General Secretary Jobs in TW2 7HX
We are looking for a part-time administrator to provide efficient and effective administrative support to the busy Treasury Office team. Duties include general office administration such as diary management, taking occasional minutes, ordering office supplies, posting merchandise orders and responding to queries received. There will be a requirement to occasionally work in the evenings and at weekends for which overtime/TOIL will be paid.
What we need:
We need an experienced administrator with effective communications skills, a high standard of IT literacy and excellent attention to detail. You should have proven experience of minute taking and financial reconciliation. Previous experience of working in a membership organisation is desirable.
About us:
Treasury Office is responsible for student admissions to the Inn; management of the Inn’s membership records; the Inn’s diary; the organisation of professional and social events; management of our publications, conservation of the Inn’s collection of paintings and silver and maintenance of the interior of the Treasury Building.
What we offer:
Salary is £15,000 (FTE £25,000) per annum, a generous non-contributory pension benefit, free lunches at work when the Inn’s kitchens are open, a taxed daily luncheon allowance provided when they are closed, season ticket loan or Cycle to Work scheme after passing probation and 25 days’ annual leave.
How to Apply:
To apply, please go to our website to download further information about the job and an application form.
Then, to apply please send your completed application form by 14 January 2025. CVs are not accepted.
The Inn welcomes all applicants, especially those from under-represented groups to apply. Please also complete the equality monitoring form – link is on our website.
Please note that applicants need to demonstrate they have the right to live and work in the UK.
If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Executive Assistant
Age UK Camden is recruiting a skilled and experienced Executive Assistant to support the Chief Executive in the areas of Governance and Quality.
Age UK Camden is a local, independent and innovative charity which has provided services to older people in Camden for more than 50 years through diverse and inclusive services. These services are highly valued by the residents of Camden and the voluntary and statutory sectors.
The successful candidate will:
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Have a key role in the development and delivery of quality, compliance and corporate support services including strategy and business planning.
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Be responsible for evidencing that Age UK Camden activities are of the highest possible quality and that they are compliant with national and local specifications, standards and good practice guidelines
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Be responsible for Board support and other corporate services support.
(See Job description for full duties)
Salary: SCP 20 to SCP 23 (Dependent on skills and experience) £33,533.68 to £35,377.47 pa 35 hours FTE
Hours: 35 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: Monday 27th January 2025 – 9am Interview dates: TBC
As part of the application process please submit an application form demonstrating how you meet the shortlisting criteria in the Person Specification. Please also complete and return the criminal convictions declaration form.
Age UK Camden is an Equal Opportunities and London Living Wage Employer. Registered Charity No. 293446
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Bank Workers Charity
We’re the benevolent society supporting UK bank employees and their families. Each year we help thousands of people encountering financial, health, housing and wellbeing challenges with independent advice and guidance, case management, referrals to expert partners and grant giving.
About the Role
Our Client Advisers are the first point of contact for clients. They provide advice and guidance, case management, grant processing and support the client journey through our services.
About You
Our ideal candidate has experience supporting people who may be vulnerable, in distress or in crisis, with practical long-term solutions in areas such as welfare, budgeting, housing, debt and mental wellbeing, ideally gained within the charity sector.
You’ll be empathic and understand the complexities of client need. You’ll be able to work calmly and productively under pressure, keeping to deadlines, and demonstrating good decision-making skills, with a willingness to learn.
What We Offer
We’ve put a lot of energy into being a great place to work. We’re proud of our supportive culture and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. There are plenty of learning opportunities, and as a wellbeing charity we aim to be a leader in wellbeing support for our people.
Our benefits include:
· 28 days holiday, plus statutory bank holidays
· 8% employer contribution to Bank Workers Charity’s pension scheme and up to 3% matched with employee contributions
· A wide range of employer funded wellbeing experiences through Heka
· Flexible benefit provision (including medicash plan, cycle to work, payroll giving and electric car scheme)
· Group Life Cover (three times annual salary)
· Weekly wellbeing half hour
· Employee Assistance Programme
To apply, please review the attached applicant pack, which includes the job description and person specification, and then send a completed application form, which includes a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.
