Jobs for the Research sector

£35,560 + Benefits

12 months’ fixed term maternity cover

London, UK (Hybrid – 50% office attendance)

We are looking for a Personal Assistant (PA) to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), to provide high-quality, confidential, and proactive executive support. You will be responsible for comprehensive diary and inbox management, coordination of meetings and travel, management of expenses, gatekeeping the CEO’s time, and ensuring the CEO is well-prepared through briefing and action tracking.

As PA to the CEO, you will work closely with the Chief of Staff, Briefing Hub Officer, and other relevant colleagues, to ensure the CEO’s meetings are appropriately supported with papers and briefings. You will also liaise with colleagues supporting the Academy of Medical Sciences’ President, to coordinate diaries where CEO and President activity intersects, and will manage sensitive communications with discretion and professionalism.

About the role

Executive, diary & inbox management:

• Provide proactive and complex diary management for the CEO, ensuring effective prioritisation and forward planning.
• Manage the CEO’s inbox, including monitoring correspondence, prioritising and responding where appropriate, and ensuring timely follow-up.
• Screen, triage, and manage incoming enquiries on behalf of the CEO, exercising sound judgement and discretion.
• Draft, prepare, and manage correspondence and documentation as required.
• Maintain accurate and well-organised electronic filing systems for the CEO’s office.

Gatekeeping, briefings & action tracking:

• Act as a gatekeeper to the CEO, balancing access, prioritising meetings, and advising on scheduling trade-offs.
• Work closely with the Chief of Staff, Briefing Hub Officer and colleagues to ensure meetings are appropriately briefed and supported.
• Track key actions arising from meetings attended by the CEO, ensuring follow-up occurs and deadlines are met, without owning delivery.
• Maintain awareness of protocol, managing sensitive communications and stakeholder interactions with discretion.

Meetings, travel & expenses:

• Arrange all travel and accommodation for the CEO, including itineraries and briefing packs.
• Coordinate virtual, hybrid, and in-person meetings, including booking rooms, managing technology (Microsoft Teams), and arranging catering.
• Prepare, submit, and track the CEO’s expenses in line with Academy policies, liaising with the Finance team as required.

Governance & corporate support:

• Provide administrative support to the CEO in relation to governance activity, including meetings involving the Academy’s Council Members, President, and Honorary Officers, as required.
• Liaise with PAs and administrative colleagues supporting the President to coordinate diaries, particularly where joint meetings or shared commitments arise.
• Support the coordination of CEO-related papers, briefings, and follow-up actions arising from senior meetings.

Corporate events & internal coordination:

• Support the planning and delivery of corporate events attended or hosted by the CEO. This could include the Annual General Meeting (AGM), New Fellows’ Admissions Day, named lectures, and other ad hoc events.
• Assist with coordination of all-staff meetings, senior leadership meetings, and cross-Academy activity involving the CEO.
• Provide diary and administrative support for ad hoc cross-Academy projects requiring CEO involvement.

Systems & information management:

• Maintain and update records within the Academy’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database (Salesforce), finance software (Iplicit) and other digital systems, as required.
• Support updates to internal systems and website content related to CEO or corporate activity, where appropriate.

Requirements

Skills, experience & abilities:

• Proven experience providing high-level PA or Executive Assistant support to a senior leader.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and external organisations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with discretion and sound judgement.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CRM databases.
• Experience managing senior-level diaries, inboxes, travel, expenses, and briefing coordination.
• Experience in gatekeeping, action tracking, and protocol management.

Personal attributes:

• Highly organised, proactive, and calm under pressure.
• Discreet, trustworthy, and professional.
• Collaborative and confident working with senior colleagues.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Strong commitment to the Academy’s mission, values, and public benefit.

Benefits

We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:

• Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%)
• Life assurance at three times your salary

• Hybrid and agile working.  50% office attendance.
• 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays
• Buying and selling leave
• Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period)

• Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing
• Support through tailored learning and development

• A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period

If you have any questions about this role, please contact the Chief of Staff, Lizzy Benedikz, by email.

For more information and to apply online, please visit our vacancies page. 

Closing date: 5.00pm on Monday, 22 June 2026.

