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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are a Kingston-based social marketing enterprise using creative thinking to build community cohesion.
We aim to attract knowledgeable individuals encouraging different cultures to unite which enables us to share and celebrate essential lessons.
Partnering with local organisations, we put on programmes of training, workshops and other events that promote unity and tolerance.
We conduct research to support our cause to challenge preconceptions around race and stereotyping. As well as delivering workshops on unconscious bias in the workplace.
Join us in leading positive change!
Quilombo UK is looking for an experienced Research Assistant, who would love to join a growing organisation.
The Research Assistant role offers a great opportunity for the right person who is looking to:
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Gain experience in the Third Sector.
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Develop their skills and management experience; or just simply 'give something back to their community'.
The role provides you with flexibility and autonomy at work. Where necessary, specific training will also be provided to help you develop and grow your skill set.
Main Responsibilities
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Since its creation, Quilombo UK has collected a great amount of information, evidence and items through projects, fundraisers, events etc.
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We are looking for a team member to find published materials related to Quilombo UK key objectives and interests, especially cultural and racial diversity, and stereotypes in UK communities. The materials include all types of evidence, articles, journals, newspaper columns, local and global news stories.
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The researcher will help to collect information that can be used as an evidence base to help inform future activities, and also in exhibitions, workshops, and community events.
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We are looking for a self-starter who can source, collect, and share relevant materials independently. You will also be working closely with our Professional Development Programme participants in relevant areas such as Marketing and PR.
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Provide written reports as and when required. To undertake additional duties as required for the role.
General tasks
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Contribute to staff meetings and other internal meetings with views and suggestions etc.
Essential:
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You will need to have good written skills and be able to explain concepts and projects concisely and accurately.
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You will be self-starting and willing to research the various projects that we have carried out and catalogue all the evidence collected.
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You will need to have good communication and team-working skills as you will be working closely with Marketing & PR and other members.
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Committed to working with the community with a passion for helping others less fortunate.
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Be computer literate - a good understanding of Microsoft Word is essential and Excel skills are beneficial although support from other members will be provided if necessary.
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To show professionalism at all levels and in all environments
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Be a strong team player.
Desirable
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Committed to working with the community with a passion for helping others less fortunate.
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Proficiency in Microsoft and Excel
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Can work without much supervision.
The Professional Development Programme with Quilombo UK runs over a period of 16 weeks, is UNPAID and requires a minimum of 12 hours commitment per week across Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday.
Upon successful application, our HR team will contact you to arrange an interview. Following a successful interview, we'll initiate the onboarding process by sending you the necessary documents. Once your onboarding and identification documents are received and verified, you'll be invited to a 6-hour HR and System Induction. Subsequently, you'll meet with your Head of Department or Assistant Manager for your First Day.
QUILOMBO UK is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace environment that values diversity and promotes equality for all employees. As part of our commitment to upholding these principles, we adhere to the guidelines outlined in the Equality Act 2010. We firmly believe in creating a workplace where all individuals are respected and treated fairly. Discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated.
Non Charity Employer 
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This Role Is Not Symbolic. It Is Structural.
Safeguarding is not a policy document.
It is not a checkbox.
It is not a compliance exercise.
In this CIC, safeguarding is the infrastructure that allows the work to exist at all.
We work with:
- Survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA)
- Vulnerable adults
- Young people
- Ex-offenders
- Volunteers with lived trauma
- Communities historically failed by institutions
If safeguarding fails, everything fails.
This role exists to make sure that never happens.
Purpose of the Safeguarding Officer Role
The Safeguarding Officer is responsible for designing, implementing, and protecting the safeguarding framework that allows the CIC to operate safely, ethically, and lawfully at scale.
This role ensures:
- Survivors are protected, not re-exposed
- Volunteers are supported, not exploited
- Risks are identified early, not ignored
- Safeguarding is embedded into every system, not bolted on
About the role:
To design and uphold safeguarding systems that protect survivors, volunteers and the organisation, ensuring safety, ethics and legal compliance are built into every practice as the CIC grows. Safeguarding is the infrastructure that allows the work to "SAFELY" exist at all.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
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Experience in safeguarding within:
Charity
Statutory services
Education
Health
Grassroots or community settings
- Experience working with vulnerable adults and/or children.