Closing Date: 9.00am, Monday 20 January 2025.
Bank Workers Charity is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Advocacy Manager at Consortium for Street Children
Do you love driving change? Are you passionate about creating a future where the rights of street-connected children are fully realised? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
About us: Consortium for Street Children (CSC) is a small dynamic team committed to making a significant difference in the lives of children living in street situations. Our mission is to close the gap between the rights afforded to these children by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and their lived realities on the street.
About the role: As our Advocacy Manager you will work alongside our Director of Programmes, Partnership, Advocacy and Learning to advance our strategic advocacy agenda. You will have the unique opportunity to work directly with UN agencies and international structures to advocate for the rights of street-connected children, as well as to support locally-led action and accountability through training, capacity building, and technical support to CSC’s network members, especially in West Africa.
Key responsibilities:
- Collaborate with established CSC network members in West Africa, including in Francophone West Africa, to drive change for street-connected children
- Take lessons learnt from West Africa to the wider CSC network and build effective stakeholder relationships, including in Southeast Asia
- Advocate for the rights of all street-connected children at international levels, including through and with the UN
- Promote and support child-led advocacy initiatives
- Provide training and capacity building to CSC network members
About you:
- You are committed to human and children’s rights
- You are a great communicator and enjoy inspiring others to deliver change
- You are reliable and self-motivated
- You love to collaborate and have experience creating great team dynamics
- You have a good working knowledge of French
Why join us?
- Make a significant impact on the lives of street-connected children around the world
- Be part of a small, dynamic and flexible team
- Enjoy a hybrid working pattern with our London-based office
If you are ready to drive change and help create a brighter future for street-connected children, we would love to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location(UK): Office Hybrid* - London
Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week
Salary: £54,885 per annum
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Contract type: Permanent
Travel: Occasional travel across the UK (including Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales)
Closing date: 23:59, Monday 13 January 2025
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
An exciting new opportunity has opened at the UK’s largest arthritis charity, Versus Arthritis for a highly experienced Senior Executive Administration Manager. The roles report to the General Counsel and Company Secretary within the Chief Executive Office and works with them and the Governance Manager to ensure the delivery of an effective and seamless secretariat function for all Governance and Senior Leadership Team meetings.
About the role
You will be the charity’s most senior administrator and will be responsible for delivering exceptional proactive executive support to the charity’s Chief Executive Officer and the Director of People and Culture and for managing a high performing new team of two Directors Executive Assistants and an Events Administration officer.
We are committed to raising the profile of our brilliant administrators working across the UK and you will be responsible for setting up and leading a new Administration Network for the charity to ensure that our administrators are well trained, supported and can enjoy increased profile and voice within the organisation.
You will also oversee the delivery of a secretariat function for the charity’s expert committees and advisory groups.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
- exceptional administration management and organisational skills.
- self-motivated and a proactive approach.
- track record of building strong relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders at all levels.
- high standards of discretion, diplomacy and confidentiality.
- a coaching style to line management supporting continuous development and improvement.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
Application deadline and shortlisting
- We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of this date.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.
Interview
Interviews expected: Date to be confirmed at Versus Arthritis London Office.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Circuit Administrator must have good admin & communiocation skills, able to self-motivate and work effectively as part of the small Circuit Office Team supporting ministers, officers and 17 churches of the Harrow & Hillingdon Circuit of the Methodist Church. Based at the Lighthouse Centre, South Ruislip. Office hours 9am to 2pm Monday to Wednesday (some flexibility allowed and required). The post is for 20 hours a week (with the potential for increased hours).
