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Forest Peoples Programme is seeking two Programme Assistants to provide vital administrative, logistical, and project support, helping Indigenous Peoples and forest communities secure their rights and protect their forests.
About Forest Peoples Programme
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) is an international NGO that has been working with Indigenous Peoples and forest peoples for 35 years since it was established in 1990. As of 2026, we work in 18 countries across South and Central America, Africa and Southeast Asia, with over 50 partners based in the tropical forest belt. We work directly and in solidarity with communities and peoples, supporting them to secure their rights to their traditional lands, territories, and resources, protect their forests and ways of life, and choose their own futures.
Working at local, national and global levels FPP supports Indigenous Peoples and forest peoples to effect change from the bottom up – grounded in struggles to advance the enjoyment of their rights and seek remedy for violations. At the same time, we work to ensure the voices and priorities of Indigenous Peoples and forest peoples shape national and international law and policy – e.g. relating to business and human rights, climate, and biodiversity – so that resulting regulatory and market reform better serves and respects their rights.
Role summary
The work of Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) is organised via three core programmes, each of which is led by a Programme Coordinator. The Programme Assistant position provides a broad support function for the Programme Coordinator, principally in relation to administrative and logistical support, as well as supporting programme and project monitoring and management (including some financial management). Programme Assistants need to be able to work at pace on multiple different tasks concurrently; to be proactive and take initiative under broad direction; to be able to work directly and respectfully with Indigenous Peoples and forest peoples and their organisations; and to be able to write well, taking notes and distilling information in English (and ideally also in a second relevant language).
Responsibilities
- Contribute to development and tracking of the Programme’s work, including key dates, deliverables and actions, and help maintain internal knowledge management systems and channels.
- Support Programme and sub-programme team meetings, including organising meetings, drafting agendas, taking minutes, and monitoring and following up on action points.
- Support the Programme Coordinator and other programme colleagues in communications with grant partners, donors and other parties, including liaising with partners and programme colleagues to prepare Partnership Agreements, Letters of Agreement, and consultancy contracts (from templates).
- Work with the Programme Coordinator and the finance team to track expenditure across relevant programme budgets, monitor progress (including spend) on key projects within the programmes, track key donor reporting deadlines and help compile and submit narrative and financial reports to donors.
- Support fundraising, including compiling and checking grant applications.
- Support finalisation of publications and communications.
- Assist in planning, preparation and organising of events, workshops or meetings, working closely with FPP’s admin/logistics and finance teams, and supporting the attendance and participation of partners and staff at other national and international events. Accompanying programme colleagues on international trips and meetings to lend a hand where needed.
- Provide (where able) or facilitate access to, remote (and potentially also in-country, as needed) capacity building support to local partners in relation to project management, finance, planning, reporting, computer/IT skills, communication and procedures, monitoring and evaluation etc.
- Act as a port of call for programme staff seeking programme or project information or information about wider organisational policies and processes.
- Support the tracking of impacts against an established Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework, working with programme colleagues to assemble and systematise information.
- Participate in FPP meetings and staff sharings (online or in person) and attend FPP’s Annual General Meeting.
- Other tasks incidental to these or otherwise as agreed with the line-manager.
Person specification
Essential experience
- Experience of working in the not-for-profit sector, ideally with an international focus
- Experience with project administration and logistics work, supporting fundraising and donor reporting, and supporting meetings and events.
- Experience of supporting financial management of grants and projects, including drafting and monitoring large and complex budgets.
Desirable experience
- Experience of working in FPP’s niche (or related), including with Indigenous Peoples, forest peoples, and global south organisations and/or networks
- Experience of working in the geographical regions were FPP works
- Experience of remote working, particularly with people from different cultures
- University degree in a subject relevant to the work of FPP
Essential skills and qualities
- Highly proficient in written and spoken English
- Ability to work effectively, sensitively and proactively as part of a multi-cultural, dispersed team of FPP staff and partners to achieve shared objectives.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build healthy working relationships both internally with colleagues and externally (including with partners from global south, remotely and in person)
- Proven organisational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and to multiple deadlines, and the flexibility and agility to respond to multiple and evolving priorities and timelines
- Alignment with the vision, mission and core principles of FPP’s work
- Excellent writing skills, including the ability to synthesise information from various sources and express it concisely
- Availability to travel overseas for 1-2 weeks at a time (likely no more than 2-3 times per year, if at all)
- Strong skills in Microsoft applications, including in particular Word and Excel
Desirable skills and qualities
- Fluent or highly proficient (professional working level) in one or more of the following languages: French, Spanish and/or Bahasa Indonesia
- Understanding of human rights and Indigenous Peoples
- Working knowledge of the themes relevant to FPP work, e.g. environment governance, responsible finance, and gender justice.