Interview date: week commencing 6 July 2026.

About the Role

In this exciting and varied role, you will play a key part in delivering the College’s education and events strategy. With over 70 events each year, ranging from online learning sessions to major conferences, you will be at the heart of ensuring delegates, speakers and partners have an outstanding experience.

You will become an expert in our event processes and systems, supporting smooth operations from first enquiry through to post‑event reporting. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in events, with hands‑on experience across administration, logistics, customer service and marketing.

Key tasks and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

· First point of contact for event delegates, handling queries by email and phone with professionalism and warmth.

· Assist with day‑to‑day administration and preparation of event materials such as sign‑in sheets, name badges and speaker bios.

· Support venue research and sourcing and maintain organised team filing systems.

· Attend and support events, online and in‑person, including set‑up, registration, delegate support and pack‑down.

· Help promote events through email campaigns, website updates, social media and external event listings.

About You

You bring a strong interest in event management, paired with excellent written and verbal communication skills and a confident, customer‑focused approach. Highly organised and able to prioritise, multitask and work independently in a busy environment, you also demonstrate solid IT capability, including MS Office and working with databases. Your proactive, solutions‑driven mindset, attention to detail and willingness to travel occasionally make you well‑suited to supporting a wide range of event activities.

The Package

This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive employee benefits package, which includes (but is not limited to):

· 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holiday

· 1 additional paid day of leave for the purpose of celebrating your birthday

· Healthcare support through Benenden Health

· Up to 12% pension contribution

· Hybrid and flexible working

· Wellbeing hour once a week

· Cycle to work and employee discounts schemes

· Training and development opportunities

· Access to Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programmes

About the College

The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK. We are the third largest medical royal college in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of more than 24,000 Fellows and Members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.

At RCoA equality, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture so it is important to us that this is reflected in everything that we do. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status, or parental responsibilities to ensure we actively embrace an inclusive and representative culture that encourages, supports and celebrates our differences.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates on their application. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted after the closing date. Please note that the closing date is subject to change.

How to Apply

Along with a copy of your CV, please provide a short statement (up to 500 words), highlighting three key skills from the job description and how your experience aligns with them.

If you believe that you are the right person for this role, please submit your application by Sunday 28th June.

Please note that the closing date is subject to change, depending on the success of the recruitment process.

Applicants must reside and have the right to work in the UK. No agencies please.

Be part of a small, ambitious charity transforming cleft care in the UK and around the world.
Use your trusts and foundations expertise to unlock funding that directly changes lives.

At CLEFT, we are building long term, sustainable solutions for people born with cleft lip and palate. We fund pioneering research in the UK and work hand in hand with healthcare teams globally to create lasting, high quality cleft services. Every grant secured helps improve treatment, train clinicians and ensure people can access care for life.

This is a pivotal role at an exciting stage in our growth. As our Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, you will take ownership of a portfolio of funders, developing strong relationships and securing income that directly supports our work. You will join a small, committed team where your ideas are valued and your impact is visible from day one.

We are looking for someone who already understands grant fundraising and can work with confidence and independence. You will be trusted to manage your own pipeline, write compelling applications and reports, and proactively seek new opportunities. In return, you will have the flexibility to shape your work, contribute to wider fundraising plans and grow alongside the organisation.

This role offers the chance to:

• Play a central role in a mission driven charity with global reach
• Build meaningful relationships with funders who care about long term impact
• Work remotely or in a way that suits you, with flexibility built in
• See the direct results of your work in improved care and outcomes

If you are motivated by purpose, thrive on ownership, and want your fundraising skills to make a tangible difference, we would love to hear from you.

Date posted: 15 June 2026

Salary: £41,641 with excellent benefits

Contract type: Permanent, full time

Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week. All staff are required to work in person for a minimum of two days per week, in line with our hybrid working policy. The post-holder may be required to undertake some work outside normal working hours.

About the Health Foundation
Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity and helps build a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK, and health and care services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-quality care.

The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation with a mission to build a healthier UK. We work to achieve this by generating high quality research and analysis; developing practical solutions to the biggest problems in health and health services; engaging, convening and building coalitions to build understanding, inform debate and drive action; and developing the long-term capability needed to transform health and care.