More details provided in the application pack.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Responsibility for lettings at the Lighthouse Centre (ensuring the Lighthouse is self-sustaining)
- Supporting and delivering circuit-wide training (one-to-one or larger groups)
- Safeguarding administration
- Act as secretary to meetings
- Provide admin support
Key Skills and Experience:
- Administrative experience, with excellent record-keeping and minute-taking skills
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience in delivering training would be advantageous.
- Attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and adapt in a dynamic environment
- Experience supporting and working in a team
- Flexibility and willingness to accommodate occasional evening and weekend work
- Willingness to travel locally for occasional activities away from the normal place of work (meetings & training etc.)
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate and develop your skills, ability and potential. This role has the potential to expand and develop over future years.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.
actively committed to enabling, resourcing, and supporting churches in their mission through Worship, Learning and Caring, Evangelism and Service.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a news and content hero? Do you enjoy working on a content mix that helps to share important stories from around the world?
The Anglican Communion Office (ACO) is recruiting for a News and Content Manager. The successful candidate will work closely with our Public Engagement Director, across a wide range of news, campaigns and media engagement projects. This is a vital role in our new public engagement team, as we roll out a new strategy focused on building awareness for the ACO and engaging our audiences in global conversations about church and world affairs.
The priorities of the role are developing news and content, supporting the news output of the Anglican Communion News Service and wider PR and media engagement. Supporting a diverse portfolio of projects, you’ll also liaise with Anglican commissions, networks and partners around the world.
About the Anglican Communion Office
The Anglican Communion Office (ACO) is the official Secretariat of the Anglican Communion, a worldwide network of Anglican churches, in over 165 countries. The ACO exists to serve the life of the Anglican Communion through several key priorities. The ACO delivers global Anglican meetings including the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Consultative Council and the Primates Meeting. It convenes several inter-Anglican and ecumenical dialogues. It engages Anglicans in global conversations and supports Anglican advocacy, locally and globally. The ACO also has a permanent representative at the United Nations.
Application details
To apply, send a CV and a cover letter outlining why you are applying for the role and how your experience and skills meet the job description.
Application deadline is: January 29, 2025.
Interviews: February 7, 2025.
Job summary
CPA UK works on behalf of both Houses of Parliament and the wider CPA to provide resources, support and peer to peer learning for parliamentarians throughout the Commonwealth. CPA UK is headed by a Chief Executive who is Secretary of the CPA UK Branch and Regional Secretary to CPA British Islands and Mediterranean Region. CPA UK is organised into three teams to plan and deliver its work. CPA UK is funded by the Houses of Parliament and leverages additional external funding for strategically aligned projects.
Since 2016, in partnership with the National Audit Office (NAO) and Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA), CPA UK has been the lead organisation in delivering the UK Overseas Territories Project (UKOTP). Phase I of the Project was a four-year, multi-stakeholder programme supporting good governance and oversight of public finance in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (OTs). The project offered practical advice and support to international legislators and officials in building the capacity of supreme audit institutions, internal audit units and public accounts committees (PACs) to enable effective public financial oversight. The second phase of the project builds on the successes of Phase I and seeks to address remaining challenges. More ambitious in scope it includes increasingly more work in the area of governance, including on legislative oversight and electoral reform.
The UK Overseas Territories Project is funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Overseas Territories and Polar Department’s (OTPD) International Programme. The funding cycle for Phase 1 run from March 2016 until March 2020. The funding for Phase 2 runs from April 2020 to March 2025. Funding will be requested for an additional year to March 2026 with opportunity to plan for a further multiyear project.
Job description
This role sits within the International Partnerships Team at CPA UK. The Strategic Lead for the UKOTP is responsible for and leads the strategic development and implementation of the Project overseeing and coordinating the planning, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of the project. The post holder will also be responsible for managing programme expenditure against budget and reporting to the Head of International Partnerships, CPA UK’s Chief Executive, the FCDO and to a Project Board made of senior stakeholders. The project is currently delivered by a team of 4 staff. With CPA UK as lead Consortium partner, they are responsible for managing the relationship and contributions of the two external partners on the project as well as sustaining and managing relationships with parliamentary, national and international stakeholders. This role requires a high degree of initiative and autonomy and has the responsibility of managing complex relationships with senior project partners and beneficiaries in often sensitive contexts.
