Administrative Assistant (6-Month Maternity Cover)
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Location: Hackney, East London (Hybrid)
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Fixed-term, 6 months
We're recruiting on behalf of an innovative charity working to tackle financial inequality and provide vital debt advice, financial education and support services across London.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, collaborative team and play a key role in keeping the organisation running smoothly during a period of growth. You'll work closely with senior leaders, providing high-quality administrative and operational support across the organisation.
No two days will be the same. From coordinating meetings and supporting recruitment processes to managing office operations and assisting with events, you'll be at the heart of the charity's day-to-day activities.
Key responsibilities
- Providing comprehensive administrative support to the senior management team, CEO and Board.
- Managing diaries, coordinating meetings and arranging travel where required.
- Preparing agendas, taking accurate minutes and following up on actions.
- Supporting recruitment administration, including onboarding and offboarding.
- Maintaining office supplies, records and filing systems.
- Assisting with invoices, expenses and financial administration.
- Supporting internal and external meetings, events and audits.
- Maintaining organisational policies, procedures and operational documents.
- Supporting technology and systems administration, including maintaining asset registers.
- Troubleshooting operational issues and helping to improve processes across the organisation.
About you
We're looking for an organised, proactive and detail-oriented administrator who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in delivering high-quality support.
You will have:
- Previous experience in an administrative or operational support role.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong minute-taking and proofreading skills.
- Excellent organisational and time management abilities.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
- The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small team.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
- The ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
Experience of using CRM systems and supporting operational processes would be advantageous.
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Communications Manager
£40,000+ | Central London (Hybrid) | Permanent | 4-Day Working Week
Are you a communications professional who loves turning ideas into impactful campaigns?
We're partnering with an ambitious international charity looking for a Communications Manager to help deliver engaging, high-quality communications that raise awareness of its work and inspire audiences around the world.
Working across campaigns, media, digital content and brand communications, you'll manage a varied portfolio of projects, working with colleagues across the organisation to bring stories to life and ensure communications are delivered to a consistently high standard.
The role
Reporting into the Director of Communications, you'll play a key role in planning, coordinating and delivering communications activity across multiple campaigns, events and strategic priorities.
You'll be responsible for:
- Managing communications projects from planning through to delivery, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Creating engaging content for digital, social media, web, email and print.
- Identifying compelling stories and adapting them for different audiences and channels.
- Supporting media opportunities, campaigns and organisational events.
- Managing content across digital platforms in line with brand guidelines.
- Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to deliver communications activity.
- Monitoring performance and using insights to continually improve communications.
About you
You'll be an organised and proactive communications professional with experience delivering high-quality communications across a range of channels.
You'll ideally have:
- Experience managing multiple communications projects simultaneously.
- Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.
- Experience creating content for social media, websites, email and wider digital communications.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work across different teams.
- Good editorial judgement and an eye for identifying engaging stories.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
- Experience using project management platforms such as Monday.com would be an advantage, although this isn't essential.
What's on offer?
- Salary from £40,000 (depending on experience)
- Hybrid working (typically 1–2 days in the London office)
- An innovative 4-day working week (Monday-Thursday)
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Home office allowance
- A collaborative, supportive team working on issues with global impact
If you're an experienced communications professional looking to join a purpose-driven organisation where your work can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or appoint before the closing date. The closing date is Thursday 13 August at 11.59pm GMT.