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We are seeking a dynamic and organised Team Administrator to join our charity. You will manage the overall running of our office, by maintaining our administrative processes, managing communications with housing associations and schools and working closely with the wider team in the implementation of training, workshops, events and projects.
This role will provide a variety of operational support to the Programme Team as we develop our offer and the delivery of intergenerational workshops. This job description will be reviewed on a regular basis and may be subject to change, particularly as the needs of the charity change. We aim to make the role permanent in August 2026, subject to funding.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Providing excellent admin support to the Programme Team and wider team
Guided by the Senior Programme Manager you’ll coordinate the administration of our programmes. You will work with the whole team to ensure contact details, registration forms, surveys and other relevant evaluation tools are completed and uploaded to our systems (CRM, Google Sheets, etc.) after workshops, activities, and other ad hoc events.
Being the go-to friendly face for our participants and partner organisations
You will be the first point of contact for our general inbox, responding to queries, ensuring that new details are added to the database and actions sent to the relevant
member of staff. Your efficient, thoughtful, professional approach will build trust and support the development of close working relationships with our stakeholders.
Ensuring the Programmes Team and partners are workshop ready
Liaising with the Programme Manager and Senior Programme Manager you will make sure our workshop leads have the materials, equipment and details they need to run high quality sessions. You will send out emails and text reminders to facilitators, schools and schemes for upcoming workshops.
Communication and information support
You will support our communications as directed by the Fundraising and Communications Lead. Supporting InCommon’s events, managing correspondence with event attendees, procuring event materials, equipment and resources to ensure a high standard of delivery. You will foster good communications throughout the charity, with Trustees, partners and with relevant external agencies and funders.
Managing the InCommon Office
You will be responsible for making sure the office runs smoothly and have responsibility for health and safety, including fire safety.
Benefits:
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£29,000 (pro rata), depending on experience
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We work a 4 day week (Monday - Thursday)
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Working in a warm, friendly team based in Brixton with some remote working
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3% employer contribution to your pension
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Open to flexible working; 16 hours a week maximum
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22.5 days paid annual leave per year (pro rata) plus public holidays
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A strong commitment to personal and professional development with a training budget available
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Opportunities for young people and older people to learn from one another, fostering mutual inspiration, growth, and a stronger sense of community
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Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with our client in their recruitment of a new Team Administrator on a full-time, permanent basis.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease which is uncommon, complex and poorly understood. It affects the immune system and can cause lasting damage to the kidneys, skin, heart, lungs and/or brain. Our client is the only national charity supporting people living with lupus and those that care for them. They hold an ambition for a world where people with lupus can live full and active lives and work hard to empower people by providing information about lupus and offering support so their voices are heard and their condition diagnosed and managed effectively. With 35 years of service, the charity is now embarking on an ambitious new strategy, aiming to broaden and deepen its reach across the lupus community.
This is a varied and vital role, central to ensuring the smooth running of the charity’s office and operations. Working closely with the Finance and Resource Manager, you will provide executive assistance, office management, and administrative support across departments, while also acting as the first point of contact for general office enquiries. You will provide diary management and meeting coordination support to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, and will assist with project work, including the preparation of documents and sending out surveys via email or post. You will liaise closely with internal colleagues as well as with external stakeholders to ensure the smooth-running of office operations, and will maintain office supplies, liaising with suppliers and contractors for building and cleaning maintenance.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a mission-driven charity and contribute directly to improving lives across the UK. To apply for this role, you will be an organised, proactive individual with proven administrative or office support experience. You will have strong written and verbal skills and will be comfortable liaising with a variety of people, both internally and externally to ensure the smooth running of office operations. You will have excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
Please apply by submitting your CV in Word format (cover letters are not required at this stage). Successful candidates will be contacted and invited to provide a supporting statement.
Interviews to take place week commencing Monday 26th January.
As a specialist recruitment practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are invested in supporting you through your application journey.
This is an important role for the organisation which offers flexibility, with the option to either be office-based or hybrid (condensed working will also be considered).
Thank you!
Contract: Fixed Term: Six Months
Hours: 21 per week
Location: London centre: Finsbury Park
Starting salary: £31,111
Closing date: 16 January 2026
Expected date of interviews: 22 January 2026
Job ref: CS 42
Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Administrator to join our Legal Advice and Welfare Service.
Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?
About the role
The post holder will be responsible for developing and maintaining effective administrative systems and supporting the successful running of Freedom from Torture’s Legal Advice and Welfare Service.
The LAWs team has immigration and welfare advisors in Freedom from Torture’s London and Glasgow. Whilst this role is based in the London centre, the post-holder will provide support to LAWS advisors in both centres.
About you
You will have experience of working in an administrative role, and experience of developing and maintaining effective administrative systems. You will have excellent attention to detail and effectively proof-read reports, manage spreadsheets and collate and report on complex data. As well as effective communication skills, you will be proactive, organised and able to prioritise. An understanding of the issues affecting asylum seekers, refugees and/or survivors of torture, and experience in working in a legal, clinical or medical setting would be an advantage.
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement (pro-rata), and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £31,111 - £36,089.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please find the attached JD.
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.)
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
No agencies please.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.