Join our team

If you would like to work for a forward-thinking charity that puts young women front and centre, we’d like to hear from you. Working at Young Women’s Trust is more than a job. It’s being part of a bigger purpose and reaching your full potential, so we can work together to build a better future for young women.

Current vacancies

Policy and Campaigns Lead

The Policy and Campaigns Lead is responsible for creating and delivering high impact campaigns to build young women’s visibility, voice and power and achieve changes to policies, practices and attitudes which will bring about an equal world of work for young women.

Find out more and apply here

Volunteering Opportunities

We are looking for Trustees who want to champion young women, who have a real commitment to our strategy, prior experience of being a charity trustee and the time to commit to the role.

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Young Women’s Trust staff benefits

Young Women’s Trust is a Living Wage employer and we commit to Show the Salary for every job we advertise. Non-graduates are welcome and we offer a wide range of flexible working options including job share, part-time and compressed hours, different start and finish times and working from home.

You’ll be joining a team that will embrace your ideas and support and encourage you to bring your whole self to work.

We offer:

  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays – rising annually to a maximum of 30 day.
  • Enhanced parental leave irrespective of length of service.
    • Up to 52 weeks maternity leave – 26 weeks at normal rate of pay, 13 weeks Statutory Maternity Pay, 13 weeks unpaid.
    • Up to 26 weeks new parents leave at your normal rate of pay.
  • 2 annual wellbeing days.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Learning and development budget.
  • Flexible working which is fully embedded in our working culture.

 

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Hear from the one of the team

“It’s so rewarding to be part of Young Women’s Trust, a charity that delivers what they say they will. It’s also amazing that young women are at the forefront and heart of all decisions the charity makes, as they should be.”

Jade, Services Administrator and former Advisory Panel member 

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Equity, diversity and inclusion

At Young Women’s Trust, we value and celebrate diversity and welcome job applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

We particularly encourage applications from communities under-represented in our sector including individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. You’ll be joining a team that will embrace your ideas and support and encourage you to bring your whole self to work.

Safeguarding

Young Women’s Trust is a charity committed to supporting young women aged 18-30 who are living on low or no pay. As such, we have a responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all young people, children and vulnerable adults engaged with in the course of our work. All potential employees and volunteers (where appropriate) are subject to a series of checks, including:

  • Providing an up-to-date CV, explaining any significant gaps
  • Completing a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check
  • Providing references
  • Confirming your identity
  • Confirming your right to work in UK.