Careers
A career with Women for Women International means working alongside a dynamic, ambitious and passionate team in the UK, US, Germany and our country offices.
We are committed to personal development for our team. You will have the opportunity to attend training workshops for personal and career development, as well as participating in our staff training days and bi-weekly all-staff meetings. With some roles, travel to visit our country offices may also be an option.
What we offer all of our employees:
- Your work-life balance is important to us, and we offer all our staff the option to work 70 hours over 9 working days and have every other Friday off where possible.
- We offer 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays.
- It is essential to save for your retirement. All permanent employees are eligible to join our group pension plan up to a maximum employer contribution of 7%.
- We work on a hybrid basis, you will be set up to work from home and have the option to work from our office in Borough whenever you want. We enjoy being back in the office a day or two a week to meet colleagues face to face.
- Your health and wellbeing is important to us and provide our Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be impacting your home life or work life.
We are united by common values and ways of working, which we revisit as a team on an annual basis, and all staff participate in creating and owning together.
While we work remotely a lot of the time, our UK office is currently based in Central London, with great transport links and lots to do in the area. We have Social and Culture Committee, which organises social and well-being activites for the team such as yoga classes, holiday celebrations, drinks and more. As a member of our UK team, you can also participate in or volunteer at our exciting events throughout the year.
For more information on what it’s like to work for us, read the blog about what it's really like working for charity, written by Paulina Stachnik, our Head of Communications for Refinery29.
If you would like further details or if you have any questions, please contact the team on ukrecruitment@womenforwomen.org.
Head of People, Capability, Culture and Operations
This will be an exciting time to join Women for Women International as the Head of People, Capability, Culture and Operations will be taking on a more global role working with UK, Germany, and the Global Capability & Culture team.
This role presents a brilliant opportunity to further your career with a dynamic organisation that values its staff, provides a work environment that is built on flexibility, empowerment, and commitment to support you to be the best that you possibly can.
We are seeking someone who can lead a professional and efficient People and Operations function who will deliver on the people strategy, inform, initiate, and support ongoing organisational change and improvement. Lead on a broad remit of projects to develop and strengthen the organisation, liaising with key stakeholders.
They will lead and manage the delivery of HR operational excellence across the UK and Germany, ensuring the day-to-day HR operational services are delivered efficiently, effectively, to a high standard and continue to meet the organisation needs.
They will also be a member of the Global People, Capability and Culture Team, to ensure the alignment of HR systems and processes with the Global policies, developing joint initiatives, and contributing to evolving global approach on talent and mobility.
Application Deadline: 4th December, 2023
Department: Global Human Resources
Employment Type: Full time
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace type: Hybrid
Compensation: £52,844 / year
Reporting to: Managing Director – Finance, Operations and Culture
Head of Finance
This role presents a brilliant opportunity to further your career with a dynamic organisation that values its staff, and provides a work environment that is built on flexibility, empowerment, and commitment to support you to be the best that you can be.
The successful applicant will lead and manage the day-to-day finance function. They will be responsible for Women for Women International UK’s Finance team and will be the final point of contact for staff and budget holders on finance matters. They will be a crucial member of the UK’s Senior Management Group and will also be a member of the WFWI-Global finance team working on key global initiatives.
You will have an opportunity to attend a Q&A with our Managing Director on 30th November 2023, 9.30 – 10.30am. If you are interested, please email: ukrecruitment@womenforwomen.org
The first Interview will be online on Wednesday 13th December 2023
The second Interview will be online Tuesday 19th December 2023
Diversity at Women for Women International is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, political opinions, and pregnancy and maternity. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all interested parties.
All our staff are required to adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies and to our organisational values: Empowerment, Integrity, Respect, Resilience and the Leadership Principles: Decisive, Accountable, Courageous, Adaptable and Inclusive.
Application Deadline: 6th December, 2023
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace type: Hybrid
Compensation: £52,844 / year
Director of Global Corporate Fundraising
We are seeking someone who can lead our corporate fundraising strategies in the UK and globally ensuring we are at the cutting edge of our sector and consistently meet our objectives and income targets.
The role will act as the Global Corporate Partnerships Lead for the wider organisation, developing global targets, priorities, and a strategic approach to this area of work, identifying and delivering new global partnerships from companies in collaboration with global colleagues.
The role will also manage a portfolio of key relationships with an exciting range of corporate and brand partners, as well as have touch points with global colleagues from business development, Programmes, events and Marketing and Communications.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 10th December 2023
You will have an opportunity to attend a Q&A with our Managing Director Thursday, 30th November, 13.00 – 14.00. If you are interested, please email: ukrecruitment@womenforwomen.org
There is a very tight window before Christmas to interview. Please take note of the dates if you are interested:
The first interview will be online Friday, 15th December 2023
The second interview will be face-to-face on Wednesday, 20th December 2023, at our Head Office.
Application Deadline: 10th December, 2023
Department: Fundraising
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace type: Hybrid
Compensation: £62,621-£68,869 / year
Reporting to: Managing Director – Fundraising, Partnerships and Communications
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