‘Ariadne – European Human Rights Funders Network’ is looking for a highly organised, web literate, part-time Administrator to support the Programme Manager in the running of the Ariadne network.

Tasks will include:

• Administrative support to the Ariadne Programme Manager and the wider team, made up of two part-time staff (Director & Programme Manager) and two home-based consultants
• Communications – dealing with day to day inquiries about Ariadne and e-mail requests
• Events support, including with registration, identifying venues, helping to prepare event material and acting as backstop during seminars and conferences
• Act as rapporteur during meetings
• Maintain membership lists and databases
• Finance administration
• Organise travel
• Assist with compiling Ariadne’s fortnightly newsletter
• Post research, events and other items of relevance to social change and human rights donors on the Ariadne online portal
• Contribute ideas for the network and portal to help keep them interesting and lively
• Other duties as required

Person specification:

Ariadne is a small project which is 4 years old, based within a small charity with a flat structure. The person who fills this post has to be able to demonstrate solid common sense and the ability to accept a high level of responsibility. We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

Required:

• A university degree or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills, tact and sensitivity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Good writing skills and editorial judgment
• Minimum one year of work experience (including internships)
• Spoken and written fluency in English and either French, Spanish, or an Eastern European language
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Office applications and social media (twitter)
• Interest in human rights and social change
• Permission to live and work in the UK

Desirable:

• Experience of organising events
• Experience of providing support to on- and offline networks
• Previous work experience with a non-profit organisation
• Experience of writing for different audiences
• Experience of finance administration
• Experience of living, studying, working or volunteering in a different country
• Understanding of the issues facing social change and human rights donors