Associate Director People and Culture

Location: Hybrid (with 1 day per week in the London Office)

Hours: 28 or 35 hours per week (flexibility in the working pattern)

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £68,656 (FTE) per annum

What we do: We help young people through cancer

How we work: We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind

What We’re Looking For

• Someone that can provide strategic direction and leadership for the People and Culture Team as a member of the wider organisational leadership team at Teenage Cancer Trust, to create a dynamic, empowering, inclusive culture
• Someone passionate about all areas of work within the people and culture function, including HR, Culture, Office, EDI, L&D and Leadership development, Volunteering and supporter experience
• Someone enjoys leading the advocacy and promotion of people and culture activity at all levels, including directly influencing Senior leaders to incorporate people and culture-led decision making at an Executive Director and Board level

What We Offer

• Leave: 25 days of annual leave, which increases with service, in addition to bank holidays and a 3 or 4 day closure over the Christmas period. We also have finish early Fridays in August and quarterly rest days to step away from day-to-day work and refocus.
• Paid Carer and Compassionate Leave: paid time off to care for family members or dependants.
• Paid Parental Leave: enhanced pay for parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave.
• Paid Volunteering Leave: support your community by taking paid leave for volunteering activities.
• Health Cashback Plan: access a health cashback plan to cover medical expenses.
• Life assurance and Income Protection: financial support if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Discount scheme: access exclusive savings at various high street retailers and gyms.
• Flexible Working: we care about your wellbeing and encourage flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.

How To Apply

You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application form and answer questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.

Key Dates

Applications by Sunday 2nd March. 1st Stage Interviews on w/c 3rd March online and 2nd Stage Interviews on w/c 10th March in person.

Our Commitment To Inclusion And Accessibility

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. Teenage Cancer Trust is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people.

Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your application or interview process, such as additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand, information in another format or a different interview format (online/offline/in person), please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our HR Team.

We are a Disability Confident employer which means we have committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role listed under the ‘What you’ll bring to the team’ section of the job description. If you would like to opt into this scheme, please tick ‘yes’ on the application form.

Privacy And Safeguarding

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer to our privacy policy on our Teenage Cancer Trust website.