Office Manager
Salary - £35,000 p.a
Hours - Full time, 37.5 hours per week our office is open between 8.30am and 6.30pm (requests for reduced hours will be considered)
Location - Old Street, London
Closing Date - 06/05/2025
Benefits
Annual Leave: 27 days plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 days after three years of service, and to 30 days after five years of service)
Plus up to 4 discretionary days for the winter closure period
The Role
Having moved into our new Trauma Centre last year, we are now looking for our first Office Manager, to coordinate and ensure that our office space and facilities are maintained in a safe, clean, and secure environment. They will have overall ownership of the office with regards to the day to day running and ensuring health and safety compliance, and with the support of a Facilities and Operations Assistant, they will ensure our staff and clients are able to enjoy a safe and comfortable environment.
The Charity
Vision: All survivors of trafficking, torture, and extreme human cruelty have safety, freedom, and power.
Purpose: Together with survivors, partners and supporters we change systems by taking action and bearing witness so that all survivors of trafficking and torture can access recovery and protection.
Mission:
- Combining lived and learned expertise the Helen Bamber Foundation Group puts the Human Rights of survivors of trafficking, torture and extreme human cruelty at the centre of everything we do. Together we rebuild lives.
- We and change the systems that further traumatise, isolate and fuel the exploitation of survivors. Together we challenge.
- We lead and enable improvements to best practice and policy in the UK and Globally based on evidence from lived and learned expertise. Together we transform.
- We host and partner with others to maximise collaboration in pursuit of safety, freedom and power for all survivors of trafficking, torture and human cruelty. Together we are stronger.
Application Process
The first stage is to complete our online application form on our website by 9am 6th May 2025. You will be taken there on clicking apply.
The website form will asked you to:
- Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role.
- Upload your current CV.
- Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity. The questions are entirely optional, and this information will not be available to members of the selection panel.
Selection Process
We anticipate that we will invite candidates to an initial 15-minute online screening meeting week commencing 12th May, followed by shortlisted candidates attending in-person interview week commencing 19th May. We will also ask you to complete a short written task ahead of the day.
At the Helen Bamber Foundation Group we want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview so we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind.
Eligibility
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
Successful candidates will also be subject to an enhanced/DBS check and disclosure of adult and child barring lists, and confirmation of current registration with your professional body (if relevant). If appointed, you will also be required to give your consent to the charity to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment and to disclose any relevant convictions incurred during your time with us.
