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Salary: £17,046.54 per annum (This is equivalent to a full-time effective salary of £28,410.90). We are an accredited member of the Living Wage Foundation.
Location: Unseen’s head office in Bristol with ad hoc UK travel (Hybrid approach with some working from home days. A degree of flexibility will be required). Please note this role requires the postholder to attend the Bristol office at least once a week.
Contract type: Permanent – This role is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (funding secured until 2029).
Hours: Part-time – 22.5 hours per week (based on a full-time week of 37.5 hours). Hours to be worked Mon-Friday 9am-5pm, with a requirement to work on Wednesdays.
Kindly note, you must have lived experience of modern slavery to apply for this role. We also welcome applicants who have not been formally recognised as survivors by the Home Office.
Unseen is working towards a world without slavery. We provide safehouses and support in the community for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery. We also run the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline and work with individuals, communities, businesses, governments, other charities, and statutory agencies to stamp out slavery for good.
We draw on our expertise as a frontline organisation to produce evidenced strategies to protect survivors and eradicate exploitation. The Policy & Research team collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to identify good practice that informs our work and wider responses to modern slavery. Central to our work is the Unseen Survivor Consultants; lived experience experts who volunteer their time and insights to incorporate survivor voice into research design and policy recommendations.
Purpose of the role:
The Survivor Involvement Coordinator will support the continuous improvement of Unseen’s service delivery and support our research and policy influence work through the facilitation of the Unseen Survivor Consultant group.
You will work closely with Unseen’s Policy & Research team and have regular interactions with staff across Unseen’s wider teams including Business Services, Helpline Services, Support Services, Fundraising, Communications, and Operations. You will also support external researchers and stakeholders to collaborate with the Unseen Survivor Consultants.
To apply:
- Please complete the application form attached. This includes a personal statement of 500 words outlining your suitability for the role, and;
- Please send a copy of your anonymised CV to jobs @ unseenuk. org with reference to the job title.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on 20th September 2026.
Interviews will likely be held around the week of 28th September 2026.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive the requisite number of applications. For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply early.
As an organisation focused on equality and diversity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and all backgrounds, including those with a lived experience of modern slavery, those from ethnic minority groups, those with disabilities and those from the LGBTQ+ community.
Any questions, please contact jobs @ unseenuk. org.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part-time Operations Coordinator
Job Description and Person Specification
Summary
Role: Part-time Operations Coordinator (freelance – 22.5 hours per week/approximately 3 days per week)
Contract period: 12 months (with the possibility of extension)
Location: Home-based and Oxfordshire
Pay: £27,850 per annum pro rata
Reports to: CEO
Background
Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices (“Sundial” previously called Oxford Against Cutting) delivers high quality education and training on harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) and online harms. We offer safeguarding training for teams of professionals such as teachers, police and social workers. We also deliver lessons in schools, as well as workshops for community groups. We ensure people from FGM- and HBA- affected communities and young people are at the forefront of our work and our workshops are often delivered with facilitators with lived experience.
We are currently seeking an Operations Coordinator to provide professional and efficient and specialist administrative support.
Job description
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To contact with schools and relevant institutions to promote Sundial’s training and workshops
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To liaise with schools/organisations and facilitators to coordinate bookings of Sundial’s training and workshops, including logistics and timetables
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To organise team meetings
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To draft invoices and maintain records
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To assist with keeping contact databases and records up to date
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To draft, type and dispatch charity office correspondence
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Maintain the bookings calendar
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Maintain DBS, safeguarding and training records
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To assist in scheduling social media posts
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To support the CEO and Research & Operations Manager where appropriate
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To attend regular meetings as required
Personal specification
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Self-starting, hardworking and committed to tackling harmful practices
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Methodical, detail-oriented, with genuine passion for administration work
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Excellent writing skills and good telephone manner
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Good written and verbal communication skills
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Time management and organisational skills to be able to deal with multiple tasks and a range of priorities
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IT skills – competent in Microsoft Office applications of Word, Powerpoint and Excel and able to use Mailchimp, Canva and Word Press
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Previous experience dealing with finance processes (desirable)
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Previous experience working in the charity sector (desirable)
How to apply:
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your interest in the issues that the charity addresses and your relevant experience. Please also ensure your CV includes details of two referees. We will not contact your referees prior to interview.
We strongly encourage applications from people from minoritised communities and people from FGM- and HBA-affected communities.
Applicants called to interview will be invited to complete a written task.
The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
Please submit your application by midday, Friday 11th September.
Interviews will take place on 24th & 25th September.
Sundial is a rights-based charity dedicated to ending harmful practices and abuse issues suffered by girls and women.