Person specification
Strategic Planning and Programme Management
- Plan, develop and deliver the UKOTP strategic and business planning, seeking advice and guidance from the Chief Executive and Head of International Partnerships at CPA UK, the FCDO Overseas Territories Polar Directorate, other stakeholders and with input from project partners.
- Prepare the annual bid and work-plan for the UKOTP mindful of key deliverables and reporting requirements.
- Develop a Monitoring & Evaluation Framework, monitor and evaluate the UKOTP progress across all areas and all territories in accordance with donor requirements.
- Ensure the project maintains its focus on target territories, key deliverables, and indicators in this complex and high-profile area of work.
- Provide leadership, line manage and support the personal development of two programme officers and a project assistant, and coordinate the work of the UKOTP team members in line with CPA UK policies and good practice.
- Coordinate the input and work of stakeholders as necessary including NAO and GIAA.
- Liaise with the wider International Partnership Team and CPA UK team to ensure complementarity in approaches and participation from the Overseas Territories in line with project objectives.
- Be responsible for management and financial reporting of the UKOTP budget (550K+ annually). Provide timely and accurate financial reconciliation and reporting to internal stakeholders, Project Board and to the funder (FCDO).
- Operate effective financial forecasting and financial planning and work in close liaison with the CPA UK Finance Manager and Head of International Partnerships Team for invoicing and ensuring payment from the funder.
- Be responsible for the management and mitigation of risks to the project.
- Together with the Chief Executive, Head of IPT, be aware of opportunities for new and innovative work and look to further pipeline development with other stakeholders.
- Report to the UKOTP management Board made up of senior stakeholders including UK parliamentarians as laid down in the terms of reference.
- Chair the consortium meeting attended by Project partners and occasionally the funder.
Partnerships and Stakeholder Management
- Successfully build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders in the UK and in territories including with Clerks, PAC and other Committee Chairs, Speakers, Premiers, Governors, Governor’s Offices and FCDO OTPD.
- Build on existing relationships and partnerships with linked organisations whose objectives align with, and can add value to the UKOTP (including Audit Wales and Audit Scotland),
- Maintain relationships within and outside the UK Parliament and CPA UK with all partners and other stakeholders including the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA).
- Work with Board Members consisting of senior UK Parliamentarians, a UKOT representative, and relevant stakeholders, as well as with Commonwealth legislatures to ensure the successful delivery and development of the UKOTP.
Communications
- Lead on the development of a communications strategy and the management and production of core project outputs that contribute to project outcomes including events, print materials, social media, media, the OTP newsletter, etc. in close liaison with relevant colleagues.
- Maintain strong communication and partnership with project beneficiaries including Supervisors of Elections, PAC and other Committee Chairs, Committee Clerks, Clerks of Legislatives Assemblies, Heads of Internal and External Audit.
- Ensure that team keep the CPA UK website and other information outlets up to date.
- Provide regular updates to CPA UK team members and to other involved partners / stakeholders.
- Work closely and coordinate with your opposite number in IPT and MPT and with CPA UK’s communications manager to ensure UKOTP programmes are covered within CPA UK’s communications strategy.
Governance
- Report to the Head of International Partnerships, CPA UK’s Chief Executive and the Project Board.
- Maintain clear controls and reporting of budget within CPA UK and funder’s existing rules.
Play an active role in the CPA UK Management Team, representing the work of UKOTP as appropriate and working with others to promote continuous improvement within and across teams.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Terrence Higgins Trust is looking for a new Director of Finance and Corporate Services to join the team on a permanent basis, our partners at Robertson Bell are leading the search. Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV charity, working to end new HIV cases by 2030 and ensure people living with HIV get the support they need.
