority social workers and lawyers considering the placement of children in care proceedings with relatives and friends overseas on all legal orders. The service also delivers regular training and events.
- CoramBAAF members’ Advice Line. This covers all aspect of adoption, fostering, kinship and related areas in the UK. It is busy and popular with professionals, primarily social workers, who use the service. It offers telephone and email advice, prioritising speed, and quality of service.
Working hours can be discussed, but to include Thurs/Fri (Friday morning specifically)
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application. Please note we do not take cv’s so please reference how you will meet the JD & PS in the reasons for applying section.
Closing Date: 23.59pm 10th August 2025
Interview Date: 19th August 2025
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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