Role Title: Supporter Operations Assistant
Salary: £27,832 to £28,608 Pro-rata
Location: Office Based-Chard, Somerset
Tenure: Permanent, Part Time-17.5 hours per week
ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. We work with our partners and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want
Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies?
Do you have proven experience in the delivery of a professional administration service?
Then we'd love to hear from you!
At ActionAid UK, our supporters are at the heart of everything we do. Every letter sent, every record updated and every interaction handled with care helps power a global movement standing alongside women and girls fighting for justice. We’re now looking for a Supporter Operations Assistant to join our Funding Directorate and play a vital role in delivering outstanding supporter care. This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated and mission-driven team that ensures supporters feel valued, heard and connected to the change they help create. Based in our Chard office, you’ll provide high-quality administrative support across the Supporter Operations team, helping to keep our systems, processes and communications running smoothly and accurately.
A key part of the role involves supporting our child sponsorship programme. You’ll coordinate incoming supporter correspondence, ensuring it is carefully logged, safeguarded and prepared for despatch in collaboration with colleagues and country programmes across our global network. You’ll also help process gift returns and manage rolling schedules so that communications reach the right places at the right time. Beyond sponsorship, you’ll support the wider supporter administration function by maintaining accurate records on our database, managing returned mail and assisting with data updates and cleansing alongside specialist teams. You’ll also play an important role in fulfilment activity, helping to prepare information packs, print and collate materials, manage stock and ensure supporters receive the correct resources promptly and professionally.
This is a collaborative role where flexibility and teamwork matter. You’ll provide cover across the Supporter Operations team when needed, support department wide meetings and away days, and contribute to a positive, inclusive working culture. Throughout everything you do, you’ll take a supporter-first approach, ensuring individual needs are considered at every point of contact. We’re looking for someone who is organised, accurate and motivated, with proven administrative experience and confidence handling data, emails and telephone enquiries. You’ll be comfortable working independently while also thriving as part of a wider team, and you’ll bring strong communication skills and a willingness to engage in repetitive but meaningful work. A basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential, and experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a bonus.
Just as important as your skills is your commitment to ActionAid’s values. You’ll share our dedication to feminist principles, safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, and our journey towards becoming an anti-racist, decolonised international NGO. You’ll be keen to develop your digital skills, work in line with supporter legislation and codes of practice, and contribute to a culture that is bold, connected, optimistic, open and respectful. If you’re looking for a role where your attention to detail directly supports global justice, where administration is a force for impact, and where your work helps strengthen relationships with thousands of committed supporters, we’d love to hear from you.
Additional information
Diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging:
Diversity, inclusion and belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from under-represented/marginalised communities.
AAUK is a Disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Referencing and safeguarding:
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK staff and ActionAid UK representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.
Working practices:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.
ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and company connection days. Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.
Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.
Recruitment processes:
Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible. If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions. Vacancies close at 23:55pm
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