As the Director of Finance and Corporate Services you will lead, support and develop a diverse team of enabling functions across the organisation, including Finance, People, EEDI, Governance, Estates and IT. You will ensure that these functions work effectively together, across Terrence Higgins Trust to support the delivery of the organisation's strategy and business plan. Your style and approach will exemplify our values of ‘ambitious for change’, ‘working together’ and ‘drawing on diverse lived experiences’.
The organisation:
Terrence Higgins Trust is leading the campaign to end new HIV cases by 2030 and focuses its support services on those experiencing the greatest health inequalities. Founded in 1982 after the first named person to die of an AIDS-related illness, THT continues to be at the cutting edge of developments in the epidemic.
The organisation has a £10 million turnover, around 100 staff and over 120 volunteers and is working together to ensure the UK is the first country to stop the onwards transmission of HIV. That is no mean feat. We need the best people to join us in this endeavour.
The key duties of the Director of Finance and Corporate Services are as follows:
- Lead on the implementation of corporate strategies, with appropriate strands for each enabling function so that they support the strategic and operational objectives.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the corporate services of THT at a senior level, representing the expertise, views and considerations of the various areas to the wider senior team.
- Be responsible for, and provide, the financial and governance expertise.
- Support the Chief Executive in all financial matters with the Board of Trustees and provide expert and practical financial input to its meetings.
- With the CEO, be responsible for the management of risk and ensure the charity has an appropriate risk framework.
- Develop strong relationships with THT managers and other stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a credible and value-adding corporate services.
- Provide strategic guidance on the charity's approach to technology, drawing on external experts as necessary.
- Ensure that the budget, audit and financial reporting cycles and all payment processes are appropriately managed.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of working in a senior finance role and holding financial accountability.
- A relevant professional finance qualification.
- Some knowledge and experience of HR at a management level, or a willingness to develop this knowledge.
- Ability to engage with, and contribute to, strategic decision making.
- Experience of embedding new processes/systems and implementing organisational change.
- Ideally, a background working in the charity sector, although candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
The position will officially be based at THT's offices in Islington, although there is potential for the right candidate to be based in Brighton, Glasgow or Cardiff. Opportunities to work from home are on offer for up to three days per week.
The deadline for applications is on Monday 13th January with first stage interviews due to take place in their London offices the week of the 20th January. Applications will be under continuous review before this closing date so please submit your CV to Robertson Bell ASAP to make sure you don't miss out!
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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!
Location:London or Edinburgh, or flexible for remote UK base
Position Status: Full Time Regular
Starting Salary Range: The starting salary range for this position is 44,320 GBP - based on local benchmarking and commensurate with professional experience.
Closing date: Please submit CV and cover letter at earliest convenience as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organisation powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions
into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
Mercy Corps Europe (MCE) has grown rapidly in terms of volume of activity and complexity. We are now looking for an experienced Digital Fundraising Officer to join us. The Fundraising team plays a key role in Mercy Corps, generating income and raising our profile. The team is based across our European offices in Edinburgh, Geneva, London and The Hague.
The Role
The Senior Individual Giving Officer will act as a source of fundraising expertise in the Direct Marketing and wider development team, as well as the global Development and Marketing teams. Lead on devising a digital strategy that will maximise supporter engagement and acquisition, and thus grow individual giving income, with the input of the Direct Marketing Manager
Mercy Corps Europe's fundraising team is in a growth phase and there are many opportunities to innovate. Creative freedom is very much encouraged and the diversity of the organisation's programmes makes our fundraising work truly varied. There is huge potential in this role to deliver initiatives that will have a significant impact in growing our donor base, including testing new ways of engaging with audiences, integrating marketing across new channels, expanding use of online advertising, SEO and AdWords, harnessing data to create more effective campaigns, engaging thought-leaders and influencers online, and investigating new innovative ways of reaching key audiences.
