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Office Manager

The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a leading grant-making foundation working to support the international human rights movement. A registered charity based in London with a budget of £20 million, the Sigrid Rausing Trust strengthens effective organisations that defend human rights internationally.

The Trust has a vacancy for an office manager at its West London headquarters. The post holder will provide support to the Chief Operating Officer and will be responsible for administration of grant enquiries and for general administrative support to the grant making process.

You will be the first point of contact for all visitors and incoming telephone calls, as well as dealing with suppliers, organising meetings and events and updating the Trust’s website.

The post offers variety and responsibility working as part of a small, friendly and professional team.

You must be well organised, with good attention to detail, and enjoy getting involved in all aspects of the Trust’s work. Excellent computer and communication skills and some previous office management experience are essential.

Salary £26-29,000 p.a. plus pension.

For further information on the responsibilities of the role, please see the job description.

Much useful information about the work of the Trust is available on this website.

If you think that this is the role for you, please apply by sending your CV and a brief covering letter with the names and contact details of two referees to jobs@srtrust.org by 9 a.m. on Friday 17th September.

At least one of your referees should be your current or most recent employer. We will not take up references prior to interview.

All applications are reviewed by two members of staff. As a small charitable organisation, we do not have the resources to acknowledge all applications. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you may assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview at the Trust’s offices at 12 Penzance Place, London W11 4PA. Interviews will be held on 20 and 21 September.

SRT NEWS

We are delighted to announce that Elizabeth Wedmore has joined the Trust as Chief Operating Officer. She previously worked as Director for Bexley Heritage Trust. Before that she was bursar of a leading independent school in London, and Assistant Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery. She holds an M.A. in French and Russian from Oxford University, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Initiatives

Our most important current initiative is the Strategic Fund for Turkey, which was set up by Andrew Puddephat in 2005 to support small, locally led groups working in the fields of Human Rights, Women’s Rights, Minority Rights and Social and Environmental Justice.

The inspiration for the Fund springs from the belief that supporting local, rights based, groups is the best way to encourage a culture of respect for human rights and of helping to cement the foundations of civil society. It was set up at a crucial time in Turkish history, as the nation debates its future path, particularly the question of EU accession.

The Fund recognises Turkey’s strategic importance as a bridge between Europe and Asia, between Islamic, secular, and Christian traditions, and as a democracy.

The Fund is independent, non political and non partisan. It draws its guiding principles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of which Turkey is a signatory. It also helps local groups hold Turkey to its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, of which Turkey was a founding signatory.

Grant History

SRT has supported the Strategic Fund for Turkey since 2005.
Current grant: £870,000 over three years.