Our values
We expect everyone who works with us to be committed to our values and to share our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. Our values are impact, evidence, integrity, and collaboration. You can read more about them in our five-year strategy. We also expect everyone to share our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation and to help deliver our EDI Strategy.

About the role
The Governance Officer will work closely with the Head of Governance to support the effective and efficient functioning of the board of governors, its committees, the Foundation’s subsidiary company, Medtrust, and other aspects of corporate governance. The role sits within the Company Secretary’s team, which is responsible for the Foundation’s governance, compliance, risk and assurance processes.

The post-holder will provide high-quality secretariat and governance support, helping to ensure that agendas, papers, minutes, forward plans, governance records and key meetings are accurate, timely and delivered to agreed standards. They will also support governance meetings and events, maintain governance systems and registers, assist with policy and regulatory compliance processes, contribute to governance learning and effectiveness work, and provide administrative support to the People Forum.

Deliver high-quality governance and secretariat support for the board and its committees, including agendas, papers, meeting support, minutes and forward planning. This will include providing the secretariat for at least one committee and supporting the Head of Governance with the effective administration of the overall governance structure.
Plan and coordinate in-person, hybrid and virtual governance meetings and events, including board meetings, committee meetings, governor information sessions, awaydays and board dinners.
Maintain accurate governance systems, records, trackers and registers, supporting transparency, compliance and effective governance assurance.

Support the operation of governance frameworks, including policy reviews, delegated authority processes, declarations of interest, hospitality and gifts, governors’ grants, and regulatory filing requirements.
The successful candidate will have experience of supporting senior managers, governors, trustees or committee members; excellent organisational skills; strong written and verbal communication skills, including accurate minute-taking; and confidence using tools such as Microsoft Office, Acrobat and Teams to support governance or administrative work to a high standard.

How to apply
Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more.

If you would like to apply, please submit your CV and answer the application questions below. Please try to limit your response to each question to no more than 300 words.

1. Please tell us why you are interested in working for the Health Foundation and in this Governance Officer role.
    
2. Please briefly describe the experience, skills or knowledge you would bring to supporting effective governance, committee or senior-level meetings, and how would you build positive working relationships with senior stakeholders?
    
3. Please give a brief example of how you have organised information, records, meetings or processes accurately and efficiently in a previous role.

 
Our commitment to equality, inclusion and diversity
We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each opportunity on merit. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us. We have identified three key areas to improving diversity. Our aim is to achieve a more balanced representation across our organisation, with a particular focus on increasing the number of women in leadership, enhancing the representation of people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds and welcoming more people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we strongly encourage applications from these groups.

Apply to join our team and let's work towards building a more diverse and inclusive workplace together. If you require any support through this process, please contact us. Help us work together to make the recruitment process and potential future employment more accessible and enjoyable for you.

Closing date: Sunday 28 June 2026 23:59

Interview / Contact date: TBC

Since the role was first established in 2024, digital marketing has become an integral part of how we engage and connect with our audiences, and we are now looking for someone to build on this strong foundation and continue driving our growing digital presence forward to achieve our organisational objectives.

As the Digital Marketing Manager, this role will be responsible all marketing and communications activity for The Lullaby Trust.

The post holder will lead a team to deliver all digital marketing activity and focus on continually developing our digital marketing and digital brand presence to achieve our organisational objectives.

This role will cultivate cohesive working relationships across their team and across the

organisation to ensure that all digital marketing and traditional marketing activity supports the overall organisational strategy and all other departments' objectives.

The main functions of this role will be

1. Team leadership

2. Leading all organisational marketing and the digital marketing strategy

If you are enthusiastic and have the skills and experience we are looking for, we encourage you to apply.​

Job title: Supporter Development Officer

Responsible to: Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Manager

Line management: None

Salary: c. £29,0000 per annum, dependent on experience

Hours of work: Full-time, 37 hours per week.

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Flexible: remote, hybrid or office-based (Horsforth, Leeds)

At the Bone Cancer Research Trust, our fundraising success is built on strong relationships with our supporters. In this newly created role, the successful candidate will have an exciting opportunity to drive our approach to Individual Giving, Legacies and Major Donors. This role requires highly collaborative working across teams to bring greater consistency, coordination and progress to this work. 

