Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Contract: Temporary until 31 December 2025, with option for extension

Hours: 35 per week (over 5 days)

Location: Finsbury Park, London(minimum 4-day attendance in the office)

Starting salary:£38,442 per annum

Closing date: We will interview candidates as they apply. We encourage prompt applications and reserve the right to close the vacancy early

Job ref: VA760

Freedom from Torture is a UK based human rights charity that supports people who have survived torture to rebuild their lives and we campaign against torture and for the rights of survivors, we were the Winner of the 2023 Overall Award for Excellence for its "StopTheFlights" Campaign.

This multichannel, survivor-led campaign directly compelled 4 out of the 6 airlines tasked with flying refugees to Rwanda, including survivors of torture, to rule themselves out of the scheme.

If you want to join our Award-Winning organisation? We have an exciting opportunity for a Executive Assistant to support the Chief Executive and her office to boost the impact of our holistic clinical services and campaigning for the benefit of torture survivors.

About the role

You will support the Chief Executive to ensure the smooth running of Freedom from Torture's services and national and global influencing work against torture and for the rights of survivors of torture.

Reporting to our Head of CEO Office, you will work at the highest levels of the organisation, with Freedom from Torture's Board of Trustees and Senior Management Team and help to manage important relationships for the Chief Executive including with government and civil society.

You will also support the Chair of our Board to ensure our Trustees provide the best possible governance for Freedom from Torture including compliance with legal requirements and best practice in areas such as charity finance and risk management.

Please note that to best support the Chief Executive, the role holder is expected to work at least four days a week from our London centre near Finsbury Park, with some flexibility as reasonable.

About you

You will be a born organiser, with superb judgment, a diplomatic approach and problem-solving skills. You will have the ability to think two steps ahead, guided by our strategic and operational priorities, and the confidence to steer senior managers accordingly.

As a right-hand person to the Chief Executive, you will bring a meticulous attention to detail and exemplary skills in prioritisation, time management and task completion. Your written and verbal communication skills will be first-rate and you will be comfortable handling confidential matters with the utmost discretion.

You will be enthusiastic about improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Freedom from Torture's leadership team and feel passionate about solving problems in a fast-paced environment.

Do you possess the essential knowledge, skills and experience for this important role? We would love to hear from you.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, 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 £38,442 - £44,593.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the below here

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 standarddisclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

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.

Due to the nature of this rolling recruitment process, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer