Operations assistant jobs in Leeds

**Thank you for your interest in Become and our Operations Assistant role.  We have already received an exceptional number of applications (in excess of 250) and have therefore decided to bring the closing date for the role forward to 11.59pm on Monday 31 August.

We do not ordinarily close roles early, but we want to be open and transparent about the demand we have already seen.

We are giving advance notice that the closing date is being brought forward so that you still have time to apply, if you wish, and we promise that we will consider all applications we receive before the revised closing date.

Thank you for your understanding, and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail us.**

Become Charity is a national charity fighting alongside children and young people for a better care system. We believe care-experienced young people should have the same chances as everyone else to live happy and fulfilled lives. But today, that’s far from the reality. The care system is in crisis and there are more children in care than ever before. They aren’t getting the love, support and stability that all young people need.

It’s not good enough.

We’re in a strong position to respond and it’s an exciting moment to be joining us. We’ve grown in recent years and have clear plans for the future.

The Operations Assistant is a key support role within the Finance & People (F&P) team at Become. Working under the guidance of the Operations Manager, the postholder will provide practical, day-to-day administrative and operational support across HR, operations and – to a limited degree – finance administration.

This is an entry-level role suited to someone who is organised, reliable and keen to learn. The Operations Assistant will serve as a first point of contact for F&P enquiries from across the organisation, handling routine queries, supporting processes and escalating to senior team members where needed.
As an organisation serving children in care and care leavers, we are keen to receive applications from people with experience of care. We also especially welcome applications from people from racially minoritised communities.

Location
Our team currently work remotely from home, with the required attendance of in-person meetings (generally expected once or twice per month). In-person meetings usually take place in our office space in Old Street, London and Become covers the cost of travel within Great Britain for essential in-person meetings. The Old Street office space is available for team members to work from if preferred. For non-London based team members hot-desking options near you can be requested if required.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
As an organisation serving children in care and young care leavers, we are keen to receive applications from people with lived experience of care. We are actively seeking to bring diversity of perspectives and experience, and especially welcome applications from those from racially-minoritised communities. We ask all applicants to fill in an Equity and Diversity Monitoring from to better understand the diversity of applicants. This is optional, and anonymous and it will not be connected with your application.

How to apply
To apply please complete our application form on our recruitment platform by the application close date and time.

Once the advert has closed, all applications will be reviewed anonymously, to ensure fairness and remove bias.

At the application stage, we ask candidates to complete the application form on our recruitment platform. The application form includes asking the candidate to upload their up-to-date CV and provide an answer for each competency question, using between 100 and 400 words per answer.

To apply for this role, the application form requires you to:
 

• Upload your up-to-date CV
• Provide your answer to each competency question, using between 100 and 400 words per answer. Please ensure you provide relevant examples that demonstrate how you meet the required skills and experiences as outlined in the job advert and description
• Complete the Equity and Diversity Monitoring Form (this is notcompulsory, but can help us identify areas we need to look at within our processes)

The deadline for applications to be received is Monday 31st August 2026 at 11:59pm.
Once the application window is closed your application will be assessed. Become embodies and promotes fairness in all our recruitment processes - at application and sift stage, personal or identifiable information will be redacted to anonymise your application for assessment.

InterviewDetails
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to interviews. Our process includes two interview panels – a young Persons Panel, and a Staff Panel.

Interviews will take place on:
Young Persons Panel - 21st September TBC
Staff Panel – 22nd September TBC

Please note, you will receive 2 interview invites (one for each panel). Please ensure you book one slot for each panel. If you do not accept your invite to interview, book your interview slots or contact us 48 hours ahead of the first interview date, we will assume you are no longer wishing to progress your application and you will be withdrawn from the process. We kindly ask candidates to keep the listed interview dates available where possible, as we may have limited flexibility to offer alternative dates.

Interviews may be held virtually using a video calling app (Microsoft Teams or Zoom) or in person at our location in Central London. If access to technology/internet is difficult for you, please contact us so we can assist in making suitable arrangements.

Become embodies and promotes fairness in our recruitment process. As part ofthis, short-listed candidatesinvited to interviewwill be sent the interview questions in advance.

If you have any reasonable adjustmentsto request for thisrecruitment process, pleaseadviseus on your application form.

If you are a Care-experienced young person (27 years or younger) interested in this vacancy, you are eligible to access our Propel into Work (PiW) service for application or CV advice. Please note, any questions regarding the role should be directed to the vacancy manager.

Please Note
All applicants must have a Right to Work in the UK.Although the role is hybrid,we are unable to offer work visas or sponsorship for any candidates.

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