We encourage candidates to apply who do not strictly meet all the criteria listed above and yet are confident in their transferable skills. We value individuals who demonstrate commitment to FPP’s vision, mission and core principles, motivation to learn, and the potential to thrive in the role. When reviewing the specified essential and desirable qualities, remember that relevant experience can be demonstrated through academic studies, work experience (paid or voluntary), lived experience, skills, and achievements from any area of your life that relates to this role.
FPP is unable to sponsor visa applications for this role.
To apply for this post, please submit a CV and covering letter via the CharityJob website. As an equal opportunities employer we ask that applicants do not include a photograph in their application.
Deadline for applications: 8th March 2026, at 17.00 GMT
Estimated interview dates: During the week commencing 16th March 2026
For the covering letter (max 2 pages), interested applicants are advised to carefully study the job description and reflect on how your work and experience reflects the experience and competences we are looking for and would enable you to successfully fulfil the specified role responsibilities.
FPP is unable to sponsor visa applications for this role.
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Finance Assistant
Gendered Intelligence (GI), established in 2008, is a registered charity that works to expand understandings of gender and improve the lives of trans people.
We are a trans-led and trans-involving organisation with a wealth of lived experience, community connections of many kinds, and a depth and breadth of trans community knowledge that is second to none.
We imagine a world where many different gender identities and expressions are visible and valued and where trans, non binary and gender exploring people live healthy, safe and fulfilled lives.
Job Overview
- Hours: 0.4FTE (14 hours per week)
- Contract type: Fixed Term, 12 months
- Salary: £13,479.57 (£33,698.93 FTE), plus London Weighting of £1,300 (£3,250 FTE) where applicable.
- Location: Remote, with the option of hybrid working from our London office
Recruitment Process & Timeline
- Deadline for submission of applications: Noon on Friday 27th February 2026
- Shortlisted applicants will be informed by:Wednesday 4th March
- Interviews are provisionally organised for: Tuesday 10th March
Main Duties and Responsibilities
You will be working closely and collaboratively with the Finance Officer, who will have oversight of the following areas and will induct you into the financial systems and procedures:
- Manage the finance email inboxes (payables and receivables).
- Maintain accurate and detailed Purchase Ledger records: liaising with budget holders for authorisation, posting supplier invoices to Xero and making payments.
- Raise Sales Ledger invoices to customers in a timely fashion and other receipts such as Donations and grants and monitoring credit control.
- Manage the administration of several Petty Cash floats, Cards and Staff Expenses including liaising with staff members for receipts and returns.
- Process Bank Reconciliations.
- Support with month-end, quarter-end, year-end and ad hoc finance tasks and reporting requirements
Full job description, with person specification, in the attached recruitment pack. Please read the full job description before beginning your application.
Diversity Information
We are actively seeking to bring people with different lived experiences, diverse backgrounds, abilities and gender identities into the organisation, to create a workplace that is welcoming for all.
Please be aware that we are currently unable to sponsor visas and ask that candidates ensure they have the legal right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment with us.
Additional Support
Want to learn more before applying? We’re aware that people may have different needs or additional queries, and we want to support all potential applicants.
Please see the attached recruitment pack for details of the support we offer at GI.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is a rewarding and varied part-time role at the heart of a national organisation working to improve life for the one in six people in England affected by a neurological condition.
As Administration and Membership Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring the Neurological Alliance runs smoothly, efficiently and professionally. You will support strong governance, effective membership engagement and well-run meetings and events, helping to ensure that lived experience, evidence and collective expertise shape health and care policy.
This is a practical, admin-led role with real responsibility and autonomy. You will manage day-to-day administration, support the Board and members, maintain accurate records and systems, and ensure financial and membership processes run effectively. In doing so, you will help amplify the voices of people affected by neurological conditions and our member organisations.
This role would suit someone looking for a meaningful, flexible part-time position where their work directly supports collaboration, influence and change. The role is home-based, with occasional travel for team meetings (around once every two months) and infrequent external meetings.
About you
You will be an experienced administrator who is highly organised, reliable and detail-focused, and who enjoys keeping things running well behind the scenes.