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice.
- Ability to respond to disclosures calmly and appropriately.
- Experience writing and implementing safeguarding policies.
- Risk assessment and incident management experience.
- Understanding of UK safeguarding legislation and guidance.
- Confidence challenging unsafe practice at any level.
- Ability to balance care with boundaries.
- Strong judgement under pressure.
- Clear written documentation skills.
- Capacity to work unpaid and full-time during build phase.
- Emotional regulation and professional restraint.
- Integrity, steadiness and clarity.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Design, implement, and maintain a safeguarding framework that protects survivors, volunteers, members and the organisation.
- Develop and own safeguarding policies, procedures and reporting pathways covering:
Adults and children at risk
Volunteers and peer supporters
Digital spaces, storytelling, and online engagement
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Ensure safeguarding is embedded into:
Recruitment and onboarding
Training and supervision
Programme design and delivery
Digital systems and data handling
- Establish clear risk assessment processes for activities, campaigns, and content.
- Act as the safeguarding lead for concerns, disclosures, and incidents, ensuring:
Timely, appropriate responses
Accurate recording
Correct escalation to statutory agencies where required
- Build systems that prevent re-exposure, re-traumatisation, or exploitation of survivors.
- Ensure volunteers are supported, supervised and not placed in unsafe or inappropriate roles.
- Advise leadership on safeguarding risks, capacity limits and ethical boundaries.
- Deliver safeguarding guidance and training proportionate to role and risk.
- Monitor safeguarding practice across teams and intervene early where drift appears.
- Work closely with Digital, Membership, Fundraising, and Social teams to manage risk in:
Storytelling
Online engagement
Data use
- Maintain professional distance and emotional steadiness when handling complex situations.
- Review and update safeguarding systems as the CIC scales.
- Contribute to external accountability and transparency where appropriate.
You must:
- Be able to commit 80% dedication during the build phase
- Be comfortable working unpaid while the CIC is being built
- Be emotionally grounded and professionally boundaries
- Understand trauma without centring yourself
- Be able to hold complexity without collapsing into control or avoidance
You should have experience in some of the following:
- Safeguarding (statutory, charity, education, health, or grassroots)
- Working with vulnerable adults and/or children
- Trauma-informed practice
- Policy development and implementation
- Risk assessment and incident management
Formal qualifications are welcome but not essential.
Integrity, clarity and steadiness are.
This role is not for you if:
- You want safeguarding to be “light touch”
- You avoid difficult conversations
- You seek authority without responsibility
- You are uncomfortable challenging leadership when needed
- You are looking for a title rather than accountability
What You Gain:
- A founding leadership role in a CIC tackling real harm
- The chance to build safeguarding the right way
- Influence over how protection, care, and accountability coexist
- The opportunity to shape a future paid safeguarding role
- Deep purpose-driven work that actually protects people
As the CIC scales, this role is expected to evolve into a paid senior safeguarding position, shaped by the person who built it.
Formal qualifications are not required, but desirable.
Essential equivalent experience mandatory.
Next Steps:
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led conversation
- A practical discussion about event planning, coordination, and execution
If you believe that well-organised, purposeful events can change communities, and that experiences inspire action, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Safeguarding is an act of love.
It is also an act of discipline.
If you know that:
- Survivors deserve better systems
- Vulnerable people deserve real protection
- Community work must be safe to be sustainable
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
You will welcome clients and visitors, and support the smooth running of our local office at our drop in sessions on Mondays or Thursdays (or both)
Commitment: 6 hours/week (flexible)
Receptionists are the first point of contact for clients, welcoming visitors. You’ll record client details on our computer system, explain waiting times, and help ensure the service runs smoothly. The role builds communication, IT, and teamwork skills while making a real difference in the community. Full training and expense reimbursement are provided.
What you gain: Communication skills, admin experience, confidence using IT, and full training.
You'll gain valuable transferable skills in communication, problem solving, teamwork.
Whether you are starting out, changing career, retired, or returning to work, volunteering strengthens your CV and provides practical experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.