Head of Office, People and Governance (Maternity cover)

• Reports to: CEO
• Direct reports: People and Facilities Officer (PFO)
• Location: Mainly remote, but with two days a month at our investment property (in King's Cross) and rental property (Farringdon), plus 8 to 10 compulsory in-person meetings a year (for Board meetings and staff away days)
• Status: Fixed term (Maternity cover), 12-months, with a three-month probationary period
• Hours: Full-time post, although 0.8FTE would be considered; flexible hours; required to attend two to four evenings meetings a year
• Salary: Grade A, which pays from £54,796, although a higher salary can be considered for an exceptional candidate

Role summary

This diverse role is vital in keeping Alcohol Change UK well run. It covers the oversight and management of our People (‘HR’) function, our investment property, our IT provision for remote-working, our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) work, and the charity’s governance. The role is part of the charity’s Executive Team and reports to two sub-committees and the Full Board.

Please refer to the candidate pack for role and responsibilities of this post.

How to apply

If you meet most but not all of our essential criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway. And we encourage applications from people who have been disabled by society, are from minoritised groups, have personal experience of alcohol harm or have experienced any other forms of societal discrimination.

Any questions? If you would like an informal discussion about the role before applying, email our CEO [email protected]

Ready to apply?

• Use our online form to answer the shortlisting questions: this can be found within the candidate pack
• Upload your CV (max 3 pages, listing two referees) to the online form in MS Word, Google doc, or .pdf format (no image files please).

Important: Applications are reviewed anonymously. Your responses to our shortlisting questions will be separated from your CV on receipt, and your CV will be anonymised. Therefore, please make sure that your answers to our shortlisting questions contain all the information needed to assess your application, and in particular please do not reference your CV in those answers: the shortlisting panel will not be able to identify which CV you mean! We only accept applications on our own application form and will not accept applications in any other way. For example, cover letters emailed to us will be discarded. If your access requirements mean that you are unable to use the online version of the application form, please contact us on [email protected] and we will supply the form in another format.

We run a human process and we expect you to apply in your own words. AI-use will be identified and those applications flagged and discounted. Don’t undermine your application by using AI.

Timeline:

• Deadline for us to receive your application: strictly 9am, Tuesday 1 December 2026. The online application form gives a date and time stamp to all applications. Late applications will be discarded. We never close the application window early.
• We aim to get back to you by: Friday 4 December. All applicants will receive a response.
• Interviews and practical exercise: Wednesday 9 December. Please save the date! We do not expect a need for second interviews.
• Decisions: by Friday 11 December.
• Proposed start date: Ideally 18 January 2027.