The ideal candidate will have experience of the latest trends in fundraising and will have both the creative and technical skills to deliver key elements of the direct marketing strategy. They will have demonstrable knowledge of the UK fundraising market, with experience of working across multiple online channels, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Our stewardship programme is underpinned by our emails and so experience devising communications plans and writing for email is a must. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing work environment.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Supporter development
●Lead on integrating online and offline fundraising, offering supporters a cross-platform experience
●Lead on innovating our digital offering - taking ideas from conception through to testing and beyond
●Work with the Individual Giving Officer to innovate our fundraising offerings and find new ways of acquiring supporters
●Ensure that Mercy Corps grows the number of engaged supporters and income across channels to meet targets
●Responsible for day-to-day implementation of digital campaigns and activity (including email, PPC, social, programmatic and display), to deliver against set targets
●With support from the rest of the team, develop and edit digital fundraising content suitable for target audiences, such as prospective online donors or re-engaging lapsed donors, ensuring consistency with Mercy Corps branding and style guidelines
●Review and analyse results of fundraising activities and make changes to future work based on this
●Regularly obtain feedback from the audiences that we are contacting to ensure that we are optimising the way we communicate
●Identify new platforms and channels, and keep abreast of current fundraising trends and comparator organisations to ensure that Mercy Corps in Europe is relevant with supporters
●Work alongside Fundraising Operations to inform campaigns, and with the Media and Communications team to ensure that fundraising integrates appropriately with media and communications strategy and activities.
●Manage Google Adwords account effectively to maximise engagements and income. Optimise balancing grants with paid account
●Become the charity knowledge lead on digital platforms such as Actionkit to upskill colleagues and support cross-team working
●Assist with internal training as required in regards to digital initiatives.
●In conjunction with the Direct Marketing Manager, responsible for ensuring that all fundraising activities are legal and adhere to industry best practice.
Supervisory Responsibility
The position has supervisory responsibility over interns and/or volunteers.
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Direct Marketing Manager
Works Directly With: Individual Giving Officer
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Qualifications and Transferable Skills
●At least five years of experience in a fundraising/marketing role, with proven experience in digital fundraising, including planning and delivering campaigns.
●Demonstrable knowledge of a range of digital fundraising channels.
●Experience of writing and editing engaging content for online donor audiences.
●Experience of setting digital KPIs and developing in-house digital fundraising capabilities.
●Proven ability to use analytics/metrics and user testing to inform and improve online campaigns.
●Ability to work to brand and style guidelines.
●Ideally prior experience of working with external digital agencies.
●A working knowledge of UK and European charity law and data protection.
●Some knowledge of Canva would be beneficial.
●Relevant professional certifications or equivalent experience.
Success Factors
●Detail-oriented multi-tasker, with excellent organisation skills.
●Strong process management skills.
●Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
●Able to build and maintain effective internal and external relationships.
●Able to cope with changing priorities, often at short notice, and work well under pressure.
●Proactive and solutions-based attitude.
●Cooperates and works well with colleagues to maximise opportunities and solve problems.
●High levels of motivation, professionalism and resilience.
●Skilled in anticipating and solving problems and communicating issues, involving others as needed.
●An exposure to and interest in international development is important, along with a demonstrable understanding of digital fundraising trends for international non-profits based in the UK.
Living Condition
The position is based in London, Edinburgh or remote and may require some national or international travel.
MCE team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a short term assignment or trip to country offices. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all Mercy Corps locations.
Ongoing Learning
In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.
We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
HR & Office Administrator
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours a week
Salary: £35,418 - £39,146 (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Location: London (with hybrid working options)
Are you an organised, detail-oriented professional passionate about HR? Join CPAG as an HR & Office Administrator and become a vital part of our mission to end child poverty in the UK.
We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
For more information about this post and to apply download the HR & Office Administrator job pack and application form.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us at the email address listed in the application pack.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 17th January 2025
Interview will be held on: Week beginning 27th January 2025
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.