This role will be focused on delivering outcomes by supporting the Relationship Team in their stewardship of new and existing supporters. The Supporter Development Officer sits within the Trusts & Foundations team and will play an important part in connecting activity across teams, helping to ensure consistency, identify opportunities and drive progress. 

It’s an exciting time to join the Bone Cancer Research Trust, as we build upon our successes over the last 20 years. This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to shape this new and varied role and play an important part in our highly successful fundraising team.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place during w/c 13th July 2026.

About Ataxia UK 

Ataxia’ is an umbrella term for a group of progressive, neurological conditions which involve problems with co-ordination, balance and speech caused by disruption of the messages sent from our brains to our muscles. 

Ataxia UK funds research into cures and treatments for ataxia, including stem cell and gene therapy. By collaborating with ataxia researchers across the globe, and pharmaceutical and research organisations, we’re confident that cures can one day be found. Until then, we work towards getting better treatments for people with ataxia and providing information and  support to everyone affected. Improving their quality of life and helping to slow the progression of the disease.   

About the Role   

As our Financial Controller, you'll lead the day-to-day financial operations of the charity, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting and efficient processes that support our mission. You'll oversee month-end reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, providing clear insights to inform decision-making across the organisation. Working closely with colleagues throughout the charity, you'll manage grant and restricted fund reporting, support annual planning, drive continuous improvement in financial systems and processes, and lead a small finance team. You'll also play a key role in ensuring compliance with charity accounting standards, governance requirements and best practice.

About you 

We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA ,CIPFA or similar) with at least five years' post-qualification experience and a proven track record in senior finance or audit roles. You'll be confident leading finance operations, managing staff, and turning complex financial information into clear, actionable insights.

You'll bring experience of charity finance, including grant management, restricted and unrestricted funds, and Charity SORP, alongside strong skills in Xero and Excel. Experience with Fathom and Raiser's Edge (or similar CRM/database systems) would be an advantage.

Just as importantly, you'll be passionate about making a difference for people affected by ataxia. You'll understand the barriers faced by disabled people, approach our members with empathy and respect, and share our commitment to equality, inclusion and ethical medical research.

This is an opportunity for a skilled finance professional to use their expertise to help drive our mission and make a meaningful impact.

Benefits of working for us. 

• 25 days annual leave pro rata (rising to 30 with a length of service)
• Extra holiday day for your birthday
• Access to a free Health Plan, Employee Assistance Programme & Employee Hotline
• Flexible hybrid working
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity and co-parental leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer

Please see full Job Description for further details including Person Specifications. Your covering letter will be used to assess you against the person specification for this role.

*First round interviews will take place online. Second round interviews will take place in person at our office in Highgate.*

This is an exciting opportunity to bring our ambitious plans into life-changing support programmes for those experiencing financial distress. 

The Somerset Crisis and Resilience Alliance is a voluntary and statutory sector partnership hosted by Citizens Advice Somerset as the Lead Accountable Body (LAB). The Alliance has come together to build financial resilience (for individuals and for communities) through provision of support for those experiencing financial distress and prevention programmes for those most at risk of financial vulnerability.

The role of the Programme Development Manager is focused on building the Alliance as a high-value partnership. The postholder will be instrumental in enabling collaboration, capacity building and service development across the partnership. Reporting to the CEO at Citizens Advice Somerset and accountable to the Alliance Steering Group the successful candidate will play a key role in bringing different partner goals together and ensuring our collaboration delivers a highly effective programme of activities.

The successful candidate will be someone that can build trusted relationships across sectors with experience of managing partnerships and voluntary sector service delivery. Ideally the Programme Development Manager will bring an understanding of best practice in building individual financial resilience including the Financial Conduct Authority standards for money and debt advice.   

Are you an ambitious senior major gifts fundraiser inspired by the power of medical research to transform lives?

