Charity Administrator

Our Team: Making a Difference Every Day

At Cash for Kids, we're passionate about improving the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Our dedicated team works tirelessly to deliver meaningful support through fundraising campaigns, community initiatives, and charitable grants that create lasting impact.

Working closely with colleagues across fundraising, operations, marketing, and grant management, you'll play an important role in helping us ensure our charity runs smoothly and efficiently, supporting those who need it most.

The Difference You Will Make

As a Charity Administrator, you will be at the heart of Cash for Kids' daily operations, helping to ensure charitable grants are administered, fulfilled, and governed effectively. You'll work alongside the National Grants Director, National Brands Charity Manager, and Operations Manager, providing vital support that enables funds and resources to reach beneficiaries accurately, efficiently, and in line with charity governance requirements.  

This role offers a varied blend of grant administration and operational support, giving you the opportunity to contribute to key projects, compliance activities, charity events, and nationwide campaigns such as Mission Christmas.  

Your Role

• Support the administration and fulfilment of charitable grant programmes.
• Complete due diligence checks and ensure compliance with charity policies and governance requirements.
• Procure grant-related items and maintain accurate purchasing and fulfilment records.
• Liaise with beneficiaries to obtain supporting documentation and manage grant enquiries.
• Monitor and manage the Cash for Kids Grants inbox and respond to requests appropriately.
• Maintain DBS, safeguarding, lottery licence, and other compliance records.
• Support the planning and delivery of charity conferences, events, and operational projects.
• Provide administrative support for major campaigns, including Mission Christmas.
• Maintain office supplies and support the day-to-day running of the charity's head office.
• Deliver excellent administrative support to colleagues across the wider charity team.

The Skills You Will Bring

• Previous experience within an administrative environment.
• NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A keen eye for detail, particularly when working with compliance processes and sensitive information.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
• A proactive and adaptable approach with excellent time management skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate across teams.
• Understanding of data protection requirements and handling confidential information.
• A willingness to learn, develop, and grow within a purpose-driven organisation.

Working Pattern & Location

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm. The role is based at the Cash for Kids Head Office in Stockton-on-Tees, with flexibility to work remotely for part of the week through our blended working approach. 3 days office and 2 days remote.

Why Join Us?

At Bauer Media and Cash for Kids, our values guide everything we do. We are driven by Passion, Excellence, Trust, and Entrepreneurship, creating an environment where people can make a genuine difference while developing their careers. Together, we're committed to enriching everyday life and supporting communities across the UK.

Join us and help make a lasting impact for children and young people who need it most.

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About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, however, the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.