You will be comfortable working independently, juggling multiple tasks, and supporting colleagues, trustees and members. You’ll be confident using IT systems and databases, open to learning new digital tools, and interested in improving administrative processes over time.
You will bring a friendly, professional and collaborative approach, and share our commitment to inclusion, partnership working and improving outcomes for people affected by neurological conditions.
About us
The Neurological Alliance is the only collective national voice for more than 100 organisations working together to improve treatment, care and support for people affected by neurological conditions across England.
Our vision is a world where everyone affected by a neurological condition is supported to live life to the fullest.
Our mission is to unite and empower people affected by neurological conditions and our member organisations to influence health and care policy in England, so it reflects real-life experiences and ensures everyone can access the support they need.
We are a small, collaborative organisation with a strong focus on evidence, lived experience and impact. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and to supporting staff wellbeing through flexible working, regular 1:1s, and opportunities for learning and development.
Our values
- Inclusive – we listen deeply, value every voice and welcome diversity
- Bold – we speak truth to power, grounded in lived experience
- Together – we achieve more through collaboration
- Leading – we champion the rights and needs of people affected by neurological conditions
- Insightful – we connect voices, data and evidence to guide better decisions
Key responsibilities
The role includes:
- Day-to-day administration and office management
- Supporting Board, committee and member meetings (scheduling, papers, minutes)
- Membership administration, renewals and fee collection
- Financial administration, including invoicing and use of Xero
- Managing shared inboxes and responding to routine enquiries
- Supporting the AGM, member meetings and events
- Maintaining accurate records, databases and systems
- Supporting website updates, communications and surveys
The salary for this role is £28,000 per year, pro rata.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. We actively encourage applications from disabled people and from people with lived experience of neurological conditions.
We will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace to support you to do your best work.
We may close the application window early if we receive a high volume of quality applications.
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This represents an incredible opportunity for a hands on delivery role to be involved in a very active, transformational education charity. You will be looking for a challenging and demanding role on a freelance basis. *Applicants must be UK based.*
About Us:
The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation, established in June 2020 (Charity Number 1191471), was set up to enable talented economically disadvantaged Black British students to attend UK universities by providing full scholarships. Black British students are found to be under-represented at many of our universities, and individuals from affluent areas are five times more likely than those from deprived areas to attend a high-tariff university. The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation aims to remove one fundamental obstacle – the financial cost of university education.
The Foundation has already allocated 70 scholarships and maintains a busy annual schedule of activity across partner and scholarship management; fundraising, communications and governance. The charity is led by the founder, Professor Richard Oreffo, and the Trustees, with the support of a freelance Project Manager.
Job Description
An experienced Project Assistant role is offered on a consultancy (freelance contract, applicants must be self-employed) basis, initially on a 6 month contract with opportunity to extend a further 6 months; possible renewal to follow. This represents an incredible opportunity for a hands on delivery role to be involved in a very active, transformational education charity.
Key targets for the role are:
- Undertake day-to-day administration of the charity using Gmail, Google Drive and (Beacon) CRM database;
- Support the Project Manager in the operations of the charity, including in fundraising, events, and Scholar and partner collaboration, compliance and working.
- Support the founder, trustee board and Project Manager to develop strong relationship with core university and business partners, ambassadors, supporters, Scholars, alumni, and Friends of Cowrie;
- Undertake social media planning and scheduling;
- Support the running of the mentoring programme for Cowrie Scholars;
- Liaising with universities and corporate partners to share opportunities and information.
About You
You will be looking for a challenging and demanding role as a project officer and administrator in a
fast-paced charity.
- You must have at least 3+ years’ demonstrable experience in a comparable role in the charitable or corporate sector, and you will be motivated and passionate to achieve our aims as we are.
- Demonstrable familiarity with Gmail and Google Drive, CRM databases is essential (Beacon experience desirable), and social media scheduling would be an advantage.
- The ability to be proactive, a motivated self-starter, have discretion and be organised is essential. The role is not suited to entry-level applicants or applicants needing supervision or extensive training.
- Experience in Higher Education sector is desirable but not essential.
About the role:
The role is offered on an initial basis of 6 months’ probation to be upgraded to a year, with the opportunity to renew.