Charity People is delighted to be partnering once again with the University of Oxford - one of the world's leading biomedical research institutions - to recruit a Senior Philanthropy specialist into its high-performing Medical Sciences Development team.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to join a collaborative, internationally respected fundraising team at the forefront of global medical advancement, securing philanthropic investment that accelerates discoveries from lab to patient. You'll join at a pivotal moment as Oxford prepares for their landmark campaign, Oxford Excellence, with a major strategic focus on improving health so that we can all live longer, healthier lives.

As a truly global institution, Oxford actively welcomes applications from candidates around the world and particularly encourages applications from the global majority. There is potential for visa sponsorship and relocation support, where required.

Location: Oxford, with hybrid working (typically 2-3 days per week working from home)
Contract: Permanent, full-time or reduced hours considered.
Salary: Grade 8 - £49,119 to £58,265, with potential progression to £63,336, including an Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 (pro-rata)

About the role

With 12 Nobel Laureates across its long and distinguished history, Oxford's Medical Sciences Division is internationally recognised for excellence across the full spectrum of medical research - from molecular science and genetics to population health, policy and global health initiatives.

Philanthropy plays a critical role in enabling this work, helping researchers push forward life-changing discoveries and translating innovation into real-world impact.

Working closely with the Head of Development, you'll lead on a portfolio of major and principal gift relationships, securing transformational philanthropic support for pioneering medical research. As well as building long-term partnerships with high-value donors, you'll also closely collaborate with senior academics and researchers to shape compelling philanthropic opportunities, inspired by world-class science.

This is a role offering real autonomy, influence and intellectual breadth, with a rare opportunity to help shape the future of medicine and health at a world-leading institution.

About you

You're a confident, relationship-led fundraiser with a track record of securing complex, high-value philanthropic support, already having secured six-figure gifts and possibly beyond.

We're looking for someone with:

• Significant experience in major gifts fundraising, with the ability to lead sophisticated donor relationships with confidence and credibility.
• Strategic thinking coupled with precise delivery skills - organised, proactive and outcome-focused.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders.
• Curiosity, adaptability and the intellectual agility to work across diverse medical research themes and priorities.

Experience within higher education, healthcare, medical research, life sciences or global health would be highly beneficial, but not essential if you have the appetite and ability to learn. Above all, you're inspired by Oxford's unique potential to transform philanthropic gifts into breakthroughs in medicine and health.

What's on offer

Your wellbeing matters, and the University of Oxford offers a comprehensive and generous benefits package, including:

• Flexible hybrid working
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• Membership of CASE
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership of a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and season ticket travel loan

To find out more or to apply, please get in touch with Amelia Lee at Charity People with a copy of your CV or professional profile. If your experience matches what we're looking for, then we'll be in touch with more details.

Deadline: 9am on Monday 22nd June

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. 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 do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.

Finance Officer
Full-Time | London | £40,000

Prospectus are delighted to be supporting a wonderful membership body in their search for a Finance Officer. You will be proactive, detail orientated and play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of their financial operations. You will have experience managing payroll, bookkeeping and will be an experienced user of Sage 50. You will be collaborative, a good communicator and comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels. You will bring a high level of accuracy, work efficiently and be able to prioritise effectively.

You will be an experienced Finance Officer, who is AAT or part-qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or have relevant equivalent experience. As the organisation’s Finance Officer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day financial operations of the charity, with a primary focus on bookkeeping, payroll and banking. You will also contribute to wider financial processes, such as audit support, and helping to strengthen the organisations financial policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain Sage 50 Accounts, including sales and purchase ledgers, and bank receipts/payments
• Process and verify expenses, grants, and prize claims
• Analyse and post credit card transactions
• Manage and process supplier and staff payments
• Perform bank and investment account reconciliations
• Handle accounts queries from staff, trustees, and suppliers
• Prepare monthly payroll and pension contributions
• Maintain and reconcile the fixed asset register
• Post and update prepayments and accruals
• Support the annual audit process
• Provide ad hoc support to the Finance Director

To Apply Please Submit:

• Your CV, outlining your relevant experience and skills
• A cover letter demonstrating how your experience aligns to the role, and what skills you will bring

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Shannon Sanderson at Prospectus.
 

