Are you looking for an exciting part-time opportunity to make a real difference? We're on the hunt for a dedicated Finance & Administration Officer to join our team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the smooth and effective operation of a charity that values integrity, care, and sustainability.

The Change Foundation is an award-winning charity that uses sport to change the lives of marginalised young people.

We deliver targeted long-term support and interventions for the most vulnerable young people in our communities through Social Change Coaches with lived experience, providing regular sport, personalised mentoring, and work-related opportunities.

For over 45 years we have pioneered the use of sport for social change projects, which are designed and led by the communities we serve, helping children and young people across the world.

Guided by our young people, all of our work focuses on three themes:

Our Vision

A world where every young person, no matter their story, feels seen, safe, and free to grow through sport.

Our Mission

We transform sport into a tool for change, building safe, healing spaces that empower young people, challenge systems, and create lasting impact.

Our Values

• Experience is Power - Our spaces and decisions are led by those who have lived it.
• Care Without Conditions - We meet every person with empathy, dignity, and unwavering belief in their worth.
• Courage to Be Different - We challenge systems, rewrite the rules, and build spaces that truly serve those who need them most.

As our Finance and Administration Officer, your behind-the-scenes contributions will keep our systems running and support our people, ensuring our charity thrives.

You'll be at the heart of charity-wide coordination, supporting governance, programmes, communications, systems, events, and finance alongside the CEO, Head of Finance and the wider Leadership Team.

What you will do:

• Operational administration duties: Include providing administrative support for research, bookings, payments, onboarding, team calendar management, website updates, social media monitoring, and trustee support, ensuring compliance with legal requirements such as DBS and safeguarding.
• Finance administration responsibilities: Work closely with the Head of Finance and external financial provider to manage transaction authorisations, invoice processing, bookkeeping in Xero, banking tasks, and tracking participant payments for programmes and events.
• Events and general administration: Support event delivery, fundraising, partner coordination, and act as first contact for enquiries, managing central communications, contractor records, staff support for charity systems, HR processes, and maintaining confidentiality and data protection.
• Safeguarding and general commitments: Ensure effective implementation of safeguarding policies, compliance with statutory regulations, commitment to professional development, training, teamwork, reporting, and adherence to organizational policies including health & safety and data protection, with flexibility to support delivery including occasional evenings and weekends.

About You:

• Experience in the charity sector is desirable, and lived experience is valued.
• Background in a finance role, including bookkeeping, payroll, and accounts payable/receivable is essential.
• Administrative expertise, with experience in busy environments managing records and databases.
• Proficient with Xero and advanced Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Sound understanding of VAT, invoicing, reconciliation, petty cash, and basic budgeting.
• Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accurate and confidential record-keeping.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with staff, suppliers, and customers.
• Highly organised, able to prioritise, manage several tasks, and meet deadlines.

Job Details:

• Finance & Administration Officer
• Wallington, Surrey
• Up to £30,00 per annum (pro rata)
• Benefits include: 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), enhanced sick pay and maternity pay schemes, auto enrolment pension scheme and opportunities for professional development.
• Permanent, Part Time (30 hours per week)

If you have the right skills and experience for this role, we would like to hear from you.

Due to large volumes of applications, we cannot always contact all applicants.

If you do not hear from us within 10 days of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.