A weekly commitment of 10 hours per week will be paid at £25/hour. Times worked will be negotiable, but some key hours to be worked on a Thursday to support the founder. The role is predominantly virtual and the successful candidate will provide all their own working equipment, including a computer and office space. Annual opportunities to meet up with the board in person and scholars at a fundraiser annually will be available, but attendance for the Project Officer is not mandatory.
Duties to include:
Administration / Governance
i) Day to day running of the charity’s ‘virtual’ office (email / Microsoft Office / use of Beacon CRM database / Google Drive).
ii) Managing correspondence and email flagging, filing, online storage / filing and retrieval of documents.
iii) Setting dates for trustee meetings and updating board papers.
iv) Prepare board notes for regular board meetings.
v) Support the Project Manager and founder with any other project tasks.
Partner Management
i) Ensure regular communications are sent to Scholars and universities as required.
ii) Ensure Cowrie donors (businesses and individuals) are kept up-to-date with progress.
iii) Manage administration with regards to university partnerships and annual student intake.
Communications and Events
Support the marketing communication sub-group of the Board; elements will include:
i) Assist with coordinating a range of events each year including annual summer events and the annual student festival.
ii) Handling and supporting with press / external enquiries for Professor Richard Oreffo.
iii) Assist with implementing planned content through social media to engage fundraising activities, potential donors, universities and students.
Consultancy Terms
i) The role will be paid hourly - initially typically around 10 hours a week as required (will require typically hours on a Thursday) (timings and induction to be agreed) at a rate of £25 an hour on an initial six month consultancy contract with the opportunity, on joint agreement between the Charity and consultant, to extend to a further 6 months and by negotiation thereafter.
ii) Hours – Flexible working hours across the week – with ~3 core hours on a Thursday. Occasional early evening board meetings (~2 hours, 3 times per year).
iii) Location – work from home with regular meet ups with members of the board by MS Teams/Zoom and occasional UK meet up F2F as events allow/required (travel expenses will be covered on top of hours worked).
iv) Must have access to own computer, appropriate software (MS Office etc.) and phone.
v) Please note this is a freelance opportunity and as such, will require the successful individual to manage their own tax, national insurance, invoicing and associated activity upon entering a contract for services with the Charity.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a closing date of March 1st set.
How to Apply
1. Please provide a cover letter detailing how your demonstrable experience with Gmail, Google Drive, CRM databases aligns with The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation activities and our vision/mission, why you feel you would be a good fit for the role, your values.
2. Please enclose a separate copy of your CV - 2 pages maximum.
3. Please provide a detailed separate 400 word statement on how you have delivered on a specific project or programme with skills and steps used within funding constraints and how you managed risk/accountability. Applications that do not address this question will not be considered.
4. To ensure a fair process, we ask that all applications are written by the applicant. AI applications will not be considered.
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Ataxia UK is in an exciting phase of expansion in its Fundraising activity, specifically regarding investment in a Philanthropy function with a dedicated member of staff. In the past, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) have been managed reactively by the CEO and other Fundraising staff as opportunities have arisen. Ataxia UK (AUK) now wants to make a step change, in response to identified potential within the current fundraising landscape, towards strategic management of a pipeline of HNWI. As part of this, AUK is looking to engage a consultant on a fixed term contract, to work closely with the Senior Philanthropy Manager to undertake comprehensive research & scoping, in order to populate a HNWI pipeline for AUK.
Please note, due to the large number of applications we receive, you will only be contacted should we wish to invite you to interview.
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The Bikeability Trust is entering a new exciting phase of our strategy to 2035 to ensure more children can cycle with confidence. A year into our strategy we have reviewed Executive Team roles and responsibilities and are now looking for a creative Communications and Fundraising Director to lead our mission driven communications, income generation and impact reporting functions.
You will be an experience senior leader in communications, who has the drive to take our strategy to the next level. A key member of the Executive Team, working across the home based diverse staff team to bring together the impact of our work through corporate communications and influencing. We recommend reading our annual reviews on the Bikeability website to see a flavour of the work you could be leading.
Our income generation work is focussed on small impactful corporate partnerships, we have tested some individual giving and are planning to host a fundraising Ball in 2026. Experience in fundraising is desirable, with communications experience as essential as this role will ensure strong relationships with Government.
If you would like to have a short discussion with the CEO before applying please contact Emily Cherry CEO. We are looking to interview shortlisted candidates on the 23rd or 25th February. We are looking for a candidate to start from 1st April or sooner.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Equipping more than five million children with the skills and confidence to cycle on today’s roads
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