Grants Officer/Coordinator
 London Hybrid (2 Days Office / 3 Days Remote)
 £16.22 per hour
 Immediate Start | Fixed-Term Contract | June - end September 2026

Are you a highly organised science graduate or research professional looking for an opportunity to support life-changing medical research?

We're recruiting for a Grants Coordinator to join a leading health research organisation on an immediate-start basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the centre of a major research funding programme, collaborating with researchers, clinicians, and patient representatives to help drive innovative research forward.

The Opportunity

You'll play a vital role in coordinating the peer review and funding process for research grant applications, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience for applicants, reviewers, and committee members.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the peer review process for research funding applications
• Source and assign expert reviewers while managing conflicts of interest
• Act as a key point of contact for applicants, reviewers, and committee members
• Organise committee meetings, agendas, papers, and meeting logistics
• Maintain accurate records and grant documentation
• Support governance processes and committee administration
• Assist with the implementation of a grants management system
• Provide general administrative support across the research funding team

About You

We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running and bring excellent organisational and communication skills.

You'll have:

• A degree in a scientific, biomedical, health, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Strong administration and project coordination experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders

Desirable Experience

• Research funding or grants administration
• Supporting committees, boards, or governance groups
• Patient and public involvement (PPI) activities
• Experience with grants databases or CRM systems

What's on Offer?

? Immediate start
? Hybrid working (2 days office, 3 days remote)
? £16.22 per hour
? Meaningful work supporting pioneering health research
? Exposure to leading researchers and funding programmes
? Collaborative and supportive team environment

Interested? Apply today to be considered for this exciting opportunity.

For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.

Business Support Officer
Contract: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time, 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE) (We are open to flexible hours and working patterns, including accommodating part-time and compressed hours where possible).
Salary: £37,198 per annum
Location: London Fields, E8. NCB promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working with 2 days working in the office.

The Vacancy

This is an exciting opportunity within the newly formed Centralised functions at NCB supporting the Business Support Team.

The post holder will lead the operational delivery of a range of activities for the Business Support Team, working closely with peers to provide coherent, consistent support to delivery teams. This will include oversight and management of people, tasks and activities according to business need, and supporting teams and directorates with business administration, facilities and organisation as well as project and event support.

A key requirement of the role is the ability to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes at scale. The post holder will provide hands-on decision making across triage, planning, delivery and evaluation. They will work with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders, managing and directing the work of multiple concurrent activities in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires end-to-end ownership of tasks and projects, alongside strong stakeholder engagement, effective people management of a small team of staff, and the ability to balance competing priorities.

Financial oversight, including budget management and risk mitigation is essential to ensure efficient and sustainable operations.

The post holder will also work closely with peers to drive a culture of continuous improvement informed by a strategic, systems thinking and data driven mindset to optimise processes, enhance customer experience and improve delivery performance over time.

About NCB

For more than 60 years, the National Children’s Bureau has championed the rights and amplified the voice of children and young people in the UK. We interrogate policy and uncover evidence, blending in lived and learnt experience to shape future legislation and develop more effective ways of supporting children and families.

Bringing people and organisations together is fundamental to how we improve the systems that babies, children, young people and their families rely on to thrive. We push boundaries, even looking beyond childhood itself to consider transitions into adulthood and the impact of childhood issues on an entire lifespan. We are united for better childhoods and brighter futures.

The Benefits

• 30 Days Annual Leave
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible Working
• Winter Holiday Closure & Break
• Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date: 08:00am, Monday 6th July 2026
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are actively seeking to broaden the diversity of our staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues NCB works on.

No agencies please.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: London, UK (Hybrid – 50% office attendance)

Summary Purpose - what you will be achieving:

The Policy Directorate brings together the Academy’s policy, analysis and external affairs functions to address major science and health policy issues in the UK and internationally. The Directorate works as a single, coordinated team, focusing resources on priority areas, applying strategic approaches, generating high-quality evidence and insights, and engaging effectively with government, stakeholders and partners to inform decision-making and influence policy.

You will lead and integrate the Academy’s external affairs function—spanning policy influence, parliamentary and government engagement, and sector engagement through FORUM—to strengthen our reach, visibility and impact.

