Operations Officer

Operations Officer 

Location: Home-based, with a minimum of every other week travel into our London Office (Islington)  

Responsible to: Governance, HR and Operations Manager 

Responsible for: N/A 

Salary: Point 27-30, £30,116- £33,083 (a London Allowance will be applied to employees who live in London) 

We are pleased to offer a starting salary at the beginning point of the salary band. This position offers opportunities for salary increases based on performance and tenure. 

Hours: 35 Hours per week 

Job type: Permanent, subject to funding.  

Benefits:  

• Friendly and collaborative working environment  
• Remote working 
• 25 to 30 days holidays per annum plus bank holidays (depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees) 
• Contributory pension scheme including 6% employer’s contribution (subject to employee’s minimum 2% contribution) 
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay 
• Occupational sick pay depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees.  
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to staff discounts  

Closing date: 9th May 2025 

Interviews to take place: Monday 19th May 2025. These will be held via Microsoft Teams.  

About the role:  

Respect is looking to expand our Operations team with this new Operations Officer role. We’re looking for someone with demonstrable experience in scheduling meetings, HR administration, and coordinating internal and external correspondence with a variety of stakeholders. You must have a strong understanding of GDPR and Microsoft packages and be able to prioritise a busy workload in a fast-changing working environment. Ideally you will have some previous experience of minute-taking as well as inventory and supply management.  

About you:  

• Experience of administrative support in the above areas  
• Demonstrate a commitment to – and understanding of – the values, aims and objectives of Respect 
• Ability to handle sensitive information, and work with discretion 
• Commitment to policies that advance equity, diversity and inclusion practices 
• Ability to use your own initiative as well as part of a team 
• Be a problem solver, with an eye for efficiency and collaboration 

About Respect 

Respect is a pioneering UK membership organisation in the domestic abuse sector.  Founded in 2000, we have built our expertise over the last 25 years in what was then a fledgling sector and recently have seen significant and rapid growth.    

How to apply 

Please visit our website for a full job description and person specification, where you can find and complete the application form and equalities monitoring form.  

Please ensure that all application submissions are submitted in Word Document format only. 

Successful applicants must reside in the United Kingdom. 

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics1, particularly people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:  

• Black and minoritised people 
• Deaf and disabled people 

We would also warmly welcome an informal chat about the role, if you are interested but unsure whether you meet the requirements or would be suitable.