By drawing on the Academy’s Fellowship, networks and reputation, you will ensure coherence across all external-facing policy activities and play a senior leadership role in delivering the Academy’s transformation priorities. You will position the Academy as an authoritative voice on medical science and health, and ensure that our external engagement is strategic, aligns with the wider organisation’s approach to stakeholder management, and strengthens our influence.

About the Role

Strategic leadership across external affairs

• Lead and integrate policy engagement and relationships to deliver a coherent external affairs strategy.
• Ensure alignment between external affairs activities related to policy and wider Academy strategic priorities (through COO).
• Provide strategic advice on public affairs opportunities, political risk, reputational management and external positioning.

Team leadership, governance and performance

• Lead a unified external affairs team, embedding KPI-driven planning, performance management and evaluation.
• Build capability, progression pathways and consistent project management approaches within the team.
• Manage political risk on behalf of the Academy, ensuring effective governance, narrative discipline and coherent external messaging.
• Ensure cross-Academy planning and alignment between external affairs, policy development, policy analysis, communications and engagement functions.

Strategic programme and portfolio leadership

• Oversee priority influencing programmes, ensuring coherence, sequencing and impactful delivery.
• Provide external-facing leadership for high-profile programmes.
• Support cross-sector initiatives and commissions by providing strategic political insight and external influence.

Political, parliamentary and institutional influence

• Lead the Academy’s UK parliamentary and government engagement strategy, including select committee interactions, parliamentary briefings and relationship building with MPs, Peers and parliamentary staff.
• Position the Academy as an authoritative voice on medical science, policy priorities and the wider health system.
• Build and sustain high-level influencing relationships across parliament and political parties, national bodies, arm’s-length agencies, health systems and sector leaders.

FORUM and commercial

• Oversee and evolve the Academy’s FORUM to align with policy priorities and maximise its impact as a neutral, cross-sector convening space exploring scientific innovation, technological trends and strategic priorities shaping UK healthcare.
• Lead the transformation of FORUM into a leading UK convenor, including membership growth, securing contributions from organisations, and delivering at least six high-quality convenings per year.
• Contribute to income-generating initiatives within approved budgets and ensure external-facing activities support organisational sustainability.

Leadership within the organisation

• As a member of the Academy Leadership Team (Heads and Directors), contribute to organisational strategy, cultural development and the transformation programme.
• Provide senior leadership on organisational measurement, impact reporting and securing external funding.

Financial and governance responsibilities

• Oversee budgets associated with external affairs and related programmes.
• Ensure compliance with governance processes, financial controls and risk management.

Requirements

• Strong track record in public affairs, political strategy or policy influencing, with demonstrable success securing policy adoption and measurable outcomes.
• Experience leading communications, media or public-facing activity in a complex environment.
• Understanding of the UK science, research and public health landscape, including inequalities, national strategies and institutional dynamics.
• Proven experience managing teams, building capability and integrating multidisciplinary functions.

Benefits

We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:

Competitive rewards

• Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%).
• Life assurance at three times your salary.

Work-life Balance

• Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance.
• 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays.
• Buying and selling leave.
• Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period).

Wellbeing and Development

• Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Support through tailored learning and development.

Additional Benefits

• A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: 9:00am on Monday 22 June 2026.

Interviews will likely be held w/c 6 July 2026.

About Adolescent Health Study

The Adolescent Health Study (AHS) is an ambitious new UKRI-funded initiative to establish a prospective, longitudinal population study that will generate a globally leading open science data platform and research resource. AHS aims to recruit at least 100,000 young people aged eight to 18 years from across the UK and to follow their mental and physical health and wellbeing over at least 10 years. It plans to collect data through questions and measures; to obtain bio-samples for a wide range of genomic and other high-throughput assays; and to capture linked data relevant to health and wellbeing from participants’ health, education and other administrative records. Recruitment will take place mainly through schools. There will be a strong emphasis on engaging with and involving young people, schools, parents and other relevant stakeholders in the design and delivery of the study, as well as on including young people that represent as wide as possible a range of backgrounds, experiences and characteristics. AHS will focus on enabling a wide range of research, including studies of the critical biological and social developments that occur during the transition from childhood to adulthood and the determinants of both mental and physical health and wellbeing in adolescents and young adults.

Purpose of the post

The HR Officer plays a key role in delivering an effective, professional, and compliant HR service across the organisation. Supporting both operational HR processes and employee experience, the post holder will contribute to attracting, developing, and retaining talent in a collaborative and values-driven research environment.

Main responsibilities

HR Operations & Administration Support

• Lead recruitment campaigns in consultation with hiring managers, including drafting job adverts, short-listing and coordinating interviews.
• Manage employee life cycle process, including background checks, onboarding and offboarding.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records in compliance with GDPR and organisational policies.
• Administer HR systems, contracts, and employment documentation.
• Manage relationship with 3rd party suppliers including HR consultancy and DBS check providers.
• Support payroll preparation including monthly absence reporting and ensuring accurate data submission and coordination with Finance/Payroll.
• Support the wider central administrative team as required.

 Employee Relations

• Provide first-line HR advice to managers and staff on policies, procedures, and employment matters.
• Support casework relating to absence, performance, disciplinary, and grievance processes.
• Support managers and the COO with complex people cases, working with the external HR partner as required.
• Promote a positive and inclusive working culture aligned with the organisation’s values.

Learning & Development

• Coordinate training activities and support professional development initiatives for research and support staff.
• Some delivery of internal people-related training
• Assist in identifying skills gaps and contributing to workforce development plans.

Policy & Compliance

• Ensure HR practices comply with employment legislation, charity sector regulations, and best practice.
• Monitor and assist with the development, review, and implementation of HR policies and procedures, including handbook updates.
• Support equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives across the organisation.

HR Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to HR projects such as staff engagement, wellbeing initiatives, and organisational development.
• Support the implementation of HR systems improvements and process efficiencies.
• Collect and analyse HR data to inform decision-making and reporting.

Knowledge, skills and experience 

Essential

1. Experience in an HR administrative or officer-level role.
2. Sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
3. CIPD Level 3 or equivalent.
4. Experience of supporting payroll and finance processes.
5. Proven ability to establish and evolve people processes in a growing organisation.
6. Proficiency in HR systems, such as BreatheHR or equivalent, and Microsoft Office applications.
7. Experience of working in organisations with multiple staffing arrangements i.e. direct employees, secondees, contractors etc.
8. Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
9. Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism.
10. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Desirable

1. CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards).
2. Experience working in the charity, academic, or research sector.
3. Experience supporting EDI and wellbeing initiatives.
4. Familiarity with public funded and/or project-based staffing environments.
5. Experience supporting or negotiating secondment arrangements, particularly within academic, charity or research environments.

Dimensions

• This is a full-time role, 37.5 hours per week, offered initially as an 18-month fixed-term contract with potential route to permanency.
• Flexible working across several geographical locations in the UK.  Travel may be required to AHS locations and partner organisations.
• AHS is a national organisation, and our activities take place across the UK.

Application Process

All candidates are required to complete the application form which can be found when clicking 'Apply Now' via Charity Job. 

Please refer to the ‘How to Apply’ section of the downloadable application form.

Please note that only applications submitted directly to Gravitate HR will be accepted for this position.

The closing date for applications is 11:00pm on Sunday 5 July 2026.

Interviews are currently expected to take place on Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 August 2026.

Equal Opportunities Policy Statement

 AHS is an equal opportunities employer, and as such aims to treat all employees, consultants and applicants fairly. It is our policy to provide employment equality to all, irrespective of:

• Gender, including gender reassignment
• Marital or civil partnership status
• Having or not having dependants
• Religion or belief
• Race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins)
• Disability
• Sexual orientation
• Age

We are opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.  All job applicants and employees who work for us will be treated fairly and will not be unfairly discriminated against on any of the above grounds. Decisions about recruitment and selection, promotion, training or any other benefit will be made objectively and without unlawful discrimination. 

Values

It is an exciting time for the Adolescent Health Study (AHS) as we establish our senior leadership team and begin to plan the pilot studies. As the senior executive team evolves, the AHS values will be grounded in inclusivity, integrity, accountability, and collaboration.